I got very little for you today. This morning, felt too sleepy to get up and work out. But the barrier is so low--just stand up with the jump rope in my hands--so I did, and suddenly working out was somehow happening. The second set of jumps was perfect, and then the third, in reaction, was the worst one I've ever experienced--I tripped on jump #2.
Lessons in my normal diet keep happening. Today, I ate out for lunch and dinner (strict halves, don't worry), and really noticed how much I love citrus flavors. Also, how they keep slipping into my meals, combined with sugar, as a previously-unnoticed sweet treat. Does anyone else order lime soda the second they step into a Vietnamese restaurant? Lime juice, seltzer, sugar, and sometimes a handful of mint leaves. It's delicious. Tonight, I didn't stir too well and kept the straw high, so the sugar content was much reduced. And then I gave the sweet half to my husband and laughed at myself for feeling deprived.
Lime soda is delicious. Cutting sugar is the hardest thing for me, I never knew how much sugar I ate before this whole process.
ReplyDeleteYour bodies will recalibrate to normal (read: low) levels of salt and sugar, and you'll be able to derive pleasure from foods which, if you ate now, would seem terribly plain.
ReplyDeleteThat drink sounds delicious. My landlord just ripped out all the mint that was growing in our front yard, but I'm sure it'll come back! I've been surprised at how a single teaspoon of sugar has been acceptable. I'm usually a 2-3 tsp in tea kinda girl, but I'm definitely glad to be reducing the overall processed sugar intake, as long as I can count on berries and fruit pops. It's the reducing salt that's gonna be really hard for me!
ReplyDeleteactually, come to think of it, just the fact that's I've replaced my afternoon snack (usually a sweet treat) with tea is a pretty big step for me!
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