Woman Must Eat Cake - NOT!
I ate FIVE pieces of homemade chocolate cake this weekend! FIVE!!! And they weren't little!
There, I've said it. Are you happy? I'm just like everyone else in the battle of the bulge. Or maybe I'm not! Have YOU ever eaten 5 pieces of cake in a 24 hour period? I ate 3 in one evening! Maybe I AM an anomaly. Just not in the traditional personal trainer sense?? Whatever....
The truth is, I knew I was coming into a birthday weekend for my son and I knew I was making that out-of-this world scratch cake. I was not following my plan and I was plateaued at my 2 pound weight loss. And I was resenting all of it! So I decided to give myself permission to eat lots of cake over the weekend and then take drastic measures to stop the madness.
You see - I am a sugar addict. This is no joke. Sugar is addicting and I love treats and sweets and I build a treat into my day regularly but when I saw my own downward spiral - not following many of my planned daily goals - I knew I was in trouble. I needed to go off the sugar cold turkey. I was feeling the pressure of this blog and my upcoming weigh-in goal on Halloween. (Let's face it - am I putting myself out there with this blog or WHAT!!?) So I pigged out big time on the cake - went light on the booze at the birthday party, and vowed to kick my sugar habit starting Monday, by removing all treats and sweets from my diet until Thanksgiving. (Are you getting the idea that I am a goal setter??)
In all honesty - I truly believe that the only way to stop a sugar addiction is to stop eating sugar - period. No sweets and treats, no sugar in the coffee - none! I have done this before. It takes about 2 weeks to truly get rid of the cravings but once it is out of your system, it becomes easy to resist. In fact, I have gone months not eating sugar products except allowing myself a treat once a week after the first 2-3 weeks. The problem arises when you don't stick to the program and you start to allow 2 treats a weeks and then 3 etc. etc. Can you last forever? (My husband could! He could care less if he never had another treat in his life.) I don't know if you can go forever. I suppose you could. I have gone "off the sugar wagon" several times over 2 years of being cognizant of this addiction. When I get to my "happy" size, I tend to relax and enjoy the sugar and the wine more. But I always end up back on it (the sugar wagon) because I know what can happen. Weight gain!
By the way - experts say that if you are trying to overcome your sugar cravings, you need to look for it in everything. For example, I looked at the label on my Stonyfield Farms peach yogurt and found 23 grams of sugar listed on the nutrition label. There are 4 grams of sugar in a TEASPOON. That's almost 6 teaspoons of sugar in the yogurt. Maybe some is from the fruit? Not sure. I have been able to break my sugar addiction and still eat this yogurt. But - I try not to.
The one trick I use is this: I can go almost all day without wanting or ingesting a sweet or treat. Until dinner. For some reason, when I get up from the dinner table, it hits me like I'm a heroin addict! The first day this week, I was not prepared. I went all day with no problem until right after dinner. I had no back up plan for when the craving came. So I struggled through it, ran up to bed (I watched tv), ran down to the pantry an hour later and grabbed a handful of cashews and ran back to bed and that's where I stayed!!
I was prepared on Tuesday! Come ON craving. I am READY for ya! I planned a cup of greek fat free plain yogurt - WAY better than regular plain yogurt - with cut up fruit in it and a few drops of pomegranite juice. But don't you know - the craving didn't come! Huh??!! I don't know, but I ate the yogurt treat anyway!
So - once again - I am putting myself out there. I'm telling you my latest battle. I have 2 weeks to make my weight goal. I've pretty much eliminated alcohol from my diet and now sugar, in the form of sweets and treats. I struggle daily to make my workouts and drink my water but I am in desperation mode now. I need to make this goal! Let's see what happens. (And Chrissy and Charlene - don't you dare bring me a sweetie!).
There, I've said it. Are you happy? I'm just like everyone else in the battle of the bulge. Or maybe I'm not! Have YOU ever eaten 5 pieces of cake in a 24 hour period? I ate 3 in one evening! Maybe I AM an anomaly. Just not in the traditional personal trainer sense?? Whatever....
