Well, today was a bit rough. I walked into work, and found that a new health inspector had made us put all of our cheeses (say 100 different artisan cheeses) into refrigerated coolers. Plus, he had thrown away 45# of our cheese. He took some, broke them in two on the counter, peeled the rinds off of others, before tossing them in the trash. I will just say that, in the world of artisan cheeses, where we take so much pride in the way we treat our cheeses, this is devastating. I could go on and on about how melancholy my day was, but I'll skip ahead... this story actually does relate to the sugar challenge.
When I'm stressed, I WANT, CRAVE, NEED sugar. There, I said it. Today, I fought it all day. Those damn Effie's Oatcakes, that I adore so, just sat on the shelf taunting me. I wanted Chai with honey, chocolate covered almonds, anything sugary sweet to take the edge off. But, I resisted. I ate an orange and pulled myself together. Looks like another bonus to this challenge is that I will have the opportunity to find a healthy way of dealing with my stress! Imagine that!
My co-worker, Krysta, had a great idea I wanted to pass on. Instead of using jam with her english muffin in the morning, she's now using sliced up dried apricots. Yum! And, I was so proud of her today. Without thinking, she took a bite of membrillo (quince paste), and, when she remembered it had sugar, she spit it out! Way to go!
I just baked two flourless chocolate cakes and stayed out of them. So far, so good.
Day 5 is over!
The weekend will be more tempting, so keep yourself in check and remember that you can succeed. It's a choice.
jennifer
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Well it's over and has been an interesting ride. My weight is exactly what it was 30 days ago which surprises me. I believe what happened is I sought pleasure in more of other foods to compensate no sugar. For instance having a bowl of cereal at night with sweet and low where I might not have before. My take away is that I will say no more often to blatent sugar but still have some. I had a physical Monday and discussed weight loss. My Doc is a big fan of WW cuz you eat what you want, just small portions. I do like and will continue to consume Smuckers natural peanut butter and Murrays sugar free cookies and alot of fruit. Jennifer, thank you for prompting this experience as it taught me alot of good. Love you! Curtis :)
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