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Monday, October 27, 2008

It can't be ALL bad, can it?

I admit it, I'm addicted to sugar. I've been trying to kick the habit. I've been avoiding refined sugar but I last about 5 or 6 days and then it's all over. I decided after the most recent birthday (my 33rd to be exact), that I should probably cut sugar out of my diet. I went 10 whole days and then I fell off the wagon. Well, it was more like I dove off the wagon. You know how in the WWE the wrestlers stand on the ropes and then jump on the other guy with absolute glee? Sometimes they even smash the poor guy with a chair? I was the wrestler gleefully jumping off the ropes with the chair. More likely, I'm the poor guy getting whacked over the head with the chair.So, what lessons have I learned from this last month or so of cutting out the sugar?
1. no more headaches
2. no pms or cramps( I know it sounds weird, but it's true)
3. major crankiness about what I get to eat
4. my students keep tabs on my sugar intake(It's my own fault, I keep track of my days of sugar sobriety on the board. The morning they came in to find a 0 on the board with a frowny face by it, was super disappointing to them, I'm sure. They were like, "Miss D, what happened?" I used the WWE metaphor with them, they totally got it.)
Life's short, I need to figure out how to eat in moderation.
That's all I got tonight. Well, that and I need to cut down on my high school choir concert intake. 2 in less than a week, kind of a record for me. I can only imagine what's going to happen when my Laurels have all of their holiday choir concerts in December. Maybe I'll need to fortify myself with some chocolate....

3 comments:

Kell said...

I'm with you! I've been trying this (gee like every month...) I feel better when I do it..but off I fall again. It doesn't help right now when the kids go to school and leave all their "trunk 'r treat" candy unattended! Bad...very bad!

Alicia said...

I've been watching this show on BBC America, You are What you eat. And it is a little scary what can happen to your body. I went cold turkey last week, and then on Sat I had 2 Gummie Worms (I don't know what I was thinking). All I know is I had a stomach ache after that. Now I am back on the boat so to speak and I feel much better. Good luck with your jouney.

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