Sunday: Monday Check In: Week 2/3

In case you didn't know, I took a break from blogging and Youtube this week because I needed to spend some time with friends and family. Sadly this break also happened to damage my commitment to stop eating certain foods. Upon reflection, it kind of sucks because I was doing so wellResults

           

                                                              Reflection

Chips

I succumbed to the yummy but deadly chips when my mother incorporated them into dinner. My mom never buys chips, I didn't think I was going to have to face them while I was at home. In a very sarcastic and "the universe is against me" sort of way, I found it funny that suddenly there are chips everywhere I turn to at home. But starting on Sunday I am going to restart my journey to eliminate chips from my diet for 21 days. But during those 6 days I noticed that I did not crave the chips that I ate so often. This gives me hope that this time I can go 21 days straight.

Coke

Coke was a challenge to go without for those 10 days. I don't know if I am just really emotionally linked to this soft drink, or if it is really that addicting but I did miss it. I generally just crave coke, but that can be replaced by any soft drink to an extent. For example I might be really craving Coke one day and I'll have a Sprite and it will fade. But then a few hours later I will want it again. But when I crave coke, if I have it I won't really think about it until the next day. I've noticed that when I drink it my body calms down and I have no anxiety, which is really odd to me. Is this what a real addiction feels like?

This week I'll be adding....

Coffee. Why give up the nectar of the gods? Mostly because coffee can produce a hormone called cortisol. Apparently this hormone is produced naturally by the body when we are stressed or scared, which increases blood sugar levels and can turn that into fat. Coffee also contains caffeine which is a diuretic meaning that it can cause your body to lose more water than it needs to. As I don't drink that much water on a daily basis, I hope that this can help my skin clear up.  

Fried Chicken is also on the list. It is just unhealthy and I turn to it as a comfort food way too often.By eliminating this I hope that I can also save myself some money to be put towards a camera!

Also for the next 21 days I want to run outside every other day starting monday. I just found out that my rugby lost one of our best runner and player. This means everyone is going to have to step up to the plate. Including me.

Thanks for reading and I hope that everyone has an awesome and fantastic week! 

<3 Cielo