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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I need a place to capture some ideas I have (creative, personal improvement, memories, etc.) so I thought where better a place than my blog. I’ve always been a fan of consolidation. I wonder if there’s a Facebook group for that (brb…).

1. I think I could live off of Whopper’s Robin Eggs. Except that they are only sold for about 2 months out of the year. So I’d have to plan ahead and stockpile for the 10 months that I couldn’t purchase them.

2. In total opposition to #1, I am thinking about writing a log of what I eat in a very public place, like my blog or Facebook page, to kind of embarass myself out of eating what I do. If I just gave up the sweets (probably 500 calories a day for me…ugh…already embarassed), I’d lose a pound a week. Committing to writing this log, however, would be committing to change, and for some reason I’m just not ready. I think I’m scared of sugar withdrawal.

3. I really am SO excited about the semi-launch of my freelancing career! With two official clients and most of the HTML training behind me, I feel like I have made a great start. The blue, seriously page is just so much fun for me to brainstorm about. The home page is simple right now, but the ideas just keep flowing – from a music player to a fan club to a twitter feed to ads. I just can’t wait to put it all into action.

4. With that, I am also excited about the forming of my business. I can’t wait to learn more about the legalities, business, marketing, and development aspects of what I am doing. For once, I feel totally energized to learn and do and teach where I can. Isn’t that what a passion is supposed to be about? And I really did think I was passionless….that my only real lasting interests were my family and friends. But I believe this has been right under my nose for some time.

5. I’m getting more motivated to get Joshua into his big boy bed and Addy into her crib. We’ve been putting it off for some time, but I think after a week of generally better sleep I am ready to commit to getting them to sleep in more permanent quarters. After that’s done we’ll take on the potty training!

6. Oh! I finally did shave my legs after about 2 weeks (this is a LONG time for me – normally I have to shave 1/day in the summer to avoid obvious stubble). Here are the before and after pics:

Before, in my fav red pumps

After, in a more casual look becoming of me

7. By the way, there is no Facebook group for “consolidation,” or for “laundry,” another something that I am mos def a fan of =)

Kiddies are starting to awaken, so off I go to my day job!

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