practicing

It has been awhile since I last wrote, and not surprisingly, I haven't been eating as well as I was. One of the biggest reasons I started this blog was to have something to keep me accountable for my change in diet, as well as to get inspiration and support from others. Not surprisingly, I also haven't been reading my favorite inspirational blogs on a daily basis. These really help me stay in check.

Why the change? Complacency, I guess. I felt really good last week. I felt lighter and healthier. But I was also on spring break so I was able to take the time to prepare healthy meals and snacks. Now that I'm back at work, it's a little harder stay focused. I have been giving in to cravings. More specifically, I have been giving in to sugar. Fucking sugar. Excuse my language, but I fucking hate that shit. There are NO benefits whatsoever to eating it. It makes me feel gross and I regret eating it almost instantaneously after I do. It's a drug, really. And I'm an addict.

I am hereby vowing to eliminate it from my diet again. DID YOU HEAR THAT, FRUIT SNACKS IN MY CLASSROOM (which are for the students anyway)? DID YOU HEAR THAT, BAKED GOODS? Our relationship is destructive, and I need to be free from you. 

Aside from sugar, and that angry rant, I am doing pretty well. I have been good at eliminating gluten from my diet, and eating more fruit and vegetables. I have also gotten into the habit of not only cooking, but washing the dishes. I typically let the dishes stack up until I can't take it anymore, but this is just one more habit that adds to my stress and frustration.