Day 10

I cannot believe its day ten of the sugar cleanse. Seriously, I have gone ten days. WOW.
I have way exceeded my expectations of myself. lol

I also found a counselor finally, that fits me, and I think it will work out well.
Hope everyone is well, I am doing OK. The no sugar thing is helping, I am sleeping better, feeling better, all around, I am really pleased with the results so far. I have been a less sad, on a daily basis, only broken down a couple of times in the last week, that's an improvement, but I don't know any reasons why I break down, or why I don't , when I don't if that makes sense, so the counseling, I hope will teach me coping mechanisms etc. etc. As well as give me a place to let it all out and explore things.

Stacy vs Sugar ..... Day 3

In my researching of mood disorders, stress and anxiety, I kept running into one huge theme, that wasn't entirely surprising. A diet high in refined sugars, is found to make symptoms worse, a lot worse apparently. So me the biggest sugar addict of them all, is making the ultimate sacrifice :). I have given up sugar. Let me be clear b/c ppl seem to get confused on this, I am eating natural sugars, from fruit and vegs, but no refined white sugar, in any shape or form , under any name (and it hides behind a few ;)).
Things I have learned in a few short days:

1. I don't get tired or feel gross, if I don't eat sugar.
2. Sugar Hides in EVERYTHING, my supposedly healthy whole grain bread is a great example of this. So its not a matter of just avoiding sweets, its much more complicated than that.
3. Fruit really ISSSS better tasting then chocolate.

Let me repeat .. b/c I can't believe I said it. FRUIT IS BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE. seriously, ever eat a fresh rasberries and not been happy afterwards?? nope didn't think so. ;)

4. I am addicted to the stuff, and I am not alone.
5. I am capable of giving the crap up, if it means I will be happier, live longer and set a good example for my daughter.

Wish me luck!

Grandma

First, don't expect regular posts, I have replaced my online time with work out time for right now. Hence the reason I have been home for 4 days and just got to posting these.

But I did want to share some pics of my visit to my moms. The ones with Wave and my Grandma really warm my heart, my grandma is in her 80's, she still lives on her own, and her apartment, is filled with memories for me. The furniture that I am sure is over 50 yrs old is timeless to me.
I grew up in St Thomas on a street called parkside drive, my grandma still lives in the area, so when I visited I took a walk to what was basically my back yard when I was a kid, Pinafore Park., NO matter where I have lived, no park compares to this one. (although Water Works is close ;)), just going there makes me feel better about things.
I have had a frustrating experience so far looking for a councilor for those curious, ppl aren't returning calls and so far I haven't gotten far.:(, but besides that things are looking up, as I said i have been working out more, getting back to the gym, adding running to my walks with the dog, cooking healthier, playing with W more. Less computer time has been a really great start, but its only been a week, and i KNOW I need to get into to talk to someone, about all thats going on, so I will spend tomorrow chasing councilors down on the phone while Ws in school.
Just wanted to updated. Hope everyone is well, :).