The truth is, I knew I was coming into a birthday weekend for my son and I knew I was making that out-of-this world scratch cake. I was not following my plan and I was plateaued at my 2 pound weight loss. And I was resenting all of it! So I decided to give myself permission to eat lots of cake over the weekend and then take drastic measures to stop the madness.
You see - I am a sugar addict. This is no joke. Sugar is addicting and I love treats and sweets and I build a treat into my day regularly but when I saw my own downward spiral - not following many of my planned daily goals - I knew I was in trouble. I needed to go off the sugar cold turkey. I was feeling the pressure of this blog and my upcoming weigh-in goal on Halloween. (Let's face it - am I putting myself out there with this blog or WHAT!!?) So I pigged out big time on the cake - went light on the booze at the birthday party, and vowed to kick my sugar habit starting Monday, by removing all treats and sweets from my diet until Thanksgiving. (Are you getting the idea that I am a goal setter??)
In all honesty - I truly believe that the only way to stop a sugar addiction is to stop eating sugar - period. No sweets and treats, no sugar in the coffee - none! I have done this before. It takes about 2 weeks to truly get rid of the cravings but once it is out of your system, it becomes easy to resist. In fact, I have gone months not eating sugar products except allowing myself a treat once a week after the first 2-3 weeks. The problem arises when you don't stick to the program and you start to allow 2 treats a weeks and then 3 etc. etc. Can you last forever? (My husband could! He could care less if he never had another treat in his life.) I don't know if you can go forever. I suppose you could. I have gone "off the sugar wagon" several times over 2 years of being cognizant of this addiction. When I get to my "happy" size, I tend to relax and enjoy the sugar and the wine more. But I always end up back on it (the sugar wagon) because I know what can happen. Weight gain!
By the way - experts say that if you are trying to overcome your sugar cravings, you need to look for it in everything. For example, I looked at the label on my Stonyfield Farms peach yogurt and found 23 grams of sugar listed on the nutrition label. There are 4 grams of sugar in a TEASPOON. That's almost 6 teaspoons of sugar in the yogurt. Maybe some is from the fruit? Not sure. I have been able to break my sugar addiction and still eat this yogurt. But - I try not to.
The one trick I use is this: I can go almost all day without wanting or ingesting a sweet or treat. Until dinner. For some reason, when I get up from the dinner table, it hits me like I'm a heroin addict! The first day this week, I was not prepared. I went all day with no problem until right after dinner. I had no back up plan for when the craving came. So I struggled through it, ran up to bed (I watched tv), ran down to the pantry an hour later and grabbed a handful of cashews and ran back to bed and that's where I stayed!!
I was prepared on Tuesday! Come ON craving. I am READY for ya! I planned a cup of greek fat free plain yogurt - WAY better than regular plain yogurt - with cut up fruit in it and a few drops of pomegranite juice. But don't you know - the craving didn't come! Huh??!! I don't know, but I ate the yogurt treat anyway!
So - once again - I am putting myself out there. I'm telling you my latest battle. I have 2 weeks to make my weight goal. I've pretty much eliminated alcohol from my diet and now sugar, in the form of sweets and treats. I struggle daily to make my workouts and drink my water but I am in desperation mode now. I need to make this goal! Let's see what happens. (And Chrissy and Charlene - don't you dare bring me a sweetie!).
posted by Joey at
1:41 PM
4 Comments:
Well, looks like I'll be kicking your but down the slopes if you keep that up! That should be incentive enough to get back on track.(ski pants)
Very Funny Dooley! But I doubt it!!
I hear sex is great for calorie burning.....
Well on second thought...naw - chocolate's way better...ha!
Drink the damn jungle juice girl!
The jungle juice? I'm writing about it as we speak! Watch for my next blog. 9 days - no sugar. I am a ROCK STAR!
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