not eat any sweets for a month

Yes, I have no commitment.
It’s particularly hard when the produce and bakery sections nearby where I work (in the deli) keep insisting on giving me free cookies and things.

Sigh. I shall prevail, though! I’m getting a new haircut tonight, hopefully, and I hope that this will give me a fresh start for things.

Yes, I am now ending my fourth day without sweets and I’m very proud of that. Turned down so far: Snickers bar, lemon meringue, Dr. Pepper, root beer floats, mint chocolate chip ice cream, and strawberry mousse. Wow.

Reminder, and tip to myself: Make sure to define what “sweets” means BEFORE starting on the goal. Otherwise, you can fudge (haha, ha…) the results and convince yourself that you’re not cheating.

So, by sweets I mean anything in any candy shop/aisle/shelf I may come across (at home, at school, in the mall, in the grocery, at my friend’s house…), ice cream, and unnecessary artificial sugars. This basically means no desserts or snacks.

Think I can do it? I do. I’m ready. Here we go again.

Well, I’ve been back to school for several weeks (I’m actually at the Hillsdale college hotel right now, visiting and interviewing tomorrow), and…

... I utterly failed. Utterly. At least the vending machine was broken—but I found my way around that by visiting the coffee shop and buying things on off-campus trips. I am SO bad at keeping my self-control. I really need to get better at that.

I’m trying again, but right now there’s a Starburst packet in my backpack calling me out (candy makes me feel better when I travel, because I HATE being a passenger in the car or plane, both of which I’ve had to do on this trip). But as soon as I get back to school, I’m starting over again, and this time, I mean it.

For the record: those email alerts REALLY help keep me focused, and I suspect they might help you, too.

Okay, I give up. The chocolate cake was SO GOOD and the Dove chocolates just called my name.

I guess I’ll have to start over. I’m sad—I was doing so well, and it really helps me to lose weight if I avoid all that stuff.

Here I go.

So far, so good. I kind of cheated when I ate some angel food cake, but I figure that since I’ve averted tragedy but not eating any caramel or ice cream with it, I’m okay. Yay, me.

However, I’m snacking waaaaaaaay too much even when I’m not hungry, and that’s really not good. I need to not only not eat sweets, but also not eat ANYTHING unless I’m hungry. It’s tricky.

Day 4 was easy. It was Day 5 (yesterday) that almost got me… luckily I was determined to complete the goal, and besides, I found this morning that I’d lost 5 pounds in the past 5 days, so it’s paid off so far!

Yesterday, a rep came in with Bunny Tracks ice cream and all kinds of good things to put on top. It looked soooo good, and I haven’t had Bunny Tracks in about three years. So I loaded up, feeling guilty. However, I passed it off onto my mother, who is a doctor at the office, because she loves chocolate.

I think sweets-eating doesn’t count unless you actually finish it—one bite or two doesn’t count, right? Anyway, that tragedy was averted and I feel better for it.

I’ll be brief; yesterday was easy. I didn’t eat much overall, and there was no real temptation of sweets. It’s the weekdays that are hard.

Another day without sweets… It wasn’t too hard yesterday, actually—I was out “shopping around” for frames and bedroom things with my mother until dinner time. After that, it was just a matter of willpower. We don’t have too many sweets around the house, but my mother is a big, BIG fan of all kinds of ice cream, so I have to avoid that.

Fortunately, she’s very protective of her chocolate.

Tonight I was at a party… and I totally failed in my goal—and it’s only been the first day! I tried to push the M&M’s away, but utterly and entirely failed. I wish I had better self-control.

Well, I’m starting over tomorrow (today, that is—gawd it’s late). Wish me luck.