You guessed it ... sugar
This is why most people gain weight over the holidays. You first have Halloween where you are doused with candy and other sweets. Then you have Thanksgiving and Christmas where people eat way too much. New Year's Eve brings in alcohol. January isn't innocent ... it's Girl Scout Cookie month. By now, you have this desire to lose weight but you just feel overwhelmed.
How is it that something so small can cause so much damage? That is what I am on the path to find out right now. How do I get over the addiction sugar has on me. Is it possible for me to eradicate sugar from our diet? I see people doing the Whole 30 but I am just so scared that I won't be able to do something that extreme.
Instead, I am working on doing a 100 Days of Real Food Challenge and a Juice Cleanse. The thought of saying goodbye to things like Girl Scout cookies and soda make me sad. I know that regardless of what I do, the weight will come back if I don't say goodbye to these things ... but it just seems so hard.
Leave me a comment below to give me your advice or words of encouragement. Is being scared about kicking sugar to the curb normal? How hard is it really? How expensive is it? These are all things that float through my mind!
*A side note - did you see that there are gluten-free cookies this year for Girl Scouts?! YIKES!
Hi Heather,
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, sugar is the most dangerous drug in the world. Yes..I call it a drug because it is addicting. You find it just about everywhere. But it does so much damage to our bodies and our well being. I am sure if you kicked this to the curb, after a while you will loose your taste for it.
I've done it with salt...I love salty things until my blood pressure went sky high. I detoxed...after a month, I did not like the taste of salt anymore.
Wishing you all the best,
-Donna
Thanks! It is my big goal for this year. Be free of sugar's hold on me. I am thinking I am going to have to do a all or nothing type approach. :/
DeleteI think you can do it! I don't have enough self control to do it...I'm too addicted to sweet tea and I like my sugar with a little tea...yea, it's that sweet lol. I am trying to cut back on some stuff...but the tea is actually cutting down since I cut out soda...so one step at a time.
ReplyDeleteI never had much of a sweet tooth but developed diabetes type II anyway. It wasn't hard for me to take sugar out of my diet, Its the carbs and fatty things I miss, particularly potatoes in all their forms.
ReplyDeleteAll the best with your challenge and keep in mind that if you do reduce your sugar/carb intake on a permanent basis you are much less likely to develop diabetes.
My daughter had put on a lot of weight a few years ago, she ended up going on some diet (sorry I can't remember the name of it), which took away her sugar cravings altogether. She no longer craves chocolate and all the other sweet things she used to eat. And, I know that for sure, because I've tried tempting her. She's kept all the weight off too, and is quite slim now.
ReplyDeleteGood for you for doing the 100 days of real food challenge and a juice cleanse. That's a huge step forward. I just want to say that I totally relate. I'm also a sugar addict (in recovery :)). It's totally scary to give it up. It's an addiction and often it's about more than just a physical addiction to the sugar. There was an emotional component for me, too. What's hardest is the initial detox from it. The cravings felt crazy. But once you get past that, it's way better. The cravings hit from time to time - for me, mostly when I have strong emotion about something. If you set yourself up for success and decide ahead of time about activities that you can do instead or snacks/food you can have instead, then it helps . . . like journal your feelings or go for a walk or do something else to shift your mind's focus.
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