10:36 PM
Tamara
You know what one of the hardest things about going on this real
food journey…the temptations. The cute cookies, the chocolate cakes and
bakery treats.
You see them everywhere and man do they ever smell so good. It
takes so much will power to turn away and most days my 'will power' is already
over there licking the icing. So you think to yourself ‘it won’t be so bad’ ‘I’ll
just have a bite, I deserve a treat’ and every time as soon as it hits your
stomach you regret it. Your stomach throws its fists up in anger and cries like
a little baby ‘why do you keep doing this to me.’ Next thing
you know you’re drinking 3 cups of organic peppermint tea to sooth the screaming
beast that is your stomach.
So why do we do this to ourselves? Why do you endure the
pain of a sugar overload for that tiny piece of cookie?
Sadly I don’t know, sadly I am still in this stage of my real
food journey. The most important reason we went Paleo is because I am allergic
to dairy. It makes my stomach to summer-salts in anger and I regret it from the
moment it touches my lips. My body is having a real
hard time detoxing; I have grown up eating sugar and grains, I love it,
but it just doesn’t love me back. Everyone says that this is the worst part and
totally is. If you don’t have a good support system it will be very easy to dismiss
this way and just go back to the easy road. It may seem like the easy way now,
but when your health gets bad and your living on pills and can go for a walk
with your dog, it is the hard way.
I also keep trying to remind myself about the ‘down the road’
effects. All the positive effects this life style will
lead me to be way better then that sugar cookie with a cute ghost on it.
I would much rather spend an extra $3.00 for grass-feed natural no hormone beef
then pay for a $50 months’ supply of pills from the doctor.
Tonight I was thinking though, can’t I make these treats so
they won’t upset my tummy? Sure you can, I found tons of recipes on Pintrest
and pinned them to my Food-Dessert board. So next time I see a yummy treat
instead of thinking of all the reasons why I need it. I am going to think of a
way that I can make it and eat it.
So that is my new goal, to learn to make treats that I can
eat and enjoy. I am looking forward to this new journey, I hope
that you will follow along and even share some recipes you have tired.
I was part of a Wellness Summit this past month and I learned
so much amazing information, I can’t wait to share with you. One of the
speakers Mary Shenouda from Paleo Chef had great advice about changing the
mindset and making this life style work for you. One quote she made really
stuck, she said,
“Stop Cheating & Start enjoying. Cheating puts a negative spin
on it and follows with guilt. Make it a treat day. Make your
favorite snack with chocolate or cookies. But still use Paleo ingredients so it’s
still good for you but you are treating yourself. Don’t make them during the week;
make them on the weekend to treat yourself.’
Check out her blog to help you change your mindset and get
some tips and tricks. Thanks for stopping by, we would love to hear from you.
Leave a comment and share your favorite recipe that helps you when you’re going
through the cravings.
