I ended up packing my breakfast and bringing it up (sweet potato hash and sausage) and just boiling some soft boiled eggs. I did notice that my appetite for breakfast really dropped. I had trouble finishing what I normally ate and gave away my second egg to dad one morning. Not sure if I'm just tired of the meal or the different environment of eating breakfast or what. We did go grocery shopping Friday so I picked up a bunch of veggies for a salad and some chicken breasts. This worked for my lunch over the days.
We went orienteering on Sunday, and ended around 12:30, so swung by the general store for subs. I really was not that hungry and frankly was not tempted by the food. Although, by the time I got home I did find I was hungry. My hunger sneaks up on me more now.
All in all very good and couldn't have done it without Barbro who payed special attention to ingredients when fixing the three dinners. It was so nice not to have to cook for myself. When you only eat veggies and meat for all three meals, it sure seems like you are cooking a lot more. No quick sandwiches or quick breakfast cereals.
I just got an email from my Aunt Sue in Texas coordinating things for our upcoming visit. It's right in the middle of the reintroduction period. I went back and forth and decided I'm going to focus on keeping dairy out of my diet during that trip. I'll have two cycles before I go, where I can introduce non-gluten grains and then recover for a few days and then introduce gluten and recover before I get on the plane. And if I need to I can just spend some extra time back home, after the visit, resetting my system before I continue with the reintroduction period.
The trick will be the darn sugar dragon. I was good and didn't have dessert this weekend. We had picked fresh strawberries and were having strawberry shortcake on the type of pound cakes I always loved as a kid. But after dinner I asked myself, and found that I really wasn't hungry, so wasn't even tempted to have even a plate of strawberries. However, I'm not sure how good I'll be around baked goods over the Fourth of July weekend. Hopefully it's crappy, cheap looking sweets. Doubt it though.
I do feel like 30 days seems to have been a good length for my body to adjust to all the foods but one - the sugar. I still think I need more time off of sugar to severe the ties. I keep fantasizing of eating some sweet en masse. I've really fixated on chocolate mouse lately. I haven't had that in years. Today it was a pint of ice cream. Again, this is out of learned behavior. I always eat yogurt, ice cream or sorbet when it's hot. And it was hot today. I think it's because it cools me down. But really, how long does it cool you down for? This afternoon I almost had a snack, but held off, even though it was compliant. Again, I realized I wanted to eat something, but it wasn't because I was hungry. I was just jonesing for something a little sweet.
I did find I was more tired this weekend. I think it could have been the change in activity. I was being a lot more social than I've been lately and was outside a lot more. And I wasn't the only one who was tired. I do wish I got this tiger blood thing and always had endless energy. I am happy my energy levels are a lot more leveled out now. Although today, I did find myself really tired this morning. I had to force myself to make breakfast before it got too late. Maybe I need to find a second breakfast option. But I think I was tired this morning from the heat and the visit. Let's see how tomorrow goes. Nicks spending the night before he flies out tomorrow so that will give me more structure to the day.
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