Lent Day 12: What happens when you give up choc?
So for Lent I thought that I would give up sweets, puddings, chocolate, biscuits, cake. In truth I don't eat a lot of these anyway and would tend to snack only occasionally on such foods but, hey, I thought "try to consciously cut out the snacks".
For the first week I switched to just wanting to eat crisps/chips/cheese(things that I rarely if ever eat) I was fascinated to see what happens if you give up one thing in your diet how you'll replace it with the nearest food type. I think it's because now I am not grazing so when it gets to meal times I really want a big meal. I eat porridge every day but find that when I miss it these are the days that I am most likely to want to eat the other rubbish; a lesson in there somewhere...In South Africa this week so bound to want to eat steak/drink wine. maybe if I ONLY consume the steak and the wine I'll be ok...
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Funny, as cutting out
Funny, as cutting out sweets, puddings, chocolate, biscuits, cake would have reduced your sugar intake, and you now crave for crisps/chips/cheese which indicates that you are actually craving more for the saturate fat. So maybe you are more addicted to fat than sugar?
Eat lean meats, and plenty of veges with it and you should be OK. Red wine is not bad in moderation, but recent research has revealed that even a small amount of wine on a regular basis is not good for you (regardless of its benefits for the heart!).
But any improvement is a move in the right direction. Just go easy on the chips!