Funny how misery loves company 🙂 Just kidding…it’s more funny that folks try to sabotage your efforts to make a positive impact on your life — mind you, for only 30 days, and it’s as if World War III is about to go down. But, I am ready for tomorrow. I am VERY ready to… Continue reading Ready…Set…Maybe?
I made another commitment to cleanse and will begin Sober and Sugarless September in three days. Mind you, the word “cleanse” can mean many different things to a lot of different people. I am just going to keep it simple. I will be spending September sober and sugarless, thus “cleansing” myself of the crap I’ve accumulated… Continue reading Sober & Sugarless September!
Good morning! Miss me?! Don’t answer that…but, I did decide that after a long hiatus from this month’s blogging regime that it is prudent to return. Why the absence? No great reason, but it’s attributed to the detox: Lack of motivation. I have been underground for the past week or so. Digging my heels in deep.… Continue reading We Become our Habits
Today marks Day #15 of the sugar/alcohol detox (or whatever variation that you’re working towards). I’m feeling great — but in another sense not so great — but I expected that. In terms of abstaining, I do not have struggles. I have overcome my want of added sugar and every now and again I have… Continue reading Uncomfortable Change
I had an itch and I had to scratch it. I know from experience that eating no sugar and no bread and drinking no alcohol is easiest the first week or so. But, then my cravings come because my world of eating has become mundane. One goal this go around is to become more inventive… Continue reading Keep it Sweet (without added sugar)
I have often envied more conscious people (my yoga instructors, mediation gurus, enlightened souls, empaths) in their ability to so naturally be aware of so many things all at once and to walk through their lives with so much calm. I always thought how great it would be to be so dedicated, but then I… Continue reading Notice the Small Things
Quick shout out to the Sandman — the last few nights have amazed me. While I have felt super tired each night, and actually just drained (from nothing other than detox), I have crawled into bed without resistance, laid my head to the pillow (mouth guard in), and fallen asleep quickly. The dreams have come… Continue reading Open your Eyes
Will power is most often not enough. And, often is super overrated. It is discouraging when we rely too much on our will power to make any changes. Willpower has been studied in the laboratory: How it gives people the strength to persevere, how they lose self-control as their willpower is depleted, how this… Continue reading “I got to keep on truckin’…”
And, go! Slept like a rock last night as my energy has definitely dipped as my blood sugar is stabilizing. At this house, we are certainly feeling the effects of abstinence. It’s amazing how aware I’m becoming to my body, albeit I am foggy! We don’t feel good — but I knew that was expected and… Continue reading Out with the old…
Who lives on Perfection street (although I would very seriously consider buying a house due to that awesomeness alone)? This begins the 4th day of my sugar detox and I am truckin’ along. Yesterday morning was a doozie as I woke irritable, not feeling well, and wishing that I could just live in a world… Continue reading Manic Monday
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