IKEAgirl

It is so weird blogging like this…I still can’t get over it.  Okay so I woke up sick this morning, and whenever I am sick I crave chocolate to make me feel better.  Actually, I crave chocolate anyway but the feelings are especially strong when I don’t feel well.  But, I restrained myself, even though I know there is a bag of chocolate chips in the freezer calling my name!  Instead I had some cider to ease my throat and a good dinner of pot roast, potatoes, and peas.  I still feel the chocolate calling me but I have decided to tune it out. 

Recently, I went on a (refined)sugar fast for 9 days and gained 4 pounds.  My mom, who is also a nurse practitioner, said that it was because my blood sugar is used to functionig at a certain level and when I took away the sugar it conserved every calorie it could get.  I didn’t fast long enough to lose weight.  I asked her, well will I eventually lose weight if I stop eating sugar and she said yes, after the withdrawl symptoms subside.  Then, the cravings will subside as well.  So, I will do a sugar fast from Jan. 13 to Feb. 13.  I will be blogging my progress and with your support I know I can do it!

I have never written a blog before, so this is definitley new.  I have been struggling with my weight since I had children, and I am getting fed up with having an outer appearance that doesn’t match my inner self (which is, consequently, screaming to get out).  So, this is the beginning of something new.  Good luck to me!