Sigh.

I am not going to try to convince you to give up sugar.  I just wanted to explain what I am doing, and a little of the reason for it.

I am overweight, and that is an understatement.  I really don’t want this to continue.  So, as with all habits, the time finally came (last week) when I decided to REALLY AND TRULY do something about it.  I finally care enough.  I don’t really know exactly why now is more real than ever before, but it is.  I think the economy (of all things) has a lot to do with it.  I really feel the NEED to be more fit and more able to do things.  I remember having stamina, it was wonderful, I’m sad without it.  So, off I go, on my fitness journey.

I started out by getting out a book I have had on my shelf for several months, Sugar Blues by William Dufty.  It’s kind of old, 1975, but it spoke to me.  I realized that I have put my health at extreme peril for way too long.

The next step was huge.  I Googled the phrase “how to prevent diabetes.”  I’m tellin’ ya, that is not somthing you do just for grins.  Rather serious stuff.  So, I read and took notes and took notes and read some more until I worked out my plan.

• No processed carbs.
• Cut out all sugar, except in my coffee (for now).
• No carbs after supper.
• Drink 1½ gallons of water daily.
• High protien breakfast.
• Exercise!

In every day language that means I will be eating:

• eggs for breakfast
• sandwich for lunch on freshly ground whole wheat, and a piece of fruit
• regular supper, substituting whole wheat foods for white foods
• no dessert!
• lots and lots of water
• exercise 3x/week~  for now

Y’all would have been so proud of me at Fellowship dinner on Sunday.  There were all kinds of desserts and even some really yummy looking homemade chocolate chip cookies, the really big, gooey kind. I was a rock. I ate a little bit of canteloupe and got up and told my hubby it was time to go home now!  It’s ok, it really was time, but those cookies started murmuring among themselves and I thought they might attack at any time.  I made it out of there without any dessert and my hubs says it’ll be easier next week.  But the thing is, easy or hard, I won’t be eating desserts at all.

That’s the nutshell.  I’ll be giving progress updates from time to time.  Right now the progress is that my feet and ankles aren’t as swollen as they used to be and I already have more energy.  Not a lot more, but enough that I am noticing, and so is the rest of the family.

Here’s a shortcut to a Linky with lots of “anti-sugar” links @ Naturally Knocked-Up.  And another link to more info on sweeteners and lots of links about real food @ Kelly the Kitchen Kop.

Related posts:

1. Fit as a Farmhand – January 5, 2010
2. She’s a Good Friend
3. Menu Plan Monday 2-8-10
4. Fit as a Farmhand – Jan. 18, 2010