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.