When I decided to quit sugar I didn’t really think much about what I would eat. I was still days away from grocery shopping. I knew I had to get by with what we had. No big deal. We had meats, vegetables, salads and a cupboard full of canned goods. So I started reading. Labels, sugar free websites, I went back over the book. I started making plans.
For breakfast life looks a little like a low carb diet around here. I’ll often have a boiled egg or fresh tomato on a toast I found that I mentioned earlier. I’ve scrambled eggs. And I am making my own yogurt from full fat milk and next week plan to stir through fresh or frozen berries. I hear there are cereals that meet the sugar target but I’m not interested. It’s not my things.
For snacks I eat vegetables, cheese and tuna. I was surprised by how much sugar was used to make {is it cure?} my favourite ham. So it went off the shopping list. And if I get really hungry, I just make myself a plate like the bowl above. Fresh vegetable and salads, chopped and easy to much on. Hands on food I LOVE. Or I drink a small glass of full cream milk. Did YOU know how sweet milk is? I couldn’t believe it when on the third day I had a glass. I almost died. So sweet. It’s like my favourite treat now. Ha.
For lunch it’s more of the same. If I go out for lunch I eat a meat, chicken or fish and either vegetables or salad. I ask for no sauces or dressings. The other day I ordered a beef burger {steak, not a pattie} and didn’t eat the white bun it was served on. When it arrived and I started eating I realised that the caramalised onions were actually more of a chutney. So I removed it too. I have chips too. This isn’t low carb after all. But I find I never eat the full serve anymore.
Dinners are the same as always around here. We just check labels and keep the ingredients below 3grams of sugar and 8grams for dairy. My sister cooked the MOST amazing meal last night of fresh vegetables with chicken wrapped in bacon, stuffed with chive cheese. And as is becoming common I passed my final piece of chicken {they were wrapped in cute parcels} to Hubby because I was satisfied.
I tell you what, to have lost the weight I did in the first week and to be eating so well, is a revelation to me. THIS is a life I could lead. And next week I bring the fruits back. In moderation. Two serves a day is the guideline my Dad uses {I’m not sure if that is part of the plan}. I am really looking forward to an apple. Pink Ladies are my favourite. I wonder if they will taste the same…?
So there you go. Sugar free eating isn’t all bad. Or that restrictive really. It’s a lot of fresh and homemade foods. I am trying not to incorporate a lot of replacement sweeteners {because we all know THAT is a whole other kettle of fish} but instead let my body adjust to a new level of sweet. Like the milk thing, who would’ve known.
This is a lifestyle, let me assure you, not a diet. OR a rigid eating program with four food choices. Find the book, do some reading {of labels and online}. And remember, I’m no expert. I’m finding my way and listening to what my body is saying. For the first time, in a long time. That I am ridiculously proud of considering it comes so naturally for some. It never did for me. My head, my emotions have always ruled it all.
So this is the way it works, huh. Nice.
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ps. Thank you for your support yesterday. I’ve enjoyed an afternoon, evening and morning bawling at sad movies, Oprah and an overwhelming sense of gratitude. Sorry to worry some of you. I’m back baby. :D
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