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I am absolutely a creature of habit. I live according to routines, thrive on schedules and tend to get anxious when things don’t go according to plan.
I thought the three-day fruit fast portion of my 40 Days to Personal Revolution program might help me let go of my inherent patterns. I would be forced to give up my daily morning muffins and sacrifice my evening chocolate habit. Fruit would be the key to my personal freedom as I threw caution and my mundane menus to the wind!
Well, the three days have come and gone and it has taken no time for me to fall back into my old habits. No, my morning muffins have not returned and I find myself snacking on sweets less regularly. It is the three-day fruit diet that has created my new pattern.
I thought I was being very clever about it all, tricking my body into believing it would no longer be vulnerable to familiar tastes and textures I had been sampling for years. But my three-day fast seems only to have awaken a different addiction, one where I find myself craving strawberries and bananas every time 2 p.m. rolls around.
I’m still having something sweet before bed — half of a grapefruit, a handful of grapes. I can’t get enough. My body has gotten used to the fruit and seems to want nothing else. And so the vicious cycle continues.
In the midst of my fast, I was told by a North Shore Yoga instructor that once it was all over, I would not want to eat anything but fruit. At the time I thought she was slightly crazy, driven to insanity by hunger and malnutrition. But today, I feel like the one who has maybe gone a bit mad, as I can’t seem to stop thinking about what I will put in my evening strawberry smoothie.
Maybe I will never let go of my need for repetition. I know that I won’t, actually, and I’m fine with that — really. But it might be time to mix things up and head to the bakery before it closes. My palate can only take so much squish.
E-mail Katy Mena at kmena@tfpcommunitynews.com
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There seems to be something about the sweetness of fruit that causes cravings for me. I can't imagine eating nothing but fruit, but sometimes I can't get enough. Particularly, berries seem to have this effect.
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