Lightening Online

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I have now managed to go 3 weeks without eating any white sugar.

Well, almost anyway as I suspect there was some sugar in the barbeque sauce on my pizza last night.

Close enough to 3 weeks anyway.

It’s actually empowering to think that someone who usually eats at least a small amount (and sometimes a large amount) of chocolate every day, that’s a HUGE achievement.

Problem is, where to from here?

Part of me would love to stay off sugar (white sugar that is, not all sugars) for good.

And that is going to be my long term goal.

In the short term though, I’m considering going back on to sugar (particularly chocolate).

Just while I sort myself out mentally and emotionally.

And also because I’ve just started reading a book called Potatoes not Prozac which helps you conquer a sugar addiction in steps.  It’s not recommended that you try to cut back on sugar until step 6.

I only found the book as a result of googling for sugar addiction AFTER I’d gone cold turkey on not eating sugar (and in an interesting coincidence, between ordering the book and the book arriving, I received a lovely email from a reader recommending the book ).

So, for now my plan is to read the book (have made a start) and begin with step 1.

If I REALLY feel like chocolate or something else that’s sweet in the meantime, I’ll have it.

If I don’t feel like it, I won’t.

What I am finding amazing is the recipes available online for all kinds of healthy “treats”.  I’ll share some with you as I try them (have a chocolate bliss balls recipe to share when I can find where I put it when I’d finished making them.  Doh!).  And I’d LOVE to try this chocolate cake made with cooked beans.   It’s wheat AND sugar free.

Recipes like this certainly make the idea of being sugar free (or at least low sugar) more appealing.