Primal Journal (winencandy) page 306

[winencandy]

Hey, I just wanted to stick my head in here and let you know that I'm following your story, and I'm rooting for you! I can't believe you've managed to keep this going since 2010! And I LOVED your year in review posts in 2011.

Hi! and thanks
It's nice to know who's reading.
Sometimes I can't believe it either
I think it's about time time for another year in review...

[winencandy]

Sugar is my Achilles heel.

I tend to think of "No Grains" as being Primal.
It's now easy for me to say no to bread, pasta, etc. I have no desire to eat them. They do not "call" me.
My Dragon does not whisper in my ear for them.
And I can fool myself into thinking I'm being "Primal" because I avoid those things.

I conveniently forget that sugar is also a "nono" (and I don't mean this )

sugar is EVIL
But my Dragon is addicted to it.

There has been too much ice cream (which I conveniently classify as "dairy" and ignore the sugar)
WAY too many gummy worms (I really don't even try to "justify" these - they are an addiction - plain and simple)

Those are my biggest "Sugar" weaknesses.

Maybe I don't think of them as sugar because they don't "look" like sugar. No crystalized tiny pieces of sugar. I mean, it's not like I'm scooping it out of the sugar bowl with a teaspoon. How do I make myself "get/remember" that liquid sugar IS sugar???

I'm also very bad at reading labels for sugar. BBQ sauce is a great example. 1st ingredient? Sugar.


I don't know what I'm going to do with my new "revelation", but I should do something...
Sigh
Maybe I should partially join Greensprout in her Whole 30. (Although just the thought of W30 makes me crazy)
A "No Sugar" week.
Weekdays.
Not weekends.
Not a month, that's crazy talk

big sigh

[winencandy]

After reading Greensprout's journal, I have to add that I also share her "wobbly points".
too much food, not enough exercise, and alcohol...

no surprises there

[winencandy]

Monday
boring housework
no packing
I finished reading an ebook from the library that expires tomorrow
I checked my work email and some LTO postings came out today
Resumes due Friday. There are a couple I can/will apply for

I DID do 50 L4 squats!
I know!

College Son picked up 19 empty boxes from the LCBO so I guess I'm packing tomorrow

Farmer and I are having "discussions" about the type of fencing we will be putting up at the new place
Our ideas differ
He sees nothing wrong with chain link
I HATE chain link
I was thinking wrought iron or white picket. He wants to be able to see though it.
So I searched and found this

I could live with it. If I can find it around here.

My attempt at a NO SUGAR day
Foods
Chai with whipping cream - NO honey
2 eggs scrambled with ham, green pepper and feta, a peach
2 glasses of wine (the bottle was open from yesterday, its empty now)
1 1/2 pork loin chops, BBQd (with a Garlic Rosemary citrus sauce - that listed sugar as the 2nd AND 3rd ingredient - FAIL), hashbrowns, fried onions, green peppers and cherry tomatoes, small handful of champagne grapes, Moroccan Mint tea (another FAIL - there is SUGAR in the teabag!)

Sigh, even when I TRY, I fail.

I also think I'm eating too many fruits
BUT they are in season right now and DAMN IT I'm gonna enjoy them while they are!!!

[winencandy]

This:


'cause I found it on the "new and improved" iodine thread (The best link ON that thread)

[Pedidoc]

Monday

My attempt at a NO SUGAR day
Foods
Chai with whipping cream - NO honey
2 eggs scrambled with ham, green pepper and feta, a peach
2 glasses of wine (the bottle was open from yesterday, its empty now)
1 1/2 pork loin chops, BBQd (with a Garlic Rosemary citrus sauce - that listed sugar as the 2nd AND 3rd ingredient - FAIL), hashbrowns, fried onions, green peppers and cherry tomatoes, small handful of champagne grapes, Moroccan Mint tea (another FAIL - there is SUGAR in the teabag!)

Sigh, even when I TRY, I fail.

I also think I'm eating too many fruits
BUT they are in season right now and DAMN IT I'm gonna enjoy them while they are!!!

But you did good for 1/2 a day, win! I think when your fall backs are sugar and wine, it's hard. I'm eating a lot of fruit, too - but it's in season and soon won't be so I will be eating more winter squash. You can do the no sugar, try today for 3/4 of the day.

[winencandy]

But you did good for 1/2 a day, win! I think when your fall backs are sugar and wine, it's hard. I'm eating a lot of fruit, too - but it's in season and soon won't be so I will be eating more winter squash. You can do the no sugar, try today for 3/4 of the day.

Thanks,
Oh, I do REAL good in the 1st half of the day

It's easy to avoid sugar in the morning when you don't eat till noon
And NO ONE drinks before noon!
(unless they are on vacation...)


It's the 4-7pm time slot that kills me.

[Greensprout]

So how's today going?

Perhaps baby steps are more in order rather than cold turkey

[winencandy]

So how's today going?

Perhaps baby steps are more in order rather than cold turkey

Today was good

Tomorrow???
Who knows

Baby steps - that's why I said not on weekends
That way I'm 4.5 days on and 2.5 days off (my weekends start Friday at 3ish and end Sunday night )

[winencandy]

Tuesday

Another packing day

I did 50 L4 squats again today!

and I tried to drink LOTS of water

After supper I read

Foods
Chai with vanilla, whipping cream & no honey
Left over pork chop (scraped off the sauce), Havarti and Gouda, a peach
Lots of water (1.75 L)
Shepherds Pie: hamburger, carrots, onion, cauliflower, garlic, thickened with rice flour, 2 cherry tomatoes, 3 blue plums
Tazo Zen tea (no cream)

For curiosity's sake I dug out the scale and used CRONoMeter at lunch (397c, 37g Protein, 12g Carbs, 21g Fat)
I didn't use it for supper 'cause I don't measure my food when I'm with my family. I had a couple servings of the Shepherds Pie.

No wine
No sugar
Unless you count the peach and plums?? Should I??
Na, I'm gonna keep them - my "baby steps"