Before I officially decided on not eating sugar for 6 months as my 2013 new years resolution I talked to my mom about it and she gave me some advice. She told me I should look at it as a new years commitment instead of resolution. What I've learned so far in this process is that this is more of a lifestyle change than anything because now it's becoming normal for me to choose the healthy alternatives and to not have the "every so often" dessert after dinner anymore.
WEEKEND #2 (DAY: 11/12/13)
The idea of writing the entirety of my weekend in detail while stringing along my daily intake seems extremely excessive and quite frankly boring to me. So I will do my best to keep things short and sweet. (hahah get it)
This weekend I auditioned for my theatre group's winter production of Footloose, so to say that my eating habits were off would be an understatement. I accidentally skipped some meals, enjoyed others with good friends and conversations, a couple with my family, and some by myself. No matter which setting I was put in it became more and more obvious to me that this decision to not eat sugar really isn't that difficult. There are many ways to avoid eating sugar while still enjoying a "sweet tasting" treat. Considering where I am now, all of the whining and complaining about this diet being so difficult seems to have been such fleeting problem when really, in the moment it seemed as if I wouldn't be able to ever get past the cravings. I guess if you put your mind to something you can actually do it.
(I don't have any photos to share so here's a video of my two friends, Winter and Kate eating a ball of wasabi when we went out to sushi this weekend)