The sugar cravings finally showed up last
night! This is when experiments get
interesting and my curiosity motivates me to keep going.
I started noticing the cravings on the
evening of day 4 (Friday night). I had
met up with a girlfriend for lunch and enjoyed bruschetta with a glass of
sparkling wine (probably not a good idea).
Arrived home from work in the mood for a couple more glasses of bubbly
and some pretzels with cashews – such a delicious combination but again,
probably not a good idea. As a result of
a couple more glasses of bubbly, I couldn’t be bothered cooking dinner (felt
tired and a bit yuck) so had a steak sandwich for dinner (with slice of cheese,
mustard and sauce – wholemeal bread and no butter). Not good choices because from what I’ve
discovered in my research so far, sauces will be off the food lists due to the
sugar content and no doubt champagne is out of there too. I flopped onto the couch and had my first
pang for sugar. I’m talking
chocolate. Fortunately there was no
chocolate within reach so I snacked on yoghurt instead.
Next morning, HEADACHE. In fact both hubby and I woke with one. I started wondering about the causes and knew
it was diet related. Hubby has mirrored
my diet… almost. Hubby is a sucker for
sugar drinks but he has still cut back. We
got up, had a couple of headache tablets, ate cereal and forced ourselves to go
for a long walk. Hubby needed to be
talked into it (and I could have quite easily slid back under the doona). I promised him that we’d feel better
afterwards. Without trying to eek you
out, I went to the “loo” and soon after, headache was gone and I was feeling much
better. As I said before, this motivates
me and is part of my experiment – I’m learning!
In the meantime, I’ve been researching but
struggling to find “free” diet guides and “no sugar” lists so I’m currently
tossing between a couple of options.
Being new to blogging, I also need to learn more about what can and can’t
be said/quoted on here but whichever decision I make, it will cost money. Not much though. I’m happy to support someone else’s time and
effort with cash – hey, they earn it! I
just need to decide which one. Perhaps
I’ll try both – good for my experiment!
nothing sweeter than an aromatherapy bath...
My other motivation in life is getting back
to basics. Sourcing better natural
products such as skincare, essential oils (I’ve always been a huge fan) – the list
goes on… I have a great source for my
essential oils and I’m happy with my current skincare but I’m keen to hear of
recommendations you might have. Genuine
recommendations of course J
Anyhoo, I’m buying a bike today! More on that in my next update…
HH x
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