by tinathescreamer » Wed May 19, 2021 2:59 am
kia ora Ruff. I enjoyed the salt in the pb, but really noticed the added sugar. I have found it fairly easy to give up sugar and have lost the taste for chocolate, but I really struggle to cut back on salt. Today I automatically added it to the rice while cooking, and can still feel it in my stomach and oesophagus. Given that the Koreans have the highest salt intake and also the highest rate of stomach cancer this is not a good sign.
I find if I tell myself I have to cut something out completely I rebel and wind up stuffing myself on it, so I'm trying giving myself permission to have small treats without self recrimination afterward. I'm trying to keep it to once a week, but if it creeps up I will have to rethink. The hardest thing is eating out, when everyone else is digging into the goodies it's hard not to feel deprived...
re your comment on financial control leading to weight control, it's the same with me. atm I am participating in a Lower the Grocery Bill Challenge and finding ways to eat healthy on a low budget. No more day old bread! No more 99 cents a dozen eggs! No more mac n cheese! the only thing I bought today was a 10kg bag of potatoes. this also includes an Eat Up the Pantry Challenge, which also explains some of the treat foods.