Day 9 started out with the remainders of a craving for ice-cream, but I was doing great. I ate healthy all day and made a delicious meal for dinner, but somehow I allowed myself to get derailed. I don't even know if derailed is the right word. I allowed myself something I really wanted after having at least 27 healthy meals with no unclean foods in between. That is a victory right there. The ice-cream was good, but of course I carry a bit of guilt with me today. I could have made it through the night without it, but would the craving been worse today and caused me to fall even harder? Maybe. What I do know is that I will never be "perfectly clean" in my eating. It isn't realistic for me. Maybe others can, but I know me. I can be close to perfect, but every now and again I will drink that wine or have the bowl of ice-cream. It's reality. The difference between the old me and the new me is that I know the impact of the ice-cream on my body and I understand the benefits of clean eating. I like all of the food I have had lately and so the ice-cream was nothing more than a side trip from what I am doing. Does that make me weak? Some may think so. I think it makes me real.
Food
Breakfast - egg, turkey, green peppers, onion, and spinach
Lunch - leftovers from Day 8's dinner
Snack - peach, larabar, ice-cream
Dinner - sausage, cabbage, egg and onion. YUMMY!!!
Today is a new day with a clean slate. We won't beat ourselves up for the ice-cream; rather, we will applaud ourselves for being true to ourselves and still moving forward on our Paleo Journey.
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