Getting Started #NewYearNewMe

January 9, 2015, I gave up processed sugar
January 14, I gave up wheat flour

If you know me, you know I love sweets and for the last few years I haven't had any reason I could find to stop eating them... no men to impress.  Wearing loose clothes and fully covering my body for work made it easy to not pay attention to the weight I was gaining. Stress. From. Work. the last TWO years.

This school year is great, the stress is "normal" work stress and life is good...

Then I looked down...

WHERE THE HELL DID ALL THIS FAT COME FROM?
Ugh!

So, #NewYearNewMe is in full force.

The idea is to whittle down the sugar to nearly non existence, stay off it in entirety for 3 weeks, then add it back in with healthy choices.

One step at the time. The next step is Dairy. It will occur next week.

I haven't really had any big cravings, just one on my last day of work this week, Red Velvet Cupcakes from the local grocer. They are my new favorite.
That quickly went away as I was planning my salad for the afternoon with roasted pecans, strawberries and pineapple.

I imagine the hardest part will be when I give up the fruit. We will see.

I Admit It, I Am Addicted

 That's right. I have an addiction that is truly harmful to me. I am addicted to sugar. It is causing me great harm in the shape of my body and will possibly lead to worse scenarios if I don't do something about it now.
My first step started a while back. I stopped drinking soda, pop, cokes, specifically Diet Coke. I then reverted to Coke, once living overseas where they are still made with sugar not corn syrup. I have cut back on them considerably, even though I wasn't drinking that many (3-4 a week). Now it is a rare treat and I no longer crave them.
My next step is to cut out all processed sugar. Cakes, candy, cookies, chocolate, and sugar in my tea or coffee (the hardest to deal with). I am still eating fruit and limited amounts of bread/potatoes and they will be the next to go.
So far I have made it two days. Is there a two day chip? I deserve one! lol I am hoping to stay off it until I am through the full 3 steps, with fruit being the last to be eliminated, about a total of a month, but we will just have to see how it goes and if I fall off the wagon.
It hasn't been overly tempting at this point. At least most people at work are dieting, so there aren't many sweets  in plain sight to call my name.
The headache has come... the crabbiness has increased... pray for those around me until it all subsides.

New Life, New Me

So excited to look forward to a great new year. 2014 started off rough and ended up great. I am hoping 2015 ends up as great as it has started out.
I love my job.
I am happy where I am.
I need to do some remodeling of me, other than that... everything is PERFECT.

Now if any of you have ever done some remodeling, you know you start with peeling back to the bare bones and rebuilding.

So... This year is all about utilizing strategies to make healthy new habits part of my life and letting go of unhealthy habits.

One of my new strategies is to write daily. Either here or pen and paper.

Happy New Year Everyone.