Even though I've been through lymphoma and am now waiting to find out if I have Graves Disease (hate that title) I am somehow unable to grow up. I had ice cream today. I have a sugar addiction. I bought Stevia. I knowwww what I should and shouldn't eat. It's not a weight thing. I want to be strong, my blood to be healthy. I do green juices and have soy or coconut in my coffee. Eat kale salads and all the good healthy stuff but when it comes to sugar I am WEAK!
I need help.
I am hearing you... Don't beat yourself up, at least you're trying and as you say you're not overweight. The Stevia should give you a good helping hand.
How *much* ice cream did you have? A small pot or did you have a couple of scoops from a big pot and then put it away and not go back to it? Did you enjoy, really enjoy and taste, all of what you had?
I am not sure that thinking of yourself as weak (or childish) is terribly empowering unless it enables you to think about what you need and put it in place. If you have told yourself you must not have any sugar, what were the circumstances of you getting hold of the ice cream... does it work for you to 'ban' things? (It does for some people but not others)
Snap!! Don't feel bad. I bought a box of 4 magnum choc ices yesterday (well they were on offer you see), ate two that afternoon and then the other two today. I buy multi packs of crisps and then tell myself that as there's not as many in the pack now I can eat two. I go through periods where I'm strong and don't eat any rubbish, then like the last few days it all goes to pot! I'm weak with regards to sweet goodies too, all except for cakes and biscuits which I never eat now.
I say to people that I'm a sweetoholic. A friend bought me two packs of Thorntons chocolate last week and it was gone in no time. Now no one would buy a bottle of drink for an alcoholic would they. So why sweets for me!
What on earth can we do!!!
Jean
What a terrible diet you posted. Its boring. Wheres the fresh salad with the cheese or nuts. What you have done is replaced the sugars with more sweet tasting food. It is far better for you to go protein rich than fat rich diets. Both need to avoid sugar and sweet tastes
Sweet potato is a no for hyper thyroid. Trust mecits not that I don't know. I could be a naturopath with the knowledge that I have cuts implementing it. I have healthy tasty food every day. But.
Were as fats just stick you your arteries and leads to potential heart attacks. I think the moral of the stories are eat a little of everything. Just the fact that you are watching what you eat is beneficial.
Actually that same articule points out the enzeme in red meat is the cause of concern so Im still off meat/fat and invested in vegtable proteins and fish
Unsupportive husband...
I HATE Fish!
It's Sugar Awareness Week 8th-14th November. 
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