Hi Chix! So it must be true that white flour is sort of a boring refined sugar. How do I know that? Cause technically I have still have not indulged in sweets, but I have found myself eating more and more white things. Take tonight for example; I’m in Moab with the fam. I’ve begged for Italian food every night we’ve been here. First we went to Pasta Jays. I love that place. They have gnocchis to die for. After finishing my Hagan Special which included gnocchis, stuffed shells and manicotti, I finished off Ron’s raviolis and then 6 pieces of garlic bread. Then tonight we went to Zak’s Pizza and Pasta. I got the Pizza Buffet and once again finished off the bowl of garlic bread. On a positive note, I didn’t have even a sniff of Matthew’s skillet cookie. I didn’t even look at Ron’s caramel cheesecake with rasberries. But I did come home and finish off all of the Pizza Hut Pizza crusts that my children didn’t finish while I was gone. My high school physics teacher used to say that only fools have to experience things for themselves. It’s not that I haven’t believed everything I’ve read about refined carbs. (i.e. …refined carbohydrates are just one chemical step away from sugar; and once eaten have nearly the same effect as sugar. That fluffy white stuff labeled "enriched white bread" is as much a part of a sugar problem as the sugar bowl. Healingwithnutrition.com) It’s just that I didn’t want to have to be so strict. I didn’t think I could do it. I still don’t think I can do it. But on the other hand if I’m going to binge, I’d rather do it on things that taste better than stale pizza crusts. So do I take it to the next level? Do I eliminate all refined carbs and take the chance of falling completely off the wagon? Or do I continue this half-a$$ed attempt at living sugar-free with the freedom to have a peanut butter and sugar-free jelly sandwich on Wonder Bread every once and a while? And how far am I wondering from my Intuitive Eating resolve? I do not have the answer to these questions. I do know that I feel the same way now after enough pizza to speak Italian as I did the night I ate an entire pan of brownies (minus one piece that I threw in the garbage just so I could say I didn’t eat the entire pan of brownies). Obviously there is a connection. I think I’m going to give it a try. If I fall of the wagon, I fall of the wagon. It’s not the end of the world. It just means I’ll have more to write about later.
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