OSB #2 Week 7: Its all about Balance!

Well i'm happy to say that my head has safely been returned to ME! Thank god. She had taken a one week vacation to "Head-fuck Island" and got up to all sorts of mischief hanging out with all these Sugar Lunatics. Geez, she didnt even ask for my permission! lol

So as you can see, i have had quite a traumatic experience this past week. As horrible as it was, it was a huge learning curve.... I finally deciphered the reason behind the sugar/fat cravings!

First i spoke to GA about my PB issue on saturday and ya know what she said?

"Shelly your body is cravings.... CARBOHYDRATES! You need to add some complex carbs back into your diet. In chinese medicine, without rice your body has no earth, therefore you are not grounded. The carbs will satisfy your cravings and your hunger. If you feel like some sweetness after dinner then have a  mandarin".

FYI, i have followed a low complex carb diet for forever. I still have a couple pieces of fruit per day, but things like bread, potatoes, rice, oatmeal have been off the menu for a long time.

Then on sunday, i had to attend a seminar for work. The topic was Nutritional deficiencies affecting Mental Health. It was actually really interesting (for a sunday lol) and i got the pleasure of picking the brains of one of the guest speakers, an expert on vitamins and minerals. I asked him the same PB question.

The first thing he told me was, "Your body is cravings CARBOHYDRATES"!... What the? Two days in a row. Then he asked if i was pregnant.....um NO! lol. He then proceeded to look me up and down and ask me if i follow a low-carb diet. So i explained the complex carb thing and he backed up everything GA had said to me on saturday. The PB cravings are definitely not a lack of EFA issue though incorporating them in my diet would only benefit me. He also said thats why the PB would never satisfy my cravings and i could keep going back for more was cos i needed carbs instead.

So i have taken on both their advice and added rice back into my lunch. And you know what? I feel fantastic. Within about half an hour my energy was up, my mood was bright and my focus came back. Motivational levels are up again WOOT!... oh and PB cravings are GONE!

I thing i did realise (well i think i have always known) is that food is all about BALANCE. For me, eating relatively lowish carbs AND fasting twice a week was a bit of overkill. So i am excited about seeing how my body responds in the weeks to come.

So onto results:

24/05/2010 Week 6
Weight:   64.2kg

31/05/2010 Week 7
Weight:   64.2kg

All i can say is thank god i didn't gain any weight with all the junk i consumed last week! Fingers crossed i am actually holding quite a bit of fluid due to the overload of sugar!

Mojo is back baby, 63kg here i come!