Thinking Differently

I found some great articles about diet that helped me have a better frame of mind. You can find links to them here. I read an article about thoughts we shouldn't have about eating. One of them was "I'm addicted to sugar." It talked about how this mentality gets is in a bad cycle of guilt repent eat repeat. We instead need to learn to enjoy in moderation.the article that takes about being addicted to food said that we be gain a tolerance to food that are sweet or salty. We need to eat less of them to regain the sensitivity.

Free Candy

Free candy came to my doorstep. The apartment complex pinned bags of candy to the door with a message. I gave into temptation and ate it. My 3 days of abstinence gone. I didn't stop there either, I bought some ice cream.
I really need to change.

3 days

It's been three days without sugar. It's been good keeping the counter. When I get the thought to eat something I shouldn't I look at the counter. It helps.




I did have a trip to the store to get something to munch on. What I really was craving was corn muffins. They didn't have ready made corn muffins. I couldn't really find anything similar, but I still bought something. I should never had gone to the store.


I bought sugar free blueberry muffins and sugar free chocolate cupcakes. I really don't want to be in the habit of eating sugar free sweets. I want to erase the taste desire of sweets. Eating sugar free is still going to feed my cravings.


Tonight I bought a cheese-it snack mix to munch on. I don't want to be munching on carb snacks either. The better thing for me to snack on is fruits, vegetables, and nuts. That is what I can focus on next. I also need to be more willing to cook.

Every Second Counts

I haven't been very open about the actuality of my struggles with my diet, but I feel the need to be honest and open now. I need to be honest so as to overcome it.


I started a counter at midnight. It's 2:35am now. After several days of not following my no sugar diet, I started the countdown today to make every moment count. Even though my last post I said was the beginning of my quitting sugar, I didn't accomplish it yet, but I am beginning again.


The past few days have been ugly. I have eaten whole packs of cookies, whole packs of doughnuts, made trips to the store just to get something sweet to eat. Last night was especially bad. I hopped from store to store buying junk food. I buy it and have to eat it immediately and completely. I am a compulsive overeater, addicted to sugar.


It doesn't even taste that good anymore. Sometimes even when it doesn't taste good I still eat it. Last night I at least threw away one thing that tasted especially bad.


I am just at the breaking point. I don't want to keep on like this.


I have been free of sugar for 3 hours 3 minutes and 5 seconds and counting.

The End of Sugar

Today was the last day I will have sugar. I want to say I will have exceptions, but I really don't think I can. I really need to eradicate it completely. I am addicted to sugar. I read that it can take 60 days to form or break a habit. I will learn that there is sugar in unassuming places, such as tomato sauce. At first I will excuse these cases, but later I will go to even make sure there is no trace of sugar. I will eat natural occurring sugars such as fruit (not juices). I really want to be committed to this. I want to document it too. I think as I document everyday I do not eat sugar it will remind me when I am faced with the temptation, I will think to myself I will have to take count of this. I heard of the stories of people who have lost weight and it took them a year. I need to realize that as I begin this journey. It will take a lot of time so I need to stay committed and not give up.