Stop the addiction to sugar.

Oh and when I’m really stressecd I’ve gone back to comforting myself with chocolate covered cherries. But only when I’m really stressed. I don’t know, maybe I should just have a separate goal for emotional eating.

I beat my physical addiction to sugar. I don’t feel sick without it anymore but I’m still emotionally addicted. When I first began this goal I was out of work. Only getting the ocassional temp work. In other words I had a lot of time on my hands. So I was able to make my own Splenda cookies and desserts and such. The last few months I’ve been working overtime to dig myself out of that finacial hole and to prepare for my move. So I haven’t had a lot of time to cook and bake. I’ve succumbed to the temptaion of the break room vending machine.

This just reignited my emotional addiction to sweets which I guess never really went away. Getting over the emotional addiction is going to be a lot of work. I’ve got to much on my plate to start this now but it is definately on my “need to do soon” list.

Well, I’m going to mark this done. The guidelines for myself were to make it through the holidays and one crisis. I still like sugar and will eat a little on special occasions but it isn’t running my life anymore.

Well, I didn’t eat anything sugary but I ate everything else in sight.

Yesterday I held a box of chocolates in my hand for like a minute. I was only mildy tempted.

I’m eating sugar free chocolates. They’re pretty good.

Look at all my entries. I sure do like to talk. That’s another goal to work on. I’ve got drive to work later but I’m kinda scared. :-s

Remember a few posts back I said I’d consider this goal completed if I could make it through the holidays and one major or minor crisis? Well, I’m about 2/3 of the way through this goal. About 2 1/2 hours ago I was involved in a 3 car accident. Well actually 1 car (me), a large van, and a pick up truck. The pick up rear ended me hitting me so hard that 1) my knit hat flew off my head and 2) it flew the vehicle I was driving into the van in front. Well at least no one was hurt.

I was a little naughty yesterday. I had two blueberry crepes. Thay each contained 6 grams of sugar. I also had a half a cheese crepe. That was another 2.5 grams. Today is a new day. And that one moment of weakness doesn’t completely erase everything I’ve done so far. I thought it would feel that way, but it doesn’t. Usually as soon as I slip up on a goal I get totally discourage. This is a real growing experience for me.

My sleep cycle is back on track; as well as my energy level. I was a bit worried there far awhile. It would be noontime and I’d be so tired, it felt like 2am.