I am into my second week of eating a sugar-less weekday diet. Since I believe in the slogan: "Moderation in all things" allowing a small treat on the weekends, I feel, would be prudent. I will have to say that while the small brownie on Saturday night was yummy, I noticed that afterwards I didn't feel that great...could it be my body likes the reduction of refined sugar after all???
I relied on a few food items to get me through the week-
-Freeze dried strawberries, mangoes, and pineapple from Trader Joe's. (no sugar added to these babies!)
-Grapefruit juice and seltzer water. (I'm also trying to reduce the use of artificial sweeteners)
-Green olives, the giant queen sized ones with pimentos.
-Cottage cheese.
-Some words from Brigham Young, including this: “Indulgence of appetite is not worthy.”
-Posting my sugar free days count on the blog, so thank you for keeping me inline:-).
It is not easy yet, this sugar free business, and the weight has not been sliding off, but I do feel better, not just physically, but mentally too-because I am being proactive with my health and being more in control of the dietary decisions I'm making.
I'm so proud of you mom!!! So you can have some inspiriation i'm on day 255 or so. The pineapple you got me from trader joes was out of this world!! I loved it, i just wish it came in a bigger package. I have eaten sugar on: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentines Day, Easter, and I probably will on chelsie's bday and my bday. The longest stretch i went without sugar was when i started so from july to halloween I had no sugar and I ate a few candy bars and I thought I was going to die it hurt so bad. When its just been about a month between sugar it doesn't hurt, but I do really notice that I dont feel very good.
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