Alas, enough of the university stuff, I am only writing this blog as I am absolutely starving and need something to get my mind off of my growling stomach. I have been tempted to gobble down a can of baked beans but MY end goal is far greater than a measly tin of Organic beanies from my favourite store Abel and Cole ( organic food delivery service in UK). I do have to admit that my hunger is far greater than it was when I first did the Cambridge Diet but I guess I have grown to be more of a pig than I once was, the only good side ( if there is one in regards to cravings) is that I am craving much healthier food than my prior attempt at this diet, when I first took part in this diet my many slip-ups were due to 'Festivals', which is a Caribbean fried dumpling flavoured with sugar and spices and a perfect addition to Ackee and Saltfish...mmmm FOOD!!
However, today I am simply craving a nice bowl of Mediterranean vegetable couscous cooked in coconut milk with a small Feta cheese Salad with Kale, red onions and cherry tomatoes on the side. I really cannot wait to start cooking again. It's funny how I eventually now how to cook and eat healthily but it only comes into play when I start a VLCD. I guess everything will fit into place eventually, this is only the start of my body transformation road.
I know I briefly touched on what my long-term goals are the other day but I feel that today is one of those day where I can delve a wee bit more into what I actually want. I have always stuck with my goal of being 10 stone, however my journey will never stop there. In order for me to maintain my weight and be a healthier person I have decided to change my whole lifestyle ( which I guess is the main thing to do when losing weight, duuh). Not only am I going to aim to become healthier by doing more physical activities and attending gym, I am striving for a body of a fitness model or as close as I can get whilst sticking to a vegan based diet. I want to be a vegan, not only for the physical rewards but I do genuinely feel sorry for the animals that are subjected to pointless deaths, torture and goodness knows what else. What I am trying to say is that I want to be a better person, a better human and live ethically. These past few months have been an eye opener for me and in order for me to feel more in tune with myself I must also be in tune with my environment. therefore doing what I can to protect my ecological environment will trickle down and benefit my spiritual and physical environment I call my temple and home.
Returning to my world of the Cambridge Diet, although this is a far cry from my goal of being vegan, this diet has shown me ways to pull through the hunger and temptation. The most important factor to fighting the hunger would be the consumption of water.
The recommended allowance for water stands at around 2.23 litres of water a day (4 pints), which for me Jae-Jae the Fish, doesn't last very long, so I have started drinking around 4 litres of water, not only does this aid in flushing out the ketones when I eventually achieve ketosis but it also aids in filling the hunger gap between meals. Training my body to get full up on water really helps when I am situations of not having a product to hand or as mentioned previously fighting the craving to munch. I have to be honest it hasn't worked as good as I hoped but after a few swigs my hunger has been subdued for at least 20 mins which has given me more than enough time to get active and divert my mind from 'The Crave' before it starts up again.
Being busy and active also helps with the temptations ( hence the long blog entry). Today was my first day at University studying to become an Adult Nurse and rather than focusing on the growls of my stomach my attention was focused on what the lecturers had to say about the next three years as a university student. It was only when I arrived home that I realised HECK, I am hungry!! So I had my third products and swigged down my third litre for the day, I still feel slightly hungry but I have compiled a list of things to do in the flat to keep me busy until it's time to have my final product for the night and head off to bed.
With that in mind, I think it's about time I get cracking with the housework before it's 11pm and I am still cleaning.
Love and Peace
Just Jae-Jae x
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