Day three already! I can't quite believe how time has flown and how, so far, I haven't experienced too many withdrawal cravings for my usual daily sugar fixes. That said, it hasn't all been plain sailing...
The stomach upset I mentioned in my first post persisted through much of yesterday and I was on the verge of packing the whole experiment in, but suddenly it cleared up in the evening. Still no idea what set it off - it could have been anything from a raw pepper to a dodgy apple. And I found that my energy levels had been slightly more constant during the afternoon at work - or was that just the usual rush of adrenaline that comes from the "Friday feeling"?
A very new kind of supper for me...
I'm coping better with the Weetabix than I thought I would. Instead of making me too bloated, sometimes I actually still feel hungry afterwards! As for the almond milk, I can't detect any subtle, nutty influence - do I just have a highly unrefined palate? At the moment, the main annoyance is the sheer monotony of it all...as I haven't found many alternatives, it is going to be Weetabix every night, with fresh fruit. I have been tempted several times to sprinkle a handful of raisins or dried cranberries on top but one of the "rules" of this game is that I can't add any more dried fruit to my daily diet: although the sugars ARE natural, they are concentrated in a highly unnatural way. I'm used to being able to choose from a plethora of delightful options (which can be a problem in itself sometimes - I may write at a future stage how "food choices" often put me in a panic) but I remind myself that many people in the world get limited or even no choice when it comes to their meals and it can only do me moral good to taste their experiences.
Guess which one is my version?
But I have come up with something new tonight - my own take on a "low sugar" cheesecake! Only three ingredients - Ryvita crackers for the base, with mashed banana and cream cheese for the filling. Then pop into the freezer - simples! I can't comment on the taste yet, but at 200 calories, it is comparable to the WeightWatchers version but with less than a tenth of the amount of refined sugar: < 2g verses > 21.5g.
At the moment though, I think it's going to feel wonderful to be able to reintroduce the "sweet treats" when this challenge ends. If there are any Weetabix left, I can see them being fed to the locusts at work...
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