I’m doing it. I’m giving up sweets for Lent.
I can feel my body screaming “No! Don’t do it! Feeeeeed meeeeeeee!” But I think this is one of those times that it just has to be mind over matter.
I’ve been eating a lot of sweets recently. I’ve also been having somewhat regular headaches. Thus I think it’s time to eliminate sweets altogether to help my body re-calibrate itself. For me, right now this is part of taking care of my body as it was made by God. I haven’t decided what this means for my usual one packet of “raw” sugar that goes in my morning tea and my one teaspoon of brown sugar in my morning oatmeal. But other than that, all sweets are getting the boot!
Thanks for the accountability 
Update: I just ate several cookies and brownies with my lunch… and I feel sugar-icky. Plus I have a developing headache. This is why I’m doing this! and Blest, I promise that I will (someday) remember to change the category of my post!
Anne, I know that you CAN do this!!!
Comment by Kellie — February 20, 2007 @ 10:19 am
Wow, that is awesome! Good for you! Now I feel bad…I couldn’t commit to ALL sweets, so I said I’d give up french fries and brownies.
Hmmm, maybe I should give up a couple more sweets….
Comment by Cristina — February 20, 2007 @ 10:22 am
Bravo!!
Comment by Bethany — February 20, 2007 @ 10:53 am
Yah!!
Comment by Tami — February 20, 2007 @ 10:56 am
I think you’ll be shocked at how quickly the weight will come off if you go sugar free. The first time I tried that (a few years ago) I even bought special ketchup! I’m tellin’ ya Anne, you won’t believe how great you’ll feel!
Comment by blestwithsons — February 20, 2007 @ 11:16 am
I am trying to decide what to give up for Lent. I am thinking about diet soda.
Comment by Gina — February 20, 2007 @ 5:49 pm
I feel your pain! I’m giving up coffee!
Comment by natasha25461 — February 21, 2007 @ 11:35 am
natasha, Are you doing that again?! You KNOW it makes you cranky! And you have enough stress as it is… I suggest giving up something easier…how about secks?
No? How about LOST?
Comment by blestwithsons — February 21, 2007 @ 1:06 pm
HAVE YOU GONE MADDDDD!! I am sure you wrote this before your 3rd cup. PLEASE: I can live with her without coffee but……… Well you get the point. Leave my good thing alone
Comment by Taw (Natasha's Man) — February 22, 2007 @ 4:39 pm
Hey Anne, just thought I’d say how’s it going with the giving up sweets thing? I am working on my diet, and re-rembering what I’m supposed to be doing on this south beach diet (I feel like I’d got a bit ‘whatever’ about it all so I’m gonig back to basics AGAIN!). Keep up the good work
Comment by Debs — February 26, 2007 @ 2:59 pm