Something I Realized Yesterday - Excited
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| Fri, 09-04-2009 - 7:23am |
One big downfall I've always had is an intense craving for sugar. There were times I would crave sugar so badly that I would be tempted to grab the sugar bowl and just eat it straight. (I don't buy things like ice cream or candy bars because I would eat them so there was rarely anything really sugary in the house.) I could never actually allow myself to do it, but the urge was almost overwhelming. So I would find SOMETHING sugary whether it be cereal with a bunch of sugar dumped in or whatnot. For several weeks in the very beginning of my efforts I took chromium to help, and it did, but I haven't taken it for a while. Just got out of the habit. So anyway, I was cooking dinner last night and it occurred to me that I hadn't had a fierce sugar craving in a long time. I was so excited!!!! Its a major accomplishment for me and so funny that I hadn't realized it was gone!!! I'm very encouraged because it shows me that if I just won't give up on a couple of other bad habits, such as eating for bed and not exercising, maybe one day I'll realize those habits have been broken also. When I've tried to lose weight before, I would give up fairly quickly because I would keep failing. But my mentality this time has been that tomorrow is always a fresh start and if it takes me 2 or 3 years to lose this weight, I'm okay with that. And its working and I'm so happy it makes me want to cry. As of this morning, I've lost 56 pounds and I just can't believe it. Out side of high school, I literally don't remember the last time I was at this weight. I'm 6 pounds from the weight on my driver's license and I lied about that at the time!!! LOL I still have a long way to go, but I know I CAN do it!!
OH!!! And I have exercised 3 out of 4 days this week!! I really think its been since high school since I've been that active. And you know what? It feels good. I WANT to do it. It kicks my butt WHILE I'm doing it but the results are so amazing that I just want to keep going.
I'm so close to breaking 200 pounds that I'm nearly delirious with excitement!! Doesn't that sound awful? So sad that I let myself go that far. Part of that was trying to correct hypothyroidism for 2 years. I know at least 30 of those pounds was from that but still. Not all of it was from my thyroid. And I'm not on medication anymore so NO EXCUSES. I just had to face up to the fact that I ate the wrong foods, in the wrong portions and I didn't move my butt. NO MORE!!!! (Can you tell I'm giving myself a pep talk? LOL)
Anyway, I just wanted to share how excited I was to kick the sugar habit, I think!!! Thanks for letting me ramble!

Bravo to you!! Losing the 56 is great!
You certainly should be very proud of you!
Losing all those pounds ..
Now not craving sugar .. you're on your way.
A little at a time is how it is done & you are doing it.
So glad you did share your exciting news with us :)
Congrats on your weight loss and kicking the sugar habit! I've found that if I keep bad things out of the house I stop craving them after a while.
Good luck as you continue to work out and eat healthy!