The first day is the hardest.

Baby I know! The first day is the hardest... Hopefully you're all in tune with me. So, yesterday was my first day being "sugar free."

But oh ho! What's this? When I arrived at work there was half a sheet cake leftover from Friday sitting on the counter. And like the elixir in Alice in Wonderland, it seemed to be begging me to eat it. My will power when it comes to crappy store bought frosting is nil. Put the fanciest wedding cake in front of me and I can ignore it for days. But give me that low quality, lard based, pure sugar creamy airy goodness and I am a goner!!!

Time spent sugar free: approx 2 hours. Whew. And I am spent!

Fortunately, I have not let that spin into a "OK I'll eat all the sugar I want this week and then NEXT week start fresh!" I just put my skinny cap on this morning and said NO MORE.

I've also found that telling everyone and their mother about what you are embarking upon is helpful. But only if they are supportive and not negative about it. I've told everyone in my office and while some are trying to tempt me with M&M's, no one has scoffed and said "Yeah right." I had one coworker that used to do that and, being the sucker for peer pressure that I am, his attitude made me give up before I even started! Fortunately, he has since left the company.

But don't let anyone tell you you can't do it! And if they do, use that as motivation to do it with more gusto! Don't let those pig nosed, small minded, artery clogged snobs slow you down! Just think about come June when you are lounging in your bathing suit, all tight bodied and glowing, while they are hovering on the beach in their t-shirt. *laugh evilly with me*

So, day one is almost fully completed. The first week is always the hardest. First day seems pretty easy because you've got the sugary taste from yesterday's "last supper" lingering in your tastebuds. Days 2 and 3 will be a little tougher, but I promise, if I can do it, so can you!

Remember to focus on just this one thing if you're trying to make genuine lifestyle changes. Normally I work out 3 days a week. This week I'm even taking a break from that to just channel all my energy into accomplishing this one goal, while being good to myself. I'm not beating myself up for not going to the gym. When I start to have those negative thoughts I counter them with a, "But I haven't given in and eaten sugar!" (as you can see, this is only valid one day thus far. Hey, it's much more pleasant going through life as an optimist.)

To be continued.....