Carbo Face was doing some reading on aspartame and I guess although it doesn't have any carbs, the sweet taste can create cravings for carbohydrates. I think there's summat to that, so I'm cutting back on the diet drinks. Though I did buy 20 boxes of aspartame jello this morning. What can I say, it was on sale. Besides, I'm not going to be sipping on jello all day long. I miss dessert and sweet things, and in this initial going for 20g of carbs per day stage, I can't eat much fruit either. Jello will have to do for satisfying my sweet tooth.
Another interesting bit, just looking at food can stimulate insulin levels. Your body is primed by images and even just thinking about food can have your body dumping insulin into your bloodstream in anticipation of food. This is why you get hungry when you see food.
I did notice yesterday, when eating grapefruit, that my tongue seems more sensitized towards natural sugars. Ruby grapefruit is pretty sweet to begin with, but really, it was like eating an orange. And even the little bit (1/4) that I had gave me a sugar rush.
And finally here's the poop talk. I have been having yucky poops! Like super dense turds that sink and are poky on my poor butt when they are exiting. This must be because my diet has the ratio of protein to carb so skewed to the protein side. I'm definitely going to be having more salads and high fibre carbs.
My goal is to have some fibre with each protein meal, and also to cut back on the protein some. I think I went overboard in the beginning because I was used to eating lots based on the carb fuelled appetite. As time goes on, I'm adjusting my portions to the idea that I get full on much less.
I'm thinking down the line, maybe I'll even throw in some fast days, maybe once a month, or every 2 weeks, maybe even once a week, if I take to it. I used to think OMG how can people do that? I'd literally collapse from hunger. It seems doable now that I'm not taking insulin. Low carb stuff doesn't pump up my hunger neither.
GROAN!
Carbo face brought home a scone he got for free, and we both had a nibble. I declined the free pastries, but I was kinda glad he didn't because that little bite tasted SOOO good. But now I feel like what the hell? Why did I do that? It's much easier to say no to eating carbs when they aren't in your house.
Also, the BMI (body mass index) is bull!
I'm still making my meals too big, and still wanting to clear my plate, not stopping when I get full. I didn't realize how ingrained it was for me to serve portion sizes that no longer fit my appetite.
WHAT I ATE TODAY
1:15 pm
soft tofu
soy, sesame oil & seeds, chili sauce
4 radishes
berryblossom white tea
4g
3:40 pm
2 slices ham
1 kraft single
3 cups mixed salad greens
2T Ceasar dressing
1 cherry tomato
1 cucumber fingerling
berry blossom white tea
11g
5:45
boiled egg
cucumber fingerling
salt
green tea
7:05
2 eggs
20g spinach
25g cheddar cheese
2 cherry tomatoes
1 green onion
bacon fat
25 g cheddar
5g
7:50 pm
1/4 dill pickle
1g
8:05
bit of scone
I'm gonna guess 5g and hope that's not undershooting.
10:00 pm
steak
spinach
mushrooms
butter
5g
11:26 am
7.7
1:09 pm
after walk, before breakfast
7.3
3:38
before ham cheese, salad
6.1
6:40 pm
after boiled egg
5.6
3:00am
before bed
5.4
Another interesting bit, just looking at food can stimulate insulin levels. Your body is primed by images and even just thinking about food can have your body dumping insulin into your bloodstream in anticipation of food. This is why you get hungry when you see food.
I did notice yesterday, when eating grapefruit, that my tongue seems more sensitized towards natural sugars. Ruby grapefruit is pretty sweet to begin with, but really, it was like eating an orange. And even the little bit (1/4) that I had gave me a sugar rush.
And finally here's the poop talk. I have been having yucky poops! Like super dense turds that sink and are poky on my poor butt when they are exiting. This must be because my diet has the ratio of protein to carb so skewed to the protein side. I'm definitely going to be having more salads and high fibre carbs.
My goal is to have some fibre with each protein meal, and also to cut back on the protein some. I think I went overboard in the beginning because I was used to eating lots based on the carb fuelled appetite. As time goes on, I'm adjusting my portions to the idea that I get full on much less.
I'm thinking down the line, maybe I'll even throw in some fast days, maybe once a month, or every 2 weeks, maybe even once a week, if I take to it. I used to think OMG how can people do that? I'd literally collapse from hunger. It seems doable now that I'm not taking insulin. Low carb stuff doesn't pump up my hunger neither.
GROAN!
Carbo face brought home a scone he got for free, and we both had a nibble. I declined the free pastries, but I was kinda glad he didn't because that little bite tasted SOOO good. But now I feel like what the hell? Why did I do that? It's much easier to say no to eating carbs when they aren't in your house.
Also, the BMI (body mass index) is bull!
I'm still making my meals too big, and still wanting to clear my plate, not stopping when I get full. I didn't realize how ingrained it was for me to serve portion sizes that no longer fit my appetite.
WHAT I ATE TODAY
1:15 pm
soft tofu
soy, sesame oil & seeds, chili sauce
4 radishes
berryblossom white tea
4g
3:40 pm
2 slices ham
1 kraft single
3 cups mixed salad greens
2T Ceasar dressing
1 cherry tomato
1 cucumber fingerling
berry blossom white tea
11g
5:45
boiled egg
cucumber fingerling
salt
green tea
7:05
2 eggs
20g spinach
25g cheddar cheese
2 cherry tomatoes
1 green onion
bacon fat
25 g cheddar
5g
7:50 pm
1/4 dill pickle
1g
8:05
bit of scone
I'm gonna guess 5g and hope that's not undershooting.
10:00 pm
steak
spinach
mushrooms
butter
5g
11:26 am
7.7
1:09 pm
after walk, before breakfast
7.3
3:38
before ham cheese, salad
6.1
6:40 pm
after boiled egg
5.6
3:00am
before bed
5.4
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