Funny the way things turn out; while I was writing my off the wagon post I realized it had taken the wind out of my sails. By writing I realized how silly the story I was telling myself was. Ended up just pulling the horses to a stop and resting for a while instead. Turned Burger King down for chicken and potatoes. Yesterday went all day long with no sugar whatsoever, tortilla chips was the worst of it. Today we had a swim meet all day. McDonald's for breakfast, costco muffin and snickers bar for lunch, followed by a marshmallow sundae at Dairy Queen. And you know what? I loved every minute of it! There was no guilt just pleasure. It made sense because we were on the road all day and I hadn't spent the time preparing food for myself. Sure, I brought along trail mix and rice cakes but I just couldn't do it. There wasn't a story I told myself to justify my choices. I just went for it and picked out food I love the taste of. You'll have to forgive me but I really do LOVE McDonald's pancakes and sausage, go figure. Since I started cutting down my sugar intake a marshmallow sundae from Dairy Queen tastes better than any other ice cream I could have. Pure bliss!
The best part is that I was still listening to my body and paying attention to how the foods were affecting it. I learned a lot today. I realized that not only do I get a phlegm response to simple sugars but my throat starts to get sore and feel like its coated in poison once I consume a certain amount. Okay, poison might be a strong term but really it just feels toxic. I came home tonight and ate brocolli, carrots, brown rice and a cup of hot tea. My body just soaked the vitamins up. I realized that the best thing I can do is buy treats for the girls and then just eat bites of theirs because my body can handle a few bites without any issues of most things and that satisfies my tongue too. Moving on tomorrow and trying that theory out.
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