I made it 4 days on the natural sweetener challenge before I realized that I had done it . . . I caved in. I'm honestly not sure whether to count it or not. I sure had a lot, though. On Friday I spent a lovely day in the yard, trying to get things cleaned up after the winter. I got hungry and came in to grab the first thing I saw--a box of cereal left on the counter from breakfast. I had avoided the cereal successfully in the morning, but somehow the knowledge that it was full of sugar escaped me (it had no artificial colors said "healthy" somewhere on it, I'm sure). I gulped down two-plus-bowls of the sweet, crunchy goodness. Tummy full and happy again, I went back out to work in the sunshine. An hour or so went by before I realized what I had done. Ugh!
I'm sure I could beat myself up, or spend an hour lecturing on the necessity of checking all food labels. Truth is, I'm not that worried about it. This is a long-term choice to avoid unnatural sweeteners and I cannot afford to waste time worrying about one mistake.
Happily, I am doing better than expected over all. We had friends over Saturday, and although I had ice cream and cookies to offer as planned, I managed to find some options I could be satisfied with, too. A fruit salad and delicious raspberry sorbet rounded out my options. Tonight when the kids made cake for our family goal-setting hour, I quickly grabbed Greek yogurt and fruit--something good enough to satisfy my craving for an indulgence.
Tonight I avoided sweets at yet another get-together, with no problems or disappointment. That made three successes in one weekend, and I am pleased with the progress my self-control has had. Even so, tonight I am feeling hungry--but not deprived--and so, I think I will eat something! (But not cereal.)
I'm sure I could beat myself up, or spend an hour lecturing on the necessity of checking all food labels. Truth is, I'm not that worried about it. This is a long-term choice to avoid unnatural sweeteners and I cannot afford to waste time worrying about one mistake.
Happily, I am doing better than expected over all. We had friends over Saturday, and although I had ice cream and cookies to offer as planned, I managed to find some options I could be satisfied with, too. A fruit salad and delicious raspberry sorbet rounded out my options. Tonight when the kids made cake for our family goal-setting hour, I quickly grabbed Greek yogurt and fruit--something good enough to satisfy my craving for an indulgence.
Tonight I avoided sweets at yet another get-together, with no problems or disappointment. That made three successes in one weekend, and I am pleased with the progress my self-control has had. Even so, tonight I am feeling hungry--but not deprived--and so, I think I will eat something! (But not cereal.)
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