Or, maybe not.
On the 6th I started a 7 day sugar challenge. I was nervous going into it because I do love chocolate and junk food in general. I was afraid that the challenge would require me to cut out a lot of things that I enjoy but I was pleasantly surprised.
I was still allowed to enjoy as much fruit as I wanted (yay!!) and any other foods had to contain less than 5 grams of sugar. Turns out this was easy peasy.
What the challenge taught me was that overall my diet is pretty decent. It also taught me to remain concious about what I am putting in my mouth, to not snack blindly and make a concerted effort to stay away from sugar. I stopped eating choclate at work everyday and put away the two packages of cookies I had at my desk. (I have to admit the first day of the challenge I wanted to just quickly eat ALL of the cookies...but I refrained).
Day 6 of the challenge I was taking part in the Mudderella obstacle challenge. I spent the week thinking that I would be breaking the challenge to drink a bottle of wine to celebrate the night after the obstacle course. Much to my surprise, I didn't actually break the challenge. I felt no craving for sugar and the idea of successfully completing the challenge seemed more important than the wine. (gasp!!)
I have even managed to stay away from sugar since the challenge ended. My cravings are completely gone and my desire for healthy food choices has increased. My research into better foods has led me to many yummy sites:
http://deliciouslyella.com/
http://www.sugarfreemom.com/
http://www.healthydivalife.com/divas-recipes
Given that I am always up for a good challenge the next step is :
http://whole30.com/whole30-program-rules/
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