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Saturday, July 08, 2006

My Archenemy: Beans

I know that I have to eat at least one cup of beans on E2L, but I'm struggling. I love beans so much, so I eat TONS. I consume can after can after can! I've just used up my last three cans of no salt added kidney beans to make some dip and, once the dip is gone, I'm taking a bean sabbatical. I'm not making them completely off-limits, I just think we need a "break." The beans are smothering me, and while I love them so, perhaps we need some time apart.

I think what's helping me to stay on doing an E2L-type diet is being less uptight about it. If I don't eat my cooked veggies, I don't eat them. It's not like I ate extra starchy veggies or nuts/seeds in their place, so why should I care? I'm just naturally drawn to the core E2L foods.

A big thank you to Nicole and anonymous who left encouraging comments yesterday. I really need all of them I can get!

posted by Rosy at 4:27 PM

6 Comments:

  • Hi Rosy,

    Rather than going completely without beans, could you try to reduce your intake by making dishes where they're just a minor ingredient? I'm thinking of soups and stews that you fill full of veggies and just use a small amount of beans. I'm just afraid that you're going to get hungry if you don't have them at all!

    By Blogger Susan Voisin, at 10:12 AM  

  • I wish I was able to do that! I made a chilli a few weeks ago and sat through picking out all of the beans to eat. :-/ It's got to be something psychological and not physiological. I'm really just at a loss right now as to what to do. Perhaps I can scrounge up the money to talk to someone about this.

    I do have dried beans left in the house, so they're there if I feel hungry.

    By Blogger Rosy, at 10:28 AM  

  • Glad to encourage you!! (sometimes I have to post under anonoymous because i'll be at a computer that doesn't have my password already entered)
    The comment "Today is yesterday's Tomorrow" is NOT my own, it was something I read in Steven Gullo's Thin Commandments and I found that line to be such a kick for me.
    Please get the book from libriary and look at it...the actual food info in it is useless but the MIND tips in it are GREAT. Gullo also wrote Thin Tastes Better (I haven't read it but heard that Thin Commandments is just a rehashing of the same info).
    Rosy, I implore you to use ETL as your guide for food for the long haul-- it will do you good. If you need to have certain cheat meals or cheat days, by all means DO IT, schedule them so you don't use the excuse of "this is my last change to binge" to make you eat more than you really want of junky foods.
    Life is about more than food and trying to be too strict will make some of us obsess (I have some experience in this). If being rigid about ETL doesn't work for you, then its not working. Find what works for You. You are more important that some bull$hit "ETL Aggressive Plan"-- devise your own "Rosy Plan". The Plan that works for You is the BestPlan.
    Fuhrman has a 90% rule...well for the first year I lived by the 70% (sometimes better, sometimes worse) rule. Now I am probably up to 95% and its almost second nature to me. I am healthier, lighter, and more optimist. But it was an evolution, I had to do it my way.
    PortlandBound

    By Blogger badyoga, at 3:38 PM  

  • I second everything that PortlandBound/Bad Yoga said; she's quite the wise woman!

    Capitalize on the fact that you are naturally drawn to ETL foods... somehow... currently on brain overload, no specific ideas! OR try what I'm trying, portion out all of your food on your day off or the day before so when you are hungry you don't have to think about what you're going to eat and how much of it. Just eat what you've set aside for that meal and then you're done.

    ETL is hard; but it's even harder to be happy with yourself if you feel you've let yourself down. I know you can do it!

    By Blogger Nicole, at 2:28 PM  

  • badyoga, your comments are so inpiring and just what I need right now. I'll check my library for those books ASAP. I'm definitely using my "cheat" snacks or meals as an excuse to have a "cheat" day. And, boy, have I had a lot of cheat days lately! None of my clothes actually fit anymore, so I'm really hoping most of this is water weight. It's really hard getting back into the swing of things.

    I really can't believe the amount of calorie-laden, nutrient-void things I ate today. And I still feel hungry. I ate tons of baby carrots, berries, and cherries this morning for breakfast but it didn't stop me from eating SIX Clif Nectar Bars and the heaping cup of cashew butter... and the sugary cereal and all of the Lundenberg rice cakes and the potato. *sigh* I just need to get myself out of this rut! Why am I doing this to myself? I really need to sit and think about this question. REALLY. I need some definite soul-searching.

    Nicole, that's a great idea. I think it's definitely something to consider after I've answered my "why" question.

    By Blogger Rosy, at 6:30 PM  

  • Hi, Rosy. Sorry I'm late coming in.

    You have some wise supporters here. I totally agree with badyoga. The Rosy Plan is good!

    Eating healthy food shouldn't be HARD. Extra weight and medical problems ARE.

    Easier said than done, but maybe you could talk yourself to it? The rewards are great... priceless... and irreplaceable...

    Hang in there, Rosy. You have the power in your hands. You're surrounded by other awesome bloggers, but ultimately, no one stands between you and what you eat.

    But please be kind and forgiving to yourself. Maybe stop thinking that you're doing a "program" and just think about being good to yourself in what you eat?

    By Blogger kaivegan, at 4:29 PM  

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