So my hubby was selected by his company to be a lead in a certain group which meant he would be traveling for 4 days. Perfect, I thought. I will only eat vegies or fruit, and drink coffee, tea or water.
My fav foods are vegies and fruit. I know I need protein so I eat it, but if I didn't have to I wouldn't eat it everyday. I love, vegies, fruit and desert. In fact one of my fav meals is a huge vegie plate and a pint of Hagen Daaz Gelato.
So...I decided to do a detox while my hubby was out of town. $72.00 for what I felt was 4 days worth of fruits and vegetables. I did the detox. Only water, coffee or tea. Only vegetables or fruits. No sauces, no sugars, no condiments except herbs and spices. Every day about 3p, I started getting a headache. I would eat a piece of fruit. That wouldn't help. I decided after those 3 days that I am addicted to sugar. So I am now working my way to be sugar free with the exception of fruits.
The holidays are proving challenging because of family vacation days and my mother's traditional homemade heritage cookies, Lebkuchen and Springerles.
After 3 days of detox, I did not loose weight. I felt better. I had more energy. I was able to workout more.
Then....it happened. You know..that family event that sends the entire family running to the emergency and the aftermath that occurs. Adrenaline rush, anger, anxiety, trying to stay calm on the outside while you are falling apart on the inside. Doctors appointments, prescriptions, more doctors appointments, shots, more doctors appointments and EKG's.
So what do I reach for...sugar. Pizza, cookies, the stuff that I just took a week trying to get off. Apparently sugar is my drug of choice.
All it did was make me feel worse. My joints hurt, my muscles hurt and my body aches. It didn't ache before I ate the sugar. It wanted to move before, I ate the sugar. I was not exhausted before I ate the sugar.
Lesson learned...I think. Sugar; bad. Healthy eating; good.
Have a Happy Health-a-licious Day.
My fav foods are vegies and fruit. I know I need protein so I eat it, but if I didn't have to I wouldn't eat it everyday. I love, vegies, fruit and desert. In fact one of my fav meals is a huge vegie plate and a pint of Hagen Daaz Gelato.
So...I decided to do a detox while my hubby was out of town. $72.00 for what I felt was 4 days worth of fruits and vegetables. I did the detox. Only water, coffee or tea. Only vegetables or fruits. No sauces, no sugars, no condiments except herbs and spices. Every day about 3p, I started getting a headache. I would eat a piece of fruit. That wouldn't help. I decided after those 3 days that I am addicted to sugar. So I am now working my way to be sugar free with the exception of fruits.
The holidays are proving challenging because of family vacation days and my mother's traditional homemade heritage cookies, Lebkuchen and Springerles.
After 3 days of detox, I did not loose weight. I felt better. I had more energy. I was able to workout more.
Then....it happened. You know..that family event that sends the entire family running to the emergency and the aftermath that occurs. Adrenaline rush, anger, anxiety, trying to stay calm on the outside while you are falling apart on the inside. Doctors appointments, prescriptions, more doctors appointments, shots, more doctors appointments and EKG's.
So what do I reach for...sugar. Pizza, cookies, the stuff that I just took a week trying to get off. Apparently sugar is my drug of choice.
All it did was make me feel worse. My joints hurt, my muscles hurt and my body aches. It didn't ache before I ate the sugar. It wanted to move before, I ate the sugar. I was not exhausted before I ate the sugar.
Lesson learned...I think. Sugar; bad. Healthy eating; good.
Have a Happy Health-a-licious Day.
I want holiday heritage cookies too!
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