one week completed!

so i've officially made it one week (and two days) on my sugar fast. although, i have to say, i still feel like i'm getting too much sugar. they use WAY too much sugar in processed foods! it's so frequently the second or third ingredient that it's kind of ridiculous. but, i feel good. i would say the sugar cravings have decreased pretty substantially in just a week, though i still have a munching problem i've got to figure out how to get rid of. what is it about after dinner munching that seems to good and so necessary?? why do i always want to eat something after i've just eaten dinner? and that's the only time of day it's a problem. is it really just as simple as boredom or is it more? i wonder . . .


anyhoo, trying to really take advantage of this period, i've done green smoothies for lunch a couple days. which is perfect for me really cause i'm so lazy when it comes to lunch. if there's not something easy and handy i will frequently just neglect it. i feed my kids something totally unappealing to me because that's what they want and never get around to feeding myself. also, i'm running 3-4 days a week and playing other sports on 2 days. i wouldn't say i'm feeling amazing or have extra energy or anything, but i feel good just knowing i'm doing something really good for my body. and i have lost 2 lbs. or so, which is great. hopefully i can keep that up for the next few weeks. 


if nothing else, this week has taught me that it's not impossible to just pass on the crap sometimes. i went to a church thing the other night and, of course, there was dessert. but you know what? i didn't even have a hard time resisting. of course, it helped that we weren't sitting at tables and i wasn't sitting next to someone eating, but still, i think i would've been okay there too.


i'm even kind of glad that i've got 3 more weeks still. in fact, i'm thinking about extending this to 60 days. and then being really careful when i go back to normal, like one or two treats a week or something. also, the boys' second birthday is tuesday. the verdict is still out on whether i'm going to use a cheat day or not. i called one upfront to be honest about it, but not i'm not sure i want to mess this up. we'll see if i can do it though when i'm actually making the cake. that will be a good test i guess.