Life's temptations
A couple of weeks ago I've got a call from my doctor the nurse at my doctor's office. He had just received my blood test back and wanted to know if I had any cardio vascular problem in my family history. My father jumped to mind, considering that he had high cholesterol, which I've inherited. I let him know and he told me he would check with the doc and call me back.
After a few minutes he called back and told me that the doc has asked me to cut on sugars, trans fat and keep exercising. Initially I had thought my issue was cholesterol, but apparently it is high triglycerides. I am known for loving my carbs - there's nothing better than bread, pizza, pasta, is it?
I've been trying to do better since then. Don't get me wrong, I'd never be able to cut carbs completely from my life again, but I am trying to do better with it. This week I'm making smarter choices for lunch, having salads, soups, keto meals and being a nice girl. At night it gets a bit harder, I admit I ordered a pizza last night.
deliciousness
But today, my district manager came to town to visit the store and brought cupcakes, chocolate cupcakes to more exact. And again, with exception of all the food listed above, is there anything better than chocolate? But then again, chocolate cupcake is nothing more than a delicious mix of sugar and trans fat and my conscience spoke louder than my craving. I kept myself busy the whole day, had a very healthy smoothie (sweetened with Splenda) and salad for lunch and resisted the temptation.
When it was time for me to leave, a friend from work arrived and offered me a dark chocolate covered almond, to which I obviously sad yes. Who would've though, a few weeks ago, that I'd denying offers of chocolate cupcakes to eat almonds?! That's a win in my book.
Again, I do have pizza leftover in my fridge for dinner, but it's all about the small victories.