So this year I have decided to challenge myself with lent by eliminating bad sugar (this doesn't include fruit), meat, and alcohol. Meat I did without for 3 1/2 years and caved at 25 but after consuming far more than I planned by the new year I have decided to cut back again and go without, beginning with lent and hopefully continuing on. Alcohol should also be easy (except for all of my school buddies who like to drink back a few to let loose after an exam), but the biggest challenge for me is Sugar. Ok. I have already broken lent. I should go an extra 4 days just to make up for it.. 5 days? Well anyway I made it until Friday when I ate meat at the beau's parents place but that was sort of necessary unless I wanted to starve myself and only have coleslaw and garlic bread. I avoided all of the delicious mini sweets at a tea I went to on Saturday and have avoided putting sugar in my tea in the morning (probably the most difficult temptation so far). Then, last night my dad "forced" a scoop of ice cream upon me and I gave in. I am ashamed to say that I already broke lent but I am doing this for myself after all so why does it have to start on Ash Wednesday? Ok yeah religion, Jesus and all that.. well it will still be a challenge to do 35 days without sugar (cuz who am I kidding, easter will be impossible)
Clock reset: Day 1 no sugar, no meat, no alcohol: February 19, 2013 - Cravings were bad today and I thought about having artificial sweetener to fix this craving. I now feel this would also be cheating and would defeat the purpose all together. I had lots of salty foods to try and get rid of the cravings, which are probably not a good idea either but there's only so much I can do. I am also not counting all foods containing sugar, just the obvious ones (pure sugar, desserts, chocolate etc) - I had vanilla yogurt this morning which I realize now may be cheating too so tomorrow I will only have plain yogurt too. I was also going to allow myself honey - we will see if I give in to that but so far it's a no. I had an apple when I wanted something sweet for a snack and had raspberry tea for "dessert". Tomorrow will also be difficult - shopping with the girls. Then there's Friday - a good friend's bachelorette! (ok I'm giving myself a little leeway here - what's a bachelorette without alcohol and sugar?!). Hard doesn't mean impossible! I will buy natural fruit juice and fruit cookies (without sugar) but I may sneak a splenda cupcake and tell myself it's not real sugar.
Here's to a challenge - 35 days without sugar! Wish me luck!
Clock reset: Day 1 no sugar, no meat, no alcohol: February 19, 2013 - Cravings were bad today and I thought about having artificial sweetener to fix this craving. I now feel this would also be cheating and would defeat the purpose all together. I had lots of salty foods to try and get rid of the cravings, which are probably not a good idea either but there's only so much I can do. I am also not counting all foods containing sugar, just the obvious ones (pure sugar, desserts, chocolate etc) - I had vanilla yogurt this morning which I realize now may be cheating too so tomorrow I will only have plain yogurt too. I was also going to allow myself honey - we will see if I give in to that but so far it's a no. I had an apple when I wanted something sweet for a snack and had raspberry tea for "dessert". Tomorrow will also be difficult - shopping with the girls. Then there's Friday - a good friend's bachelorette! (ok I'm giving myself a little leeway here - what's a bachelorette without alcohol and sugar?!). Hard doesn't mean impossible! I will buy natural fruit juice and fruit cookies (without sugar) but I may sneak a splenda cupcake and tell myself it's not real sugar.
Here's to a challenge - 35 days without sugar! Wish me luck!
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