So
I agreed to do something crazy for the month of November – cut out
bread/pasta/gluten. A friend had mentioned she just wanted to try it and I
thought I would support her and help her out! Then that changed to the
beginning of November until Thanksgiving. 24 days. I can do anything for 24
days.
Let
me clarify something up front, neither of us are doing this to lose weight.
That’s the first reaction from people when I tell them. It’s not about losing
weight, it’s about being healthy. Since when did eating well have anything to
do with losing weight? Pause. I know exactly when, when America became a
morbidly obese nation; however, I am not trying to change the nation, just my
eating habits.
This
is what I have concluded with 6 days remaining.
1.
It’s pretty easy.
2.
It’s expensive.
3.
My body went through gluten withdrawals.
Let
me explain further.
I
am very lucky that my parents forced my sisters and I to be good eaters. I will
try just about anything you throw at me. I love vegetables, I love fruits, I
love everything! So, sticking to mainly vegetables and meats wasn’t necessarily
hard. The only time it was truly hard was when I was trying to eat fast food.
When Taylor and I left for Baylor homecoming Friday night at 8 pm we needed to
eat. Well you can eat a salad while driving and everything else has bread!
Other than that, not eating bread at home was simple, especially when there
wasn’t any around.
Fresh
vegetables are a necessity. I just can’t force myself to eat the ones in the
can anymore. That, however, gets expensive. It also took me a few trips to
figure out how many zucchini/squash I could buy without wasting any later in
the week - same thing with bananas. So there is a technical “price to pay” for
eating healthy, but I can already say I think it’s worth it.
I
was about 10 days into this whole thing when one morning I woke up with this
serious craving for donuts. Donuts?? I have not eaten a donut in 2 years!!
People have them at school all the time, but I think I’ve created some weird parallel
about large, old teachers and eating donuts to force myself never to eat them.
But this particular morning I felt like a heroin addict, the craving was that
strong. No worries, I didn’t break. I ate my almonds and string cheese for a
snack instead.
Now
don’t misunderstand me, I will be having at least 3 rolls on Thanksgiving. I
don’t think I will cut bread out of my diet completely, but I think I will eat
less of it.
Here’s
a little bit of what I’ve been eating!
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| Zucchini, Squash, Mushroom Stir Fry -- NOT served over rice! :) |
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| My all time fav - asparagus with olive oil and parmesean cheese. |
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| Sweet Potato and Celery |
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| Breakfast mainly consists of smoothies |
