I have to admit that yesterday was just not a good day. I gave in to every craving that I had. I stuck to the menu but I ate in addition to it, which is never good. I have had such a sweet tooth the last few days and I just could not take it anymore. My oldest daughter is going to hula hoop for a school talent show so we had to go to Toys ‘R” Us and get 2 hula hoops. I remembered that they had a pretty good candy selection and went to check it out. I found a jumbo candy necklace and could not resist. I opened it as soon as I got in the car and about half of it fell apart. The necklace had been crushed. I immediately thought to myself, “That’s what you get for cheating” but then I proceeded to eat the remaining half of the necklace. I felt terrible afterwards but instead of correcting course I decided to continue indulging these cravings. After dinner when the kids were asleep I curled up with a hot bowl of cream of wheat. This probably would not have been so bad if I hadn’t added such an exorbitant amount of granulated sugar to it. It was so tasty but I went to bed guilt ridden and just plain defeated. While I am trying not to let those feelings of guilt and defeat linger it is difficult because I feel like crap today. It is amazing what one bad day can do to you. Well let me try to focus on succeeding today. Today’s candida diet menu is below. Have a great day!
Tennille
Candida Diet Menu – January 26, 2010
Breakfast
Left over spaghetti and meat sauce from last night’s dinner
Kids ate Bowl of Oatmeal with some organic brown sugar
Mid-Morning Snack
Bowl of cucumbers with a little bit of sea salt
Kids have a piece of fruit
Lunch
Rice wrap with turkey slices, avocado and salsa
Kids have left over spaghetti and meat sauce
Afternoon Snack
Tortilla Chips with Salsa
Kids have 1 bag of Cape Cod Potato Chips
Dinner
Homemade Chicken Nuggets
Homemade French Fries
Broccoli
Dessert
1 cup herbal tea
I’ve been experiencing those same cravings and indulgences when I know that I shouldn’t. I did really good ridding my body of all the ‘crap’ when I first started eating yeast-free. Now that I am up and about after knee surgery, I find myself wanting to keep eating those bad foods that I allowed while I was recovering from surgery and it’s really hard to resist the craving for Diet Dr. Pepper and ‘real’ bread. Thanks again for writing this blog. I feel like I am alone and it is nice to know someone else is going through the same struggles.