No grain update

I am completely and utterly amazed at how well this is going!!!!!!  Did I mention completely amazed??!!  Oh yea!  :):)

Cravings?  Zip (mostly!  more later…)
Hunger? Zip
Energy?  High
Enjoyment level?  High
Change of normal eating patterns and how I approach food?  Loving it!
How I feel?  Terrific!
How I’m coping with feeling good?  Too early to tell, but so far so good.

There is something about eating high protein like this, that really stops the cravings. 
And not having grain is not only not a problem, I feel a sense of relief not having it.  There are two times that I have had bread this week.  One was a result of running out of time to make my lunch, so I grabbed a sandwich from the deli.  The other was my one bad day of cravings and all I wanted for dinner was a cafe grill sandwich.  Both times, however, I felt the need to continue to eat afterwards.   Yet, it didn’t take too much effort on my part, with choosing protein afterwards to be able to calm down the cravings.  But it interesting to see how my body responded to eating grains – by wanting to eat more.

Another thing that has amazed me, is how easy it has been for me to respond to my bodies needs in regards to hunger or satisfied.   For most of my life, I have had no real sense of this.  But this has changed and I am thrilled!  The change in my approach to food and hunger using this method is completely revolutionary compared to anything else I have done.   It feels right.

In regards to my bad day – I know what caused it and that was a big thing to be able to work that out.  And I coped it with better than I have in long long time.
But best of all - - - - - - - - - - - it DIDN’T carry on to the next day.  Normally falling victim to the voices means continuing to do so, but not this time!  The next morning I woke up and it was back to protein, no problems, thank goodness, easy, almost with no thought, sigh of relief!  Wooohooo!!

 

One of the things that is challenging with these recipes and ideas is how much of it needs to be cooked.  For those who know me, you know how much I hate cooking.  That makes it hard for me and resulted in a sandwich for dinner, instead of cooking a meal.

But here I get to sincerely and with all my heart be eternally grateful for my wonderful man.  He is head chef in the house.  He is willing to do this with me.  And he is happy to do most of the cooking!  Ah, a sigh of relief.  Thank you D!!!!

So overall, a good first week.  One of motivation, surprise, relief, curiosity, fascination, hopefulness and a sense of right.

Will this become a lifetime thing for me?
Will it be something that I can maintain?  That becomes a new way of life? 
Or will it simply help me to find the balance in my nutritional life?

At this stage, I see it being a permanent change, but not a rigid one.  There is always room for flexibility and, in the future, I imagine that bread and pasta from time to time will be just fine.  But I don’t think I will ever be able to, or even want to, go back to eating grains every day.  Time will tell.  For now, things are good and I am happy!