Ok, so I know I haven't been that diligent with my daily updates as of recently, but I have been diligent with the detox. I did realize that I could have been having organic soy all of week 2 but didn't because I thought that was week three. This week I get gluten free grains and eggs back. My body has been crying out for carby goodness so I had Vietnamese food tonight; vermicelli with pan-fried chili lemongrass tofu. DELICIOUS. That was pretty much the last on my list of cravings besides that cookie dough cake. Even most of my meat cravings have subsided despite seeing pictures of my friend's korean bbq feast on Facebook.
This past week has been very different from the first week for the obvious reason that I was not just eating just twigs and leaves. Beyond that, it reminded me that it's ok to be a little hungry. Despite being able to eat seafood and beans, I still got hungry between meals and instead of indulging every pang of hunger with something to eat, I let my stomach keep grumbling away. Eventually it would go away. If not, I'd eat some fruit or drink some water. It seems like such a simple concept, but it's one that has always eluded me. In all my forays into the dieting world, I always told myself I wouldn't be one of those people who starved themselves but I never fully distinguished the difference between starving yourself and going hungry. As someone who has always had a love/hate relationship with food, this feels like a pretty big milestone. So I head into week three ready to finish strong and hold on to the habits this detox has helped me develop. Now I wonder if the detox can also make me want to go to the gym...
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