Ice cream was always my weekend cheat food. It was my “go-to” cheat that I would indulge in, having reached maintenance phase and I often looked forward to it a great deal, really able to indulge, but while not going too crazy with toppings and whatnot.
I would opt only for the Turkey Hill natural brand or Bryers, the varieties of both that contained very few ingredients with no additives.
The only thing I was contending with was a huge sugar dump and some likely poor quality dairy.
A new organic ice cream came out at my local grocer, but I never got around to trying it, and may sometime soon.
But in the meantime, I decided to just do fruit smoothies on the weekends instead.
I was anxious to see if I could get used to them as an option.
Like anything, it took a few weeks to stop craving the ice cream, but it did happen. What I like most about this new option is that I get a load of fiber to help “chase” the other cheat foods I have on the weekends (often a restaurant dinner like Mexican or Thai) and help ensure a healthy and easy “exit” the following morning of that food.
So, so far, so good.
At this point, there is even a chance that I am too LOW on sugars overall, considering my workout routines.
So I’m monitoring that as well.
Love, Happiness, Health and Peace……………Tim 🙂