Getting past these cravings

I'm sitting in my office, it is nearly 1 pm, and I want to eat something chocolate. It has been six days since I started an elimination diet, and I have failed to adhere to it each of those six days. Many times, I lose control because my migraines make me want to eat.It doesn't even have to be a full-fledged migraine; the prodrome initiates the cravings. Right now, the symptoms are barely there, lingering below the surface, wanting to be fed - even though I know that the relief I get from food is short-lived, and my belly is already full of healthy lunch. I really want to go up to the receptionist's counter and dig out a miniature Snickers bar. This bottle of cold water isn't cutting it.

Now it feels like I am wearing a tight hat. There is a throbbing in my right temple. My neck is tense.

I think I can get through this.

The elimination diet I chose can both help detoxify my system as well as identify potential migraine food triggers. The goal is to avoid wheat, milk/dairy, chocolate, caffeine, vinegar, sugar, artificial sweetener, alcohol, peanuts, red meat, beans, eggs and soy products, plus anything processed. I'm eating lots of vegetables, lettuce, quinoa, brown rice, potatoes, chicken, pistachios, almonds, olive oil and fruit. It has been fun to come up with new things to eat, especially for breakfast. My favorite breakfast has been my take on a breakfast burrito: cooked quinoa, sauteed onions, roasted red peppers, diced avocado, paprika and chili powder. It is wonderful. A delightful discovery.

But then midday rolls around and I start getting tired, possibly headachy, and the cravings kick in. Luckily, the office environment has been purged of holiday sweets: Moose Munch, chocolate almonds, etc. One of our vendors sent us a huge "Edible Arrangement" of fruit yesterday: canteloupe, honeydew, strawberries, grapes, pineapple. It is beautiful. But there were these incredible chocolate-covered apples mixed in, and I broke my diet yesterday by eating one of those beauties. 

Today I've followed the diet 100 percent. But my head is hurting. It may be hurting enough to need to take meds. And sometimes when it gets this bad, and I take meds, my will power isn't very effective.

But I want to do well. I want to detoxify and feel better and lose some weight (about 25 pounds). But eliminating the pain is job one. I'm tired of having these headaches so often.

Thanks for listening.