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Walking the Walk - Day 1

Posted on Nov 21st 2008 7:00AM by Bethany Sanders

Day 1: The leftover Halloween candy is the first thing to go, followed by the homemade chocolate chip cookies. I suspiciously eye the few other treats left in the cupboard that belong to my husband and kids. They don't tempt me now, but if they start to ... they're out of here.

What I notice almost immediately is that telling myself I can't have sugar makes me want it more. I'm not used to telling myself no. Whether sugar is physically addictive remains up for debate, but it certainly feels like a psychological addiction to me.

Fortunately, I'm pretty sure I have enough willpower to see me through my cravings.

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Anda 12-26-2008 @ 3:47PM

Good for you! I'm a sugar/chocolate addict, but when trying to starve candida yeast out of my system, I recently did a 2-weeks no sugar diet. Really no sugar: no fruit, no refined/processed foods, also nothing ferment our yeasted. I had to hide it all, including the 10 lb slab of chocolate I won in a raffle. The good news is that it was really easier for me to go without it altogether than to try and "cut back." There was no equivocation, zero tolerance. I just had to eat something else: oatmeal with nuts and butter and Splenda, triscuits, diet 7-up, or a big mug of fruity herbal tea. I've even heard there's jello made with artificial sugar. But I made it, and feel better as a result. Now I'm trying to negotiate the holidays with moderation, and not being perfect, but I plan to de-tox for a bit again periodically.