The one thing that is getting me through this detox stage of the diet more than anything else is almond butter. If I'm craving ice cream or cake or anything sweet, I just grab a spoonful of the almond butter (or two) and I can make it through. There have been a lot of "I want some F@$*ing cake!" shouts, especially in the last week, but part of that is that I just can't stop watching the food network. In all honesty I haven't craved chocolate really at all, and my cravings for cake and sugar are only from watching shows about sweets... it's not like my body is actually craving sweets at all at this point.
I can recognize now that the first week of the diet I was very tired and grumpy. The arguments and conflicts I got into were due in part to my tiredness. I won't take total responsibility, but I just didn't have my usual patience for different people's attitudes. Now when I meet people who are chronically grumpy I'll consider the fact that they're probably not eating properly. Into the second week I actually felt like I was in a better mood than usual. This could be because I had some other things going on and keeping me busy, or it could be that I had adjusted to the diet well. Or it could have been a bit of both.
Anyway, I have found some good recipes on thecandidadiet.com website. Last night I made vegetarian cabbage rolls from scratch, and they were delicious. I got the main recipe from that site and then I took out the meat and added zucchini, red pepper and celery. I also added a bit of basil to the sauce. Even my meat-loving-man thought they were delicious.
This weekend I will be transitioning to the next stage of the diet - Elimination. I'm worried this will be more difficult, even though I will be able to eat a few more things, because of the Candida die-off. I bought some oregano oil as my anti-fungal, and I will be trying to incorporate more garlic into the things I eat. But I am so looking forward to eating blueberries again!!!!
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