A few weeks ago I started a sugar detox with some friends. I thought to myself – this is it. I am finally going to kick sugar to the curb, once and for all. The first week and a half was incredibly easy, in fact I was really surprised. I felt committed to the cause of better health and was so motivated to accomplish my goal of 21 days with no refined sugar. Then I had ‘that week’… stress from early mornings / late nights in the office, hating myself for not working out and feeling like I had no time for myself. So after a week and a half of feeling great because I was strong enough to say no to sugary snacks, I was finally done in by a stack of Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies this past Thursday. Ugh! I’m the worst health coach ever!
Am I a fraud? Shouldn’t I lead by example? Shouldn’t I be strong enough to get through this? Well, that’s why I am writing this post.
I have a confession to make. Even though I understand that sugar is toxic and one of the leading causes of chronic disease and illness in this county, I still eat it. Occasionally. And that’s okay. I’m an emotional human being and I still have some not-so-great coping skills just like most people. I mean whose mom didn’t bake Tollhouse cookies after a bad day at school?!
So my point is this. I’m on a journey – we are all on a journey for better health. And as successful people know, mistakes are how we learn…and grow stronger.
We are more health conscious today than we were a year ago. While we still may fall victim to the occasional Girl Scout cookie, we know that 80 percent of the time our diet is rock solid. And as I tell my clients who struggle with sugar addiction and feel bad that they just can’t stop eating it cold turkey – just being aware of the fact that sugar is toxic and addictive is half the battle. We spend most of our lives oblivious to how the over consumption of sugar can wreak havoc on our lives, so just knowing this information is key and makes most people think twice about consuming sugar. So we make small strides every day to be healthier and over time they really add up.
As we continue on our journey in health and wellness, we will continue to make progress every year – and someday we will have the coping skills to say “I love myself too much to eat that Girl Scout cookie.” And we’ll go outside and walk it off.
However, until we get to this place in our lives, here are some recipes to try out to help mitigate our reliance on refined sugars…because most of us have to deal with that 3 pm beastly sugar parasite:
- Easy raw fudge
- Raw pecan bars
You can also mix a tbsp. of cayenne pepper with raw honey and the juice from ½ lemon with 20 oz. of water to help you through the sugar cravings (and yes, it is spicy! ;) And when you are ready and have the time to commit to this – read about an elimination diet. If you can ‘reset’ your digestive track and kill off the sugar parasites in your gut, resisting sugar can become much easier.
If you would like a little more encouragement about why we should make our best effort to avoid sugar, I thought this was a pretty interesting article about the possible connection between sugar and caner (thank you Dana for sharing): http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/cancer-sugar-strategy-selective-starvation-cancer.
If you’d like more information about how to reduce sugar from your diet and/or how to replace refined sugar with natural sugar sources, please contact me for a free health consultation.
Am I a fraud? Shouldn’t I lead by example? Shouldn’t I be strong enough to get through this? Well, that’s why I am writing this post.
I have a confession to make. Even though I understand that sugar is toxic and one of the leading causes of chronic disease and illness in this county, I still eat it. Occasionally. And that’s okay. I’m an emotional human being and I still have some not-so-great coping skills just like most people. I mean whose mom didn’t bake Tollhouse cookies after a bad day at school?!
So my point is this. I’m on a journey – we are all on a journey for better health. And as successful people know, mistakes are how we learn…and grow stronger.
We are more health conscious today than we were a year ago. While we still may fall victim to the occasional Girl Scout cookie, we know that 80 percent of the time our diet is rock solid. And as I tell my clients who struggle with sugar addiction and feel bad that they just can’t stop eating it cold turkey – just being aware of the fact that sugar is toxic and addictive is half the battle. We spend most of our lives oblivious to how the over consumption of sugar can wreak havoc on our lives, so just knowing this information is key and makes most people think twice about consuming sugar. So we make small strides every day to be healthier and over time they really add up.
As we continue on our journey in health and wellness, we will continue to make progress every year – and someday we will have the coping skills to say “I love myself too much to eat that Girl Scout cookie.” And we’ll go outside and walk it off.
However, until we get to this place in our lives, here are some recipes to try out to help mitigate our reliance on refined sugars…because most of us have to deal with that 3 pm beastly sugar parasite:
- Easy raw fudge
- Raw pecan bars
You can also mix a tbsp. of cayenne pepper with raw honey and the juice from ½ lemon with 20 oz. of water to help you through the sugar cravings (and yes, it is spicy! ;) And when you are ready and have the time to commit to this – read about an elimination diet. If you can ‘reset’ your digestive track and kill off the sugar parasites in your gut, resisting sugar can become much easier.
If you would like a little more encouragement about why we should make our best effort to avoid sugar, I thought this was a pretty interesting article about the possible connection between sugar and caner (thank you Dana for sharing): http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/cancer-sugar-strategy-selective-starvation-cancer.
If you’d like more information about how to reduce sugar from your diet and/or how to replace refined sugar with natural sugar sources, please contact me for a free health consultation.
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