I wanted to talk a little bit today about temptation.
Back when I was a sugar-burner, I felt very differently about food. I found everything so terribly tempting!
I usually had the willpower to stop myself, but the temptation was still there. If I had to work where there was chocolate, or a plate of cookies, or hot homemade bread right in front of me, I would be so very, very tempted to partake at least a little.
But now, a year and nine months into zero carb keto, I realize that my whole mentality has changed!
I do not find any of those kind of foods tempting in the slightest anymore. It all seems like poison to me. I know that if I ate it, it would taste grossly sweet, make me feel terribly ill and nauseauted, bloated and heavy in the gut, and then I would probably end up getting a head cold (upper respiratory virus) too.
Even drinks, such as wine or tea have no temptation for me now. I know that they are full of sugars, and that sugars are just not healthy for me.
And most interestingly, I am perfectly content and satisfied! I am not pining away, wishing I could have those things. I am not hungry at all. I can pass right by the workplace gauntlet of donuts, pizza, cookies, candy, etc. with not even the slightest interest.
That to me, is a really, really good sign of health. I am
satiated. I am getting all the nutrients I need, even with 20% calorie restriction. I am complete, content, with a cool hand, and level head. It is a really, really good feeling!
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Grassfed beef oxtail with sea salt
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