some of which are good, and some not so good. I will choose to focus on the good parts...and the parts that my weight loss followers would find helpful. First, it is official, I have broken the sugar habit. Even for a veteran like me, it was SO hard. I bake constantly, so I have cupcakes with frosting on the counter all the time, and the girl child had her birthday, and that beautiful cake full of delightfully chocolatey frosting....all sitting there. Do I eat cake? Certainly not! I am gluten free out of medical necessity, and I have not willfully eaten gluten in about nine years....but frosting?????? I adore it! Too much. So there I was, staring at that beautiful cake....so I put most of it in a tupperwear container and brought it to my friend's house when we had dinner there last weekend. I took one last finger full of frosting, turned my back and walked away. That was it. I miss it less and less, and I've been sugar free since Saturday. As a consequence, I have less food cravings, less desire to eat sugar, and I think a significantly better diet! It isn't easy giving up sugar, even for me...who isn't really that dependent on sweets and refined carbohydrates. So for those of you considering it, DO IT. Do it today, and move towards living a sugar-free lifestyle. I do not use sugar substitutes (except in my tea), I just don't eat desserts, except for the occasional bit of fruit. I do substitute 1/4 cup of chobani fat-free yogurt (plain) with a few blueberries on it (fresh blueberries or fresh strawberries cut up). You will be surprised how quickly you get used to sugar. For those of you who follow for weight issues, just try it. Give up sugar, just for today and see how you do. You can't judge the difficulty on the first or second day....it does get easier. Trust me!
Today I am finally going to take out the embroidery machine. I will take some photos as I go, but I can't wait to break into that box and begin monogramming anything and everything in my path! I will continue my week in review post later, but for now, suffering from the half-day blues (girl child has had half days this week), I will shove off and begin the move toward dinner.....sigh....another day, another menu. Tonight.... some sort of poultry....if I can tear myself away from the embroidery machine, LOL. xoxo
half day blues +1
Posted by: Scott | April 14, 2011 at 12:07 PM