A couple of weeks ago, I was traveling with my business team and a friend who keeps paleo. She was so kind to treat me to breakfast at the hotel we were all staying at, so that we could start the day right, with energy.
The buffet consisted of what we've all seen at hotel breakfast buffets: eggs, bacon, country gravy and biscuits, waffles, fruit, yogurt, cereal and milk, along with no shortage of breakfast pastries and juice.
This was a nice buffet, in that it had all these things, plus more that I can't even remember.
With the intent of keeping mostly sugar free, a paleo breakfast ended up being the ticket. It wasn't hard to avoid the waffles, pastries, and pancakes, knowing that I would feel better eating a breakfast of protein, fruit and coffee. See for me, I've learned that high sugar carbohydrates negatively affect me, so even if it's available, it is no longer so appealing. This didn't come right away, but as a result of trial and error and a desire to be at my best.
Pictured is my paleo breakfast, which was scrambled eggs, real bacon, tomato slices, and pineapple and strawberries. It was awesome and I felt so good after eating this. What's not pictured is a slice of brie cheese which I also indulged in with the eggs. Yum!
The point of this post, is that you can stick with your goals, if you are simply creative , and demonstrate some discipline when you are making your choices.
One a side note, one way to help with resisting tempting, yet not satisfying foods is to drink a big glass of water or a cup of coffee before heading to the buffet. This way your stomach has something kind of filling it, and the temptation toward 3 cinnamon rolls for breakfast may be reduced :)
It's all about finding what works for you!
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