No Sweets Week

So, today is day 2 of my no sweets week. My no sweets week is pretty self-explanatory, but in case you were wondering, it's just a week where I try to eat no sweets. I'm doing this because sweets are by far my biggest weakness when it comes to food. I absolutely love sweets, but they aren't healthy. Sweets are ok in moderation, but I was not eating them in moderation, I was eating as much as I pleased. So, I decided that I was going to do a week without sweets. I did well yesterday. A whole lot better than I thought I was going to be able to do, actually. We actually just bought cookies on Sunday, and my friend was over and had a cookie and I wasn't even that tempted. I was kind of proud of myself. However, I went to Culver's with my mom today and ended up forgetting about my no sweets week. I had ice cream. But, instead of calling off the whole thing and starting over next week, I think I'm just going to tack on an extra day next Monday. I'm doing this because if I can go for a whole week without eating sweets, I know I can resist later when temptation is there. So, to apply this to you, take whatever bad food that you can't resist and vow to not eat it for a week. If your thing is sweets like mine is, do a no sweets week. If you are a potato chips person or a regular soda person, swear those things off for a week. Or if its an eating habit that isn't good, such as snacking between meals or eating really late at night, try going without those habits for a week. Chances are you are stronger than you think and you will be surprised at how easy it is to not eat the bad stuff. One thing that has helped me was blabbing about it. I told my mom and she knows that I'm trying to loose weight and she is too. So she is supporting me in my no sweets week. I also talked to my friend about it (while she was eating a cookie. lol) because she was wondering why I wasn't eating a cookie too. Anyway, this is helpful because it makes you accountable. For me, when other people know what I'm trying to do and I go against my vow and do it anyway, I kind of feel like I'm letting people down in a way. Another tip that I have is to replace that thing that you aren't going to eat with something else healthy. At night, when I would normally turn to something sweet and delicious, but bad for me, I decide instead to turn to a piece fresh fruit or a vegetable. This satisfies my craving for something sweet, but it's still good for me, so I don't feel bad. I also find that chewing gum helps. Whenever I want something just because I wan't to eat something and I'm not actually hungry, I chew a piece of sugar-free gum, and that tends to help eliminate the craving.

Now for a more general update. I haven't really been loosing weight lately, but I haven't been gaining it either. So I suppose that is neither here nor there. But I would like to continue loosing weight so I could reach my goal. I have been feeling incredibly motivated lately, and I'm not sure why. I think the thought of a new school year coming up is exciting. I would love to go back and have people say, "Wow! You look amazing!". Is that conceited? lol. But it would be nice. I have decided that I need to up the ante when it comes to my exercise routine. I have found a route for a significantly longer walk that I really like. I did the same sort of thing with a friends, but instead of just stealing hers, I thought I would shake it up a bit. My new route has some kinks in it yet, but I'm sure I'll work them out. One thing about it is that it takes me just over an hour to do the whole thing, and I don't have an hour of sunlight everyday in order to walk in, but whenever I have the time and motivation, I think I'm going to do my new route. So that's all I have for you lovely ladies today, but hopefully I will start to blog a bit more regularly in the near future.

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