Bread: A slippery slope
I've been caring for multiple barns lately, so time for writing has been limited. Sorry about that!
Yesterday, I decided to do a bit of an experiment. Since one slice of whole wheat bread is 12g of carbs, I wanted to see if I could have bread without completely falling off the wagon. When I had it, I thought it was fine, but I definitely learned that I have to refrain from bread a little while longer before weaning it back into my diet. I instantly started craving Dunkin' Donuts munchkins. I started bargaining with myself that just one munchkin wouldn't be too many carbs. But I knew that I was going down a slippery slope. For now, bread is going to stay out of my diet.
Mentally, my health has been ok. Not great, not the worst I've had to deal with. I've kept my bottle of Xanax on me just in case it gets bad. It is basically a security blanket at this point. The good news is Seamus was adjusted by a chiropractor today and he will hopefully be back in shape for riding in no time. This time, without pain!
On another note, I have a go-to snack for those moments when I really want something sweet without feeling guilty for loading up on refined sugars/carbs. These treats are super good and are 8g of carbs each, sweetened mostly by cacao and shredded coconut.
Breakfast:
1 cup yogurt
1/2 cup strawberries
1/2 tbsp agave nectar
handful of nuts
Lunch:
Subway salad
2 Emmy's cookies
Yesterday, I decided to do a bit of an experiment. Since one slice of whole wheat bread is 12g of carbs, I wanted to see if I could have bread without completely falling off the wagon. When I had it, I thought it was fine, but I definitely learned that I have to refrain from bread a little while longer before weaning it back into my diet. I instantly started craving Dunkin' Donuts munchkins. I started bargaining with myself that just one munchkin wouldn't be too many carbs. But I knew that I was going down a slippery slope. For now, bread is going to stay out of my diet.
Mentally, my health has been ok. Not great, not the worst I've had to deal with. I've kept my bottle of Xanax on me just in case it gets bad. It is basically a security blanket at this point. The good news is Seamus was adjusted by a chiropractor today and he will hopefully be back in shape for riding in no time. This time, without pain!
On another note, I have a go-to snack for those moments when I really want something sweet without feeling guilty for loading up on refined sugars/carbs. These treats are super good and are 8g of carbs each, sweetened mostly by cacao and shredded coconut.
Breakfast:
1 cup yogurt
1/2 cup strawberries
1/2 tbsp agave nectar
handful of nuts
Lunch:
Subway salad
2 Emmy's cookies
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