Temptations!!

I have now completed my 10th day of the anti-candida diet, and it has not been easy, but some days are worse than others. I don't know why I am so hard on myself, but food shows are among my favourite indulgences, and unfortunately they have become a sort of torture! I watched Cupcake Wars at lunch on Thursday and regretted it as soon as I turned it on. Yet I watched the entire episode, imagining how great it would be if I could just have one of the cupcakes being made on the show. But I made it through the day without succumbing to my temptation, and am a stronger person for it!

Then came the long weekend. Unfortunately for me, I was working every day except Friday. Fortunately for me, however, this made it easier for me to avoid many of the temptations I otherwise would have been exposed to. Pancakes for brunch on Saturday? Not for me, I had to leave the house at 8am. Pizza for dinner at 4pm? Nope, I won't be back until 6:30 or 7, and by then it will all be gone. Still, there were of course drinks, and snacks, and a fire just waiting to melt its first smore, but somehow I held fast to my diet and did not cheat. I just ate an abundance of rice cakes and almond butter, and concentrated on the other aspects of a great long weekend in the summer - the people and the atmosphere. Of course having a nice G & T or margarita with everyone would have been awesome, but it didn't ruin my weekend NOT to have it.

I guess I'm finding the best way to avoid temptations is to keep incredibly busy. I haven't had more than one full day off since I started this diet, and I know that that has made things a lot easier. I don't have time to think about the ice cream and bread hiding out in the house that I can't touch. I have been missing my pre-game perogies for sport-fuelling purposes, but I am managing. For the most part. I will be glad when this is over, but for now I honsetly don't feel I'm suffering too badly.