I have been abstaining from grains for over 2 years now. It seems like it has been longer as it has become a way of life for me. I just cannot bring myself to put grains in my mouth.
In the past month I have allowed more and more carbs into my diet on various occasions. Some tiramisu, a couple of blintzes with condensed milk. Full fat yogurt, chocolate, pistachios on a regular basis. I even ate a couple of almond flour muffins, only because my kids didn't eat them, I didn't eat enough real food and i didn't want to throw them away.
Really good reasons..... not!
I know I have gained weight. I feel my clothes getting tighter.
My face is breaking out almost daily.
My energy level is actually ok but few weeks ago I was feeling tired.
I have food cravings again. Not as severe as they were when I was consuming artificial sweeteners but still, I will feel like wanting something. A feeling i didn't have when i was eating enough meat. That satiety and fullness are really life changing.
I don't like gaining weight again. I don't want to buy new clothes. I definitely don't like having pimples and discovering something new on my face almost every day. I don't like obsessing about food.
To state it positively, I really liked not slaving in the kitchen, eating once or twice a day and feeling full for a long time, having a clear skin and a stable body composition.
I know how to eat in order to feel like this.
But I also learned that I am human. I get tempted, still after all this time.
