Posts Tagged ‘ sugar addiction ’

Recovering From The Halloween Candy Hangover

11/02/2010
Recovering From The Halloween Candy Hangover

I went a little overboard with the Halloween candy this past weekend. I’m sure many of you can relate. The problem is my indulgences went a little beyond candy too. From a food perspective, I wasn’t kind to myself this weekend. Or I was a little too kind. Take your pick. Either way, the scale reflected my poor eating habits, and I felt kinda crummy too. What I can’t seem to get through my thick head is that when I’m eating well, I feel good. When I’m eating poorly, like these last couple of days, I feel lousy. Heart palpitations come back. My stomach gets distressed. I get headachy. I feel bloated and well, fat. What fun is that after all of this hard work? And then the emotional part. I feel guilty for having indulged and frustrated that I just don’t seem to have a stop valve where,...

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Swearing Off Sugar

11/09/2009
Swearing Off Sugar

I’m a firm believer in dieting moderation. I have more or less managed to lose 63 pounds eating foods I enjoy…in moderation. Weight Watchers taught me to balance the good foods with the fun foods and to even appreciate the good foods as fun foods. I get lots of exercise too, something I hadn’t done while dieting before and even when there are some over the top days or over the top weeks, I’ve maintained my weight loss. I still have 15-20 pounds I’d like to lose, but I’m thrilled with how far I’ve come. I have changed my lifestyle enough that I can maintain a healthy weight and still enjoy the foods I like. Lately though, more and more sugar has been slipping through. I have sugar issues; this I know. Once I get started with sweet stuff, it’s all I want. And for whatever reason (maybe because...

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