sugar-crashing initiated
January 25, 2012 at 5:01 PM I am crankypants today. I think I'm entering that tenuous zone in the diet--excuse me, lifestyle change--where my body realises that I'm not going to be eating all the delicious refined sugar and candy and begins its revenge. Today, revenge comes in the form of being cranky and exhausted. It's a joy to be around me today, I'm sure.
I'm not hungry which is nice. I only slightly worry about getting all my Points in (I promise this will not become a Pointsapalooza type space) but since I can eat all the fruit and veg I want, that takes the edge off the snacky cravings. Those tend to be my downfall. A coworker asked if I wanted to order from a restaurant today and I declined. I wanted to but didn't think it would be the best idea. Of course, I just looked up what I would have ordered and it's one point fewer than what I actually ate for lunch.
My energy reserves today are low. I feel a little out of it. I know this is just the "learning curve" from beginning the diet/lifestyle/whatever. I've felt this detox from refined sugar before--and I do truly believe it's an addiction. I know it will pass. I'm just going to be a little stupid during the transition. And I'll have more fantasies about hurling staplers at the cheery, close-talking, morning person at work who is really nice but even on a good day drives me a little bonkers. She's in no real danger. Actually picking up the stapler and throwing it is more energy than I can muster up while I try to convince my body that it does not need a cupcake.
I so want a damn cupcake. And we'll be having a bunch delivered on Friday for the January birthdays. Technically, I'll already have weighed for the week, but I don't want to really start that trap of binging and then trying to make up for it. I'm hoping they have nuts on them. Or gravel. Or are all banana flavoured. Or that worthless whippy-shit frosting that tastes like diabetic glucose and disappointment.
crankypants, diet, sugar-crash
Reader Comments (4)
A Starbucks red velvet cupcake is 12 points. You do have those bonus points ........... I gotta go look up a whole bag 'o Werthers. Not the normal human size bag but the Giant's bag I buy at WalMart.
you should make yourself some of those meringue cookies they have on the website in the recipes section. they are REALLY good and ridiculously low in points. The chocolate ones have a very fudgy brownie kind of vibe to them. Really nice to have around when you have the urge for something sweet.
You have to check out www.skinnytaste.com. Her recipes are amazing, easy, and include all of the points. She has tasty desserts and snacks too. I have made a ton of them since starting to watch what we eat, and Jeff is generally shocked that what we are eating is actually good for us.
The first few weeks suck ass, I am not a sweets girl, it's the salty carb deliciousness that I crave. I could plow through a bag of chips in a heartbeat.
Between her website, and using the My Fitness Pal app on my phone I am down 25 pounds since August. I just decided I don't want to get to a point where a doctor tells me I can only eat twigs and berries. I want to be able to eat the occasional bacon cheese burger well into my golden years, so I better figure out this moderation thing now.
Good luck, and stay away from heavy office supplies.
You can do it! I'm not craving the sweets, but we've had a food day here at work (I stuck to my beloved veggies) and yesterday, they ordered CHINESE! How could they do this to me? I'm not making a big fuss of it, though, and just trying to stick to my experiment. I'm on day 25.