Day 15

The 7:54 Moment:  Half way baby!!!!

Wow - 15 days seems such a long time, yet we are only half way!!!! But I have a plan now, thanks to yesterdays effort of 'planning', and it's working. You simply can not get healthier in the dark, without a plan.

Now, when it comes to bread, which is such a large part of our western life, what are you meant to do? - Particularly with kids! 
Here is what I have learned so far from doing this challenge:


1) It's all in the mind. You really can survive without it and so will your family. You have to choose to do life without it and not give in when it gets too hard because it is an easy option. 
If you can't go off it completely, save it as a treat food for the weekend or once a month etc... (I mean really, is there anything better then fresh bread spread with creamy cold butter!!!!)

2) Substitutes: You need a replacement for bread so try: gluten free, rye or cornflour wraps, rye or cornflour crackers, wheat reduced breads which leading supermarkets are selling now, and also gluten free varieties too. Steamed rice is also a good tummy filler and children tend to love the stuff. The important thing here is to eventually slowly cut down on these flour types too, even if they are wheat/gluten free. It's all about increasing the veggies and fruit.


3) Time.Give yourself enough time to 'get over' bread. Sounds silly but it's true. Soon it will get easier and everyone will adjust and wonder why they ever ate so much of it. - Don't underestimate patience and the power of giving time.


4) Encourage your family to try and keep trying new tastes. It's also important to explain that bread is a 'treat' food as this will establish a great approach in their minds to health, particularly for your children as they tend to grow up doing what we have established (mostly ;))


5) Do not deny yourself  - not eating bread is not about going hungry.


Here is my day:


Breakfast: Fruit and fresh juice, rice thins. (Yes we were going a bit hard on the pikelets so we've backed off.)


Lunch: Salad with a poached egg. It was lettuce, onion and capsicum with a lemon mustard dressing.

Afternoon Tea: Cup of tea.


Dinner: Salad Wraps: Lettuce, carrot, a sprinkle of cheese and capsicum with a touch of bbq, chilli sauce.


See you tmrw. xx