My husband will tell you, I eat way to much sugar. I do. I LOVE, I mean obsessively, passionately love, SUGAR. I love chocolate, and eat the stuff every day. I will go in to hyper exclamations of joy at the sight of a cupcake (which drives Husband insane). A trip to Marble Slab Creamery puts me in a state of pure bliss.
And it has to stop.
Sugar has me in its addictive clutches. Even though I enjoy healthy eating, I can't get through an entire day without the stuff. ONE DAY. I can make it through a "work day", feeling all proud of myself - and the minute I arrive home, something switches in my proud, arrogant lil' noggin. Before I know it, I will be ripping into the ice cream, or (ick/ YUM) eating marshmallows (intended for baking) out of the bag. And then...everything goes downhill from there.
I can't stop. And I don't want to... I love to bake, especially cupcakes (stay tuned for pictures of my creations). There is something about the airy softness of cake, with it's sweet, buttery icing; it makes me sigh with contentment. And ice cream? Delightful. Creamy, cold, gorgeousness. A simple piece of dark chocolate melting, velvety, in my mouth. Perfect.
But I need to stop. Or at least cut down. The crash is too much. So I am on a quest to cut the sugar. It's hard - sugar is sneaky. Sure, I can look at a cookie or chocolate bar and say no, obviously aware that it's full of sugar. But sugar hides in so many seemingly "healthy" things we all buy in stores.
So here is the challenge - first, becoming more aware of exactly what is in my food and how much, which means reading labels. Baby steps.
Shout it out!
What is your favourite vice?
How do you feel when you eat sugar?
Do you know what's in your food? Do you read the label?
