So, I am having the hardest time getting started. Most OA veterans recommend cutting the sugar and flour from your diet when you find yourself having a hard time, so I tried it.
While I did notice that some of my physical cravings went away, my mental cravings only increased. My problem with food is so psychological that when I cut an entire food type out of my life, there was too much stress. I couldn’t turn off the thoughts about “never eating sugar or white flour again” and the negatives out weighed the benefits for me. Recovery is something I need to be comfortable doing for the rest of my life, and my prior food plan was making me really uncomfortable.
After talking to an OA friend, I am modifying my food plan. Instead of no sugar/white flour, I am going to focus on making healthy choices and limiting my intake of both substances. I have learned to like eating healthy food and I don’t think this will be too much of a problem. I am still eating only 3 meals a day with nothing in between and using the Weight Watchers points system to help monitor portions.
I will let you know how today goes :) for now, I leave you with my food plan! it’s still geared toward the healthy end of things and looks a lot like my no sugar/white flour days!
Breakfast | Chocolate Whole Wheat Muffin | 1 |
SF Coffee | 2 | |
Lunch | South Beach Diet Whole Wheat Pizza | 7 |
SF Jello Pudding | 1 | |
Whole Wheat Crackers with Cheese | 2 | |
Dinner | Morningstar Riblet | 4 |
Arnold Thin | 1 | |
Alexia Sweet Potato Fries | 4 | |
SF Jello Pudding | 1 | |
TOTAL | 23 | |
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