They say that breaking up is hard to do. This is never more true than when you’re attempting to cut sugar out of your life. It always finds a way to weasel its way back in.
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Sorry, sugar, you and I are through. I want nothing more to do with you!
I’ve been having a hard time recently with sugar cravings in the morning. I fell into this trap where I want sugar with my morning coffee {which, giving up coffee may be a battle for another time, but not today}. I would have cookies or banana bread…anything that had sugar in it. While the ones I’ve made are paleo, it’s still not a good habit to get into. The chocolate chips in those still make me crave more. I’m ashamed to say that the last few days, I’ve taken to just eating a handful of chocolate chips to get my fix because I don’t have any baked goods at the moment. I decided to stop doing that as of today. How desperate am I? That’s not a good sign. Sugar addiction just further breeds sugar addiction and I’m over it.
I realize that this is coming at a hard time of year. Candy season is in full swing, but for me added sugar is a slippery slope that I need to do my best to avoid if I want to be healthy. Also, if I can do it now, I should be good the rest of the year. It’s going to be hard though. I’ve done it in the past. I know if I don’t start in on the sugar, I can do better at avoiding it. But just one piece, one cookie, one whatever, will make me want another and another. Well, it’s time to knock that off. Here goes nothing!
What do you like to do to avoid sugar? Any tips or recipes? Good luck to everyone in this season of sugar!