My last post I talked about cravings and not thinking about them as a sign of failure. For the past nine days I have been acknowledging the cravings and not feeling like a failure. Kind of exciting. I noticed for the past couple months especially when I eat bread I tend to get very sick to my stomach. I also noticed when I drink beer the same thing happens. I had violent stomach ache again about two weeks ago and I thought "that's it, I can't live this way anymore". I started doing my own research and found out I might have a gluten intolerance. I haven't seen a doctor yet but all blogs and medical sites indicate my symptoms are just that, a gluten intolerance. So I have been staying away from bread, cereals and beer :-(... I have cravings for them but so far I have not given into them.. I do feel better in general and not so bloated.
So far no weight loss.. definitely picking better foods than the ones high in carbs. so I am sure weight loss will start to come.
Another thing I realized... People like me that have made a life style of unhealthy eating habits need to make this change in phases. To go cold turkey is kind of unreasonable. I don't want this to be diet, it needs to be a lifestyle change and that doesn't happen overnight, unless you have Jillian Michaels living in your house barking at you 24/7. I started with just not going out to eat like I used to. I would stop for breakfast on the way to work, at lunch, and most times my husband would get fast food for us for dinner. So during 2012, there is no fast food for dinner whatsoever. All dinners are homemade regardless of the ingredients. Second half of the year we also began making breakfast and lunch at home too. If we go out to eat it is maybe on Friday night and that because frankly after working, cooking, cleaning, etc. all week, we both need a break. Now that we are used to eating at home and have made it part of our routine and a habit we can really move on to clean eating.
Keep you all posted on the progress...
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