Besides being one of my Favorite Bands, I’m starting to feel the sugar cravings. Sweet breakfast items .. yogurt… Pudding… All things that I looked twice at this morning.
But I resisted temptation.
I made it through the afternoon. Then I got really tired. Oy. Had to take a nap
When we have down time we work on the Boss’s cabin. So far we’ve got a couple weeks in of partial days between life in general and snow removal.
Besides having insomnia last night
I was tired but for some reason sleep would not come easy. Oy. (I actually started this post at 1:50 am.) So automatically I know today is going to be harder since I’ll be sleep deprived.
But I made it.
Stopping for that post work soda and snack on the way home, I was good, I opted for water and beef jerky.
I’ll be ready for bedtime.
Not too bad. Lots of iced tea and nuts for snacks. We cut a load of firewood this afternoon so that kept me occupied. No real sugar cravings yet.
It’s been a long time since I did a sugar cleanse, must be 20+ years! Whoa!! I think it’s time to overhaul my diet again.
Our diet changed drastically when we moved to Alaska almost 9 years ago. Being a newbie I was unaware of local buying clubs and honestly, didn’t have the cash flow to buy in bulk anyway. I tried to maintain a few constants like whole grains and no sugar but…. sugar crept back into our diets as did white rice.
Change happened gradually but mostly due to finances & Dean having a sweet tooth didn’t help. He often brought candy home to the kids in our early years here. They were thrilled, I was not. Also, cooking with natural sweeteners only is quite expensive here. What I used to buy a gallon of honey for will only buy a quart here, if that. Maple syrup is pretty expensive too. So unbleached sugar has been a regular part of our diet for several years now.
I’m planning 30 days w/out refined sugar, HFCS, alcohol, and all that stuff. Maybe a week of no sugars, fruit included, to jumpstart the process. Then I’ll add whole fruits back but leave the rest of the sweets alone.
Oy. Can I do it? I feel like I need a huge grocery shopping trip to prepare myself! Stock up on protein snacks and unsweetened beverages.
Also, I picked up a rectangle loom at the thrift store last week to start loom knitting again so I have something to keep my hands busy.
We’ll see how it goes. With a house full of sugar eaters and bakers… I’m sure it’s going to be a challenge!
I know that I will feel better and that’s my encouragement!
The plan is to start tomorrow, MNO with the Solstice Sisters tonight. Wish me great success!!
Alaska on my mind... 