My Month Without Sweets

Here is what I have learned this past month, by not eating/drinking anything sweet for the entire month of September?

• I love Chocolate!
• I don't need chocolate to survive.
• Water isn't too bad, once you get used to it.
• After only drinking water, your body actually craves it.
• I snack less, when there isn't anything sweet to snack on.
• My pants fit a little better these days.
• My skin is clearer without all the sweets.
• I have great Will Power.
• Once I put my mind to something, I follow through.

Yes, I am going to eat sweets starting tomorrow. No, I'm not going to eat nearly as many. That was the whole point of this experiment, to train myself to not be so dependent on Sweets. I will definitely be more careful before I put something in my mouth. Now that I know I can go without, it will make it easier to say no.

So, what should I go without next month? Any Ideas... Let me know.

A little bit of everything

It's been a while since I posted a new blog. So here is just a little bit of what's going on:

- For the Bible Study that I am currently working through, we are supposed to memorize Psalm 121. It has been a long time since I memorized any scripture, so I'm a little nervous / excited about learning this one. It is a very familiar verse, so I'm hoping it will be easy to recall the entire thing. This week I need to have the first four verses memorized.

"I will lift up my eyes to the mountains;

From where shall my help come?

My help comes from the Lord,

who made Heaven and Earth.

He will not allow your foot to slip;

He who keeps you will not slumber.

Behold, He who keeps Israel

will neither slumber nor sleep."

- Today marks 3 weeks without any sweets! Only one more week to go! 8 more days! I will not eat any sweets...I will not eat any sweets...I will not eat any sweets.

- Last weeks, the city of Gaffney, SC pulled together to honor a fallen hero. On Wednesday, we lined the streets of Gaffney as his body was transported from the airport to the funeral home. Thousands of people lined the streets holding American Flags, with tears in our eyes, as the processional went past. In the words of a local child, "It was the coolest, saddest thing I have ever seen." I have never been more proud of my community as I was last week. The funeral was on Friday, so again, thousands of people lined the streets from the church to the cemetery to honor a 20 year old who had given the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

Half Way There!

Today marks the halfway point of my Month with No Sweets! I can't believe I have gone 14 days already. It is going by really fast, and it hasn't been nearly as hard as I thought it would. I am starting to find myself liking the water, and actually craving water to drink. I am also not craving sweets in the afternoon, like I used to. Like I said at the beginning of this. I'm not doing this to lose weight, but to become more healthy. As far as I can tell, it's working. Just two more weeks to go. I'm thinking about October, and maybe doing No Fried Foods, but we'll wait and see how this month finishes out.

1 week down - 3 more to go

It has been one week without eating or drinking anything sweet! I survived! Some days I didn't know if I could do it, but I persevered. The hardest might have been on Monday at Henry's Birthday Party. There was Cake and homemade Ice Cream, lots of candy and all kinds of sweet goodness, but I stood strong and said NO! Instead I ate a bowl of Watermelon, which was yummy. Three more weeks! I can do it!

Talk about willpower

Tonight at Bible Study, someone brought this dessert to share with everyone. I am so proud to say that I stood strong, and did not even eat a single bite.

So, Day one of my Month of no sweets was a success! 1 day down...29 days left.

No Sweets for a month! What am I thinking?

Tomorrow is the day I will start. I will resist every urge in my body to eat something sweet. All to often, I give in to that urge, and that is how I have come to depend on my dear friend, Sugar!

The idea came to me about a week ago. I realized that I eat/drink way too much sweet stuff during the day. So, I decided to see if I could go a whole month, 30 days, without eating or drinking anything sweet. This includes all candy, cookies, brownies, chocolate, cake, diet-soda, flavored drinks, etc... Just because something is diet, doesn't mean that it is good for you. Also, I will only be drinking water. I know this sounds crazy, but I think I need to do this. I will be eating a lot of fresh fruit. I guess that is my way of getting something sweet, but it is something that is good for me. I'm not doing this as a diet, or as a way to lose weight. I am simply doing this because I need a change in my life. Wish me luck!