Day 21: Temptations

We all have them and usually struggle with them. Today I was so excited about my leftover pork and squash. I also made my inflammation tea to help with the Starbucks incident and had a green smoothie for breakfast. I felt prepared for my days meals and was looking forward to them.

When my friend Sandy got back from lunch she told me she "cheated" on her diet today and had Sonic. Hmmmm.....Sonic. I was listening to her describe her little chicken poppers and began imagining myself having some. The weird thing about my food sensitivities is that I have become very good at fantasizing about foods I loved. As I started to become hungry I thought I can go there and just have my usual bunless burger. No harm right? And just like that I had forgotten all about the lunch I was so excited for.

During my lunch break I had to make a choice; give into my temptation or eat my leftovers. Today I chose my leftovers because I'm tired of my tummy hurting and I'm just sick of being sick and tired all the time. It's strange how only eating an allergen twice in 21 days can make you so sick. Not really strange that it made me sick, but the length of time it's taking to recover.

I also wanted to make sure I didn't have any temptations when I got off work. It's usually dinner time and I'm starving. So on my lunch I walked to the grocery store and grabbed some freshly cut berries. Instead of letting my temptations get the best of me I ate my lunch and got some exercise getting a snack for later! This day turned out better than I thought. Sometimes all we need is a little distraction from our temptations and the walk was just what I needed!