It’s time.

Today is day 7.

This past Monday I gave up sugar and wheat and processed foods.

I’ve never done anything easier.

After just a week, I’m starting to get a grasp of how addicted I was. I was out of control, driven to eat just because I needed to, not because I had to, or even because I wanted to. So many things I ate just drove me to want to eat more.  Nutrition-less, processed, poison. It ruled my life, always wondering how I was going to get my next “fix”.

I was hesitant to post about this, since it is quite personal, and it is only day 7. But I really feel like it’s time, and I’m finally doing this.

Last Monday I quit drinking Coke, and eating chips, candy, bread, and really all food from boxes or bags, with a list of ingredients.

Our fridge is stuffed with food. I’m finally preparing food.

For breakfast I make some oatmeal. Just one serving (1/3 cup of oats), of the kind you need to boil for awhile, not the instant kind. I add a few little pieces of walnuts, raisins, cinnamon, sometimes a small bit of maple syrup, and a splash of milk.

If I need a mid-morning snack, I’ll have an orange or an apple.

Lunch has been a big plate of produce from the fridge. I usually start with lettuce, and then add some black beans, few chunks of cheddar or feta cheese, mushrooms, tomatoes, carrots, cucumber, and then some bits of left over meat or a couple days I cooked up a couple slices of bacon for on top.

For dinner we have something meaty with vegetables. I’ve had broccoli, kale, eggplant, carrots, and peppers with my dinners of steak, chicken, and sausage this week. I’m not going carb free, I’m still going to eat rice and tonight we had potatoes. Sometimes I put a spoon or two of apple sauce or cottage cheese on the side. One night I baked eggplant slices. Who am I ? 🙂

The first couple of nights I still wanted an evening snack, so I had a bit of plain Greek yogurt with some strawberries we froze last summer.

I drink only water. I’ve not craved for anything. I’ve had mild headaches off and on and a bit of light headedness earlier in the week, but this isn’t even close to tough. My skin feels softer, I don’t feel so achy, and my jeans are already looser.  I don’t have a scale, I’m not interested in numbers, I just want to feel healthy again.

I don’t plan on being too militant about this. I’m sure I’m going to have a slice of pizza from time to time, or a couple beers. I’ll just have to go right back to whole foods afterwards, and never let dangerous foods take over again. This isn’t following any weight loss plan or program, I’m just aiming to eat nutritious, whole foods every day.

I’m on my way.

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Here are a couple plates I ate this week:

Eggplant slices baked, with fresh herbs (oregano and basil from my indoor garden), and some parmesan, on some jasmine rice.

Salad with some olive oil and balsamic vinegar for dressing, cheese, bacon, carrot, celery, tomatoes.

Another lunch salad, with some black beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, and cucumbers.