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Mrs Sanguine, who is not diabetic but nonetheless low carbs with me, still likes a slice of wholemeal toast with her eggs for breakfast. So there was me bringing an organic wholemeal loaf back from Waitrose this morning. She had her slice while I had my bacon and egg, and later my daughter had some toast as well. So come lunchtime, preparing my tapas selection as usual, there was the crust of this loaf sitting on the bread board, lonely and detached from the rest of the loaf. I thought, why not for once, so I smothered it in butter and ate it. No guilt, no cravings for more, it was just nice to do. It won't happen every day, not even every week.
But I was thinking the other day, what do I really feel about food I used to love and can't generally eat any more, like pizza, curries with rice, cottage pie, Cornish pasties, bacon sandwiches with thick bloomer bread, croissants etc? I certainly don't feel drawn to the fresh patisserie counter at the supermarket like a moth to a flame, nor do I have to fight off cravings, although I have to be prepared to face that from time to time in the future - forewarned is forearmed of course.
Actually, I've come to the view that I simply recall with fondness eating and enjoying those foods, but without any longing to do so now. They are a part of my life that is now past, and I'm now in a different phase of my life where I enjoy different foods - very few of these are new to me, but the regularity of eating them is now of course much changed. I guess this just reinforces what is meant by a lifestyle change rather than just a diet.
But I was thinking the other day, what do I really feel about food I used to love and can't generally eat any more, like pizza, curries with rice, cottage pie, Cornish pasties, bacon sandwiches with thick bloomer bread, croissants etc? I certainly don't feel drawn to the fresh patisserie counter at the supermarket like a moth to a flame, nor do I have to fight off cravings, although I have to be prepared to face that from time to time in the future - forewarned is forearmed of course.
Actually, I've come to the view that I simply recall with fondness eating and enjoying those foods, but without any longing to do so now. They are a part of my life that is now past, and I'm now in a different phase of my life where I enjoy different foods - very few of these are new to me, but the regularity of eating them is now of course much changed. I guess this just reinforces what is meant by a lifestyle change rather than just a diet.
