Yep, sugar and I called it off.
You see, 5 months ago I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic. Scary day for me! But a dear friend volunteered to be my health coach and after four months of exploring my diet, reasons for floundering, battling gluttony, laziness, self-sabotage and a horrid munchy sweet tooth, my husband reminded me of the only time I was truly successful with my weight was when I cut out sugar pre-pregnancy with Emily (lost 30 pounds in 4 months and kept it off until I started eating for two), and when I followed a strict doctor-ordered diabetic diet while pregnant with Ethan (I only gained 15 pounds, 10 of which were a certain little boy). So a month ago, called it quits.
A month in and 11 pounds down, I'm starting a new phase for the next 21 days. I have been wrestling with some deep emotional and spiritual issues and have felt led to go on an extended juice/liquid feast and fast. Don't worry - I won't die! This is the 4th time I have done this in the last 10 years and each time have led to some pretty significant break-throughs. The 1st 2 times were through a Bible study at www.settingcaptivesfree.com and the last time was a year and a half ago, which was cut short 1/3 of the way through when my appendix decided to nearly explode (not related). So this time, I want to try and write and blog most days, which I've not done before, which may include a few excerpts from my journal. I'm looking forward to you joining me and Day 1 will be blogged soon! :)
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