Hello Dollies,
Well its been about a week since I wrote about finding your true foodnemy. Your foodnemy should be that one that you are always struggling for. The one you are always craving. So for you it might be desserts, fast food, pasta, bread, pizza, Mexican food, etc.
We are not going to just deal with one food, but we are going to deal with the whole enchilada. So let’s pick your foodnemy! In what category does your foodnemy fall in?:
Sugar:
- desserts
- a lot of fruits
- a lot of yogurts
- candy
- chocolate
- fruit juices
- sweet breads
- jelly, etc.
Fats:
- fast food
- hamburgers
- pizza
- fries
- anything cooked in a lot of oil
- butter
- a lot of cheese
- deep fried foods, etc.
Carbs:
- bread
- pizza
- hamburgers
- hot dogs
- pan dulce
- tamales
- pupusas
- pitas
- Nan bread
- pastas
- rice (any kind), etc
- tortillas
Now it is pretty hard to eliminate ALL it because there is a little bit of carbs, sugar, and fat in almost everything. We are though going to cancel almost everything that is not really necessary. So I will lead with my example and it will be up to you to draw your lines, but again HONESTY with yourself (if you dont have an accountability partner this will be essential).
In the past: Carbs was one of the first things cut off for me. Not all of them since a lot of other things have healthy carbs such as: apples, peanut butter, sugar, vegetables, fruits, etc. I didn’t cut those out of my diet. What I cut out was the first thing that pops in your head when you hear carbs: anything grain based. No pitas, no Nan bread, no pastas, no rice, no pizza, etc.

This will be the greatest battle! This will be the battle where your willpower will win over your stomach, MIND, and your habits. It is going to be HARD! No doubt about it dollies. It will NOT be easy. You will fail a lot of times, but with every fail you will learn and you will get stronger. (Side note: The failures should start minimizing as weeks pass though!) To the point where that weakness means nothing.
Ways to deal with it:
- Pick the ONE: Pick one thing you will keep. I kept tortillas but limited myself to ONE or TWO a day…NO MORE. Not every day either!!! I would maybe eat it 3-4 times a week. No MORE! I also limited them to 100 calories for both of them. If you are going to keep bread…then it is one slice or two, no more. And it can not be bad food. Like don’t pick pizza for your one exemption. Or hot dogs. Make a smart choice.
- Wait it out: Wait out that craving for as long as you need to. Distract yourself with movement or even television.
- Do not think about it: Do not be over thinking the food. Distract your MIND. It is only your mind that is making you want that food. Nothing else. If you are hungry eat healthy and fill yourself to get rid of that excuse. Who has the power? You or your Mind?
- Replace: Eat other foods to replace that mouth craving. Grab a bunch of carrots. Eat them slowly.
- Out and About: Battle that craving. When you are out and about with friends someone is going to have that food. There is going to be your greatest challenge. Battle it. Inside its going to be a fight between your MIND and your WILL power. FIGHT and WIN!

Failure?
It is going to happen. When it does happen, first try to stop yourself after the first bite. After that first bite the battle is not lost. You can still win. Push it away from you and be done with it. Realize that you do not need to finish it just because you had one bite. If you eat all of it or multiple times, you will have to take some time aside and really think about it. WHAT you did, WHY you did it, HOW were you feeling before and after, and HOW you will not fail again. Learn and move on. Try your 200% the next day. Each day that passes your failures should be less and less, if they are not…you are cheating yourself. KEEP TRACK OF IT!
Yes, you can do it. To this day I do not eat anything with bread. Little by little I was able to start eating rice and other flour made foods, but nothing with bread. Which cuts out a lot of unhealthy foods for me. I am being HONEST with you. Bread does not have the same power it used to. I can see a hamburger, a donut, a loaf of hot steamy bread, pan dulce, tamales, cakes, cookies, and pass them on. Without any real desire to eat them. The only thing that my mind is still holding on to is pizza. Every time I see that or smell it, it is a battle between my MIND and the NEW me. Most of the time, I win. FIGHT and WIN! Not without any real effort though.

So dollies let the battle begin…I am on your side and cheering you on! Read “My evil: Sugar” to follow my example of giving up a lot of sugar.
Thanks for reading Dollies.
xoxo,
Bianca
IMPORTANT: Never just cancel sugar, fat, and carbs out of your diet. They are an important part of your diet.