A Sweet Fast

I'm trying something. No sweets (that means desserts) for the next 3 weeks except on Sabbaths. I figure it takes about 3 weeks to form a new habit, so that's why I picked that time frame. I've just finished the first day and all I've been thinking about is desserts. Dessert for breakfast, dessert for lunch, and dessert for supper. Or maybe dessert for an afternoon snack. A bowlful of blueberries did not help!

I am planning to reward myself once I finish the 3 weeks. If I am successful, I shall buy the next season of my favourite DVD series (7th Heaven) and treat myself with that.

Once I've conquered the sweets craving, I shall work on my Vegenaise craving. I think that's a lost cause, but at 90 calories a tablespoon, I really have to find a way to cut down and replace! I found an expensive tahini sauce at Trader Joe's which I'm going to try to replicate at home. The main ingredients are tahini, lemon juice, water and citric acid.

A Cookie, Anyone?

Okay, I admit it, I just ate a giant chocolate chip cookie. At 9:30 at night. But it was really really delicious! I'm still debating whether I should have stuck with a handful of blueberries or eaten the cookie earlier. Oh well, tomorrow is another day!

I've been having fun experimenting with favourite foods to find healthy options. Most recently I've gone 90% vegan (I'm not buying any cheddar cheese anymore, sniff!) and am now working on finding the healthier vegan options. A person can be vegan and still put on weight!

Here are a few of my favourite foods:

• Fresh blueberries
• A cup of Kashi-Go-Lean cereal with fruit sauce
• Half a rosemary baguette from Trader Joe's with vegenaise and fresh arugula
• Handfuls of grape tomatoes with any salty sandwich I eat
• Pimento-stuffed olives (4 are only 25 calories and add a tasty flavour to sandwiches)
• English cucumbers, sliced thin, on pita bread
• Bread and butter pickles, on any salty sandwich
• Acai smoothie at Jamba Juice
• Tofurky, the smoked flavour, on a sandwich
• Green bell peppers (just wash, core, and munch away with a sandwich!)