My Day Off #2

The 2^nd of January I started the no added sugars challenge. It was a 2 week challenge. I modified it to fit me. The first week I stayed completely away from sugars, all added sugars. The second week I continued to stay away from added sugars but I had some honey. I was proud of myself! The day my challenge was over I went to a friend’s birthday party and ate cake, ice cream, white rice, macaroni and cheese, pork, and everything I had not eaten in 2 weeks. It was good. Delicious. So yummy! The way it affected me after 2 weeks of avoiding those foods was unpleasant. I couldn’t eat as much as I normally would. When there is a celebration, I EAT! I love party food J then I was so extremely bloated and uncomfortable after. So weird how our bodies do things.

After my little 1 day break I continued my sugar-less journey. Its now been two weeks again. During these last 2 weeks I have been more relaxed. I have eaten honey with no hesitation. And tasted a few things here and there. Yesterday was my “day off” It was actually because we were going through our freezer to de-ice it. We decided to use up the last of some pizza bites and popcorn shrimp. I just hate when food goes to waste. I feel like it’s some sort of evil thing when I just throw food out. Even if it’s not the healthiest food. Probably from childhood, old school thinking and parents making me not let anything perfectly fine to eat go in the trash.  So we ate the pizza bites and breaded shrimp. I had the feeling like I had to drink like a gallon of water cuz I was so thirsty after. I like the detoxing of these foods that aren’t so good for me.  Today a friend gave me some food she had bought but the kids weren’t a fan. I had a few pot stickers and they were okay but I ate like 3 a felt like I didn’t want anymore and I feel like vomiting, ughhh never again. 
Could this be my mind and body changing? :D or maybe its just mind over matter?

Juan got some ice cream today from the local G’s dairy. I had a lick. It was scrumptious.

My next goal is to go 3 weeks  without the foods I don’t need!

I will still let Noah have his snacks and hot dogs and whatever else he wants. I don’t know how or where to draw a line yet for kids. Still figuring this out since most food are convenience for him. Noah is pretty good about eating anything and everything. He ate a ladybug once. And he loves fish and chicken and raisins and broccoli. Thanks goodness for a non-picky kid!

Elijah is 5 months and exclusively on the boobie. He eats whatever I eat, I think. I give him little tastes of what I have and he’s always happy about that.

Bragging moment: I love that Noah is 4 months away from being 3 years old and he does not know what McDonalds is. He has been there, of course. I never gave him the toy that came with the happy meal right away. I always took it out before he saw it and give it to him later. And sometimes I’d even forget about it and give it to him days later. So he doesn’t associate the place with the happy meal toy, there are no whines when we pass by it. I’m happy about that. I don’t know how long that will last but I’m enjoying the now J

Food Stamps & junk food. Sheeesh I have read so much about this, especially people saying junk food on food stamps should be banned. I do think it is silly that we are able to buy tastycakes but not vitamins, anyone else feel that way? But anyways, in my honest opinion I feel guilty if I buy junk food with the money that is given to my family to help us get by. I have bought junk food with it and I got the feeling of guilt. This money is given to those that need it to help feed and nourish them. We should be spending it wisely and being as healthy as we can with it. That’s it. Simple. I don’t always practice what I preach but I do TRY.

This week we miss about 3 days of insanityL.

I’m still at my 2 pound weight loss!

We de-cluttered some more and got the carpets cleaned yesterday. 

I am happy.

Hugs!