Day Twenty Seven

Mood: 8/10 - Really good. Got s**t done in work. 
Energy: 7/10 - Good

Withdrawals? None.

Ate/Drank:
  • Breakfast - Snack bar 
  • Lunch - Turkey sliders & sweet potato
  • Dinner - Turkey steaks, broccoli and chips
  • Drank: 2l water, tea

Good day today. In contract to what I expected when this started, I am heading to the finish line with confidence and momentum. I am looking forward to being able to reintroduce some of my favourite foods and condiments, but equally I am excited to find some balance. It feels untenable to continue as is - perhaps if I were big into vegetable I could envision keeping things this way, but I am not into most veg ergo it's a lot of meat and potato for me at the moment. I would like to get rid of some of the spuds for lighter things like brown rice, which in turn would mean I will not feel as bad when we have a treat like a take away at the weekends. One thing is for sure - bread is out. I have always been super sensitive to it - I eat a roll from subway and an hour later I'm asleep - but not having it has really highlighted how consistent my energy levels are without it. Not to say I'm always energetic, but I don't get the false spike and massive crash of the past, and I don't want that back.

The trick part for me is going to be working out what to have in the house and when. Something like bread, for example, is a staple when you've kids. Toast or bagels are such an easy thing to give them to fill the gap if they're hungry between meals or for brekkie or when they're just pestering you and your time is limited. But if I have it there, my concern is that the lazy mind will rationalise "ah it's easier to have a bagel for lunch than grill some meat and put on some veg". It is that level of thinking that brought me down the road we had been on. This holds true for sweets - I can't have them around or I will snack on them - ice cream, frozen pizza etc. So the coming weeks will involve trial and error as I work to find out what I want around, what I can have around, and what just needs to go.

One learning of the past month is the level of preparation, planning and effort that goes into my food. We have put way more forethought and plans in place then ever before and that is something I hope to continue. With me when the energy or particularly the mood is low, I am liable to take the easy way out - Maccy D's on the way home, stick a pizza in the oven, call a take away or something similar - whereas if I have a plan in place and I know what I'm cooking, I feel a responsibility to stick to it. That's borne out by this last week. In truth, I am happy with the progress I have made and do not see how much will change over the final 3 days, which has led to consideration of just having the odd sweet or something. But I feel responsible for sticking to the plan, so I do. 

 

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