I think I need rehab. Sugar rehab, that is ...

by Martha Edwards (Subscribe to Martha Edwards's posts)
Apr 2nd 2008 5:47PM

How was your Easter? Mine was good ... but not for my waistline. To say I was surrounded by sugar would be putting it lightly. I was practically drowning in it.

But while I can't change the fact that I probably ate my weigh in Mini-Eggs, I can change what I do in the weeks following the sugar binge. I need rehab -- sugar rehab. Noshtopia recently posted a five-step plan to getting back on track after sugar overload:

Flush out your system by drinking lots of water
Eat lots of fresh veggies and a few servings of fruit too.
Have a little bit of protein every two hours.
Do some sort of vigorous activity for at least 1/2 an hour a day.
And for the love of pete, get rid of the sugar in the house. Going cold turkey is the best way to break the habit.

This is good advice any time of the year, but especially after a sugar craze.

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carlabirnberg 4-03-2008 @ 5:38AM

Im such a cynic at times with diet and food ideas (there are so many wackyschemes out there) but the simple sugar coldturkey SO WORKS.

(when I can stick to it anyway. those spree candies just CALL sometimes.)

tough but true huh?

I love Noshtopia as well.

M.
http://www.MizFitOnline.com

Bethany Sanders 4-03-2008 @ 3:54PM

Me too, Martha. Me too.

I agree with Miz Fit -- cold turkey is the only way to go. Love these tips!

marcie0305 4-03-2008 @ 9:24PM

Agreed! Sugar can be very addictive. Wait, it is very addictive. I used to be totally off of it but it's a lot harder now as a mom :P

I also agree on the cold turkey, getting ready to do this myself :)

~Marcie
http://feedingblackmail.blogspot.com