stop eating sugar

Just like that.

There’s a more important challenge I need to meet within the next 55 days: NEET to get EXTRA FIT, both physically and mentally.

So I am no officially referring to sugar as CRACK. Have actual withdrawl symptoms!! Whed do they stop? Hopefully before I overdose again. Need to eat more complex carbs, forget losing weight for now, this is more important.

All day was thinking about sweets, probably cause I now I can’t have any. It all got better when I realized that maybe I just need some carbs to increase my serotonin level. Suddenly was really looking forward to this Nature’s Path peanut butter cereal mixed with yogurt. To me it’s practically like dessert since I usually eat something more fiber-heavy in the morning. Realized there are plenty of things with unprocessed sugar I can have – asian pears (lots of fiber), carrots (vitamin a), bananas (potasium). Can actually look forward to this: Nature’s Path with yogurst and a sliced banana. Feels like desert. Yes, this is definitely progress for me. Pretty happy about about it.

Why is it so hard? The fact that I am so dependent on something so ridiculous just makes me want to kick this habit even more. I don’t miss the taste, I miss the way my whole body just “relaxes” after having something sweet. It feels peaceful and “happy”. Well that’s too bad, I’m gonna have to find other ways of feeling relaxed and happy. Something that doesn’t inspire a whole lot of dependency guilt.

Regretted making this a personal challenge about 2 seconds after posting it. A dinner party on Saturday that will SURELY involve tasty baked goodies. “Oh this is not a good time”. What a fine excuse not to do someting important to be over one stupid piece of cake in five days.
2 fallacies in place here.
1. I am STILL better off if I decide to do this and have this cake on Saturday. 95% sugar free is still BETTER than 50% sugar free I will be if I don’t commit to this now.
2. Celebrating DOES NOT HAVE to involve sugar. It DOES NOT HAVE to necessitate exceptions. It so hard to get back on track after “celebrating” that is is completely not worth it.

Being sugar-free is more important to me than the quick passing delight of eating sugar at special occastions. I can derive some pleasure in knoing that I am sticking to my guns.

So instead of agonizing whether to have that cake, I will focus on enjoying the company.

This is it, I’m doing it even though right now it seems kinda not very easy at all!

1. Visualization. Picture what it would be like to be craving free. How liberting it would be. Picture it often.
2. Quiting sugar is not a daunting taks. It’s a new beginning, an opportunity to take control. I can learn a lot from this experience. I can be a better person because of it.
3. Keep encouraging words close by. What/who inspires me?
4. Find pleasure in things other than sugar.
5. Ask myself: what is really behind this craving? Am I lonely? Do I feel deprived in other areas of my life?
HALT: HUNGRY, ANGRY, LONELY, TIRED
6. LIGHTEN UP: this is really easy
7. Focus on what you gain, not lose
8. Keep being aware of why you’re doing this

I WANT THINGS THAT ARE MORE MEANINGFUL THAN SUGAR