I Quit Sugar: Week 3

Well I ate a cookie. And a milkshake. And some chocolate cake.

Once you give in, it's a sweet slippery slope, y'all.

Okay, not quite a month. But to be honest, two and a half weeks without added sugar was really hard for me. David was munching on Oreos and the girls were snacking on granola bars and all I wanted to do was bake some brownies but I worried that the temptation of licking the bowl clean would be more than I could handle.

So I'm back off the wagon. Bring on the treats.

In moderation, of course.

I'm still trying to limit my desserts to a few times a week instead of every night. I'll continue to pay closer attention to labels and will probably keep making most condiments and dressings from scratch. I'm drinking water with lemon instead of juice or limeade with my dinner. My sweet tooth is easily satisfied with smaller amounts of sugar.  I have no intention of going back to a daily breakfast of cereal.

In fact, breakfast will undoubtedly be the biggest long-term change for me. I now have eggs almost every morning--always with some cheese and usually with some veggies thrown in--and I feel SO MUCH BETTER because of it. I'm not ravenous and hunting for last night's leftovers by 9:30 AM. I have more energy throughout the day. I've always known breakfast was important, and I very rarely skip it, but making it a filling, protein-rich, veggie-laden meal has made all the difference.

But I baked a chocolate bundt cake with chocolate chips, chocolate ganache, and peanut butter cream cheese frosting for dessert last night and it was heavenly. The baking process and the end result. I hadn't realized how much I missed baking for people.

So if anyone needs some yummy treats in the next little while, just let me know. I'm itching to mix up some goodies but my desire to eat them all has waned. A little.

Let's not get too crazy.