restraint

I am an odd duck...I know that. I sort of embrace that about myself. But sometimes, I have to admit...I even surprise myself!

The old Kelley, back before the Clean Eating days, was a big time chocoholic. The more chocolate, the better. The richer, the better. Nothing was ever too sweet for Kelley. I was known in some circles for my love of chocolate.

So, you can imagine my surprise Friday evening, when presented with our free chocolate upon chocolate dessert, with ice cream on the side at Carinos...I found that I didn't even want a bite.

Now people, that's just weird. In the past, something like this would have been right up my alley. There was a delicious layer of fudge icing on top that I would have absolutely drooled over. But instead, I was able to sit there while two 12 year old girls stuffed themselves silly, and while my hubby finished it off...didn't even salivate once. Thought about having a bite, really I did...but realized...I just didn't want it.

Now that I am into Clean Eating, I am surprised by the treats that I do give in to. One thing that I find very very difficult to deny:

Who would have thought? Tortilla chips and queso? I wasn't even a huge fan of these when I was eating poorly. I find this very odd.

Other old favorites...chocolate covered pretzels? Have had them a few times as treats and they just taste a bit weird. Mashed potatoes? Didn't even want any tonight with our dinner. Ice cream? I gotta say, I've only had it one time since July 21, and it was pretty darn good still. But as one of my very favorites, I've still only wanted it once...

It's very interesting to me, how a person's taste buds can change. My theory is that I was 100% addicted to white sugar. And the more sugar you eat, the more you crave it. It's possible that it's worse than cocaine! Now that my palate is completly void of any processed white sugar, my body doesn't want it any longer. It tastes a little odd, even.

Fruit tastes super sweet now. Plain tea with no sugar doesn't taste blah any more (though, a little sweet tea every now and then is a definite treat still). A little drizzle of agave nectar on my oatmeal is just enough sweetness.

The body is really an incredible thing...it is able to adapt so well, to all of the good and bad things we do to it. I am so very thankful that I have decided to finally treat it well...