Right now Jim and I are on a detox style diet. I believe some call it clean eating. I call it horrible. Basically, we’re not eating carbs, or sugar, or dairy, or caffeine or alcohol at the moment, so food has taken a slightly different role in our lives.
We’re entering week 4 now, and I won’t lie, it’s still not easy, but it is far more manageable than it was. Mostly because I am not craving Coke Zero anymore. Don’t get me wrong, I miss it, but I’m not craving it any more. It makes it slightly harder that I work for bars and restaurants and spend all day surrounded by not only the sight of amazing food, but the smell too.
But on to what we can have – we’re eating a LOT of tomatoes. And soups. And salads. And fruit. And drinking fruit teas. I just wish they were a little more flavoursome. I miss cordial and it’s sugary goodness.
And we get one cheat meal a week (this week it’ll be two as I have a few things planned) but it’s still meant a huge change in our lives. The big change for us is that it has meant food is a little less glorious at the moment. Mostly because there is no cake or ice cream to be had on this diet – And all I want is a big fat slab of cake like the one above.
I really should do a detox diet, I swear all I do is eat unhealthy food. Good luck with the rest of it!
Hannah
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Thank you. I wish I was eating all the bad food! x
I love the idea of eating "clean" – nothing icky and processed. Definitely feeling the need to nourish my body 🙂
You'd be amazed how much you can no longer eat if you cut out the processed crap. It's really depressing. x
Well done you! I am trying to diet (Just started today – it is hard going!)
Oooooh, what diet are you trying? x
Keep going with your detox diet – the satisfaction of keeping to it will by far outweigh the temporary satisfaction of chocolate cake. Go you!
Claire xx
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Haha. I think chocolate cake might be better than satisfaction. x
I feel for you – I don't think I could cut all those out but good on you for getting so far!
Thank you. It really is a foolish venture. x
Wow you've cut out a lot of foods! Good luck with that!!
Are you allowed spices? I find that spices and lemon juice can do a lot to bring out the flavour and help curb sugar cravings.
hmm, I might have to try something like this as we have been eating lots of unhealthy food and feeling SO sluggish!
I should do a detox diet too. Way too much sugar, meat, fat and carbs lately. How long are you doing the diet for?