RESET Day 3 & 4

Sorry I missed posting yesterday but it was a wee bit crazy around the house. My daughter had her post-op follow ups with her surgeons and the gastroenterologist and they were very pleased with how well she has healed and enjoyed hearing that she has successfully transitioned from Miralax to the all natural USANA Fibergy and has been staying regular and the nausea has eased. Then it was my turn and got to rush from one end of the Metroplex to the other to see my doctors down at the VA. I love how they respect that I don't want more chemical pills to "treat" my illnesses but am more intereste in alternative forms of treatments. Given that both of my care providers are from the Far East, they are very open to this way of thinking.

So far my RESET has been going really well and this evening I added 1/4 cup of fresh lemon juice to my French Vanilla Nutrimeal and am enjoying a nice lemon cream shake. I love just about anything lemon. 

The hardest part of building a healthy lifestyle and eating habits for me is that I am a terrible snacker! I get the munchies so bad and embarrassingly enough that's mostly do to my having sucked my thumb till I was 15 and now have a ridiculous need to always have something to chew on. Most of the time a piece if sugar free gum helps but sometimes that won't even kill the urge to indulge in a bag of peanut M&Ms or a bag of salty snacks.

This is why I keep carefully measured little snack bags of almonds, banana chips, and raisins, as well as lots of prepared veggies to reach for whenever the urge strikes. When it's something sweet I'm craving a super healthy, low glycemic, unbelievably delicious USANA Snack Bar offers the sugary pleasure I desire and 18 grams of protein to keep me running strong.

My favorite snack for literally whenever is a fresh cucumber/onion salad tossed in vinegar, water, sugar, salt, and pepper. This fresh chilled treat offers me the crunchy texture I desire, the fresh healthy factor I need, and the satisfaction of being able to enjoy snacking without worrying about undoing all my hard work to making healthier choices.

Having chips and chocolate shouldn't be eliminated from your diet in their entirety because these are things that we enjoy. Just enjoy them in moderation and plan on making a few other modifications to your food intake that day or increase the activity so that chocolate doesn't decide to take up residence where it shouldn't.

As a Fibromite and a woman, chocolate can be my best friend and worst enemy but I can usually keep it at bay with a Dutch Chocolate Shake or a Fudgy Delighg Snack Bar....but sometimes a small bag of dark chocolate peanut M&Ms is just was the doctor ordered. 

Snacking isn't bad, just remember to make good choices just like with our meals. Moderation is the key!

Snack Happy and Healthy Friends!!

Rachel