Since beginning our new way of eating a few months ago, we seen our ups and downs. At times we feel like we are eating pretty well, and other times everything seems to just go out the window. Throughout this journey there is one thing we seem to just keep coming back to...our old friend sugar. We tend to trick ourselves into believing consuming sugar is ok by using honey, maple syrup, or other natural sweeteners (even the calorie free kind like stevia). After taking an honest look at what we eat and how we think, we've realized we're addicted to the sweet stuff. The thought of taking the sweetness out our food, feels like taking the sweetness out of our lives! In light of this realization, we read I Quit Sugar by Sarah Wilson. Her story gave us the inspiration to give quitting sugar a TRY.
In her book, Sarah Wilson suggests giving up all sugar for 8 weeks. This 8 week period is suggested in order to break the sugar addiction that many people (including us!) have. After the 8 weeks are over, she says some sweetness can be added back into the diet in small amounts.
Because of who we are and our track record with sugar, the everything in moderation idea isn't a good fit for us....so here's to quitting sugar day one!
(...did I mention we went out for extra large ice cream sundaes last night?)
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