Thu, Nov-26-09, 13:29
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Plan: paleo-ish
Stats: 482/400/240
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Progress: 34%
Location: DC Area
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It was the idea that I'd never, ever be able to have a 'cheat' once in rare while out at a restaurant or for some special occasion. It's not like I'd do this very often in the first place, but I honestly felt like the choice to do so or not had been taken away from me. It's not like I ever get to decide if I'm going to stay on plan or not at a particular restaurant or at someone's house for dinner or what have you. This isn't willpower - it's something that is necessary for my health.
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I really hate the not having a choice thing. I'm still mourning cheese bread. Because gluten free bread is ok, but cheese is never going to be ok again and there are just no good cheese substitutes.
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The food intolerance/allergy issue has been the HUGEST problem for me, b/c if I could just dive into lc junk (well, not even necessarily "junk" like heavy cream if you can handle it) artificial crap and all I think it would be better than binging on pasta and be much much easier to get rid of after the fact, y'know? I clearly have some emotional issues with food, but the physical ones make everything SO much harder to deal with.
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I wonder now how many of us have weight issues and emotional issues because we started with food sensitivities? Its been hell figuring out what foods I'm sensitive to.
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What do you want to bet I have a problem with gluten as well as dairy since it is ALWAYS wheat that is hardest to get past, I can have a bit of potato (like on dr. K) and be fine, or sweet potato, or even rice, but pasta, baking pastry/sweets and other gluten-y things just make me do stupid stupid things.
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I'd bet that you're right. Gluten is the most evil. Giving it up *forever* has been really, really difficult. I'm still pretty not-happy about it. But I've also seen the first health benefits and weight progress I've had in years from giving it up. |