Sugar Shock

Did I mention I am a picky eater? I've always been, since I was little. I hate meatloaf, fat on meat, skin on meat, meat and cheese together and so on. As i've grown up I've learned that I actually like scallops, peas, beans, fish, Tai food and brussel sprouts, most in thanks to my husband who loves a wide variety of food like I've never seen.

Well now that I'm on this journey to eat better, to feel better and to be a better version of myself I've been trying new things. Sometimes I'll try something and it's just not for me but then there is the occasional time I find something healthy that I fall madly in love with.

A little while back I was complaining to a friend how much I love a good burger but the meat itself is so fattening. She suggested buffalo meat and I scoffed (to myself) that this sounded weird. I mentioned it to my husband and he ran out and got some (without asking picky ol me). He cooked me up a burger on a whole wheat bun and you know what? It was delicious! In fact, I found it way more tasty than a regular old cow burger.

I love shopping at Trader Joe's and about everytime I go (every other month usually as it's out of the way on my drive home) I try something new. This time I got the Greek Style Honey Yogurt and wholy hell it was SO yummy. Granted, I got the regular kind not the lowfat but the taste was so subtle and perfect. It was not too sweet but just enough flavor to rock my world.

My world was rocked by greek yogurt and I'm good with that!

Why is there so much sugar in everything?? Is it so wrong to want some lowfat, high fiber and minimal sugar snacks? Why is it that when they make a product that is low in fat and high in fiber they seem to up the sugar.

I love Fiber One bars, they are convenient and taste good but there could be so much less sugar. I'm trying really hard not to crave sugar so much but it's hard to find convenient sweet snacks that aren't loaded with it.

I checked out the isle of similar bars and I couldn't find a bar with less than 7 grams of sugar. Not one. I know a lot of times they put in a lot more fake sugar but why must everything be so sweet?

I feel the same about yogurt. I want a yogurt that is very low on sugar but with no fake sugar either. I've never been able to find it.

Seems to me I should probably make my own food from scratch, which seems like a lot of time and money. With the life I have I tend to need convenient and cheap as often as I can.

Plus, I want to share another lesson I learned yesterday, one I've learned before and never can seem to remember when it counts. Here is my tweat:

I haven't slept well the past couple nights, I don't know why but because of the lack of sleep I am waking up late and not making the best choices. Whenever I'm dead tired in the morning and in a rush I tend to get myself a vanilla latte at Starbucks, it's not the healthiest or the cheapest option.

Everyday I say I'm going to get up at 5:30 so I'll have time to do everything I need to do but then I end up getting up at 6:00 instead, getting stuck in the later traffic and being late for work. Welcome to The Reasons Why Robin Can't Get Her Shit Together.

What could I have done differently? Baklava was an obvious mistake but I knew it at the time? Why did I have some? Because I kept craving it and I don't know why. The worst part is that it wasn't even very good baklava so I settled. I also waited too long to have lunch so it kind of threw my whole day off. I'm trying right now to stay under 1800 calories and if I can do that I will lower the amount. I also want to eat more protein and less carbohydrates.

I like keeping track of my food but I'm not always good at it. The site doesn't like to work when I'm at work, stuipd only IE6, so by the time I get home it's usually slipped out of my mind entirely.

I just had raisin bran this morning and am still drinking my coffee. I'm not hungry, I love not feeling hungry. Later I want to go for a nice bike ride and will bring my inhaler this time. I want to take pictures and embrace the day, not the food.

Enjoy your day!