Ready...Set...

I'm actually not dieting, per se, at the moment. I am ramping down my food intake though. Every time I've gone on a weight-loss diet "cold turkey" I have failed within a week. I just got too frustrated because of the big changes I had to make. So, for the next 7 days I will be cutting my portions each day. Start weaning myself from coffee and other drinks with caffeine. I sure don't need a caffeine headache to start off my weight loss adventure!

Yesterday was hard, even so. I know I am sensitive to certain foods which I adore -- like bread and pasta -- but when I eat them my body lets me know. I get stuffed up and sneezy, like an allergy. In fact, for many years, I blamed my symptoms on my cats, that I was somewhat allergic to them. Nope.

But I couldn't go forever without bread and pasta.

So, I got inventive. I tried some health-food-store breads which are made with either no or very little wheat. Pretty decent -- kind of nutty but I enjoyed it. And instead of regular pasta, I found some made out of spelt. I found I could tolerate it better, but only in moderation.

What was yesterday's problem? I didn't have any of the "good" breads in the house to satisfy my craving. In fact there wasn't a whole lot of good foods to eat, and I ended up having to go grocery shopping. I got hungry, or more precisely I got cravings. It will take a few days for them to go away, or at least be less frequent.

I did order my supplements yesterday. I got some flax oil, evening primrose, L-carnatine and CoQ10 pills. They do make a difference when I take them. The flax is to make sure I get enough fat in my diet, so that my body doesn't crave it. The evening primrose and CoQ10 are anti-oxidants and help to regulate my moods somewhat (not to mention being good for the heart). And the L-carnatine is for my metabolism, to help it ramp up some. I order them online, since it's much less expensive than walking into the health food store and getting them. The down side is that it will take around 10 days to get here. Oh well, that's what I get for running out.

Here's hoping that today's cravings are fewer and farther between.