First, I am sleeping better at night than I have in a really long time. I feel I fall asleep really quickly and sleep solidly through the night. I have always been a light sleeper and find myself tossing and turning a lot at night but that hasn't been the case the last few nights. The first three days, I felt pretty lethargic during the day. Today was the first day that I didn't feel that way. I was really energized and still am.
My appetite has changed. I find myself eating less and eating smaller portions throughout the day. I am more conscious about being full. This to me seems weird but if sugar is addictive I guess this could make sense.
I am also eating a lot of fruit- not because I crave the sweets but I do snack and cutting out the processed snacks, that is what I am left with. I am glad that I took this challenge on! I look forward to what the second half brings.
Favorite sweet snacks and treats
Frozen bananas- plain or sliced with almond butter
Paleo Fudge- 1 cup almond butter, 1/3 cup melted coconut oil, 2 tbsp. chia seed, 1 tbsp. cocoa powder mix, put in wax paper lined pan, freezefruit and nut balls- 1 cup almond flour, 1 cup dried dates or apricots, 1/3 cup coconut flakes, 1 tbsp. chia seeds, 1 tbs. cocoa powder if desired. Put all ingredients in a food processor. Once mixed roll into balls. Store in the refrigerator.
popcorn- pop your own or make sure there aren't any added ingredients. I like mine with coconut oil and a little salt.
Just Fruit- dried fruits
cacao nibs
almonds
Can make your own trail mix with the above
cottage cheese with fruit
smoothies- skip adding yogurt and just use fruits
fresh squeezed juices- orange carrot has been a favorite combination
Um making that fudge!
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