So today marks day one! So far so good. Honestly, it's easiest for me to take it one day at a time. It's also easier for me to have a start date for things. I ate bad yesterday cause I knew it would be the last day before at least of month of not even sneaking a little bad snack. I have the biggest sweet tooth in the history of sweet teeth. Not kidding. It's not even because I'm craving the taste, it's absolute habit of sitting on the couch and eating something bad. And my other problem is that a little something sweet doesn't help subside the cravings. Some people chew that dessert flavored gum because it's enough to get the little bit of sweet. That doesn't work for me. I remember one night we were at my brother's house and I was craving chocolate. I kept talking about going to the store after we left to get something because once I get the idea in my head, I can't really get it out until I eat something bad. My sister-in-law remembered she had a couple pieces of chocolate left from something. As nice as that was of her...that's not how my sweet tooth works. I can't just have a little chocolate bar to make it go away. I have to have one of those XL or giant sized bars. I can't just have a liitle box of nerds. I need a whole big box. It sucks. Some people just really don't crave sweets. I can't stop. I'm in need of a detox. I serioulsy picture myself sweating and shaking curled up on the couch like a drug addict. Some people just tell me "it's easy, just don't eat it when you have the craving." My response is "Ok, how about you try quitting smoking with that same logic." A lot of people will argue that there's no such thing as a food addiction. Whether that's really the case or not, it's true for me. I'm sure sometimes it's attributed to a lack of self-control but like I said, once I get the idea in my head of eating something bad, I sit and can't stop thinking about it. I've read to change rooms that you're sitting in or go do something to distract yourself, read or go for a walk. Unfortunately, that doesn't work for me either. I just move to another room, read, and think about chocolate. That's one of my biggest challanges with a healthier lifestyle. I need to get through this detox phase. I'm hoping with the motivation I feel from the dietbet, that I'll be able to get through the entire month without giving in to my sweet tooth and by the end of the month I'll be detoxed enough. I went two whole weeks eating low carb about a month ago. I did really well. But to curb my sweet tooth, I was making low carb desserts. Which is way better for me than the normal bad food I'd eat but at the same time, I was making something almost every day. And when you're trying to follow a Ketogenic diet and only allowed 20-30 carbs a day, I can't afford to eat sweets everyday, even if they are low carb. I did notice that the less carbs I ate, the less I craved my usual sweets. Some days, if I happened to give in and eat a piece of bread with butter on it, I couldn't believe how delicious that was to me. But regardless of how well I did before, I still didn't feel in control of my body because I still had cravings I couldn't control. I know there will always be some cravings for sweets sometimes, but every day is way too much for me. Trying to make it through this evening without giving in.
On to day two!