I can't stop eating sugar. White foods. Bread, sugar, potatoes. Some days are better than others. I usually do pretty well at home and then fall off the wagon when I'm traveling for work. Once I've tripped up, I seem to keep falling forward. I buy a loaf of bread or a pint of ice cream or make a small batch of brownies. And so on. I tell myself that I'll eat a few slices of bread and then freeze the rest. But I don't freeze it. I eat 2/3 of the loaf over the course of a week and then throw the rest away.
I know that my diet is hindering my success. I'm guessing I have lost 20 lbs, which puts me on track for 2 lbs a week, but I could have lost more.
My lower back pain and sciatica are persisting, and I know that is partially due to inflammation from the carbs I'm eating.
I leave for 3 days tomorrow morning. My goal to stay on track is to eat Trader Joe's Greek style yogurt sweetened with honey for breakfast at the office. Lunch will be a salad (no bread). I will not snack on bad things. I will not eat sugar. I'll bring string cheese and fruit for snacks. Dinner could be difficult. I will try my best but will not feel guilty if I eat a few simple carbs.
I realized yesterday that I am almost through the first quarter of the year. Yikes. Time really does fly. I feel completely confident that I can keep up this exercise pace. If I can get my diet under control for the remaining quarters, then I'll be doing great.
The past couple of weekends have been remarkably unproductive. I am tired. Seriously tired. Sunday's are the worse. If I lay down to read, I fall asleep. Mid-day I am hit with a wave of exhaustion so deep that I can do nothing but sleep it off. And after all this, I sleep at night for 8 or 9 hours. I don't know if this is due to workouts catching up to me near the end of the week or because I have been traveling so much. I don't think anything else is going on, but who knows. It could also be dietary.
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| So many reasons not to eat sugar |
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