Comments on: The Great Sugar Experiment. Chapter 3.

By: Dealing with My Sugar Addiction: 5 Reasons I Don't Eat Candy | Girl Heroes

Dealing with My Sugar Addiction: 5 Reasons I Don't Eat Candy | Girl Heroes — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:45:19 +0000

[…] candy myself with unrefined sugar.Â Â I LOVE SWEETS. Â For two years I avoided all sweets but then last New Year’s I decided to have a taste of my mom’s peanut butter icing. Â A mistake. Two hours later, I was hiding in the pantry pounding my nieces’ Cinderella […]

By: Health Report Card | Girl Heroes

Health Report Card | Girl Heroes — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:55:01 +0000

[…] to do if I wanted to maintain my weighloss. Â I tested my sugar addiction and realized that I needed to keep some “rules” in place. Â Lately, I’ve been counting calories and that has taken given me a real sense of freedom. […]

By: Pugs & Tilapia and Ice Cream | Girl Heroes

Pugs & Tilapia and Ice Cream | Girl Heroes — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:27:05 +0000

[…] Brent made blueberry ice cream. Â I’m really pushing the boundaries of my only natural sugar rule because we used turbinado sugar better known as Sugar in the Raw. Â It’s not really raw […]

By: jennincat

jennincat — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:37:03 +0000

Thank you so much everyone for the support, encouragement and advice!!! Finding my unique boundaries has been a struggle but sharing it all with you has made it so much better!!!

Michelle – I BLAME the peanut butter. Ha!!!!!!

Hugs to all!!!!

By: Lindsey Gump

Lindsey Gump — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:44:11 +0000

Man, i could totally write this. I am struggling between moderation and grace and strict boundaries. Always hard to find balance and peace. Thanks for sharing your journey with us all.

By: m i c h e l l e

m i c h e l l e — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:51:25 +0000

Hello! I am laughing because it’s so you that your first bit of refined sugar in 2 years had peanut butter in it! LOL

Sounds like you really learned a lot during your sugar sabbatical and you are truly learning moderation that works for *you*. It’s so nice you will be able to enjoy whole food desserts and truly appreciate every bite

By: Liimu

Liimu — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:03:12 +0000

Hi, Jenn,

Oh sweetie, I feel you! I have so been there. I toyed around with “organic” sweets for years after I gave up refined sugar five years ago. This past Thanksgiving I made organic Brownies with Dr. Oetker’s vanilla icing in cupcake tins. I ate at least 10 of them myself and ended up gaining 8 pounds in three days!! Needless to say, I decided not to bake for Christmas. Instead, I brought vegan pumpkin pies and had a dark chocolate bar in the fridge. That seemed to be a much more sane way to deal with wanting to have the occasional sweet thing during the holidays. It paid off, too, because I gained only a half pounds, despite being on a ten-day vacation in California over Christmas and New Years. Yay, me!

I’m realizing it’s progress, not perfection. We each have our own specific palate, issues, history, metabolism, etc., etc., that decides what we can and can’t handle. I guess the trick is figuring it out, and staying in the game. This is my year to get to maintenance, I’m sure of it, and then the fun REALLY begins.

But I know I’m having a cake this year. I just might have some of your honey peanut butter ice cream on top!!

By: Tracey

Tracey — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:56:49 +0000

Hey Jenn!
Nice to see you posting again!
I think this is a great post! Trust me,I too have dealt with this topic in my 8 years of weight maintenance. I agree,it can be a slippery slope. But the important part is to remember, you are in control. Don’t let the food control you. You made the choice to allow a small portion back into you’re life,now you must make the commitment deep down that you can be trusted around it. I too have a serious ice-cream weakness. I now allow myself the portion knowing I’m not doing anything wrong,no guilt. The guilt is only present if I get out of control.
So, needless to say; enjoy in moderation:)