Week 2
Mon, September 3
Day 7: Memorial day. No work. We took the dogs to the swim beach, and I couldn't help but remember the last time we went to the swim beach. I was seriously craving a milk shake. Hard core. I was thinking about it the entire time we were at the beach. Not this time. I was amazed that I actually didn't want one at all. I'm not kidding. How is that possible? I just didn't want one even a tiny bit. Totally crazy. Then, later that night, I got really sick from the evening primrose oil and I craved veggies. Raw veggies. So that is what I ate.
Breakfast: Banana and peanuts (I was going running).
Lunch: Left-over chicken and some more creamed mushrooms on rye/flaxseed bread (so good!). SF chocolates. I later found out rye has gluten. Can't eat anymore... :(
Dinner: Raw brocolli, carrots and tomatoes w/ hummus. Cheese stick.
Craving Rating (1-10): 2. Barely any cravings.
Supplements: Fish oil and iron (prescribed by doctor). Also took Evening Primrose Oil, but had a very bad reaction to it.
Sleep (1-10) : 2. Horrible, horrible night's sleep. I tossed and turned all night.
Tues, September 4
Day 8: Wow, I've noticed 2 things that seem to contradict one another:
- When I get hungry, I have physical symptoms like stomach growling. That rarely happened before.
- I get fuller faster and I don't feel the urge to keep eating once I realize I'm full. I don't have that insatiable desire to keep eating anymore. I mean ever. I just feel... satiated. And then I stop. Like its natural.
Lunch: Spinach salad with tomatoes, carrots, nuts, and ranch dressing. Cheese stick.
Dinner: Chicken with broccoli and carrots dipped in ranch dressing. Sugar free candies (these didn't set well with my stomach at all)
Craving Rating (1-10): 4. I noticed some cravings around dinner time. I briefly daydreamed about getting taco bell, simply because it was easier than cooking. But it was a pretty toothless craving that I easily overcame.
Supplements: Fish oil and iron (prescribed by doctor).
Sleep (1-10) : 4. Sleep ok with 2 benydryl before bed. But storm woke me up around 3 am.
Wed, September 5
Day 9: I am kind of having cravings today. I say "kinda" because they aren't those, "OMG, I HAVE TO HAVE ICECREAM RIGHT NOW!," kind of cravings (like I used to get every single day). They are more like a nostalgic daydream, and not even for icecream. Believe it or not, I'm craving a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on fluffy bread. Every once in a while, an image of a PB&J flashes through my mind. I don't feel compelled to get one. It would just be nice to have. So weird... I'm wondering if it is all the fruit I'm eating in the morning. It is fructose, after all. But otherwise I'm going ok still.
Breakfast: Grapes, cottage cheese, and pistachios.
Lunch: smoked salmon, colby-jack cheese, broccoli, carrots, and tomatoes w/ hummus.
Snack (pre-run): orange and peantus
Dinner: Left-over meatloaf topped with muenster.
Craving Rating (1-10): 3. I had kinda a cravings for PB&J. It was a visual cravings.
Supplements: Fish oil and iron (prescribed by doctor).
Sleep (1-10) : 5. Fell asleept ok, but woke up several times. Woke up tired.
Thurs, September 6
Day 10: I woke up craving carbs. Seriously craving carbs to the point where I felt like I had to eat something or I'd scream. So I choose steel-cut oatmeal. Not sure if this was a good idea because around dinner time, I was having a physical reaction to even the thought of carbs. Images of pasta and cookies danced through my mind and I felt physically ravenous, like my mid section was the cookie monster on a rampage. I would have taken off someone's hand if it had been holding a cookie. Just goes to show you that spiking your blood sugar with excess carbs even once (like my oatmeal) can set up you up for long-term cravings. Even fruit (like I had eaten the day before) is an iffy thing to me now because my body is still insulin insensitive.
But I prevailed. I went home, made a nice dinner, and willed the coconut flour that I ordered to arrive so I could make some gluten-free, low glycemic and sugar-free brownies. Hurry, coconut flour, hurry!
Breakfast: Steel-cut oatmeal (make with milk, butter, and xylitol) w/ cheese stick
Lunch: Romaine salad (w/ cherry tomatoes, olives, feta, green peppers), pistachios, and 1/2 orange
Dinner:
Craving Rating (1-10): 9. This was a rough, very rough day.
Supplements: Fish oil and iron (prescribed by doctor).
Sleep:
Fri, September 7
Day 11:
Breakfast: Whole yogurt w/ berries and flax seed.
Lunch: Decadent meat salad (w/ homemade ranch, carrots, cherry tomatoes, peanuts, chicken, mushrooms), cheese stick, and pear
Dinner: Salmon and steamed broccoli. No sugar added ice cream.
Craving Rating (1-10):
Supplements: Fish oil and iron (prescribed by doctor).
Sleep:
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