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Prepping Strategies

2/25/2016

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Less than five days before I say goodbye to sugar and flour for a month.  What’s your bet on if I can make it? 

My goal right now is finalize a week long meal plan in advance because I don’t want to find myself in a situation where I’m hungry and making a snap decision.  The biggest challenge for me will likely be lunch, with not many quick options beyond a salad.  Breakfast has always been a bit easier, but my goal is to scale back my typical breakfast portions so I’m eating more often during the day, just in smaller amounts.

I’m most worried about the 1AM to 3AM timeframe, which has been a challenge for me since I began working a second shift position.  I tend to be hungry when I get home after work and depending on how stressful my day was, I tend to crave things that are far from healthy.  I used to pat myself on the back since I don’t drink, smoke, or do drugs to get through my times of stress, but I’ve since come to realize that eating half a tube of cookie dough at 2AM isn’t the best move either.  My current strategy to overcome that hungry time in the morning is to potentially go to the gym for thirty minutes after work.  I tend to have a little more willpower when I’ve worked out for a while.  Then I figure I’ll brush my teeth once I get home with the realization that if I eat something after that, I’ll have to brush them again.
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I’m sure I’ll continue to fine tune my strategies as we get closer to March 1st.  Please continue to check back with me as I head down this road, I appreciate your support.
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Confessions of a Cookie Dough Addict

2/21/2016

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I’m not trying to make a bold statement about our world.  I’m not even trying to make a bold statement about myself.  I’m just a guy who wants to test a theory and is willing to use myself as a guinea pig.  You see, I’ve been doing some research on how addicted we’ve become to processed sugar and foods and I realized that I’m the poster boy for what someone with a sugar dependency looks like.  I’m rather picky, don’t really eat fruits or vegetables often, and find myself turning to sugar in times of stress or boredom.  What can I say?  I just love sweet things.

So how dependent am I on this sweet substance?  No idea, but I figure it would be interesting to find out and document it along the way.  My goal is to bring you with me as I walk down the road of no processed sugar or flour.  Oh, and I’m perfectly fine if you think I’m crazy or will fail horribly, even though I feel quite sane and will give it my best shot.
I put together some quick ground rules for myself since I know there are so many variations of what I will be attempting. 

Here’s a few:
  • No processed sugars or flour, which includes all the enriched, bleached, corn syrup type stuff.
  • Stick to foods with single (or very minimal) ingredients.  Fruits, vegetables, meats, cheese, eggs, etc.
  • Try to avoid some of the fruits and veggies that are a bit higher in starches and natural sugars, within reason.  I’ll avoid potatoes and corn, but will have a difficult time saying no to a banana because it’s one of the three fruits I enjoy.
  • Drink a minimum of 100 ounces water a day.  This is less than I should be drinking, but much more than my current average.

​I’m sure there’s other things, but that’s all I can think of for right now.  Either way, I’ll be documenting my experiences for your entertainment, so stay tuned to this blog.  I’m open to your thoughts, criticisms, advice, and comments.

All the best!
John Graham
Self-Proclaimed Cookie Dough Addict

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