Day 3: Murderous Chocolate Cravings!

Sleep: 6.5 hours
Exercise: Bootcamp at Barkes Fitness! http://www.facebook.com/barkesfitness?fref=ts
You would think waking up at 5:10 most mornings to go workout would suck, but it's actually my favorite part of the day! Today was shoulders and arms? (I'm never good at remembering body parts.) It was my first time doing bench on an incline...turns out I suck at it. The second set of 15 my arms gave out and I required mucho assistance to finish the set. But I always feel accomplished after working out.

Rant of the Day: I do not know what it is about this office, but I spent the past two days with no cravings. Well, I did dream about chocolate cheesecake Saturday night. You know the one from the Cheesecake Factory with the chocolate frosting and chocolate chips in the crust and the giant cookie on top. Oh yeah.  But here I am, on my first day at the office with my "no sugar" rule and I spent most of my morning calculating a way to justify eating a cupcake. In fact, if a serpent appeared to me right now and said he would trade me a lifetime of eating chocolate with no weight gain in exchange for eternal damnation, I would take him up on it. I like warm climates anyways.

See, this is my problem. I have spent ALL DAY thinking about chocolate at work.  It doesn't help that I have to keep this bowl of candy sitting on my desk. So I cheated a little today. I had a small amount of dark chocolate out of the bowl, then I moved the bowl across the entryway. I thought that would help. But then I ate one more piece of dark chocolate. I guess I can't win today. I would like to add that dark chocolate is allowed in the world of Paleo, but seeing as I am trying to get back to an existence not ruled by sweet cravings, I am trying to avoid any kind of added sugar for the first 30 days. We already found out that I cannot control even a small deviation from my healthy eating plan or disaster ensues (see first blog post). So Day 3 was a bust for "no added sugar" but a plus as I stopped myself from eating the entire bowl like last week. See, I do have some self control! Now, if anyone has some ingenious way I can get over my sugar cravings without resorting to murdering for a cupcake, please post in the comment section!

Breakfast: 1/4 of the quiche I made Sunday with about 2 oz. leftover steak from last night
Lunch: 2 cups of Chili, 1 cup baby carrots, 1/2 avacado, and then a little later a banana with 1 Tb. cashew butter... and dark chocolate
Dinner: The rest of my leftover steak seared with Southwestern spices (bought a spice mix at the store today...and I think it's my new favorite!). Served with kale chips and reheated roasted veggies from yesterday.

Dessert: Raspberry Gelatin  (not raspberry Jello= Sugar). Gelatin, made from animal collagen...yummy. Bone products are good for "gut healing." and are recommended a lot in the Paleo sphere. Instead of using Jello which is sugar and more sugar. I purchase unsweetened gelatin and add in flavors like herbal teas or raspberries! It's delicious. I was out of coconut milk so I used Chamomile tea instead. This is the recipe I got from Mark's Daily Apple Blog:

Raspberry Coconut Gelatin Dessert

• 1 tablespoon unsweetened, powdered gelatin
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 can of coconut milk (13.5 ounces)
• 1 cup raspberries
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions:
Soften the powdered gelatin by pouring it into the cold water.
Heat 1/2 cup of coconut milk.
Add the hot coconut milk to the gelatin and stir until the gelatin dissolves.

In a blender, blend the remaining coconut milk with the raspberries and vanilla. Pour into the bowl with the gelatin. Stir.
Chill in an ice bath first to speed up the thickening process (like in the salmon recipe) or just pour into small dishes or ring molds. Refrigerate until firm

Read more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/salmon-mousse-gelatin-ring-and-raspberry-coconut-gelatin-dessert/#ixzz2JJBRJSbP

Anyone know how to get over sugar cravings related to stress eating?