Good food!

Almost a week into my contest and I am feeling awesome!  This week was an incredible week with total control.  I had absolutely no desserts and all healthy foods all week long except for a treat yesterday on the 4th of July.  I have turned down chocolate cake, gelato, ice cream, cookies and the list goes on and on!  The more I do it the more I feel in control.  It has become almost a game to me how much I can stay away from!  Right now I have a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting sitting on my counter and I have not even tried it!  Now if you know me, you know this would be one of my all time favorite desserts!  Can you say CONTROL!

I realized that the times I want this stuff the most is when I am hungry.  Instead of saying "I'm hungry" my body has this inner voice that screams, "FEED ME THE SUGAR!"  I have started to recognize this as a cry out for food and not just a cry out for the junk.  So before I can think about going for the junk I have quickly been getting something healthy to eat.  This is a harder task for me than you might think.  I used to snack on some junk as I made our meals.  Now I just have to get the lunch together in a hurry.  This has caused me to come up with some on the spot meals that I can always go to.  My favorite for the week is some fat free refried beans topped with salsa.  I warm it up and dip carrots and celery in it.  I have decided it tastes better than chips in it and it is so easy to whip up.  And I get the protein I need!  

I now need to sit down and come up with a lot of other go to meals so that I have plenty to choose from when I get the urge to go for the junk!  Hopefully over time my body will learn to send hunger signals and not junk signals!