I decided yesterday after my post about living off of Whoppers Robin Eggs that I may need to put myself through a little exercise and see if I can go without sweets for a day or so. Starting yesterday at about 3pm I ate my last Robin Egg, and haven’t had any sweets since. I feel like crap.

Of course, what did I expect? I’ve been feeding my body ~500 cal per day sweets of some sort (brownies, candy, etc.), and now I took that away. It was bound to rebel. And boy has it rebeled. I have a dull headache that three ibuprofen couldn’t take care of, and I’ve been very lethargic all day. Joy.
I just googled sugar withdrawal, and it is a real thing. I found this on eHow.com:
“Sugar withdrawal can cause many symptoms, including headaches, dizziness, anxiety, fatigue and depression.”
Luckily, the symptoms go away in 2-3 weeks =)
I do know it’s the right thing to do, without a doubt. My diet outside of the sweets is generally very good. I eat lots of fruits and vegetables, reduced fat dairy (except milk, as I drink soy milk), 100% whole grains, nuts, and lean meats. So getting rid of the sugary sweets just seems like the right thing to do. It is the thing that’s not like the others, and it’s holding me back from losing leftover baby weight and probably causing some other long term damage to my body.
Well, we’ll see where this leads. I don’t think I can be one of those people that swears off all sugar for the rest of my life, but I am definitely up for doing something to keep it in check. So today is a start, and I’ll continue to take it one day at a time. And tomorrow is Easter…lol…great…
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