It's time for me to admit that I have a problem. I am addicted to sugar. There I said it. I love everything sweet, I love breads, pastas, pastries, all that refined sugar carb-y goodness.
But I also know it's not good for me. I mean that not in the sense that it's unhealthy (which most of it is) I mean that in the sense that the more sugar, carbs, grains I eat the crappier I feel. My joints hurt, I get headaches, foggy brained, and sooo tired and grumpy. My blood sugar crashes and all the sudden I am starving, weak, nauseous, and shaky. And I don't like the soft spots on my body. I've played some with paleo nutrition and gluten-free nutrition. Both did good things for the way I felt physically and in my brain. And yet I continue to eat the crap food that I know is bad.
So I've decided that starting February 18th, 1 week from today, I am going to try a 21 Day Sugar Detox challenge. NO sugar for 21 days, including fruit, grains, artificial sweeteners, none of it. Getting clean of sugar is something I've wanted to do for a long time, but I'm always scared and make excuses. So now I'm putting it on the Interwebs for everyone to see, so I have to hold myself accountable. ekk! I'm hoping this gives me a great break/jumping off point for maintaining a good clean paleo lifestyle afterwards.
I want more out of myself, so it's time to stop cheating myself for instant (and short lived) satisfaction.
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