I went to the grocery last night and did some of my food shopping...wow, that was harder than I thought it would be! It seemed like the addiction part of this whole thing was very very strong, I wanted to rip open a bag of cookies and eat them right here, the cheese aisle I wanted to go crazy and buy a bunch of cheese.
I turned my head when I walked by the pop tarts so I didn't have to see them!
It was very difficult but I do have this to say being on a very tight budget, my grocery bill went WAAAAYYYYY down! That is exciting to me!
So far we are actually doing very very well. I am not finding it hard to eat this way at all. I had a salad yesterday that had strawberries and blueberries on it, and we have both agreed that this one is our favorite. The day before it was tomatoes cut up, walnuts, onions, and black beans. I had never had black beans but they tasted great!
I am having a difficult time getting a smoothie combination that I like. I did one yesterday with a banana, soy milk and mixed berries, the taste was great but I had to pull about 20 seeds out of my mouth every time I took a drink! We will figure it out. I need to use more fruits that don't have seeds. I am going to try a banana peach combination tomorrow. I find that I really like Almonds natural, raw and fresh. They taste so good!
The cooked veggies at night is proving difficult too, we are rushing here and there and it is difficult fixing a "quick" dinner. Another area we need to work on.
Poor Olivia though...she has a mouth full of cold sores from eating this way. We need to find out what is causing it. I posted on the forum about it to see if Dr. Fuhrman had any suggestions for it. I am also still very sick and putting off going to the doctor to get more antibiotics and trying to get better on my own. The first round of antibiotics didn't get rid of my extremely sore throat and ears full of fluid. I am hoping that my immune system will kick into high gear pretty soon.
We are getting our before pictures taken tonight. My brother in law has a photo studio and he is going to take our pictures.
I am determined to do this....I am so excited about being skinny, active and healthy again. I want to go kayaking, and rollerblading and a whole host of other things and I can't do it in this body! I am also looking forward to not getting sick anymore as well.
Another aspect of this? I have a LOT of people watching me to see how I am doing. Not only do I risk disappointing myself but a lot of other people as well if I don't stick with this and lose the weight. Many of whom are overweight or unhealthy that really need what Dr. Fuhrman is trying to teach. So many say, "oh I couldn't do that" but I think they can if they want it bad enough.
I talked about the temptation in the grocery store, but I also noticed a LOT of unhealthy overweight people like myself, reading labels on yogurt, or picking up cheese. One family had a cart full of doritos, chips, pop, cereal, and very little fresh fruit and vegetables. The father reached in and got some frozen mixed berries and the wife said, "we will never eat those" and he put them back. They had three small children.....I wish I had hundreds of copies of Eat to Live to hand out.....I look at what is in the grocery stores and just shake my head. It is sad really.
Well I can only take care of myself and my family and that is what I am starting to do. I look forward excitedly to what the future holds and being thin and healthy again! Whoooo hooooo!
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