So the third week of Lent…the sugar free challenge was more challenging and I can’t even use the stomach bug as a reason. It started with a work trip and ended with a retirement party.
Last Friday I was in the airport for my day job. I was tired, I don’t sleep well the first night in hotels and I was only there for one night, I had a big event that day, and I had already had my gluten free Lenten travel staple for lunch—brown rice sushi. I was in the airport, I was hungry and tired and didn’t find any options that were sugar free, gluten free and meat free that sounded good. In a moment of total weakness…I had fruity snacks. Not proud of it, not making excuses for it. Fruity snacks. http://welchsfruitsnacks.com/products/
On Thursday we had a retirement party for someone at work. Miss B came up to my desk and told me that she ordered me a special treat. She ordered me a red velvet gluten free cupcake. Sigh. I ate it…and it was amazing. http://sprinkles.com/cupcakes/flavors/gluten-free-red-velvet-cupcakes
But other than that…there were no slip ups.
What I have learned
I didn’t know that I would learn so much in this process by giving up sugar for Lent. I thought I would challenge myself and probably not be able to do it. I have done much Better than I thought I would but the whole blessing of Lent is to teach you something.
Here is what I have learned. I feel a lot better when I don’t eat sugar. Deep in my heart I know it is not good for me, it’s really bad for people with autoimmune disorders and causes inflammation. I have always known that but sugar tastes so darn good. The additional benefit of this is that I am down about 5 lbs.
I have learned that for me, I really need to cut sugar out of my diet as much as possible. I need to treat sugar the way I treat gluten…avoid it at all costs and I won’t feel horrible.
My plan is to go through Easter and enjoy the day and all of the treats it has to offer, go to our amazing tropical resort vacation and eat what I want (gluten free of course) and then when we return back to the mainland, restrict as much sugar as I can.
So there it is. I said I would be honest about this process. Two slip ups. One was worth it, one was just based on exhaustion and traveling.
Enjoy the Best food!
Patty
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