December 14th, 2009 Eulogy for Forbidden Foods
I might as well list some of these…..
Regular Cocoa
Jelly & Jam
My Homemade Bread (I’ll modify it later)
Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy
French Fries
REAL cherry pie and other pies
Sweet Tea
Real candy and chocolate bars
Fried Chicken
Chicken Fried Steak
Popcorn (glycemic-wise) isn’t even that healthy of a snack.
Mac & Cheese
Nacho Chips at Restaurants
Also gone are the days of me “easily” making a bowl of cereal in the morning or a peanut-butter sandwich at lunch. It will just take some getting used to.
Freedom to just grab stuff easily off the supermarket shelves.
Some of these foods (above) I really won’t miss THAT much.
(I know there are sugar substitutes, but NONE of them so far really cuts the mustard completely.)
The PLUS side (well, I’m trying to stay away from the PLUS side, actually. When I started to out-grow my size 14 pants I felt that I HAD to do something. For the first time in my life I was starting to get weight on my midsection. I didn’t like it.) But, realistically, the pluses will, I hope, include better health, more energy, long lifespans with better quality of life…..no diabetes and less chance of heart trouble…..and I hope I’ll feel better about my body again. I haven’t noticed has much trouble with fibro since I began. I’ll just have to see if that lasts.
