Sugar is addictive. If you haven’t heard me say it, I’m sure you’ve heard it before in the media. However, sugar addiction is often presented in a flippant, “sugar is like a drug!”, kind of way, even by me. On a serious note, I want you to know that sugar IS a drug, and sugar…
Alright, time to get a little personal. I started a three-week sugar cleanse. To me, this means no processed or refined sugars and no alcohol, with low fruit. I usually embark on these little bouts of abstaining when I find myself in an addictive cycle with sugar or see that I am self medicating. Last…
I did it! I made it three weeks without intentionally eating any processed or refined sugar and only a few accidental refined sugar ingestion incidents. I was traveling on day 21, on my way to the Yucatan Peninsula for some holiday R&R. Surprisingly, I didn’t gorge myself on chocolate just yet. However, the next day…
For some reason, today and yesterday have been especially difficult. I am only two days away from reaching my 3-week goal, and I think this is partly to blame. I feel so close to the finish line that my thinking becomes: “well, you basically did it, what’s a little chocolate now? You made it 19…
My cravings have significantly improved from a few days ago. I ate lunch today and didn’t immediately feel a desperate need for chocolate. Progress! My ability to focus seems to be returning and I haven’t had a headache the last couple days. I think I am past the withdrawal symptoms phase. I have been ravenously…
I have made it 72 hours into the sugar-free challenge. The first week is always the worst. I’m hungry every hour. Nothing is satisfying. I keep drinking fruity herbal tea to help curb my cravings. I feel tired and unfocused. I’m fantasizing about baking delicious things; rationalizing ways to cheat. I already failed once by…
Join me for a sugar cleanse. Start today and end December 24th (Merry Christmas Eve!). I am cutting all added and refined sugars, but fruit sugar is allowed in moderation. Contact me for details, recipes, and tips for survival. I will be posting updates as I go. This is a great time of year to…
As someone with a sugar problem, I can tell you the following are accurate indications that you do not have a healthy relationship with sugar. While it is natural to like sugar, finding that you depend on refined sugar for an energy or emotional boost, or you have a negative experience when you try to…
