I’m going to do a week without sugar and it’s not going to be easy for me. A couple of months ago, I read The Obesity Code which opened my eyes to how we’ve been taught to lose weight vs what we should be doing to lose weight. I want to dive into the book a little deeper in a later post but a key take-away point from the book is how refined grains and sugar react in our bodies. Since reading the book, I’ve been working to cut processed foods and while I believe my overall diet has improved when I eat at home, I have been overdoing the sweets while I’m out. Sugar addiction is a subject that I’m very interested in and it’s been on my mind for quite some time too. My mood is strongly influenced by the weather/time of year and I’m really struggling with the shorter days. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) sucks and it’s taken me a while to realize that there’s a link between depression and sugar cravings. My struggle needs a remedy. I’m literally eating my feelings and it’s made me want to eat sugar all the time. I don’t like feeling […]
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