Today was the first time since I began this program that I did not stick completely to the rules. Like, really not. The past 2 days – milk days – had been really hard for me, especially the second milk day. I really felt hungry. And my weight dropped even further down – below the healthy weight zone – not what I was aiming at. So, that was then my justification. I had too much fruit. Instead of 2 servings, I had something like… 5. And my body is barking at me for that: too much fruit sugar. Ugh. So tomorrow I need to clean that out again. The fruit was just so good. That was the second justification. Of course I am right now mad at myself. But on the other hand, it’s okay. I did it once, doesn’t mean I have to repeat it. Lesson learned: right now the focus is shifting from “wow, I can eat again, eat, eat, eat” to “eat only when and as much as needed to not be hungry“.
Posts Tagged fruit
First time
Oct 1
Baked Plantains
Sep 8
Great snack. On the email list they suggest to add it into a plastic bag with salty seasoning and eaten with salsa – but I really like it with cinnamon (mixed with Truvia) as a sweet snack.
Baked Plantains
Peel them and slice them thinly. Spray either a roasting pan with holes in it or any baking sheet you have with some Pam. Bake at 325 degrees for about 35 min., checking from time to time, moving the slices in the pan around and turn over if needed. Shake some cinnamon (mixed with your sweetener of choice) over it and enjoy.
One large plantain serves as 2 fruit servings.
Delicious.
Aug 12
In case you EVER forget how delicious cherries are, try milk and no solids for 2 days and then have one. That meat is so meaty, so juicy, so heavenly sweat. I AM in heaven right now. Now to the hard part: no cheating. How many cherries equal a piece of fruit? The equivalent of 1 small fruit is 1 cup. It is hard not just to eyeball it, so tempting but so easy to overdo it then. The only way to adhere is to measure it.
