Had a dream last night where I was standing at the sink with my mother, and talking to her as we cleaned up some dishes. As we spoke, I started to put whipped cream on a peeled banana and eat it (Gee, what would Freud say to that?) and suddenly realized with horror what I was doing- and proceeded to spit it out, saying, 'I'm fasting!'. Made me feel more than ever that I want to 'protect the fast', like the nutritionist had told us to do. I'm good at protecting things - cats, kids - so that appeals to me.
I ordered a rubber bracelet for myself that says 'Protect The Fast'. I like the idea of wearing that as a talisman/reminder: You can get one too at wristbandswithamessage.com
I'm leaning towards just drinking the shakes straight, and without the syrups, etc. The nutritionist definitely got me thinking when she said to stay away from flavors like that and also from flavored diet drinks. She said that recent studies show that it actually increases hunger and creates an expectation in the brain that sugar is coming, so therefore it is bad in the long run.
We'll see how long that lasts - I am leaving open the possibility that I will become so bored with this that I will have to add the flavors. At least that option is open to me.
Wishing peace to all!
I love the idea of the bracelet, I might have to do that, too! I get the idea of doing the shakes without the flavoring even though they are sugar-free, but the counselor in my group told us that they are completely allowable. For me, I can't stand the taste without them so it's great that you can drink them au natural. So glad you're doing much better today ;-)
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