Tanner and I decided that we are going to stop eating sweets today. I am soooo excited! I know many of you may be thinking, you shouldn't quit all together. There is moderation in all things. But when it comes to me and sweets (at least right now in my life) I lack the self control to just eat one. I am hoping to do this fast for at least 3 months. That should be long enough to give our bodies a little cleanse from the drug that is sugar and stop those cravings for a Dairy Queen Blizzard after every meal.
I went on a "sweets fast" for about a month and I LOVED the results. I had more energy, my mind felt clearer because I was feeding it food that it could use and I felt in control. If someone was eating sweets around me I wasn't even be tempted to have some because I knew that feeling healthy felt so much better than those sweets tasted. Of course, the first couple weeks were just the opposite. I wanted everything sweets just because I had told myself that I could not have it. Once I fought through that stage I was home free!
I know it is not easy, but it will absolutely be worth it!
Plan to make it a little easier: Replace sweets and desserts with fruit alternatives.
I want to live a healthier lifestyle for myself, for Tanner, for our future children, and for family. I will treat my body like the temple it is.
(I will give myself a break on major holidays, just so I don't go crazy :)
Monday, June 18, 2012
Friday, June 15, 2012
Goals:
1. Write in my journal more. I want to be able to look back and read about our newlywed life. Also, writing out my thoughts and emotions helps me deal with them. Write about blessings from each day.
2. Get my butt out of bed 15 minutes earlier and do my personal scripture study. I have been lacking personal revelation in my life lately and feeling distance from the Lord. I know it is because I am not making doing my part to receive it. Also, I want to finish the Book of Mormon by the end of the year.
3. Decorate. I need a new hobby. I love designing, being creative, and decorating but it seems to fall by the wayside when I work full time and cook and clean etc. I want to live in place that feels like our home.
4. Do something everyday that I love. Whether that is working out, sewing, decorating, going on a walk with Tan, watching a movie, going on a hike, getting a snow cone.....whatever it is....I need to do more of it.
5. Learn to have a better attitude and like my job or find a new one.
6. Exercise more. This one speaks for itself.
7. Eat healthier. More vegetables and fruit. Less meat.
8. Help others. Search and pray for opportunities to do such.
There are plenty more where these came from but this will do for now
1. Write in my journal more. I want to be able to look back and read about our newlywed life. Also, writing out my thoughts and emotions helps me deal with them. Write about blessings from each day.
2. Get my butt out of bed 15 minutes earlier and do my personal scripture study. I have been lacking personal revelation in my life lately and feeling distance from the Lord. I know it is because I am not making doing my part to receive it. Also, I want to finish the Book of Mormon by the end of the year.
3. Decorate. I need a new hobby. I love designing, being creative, and decorating but it seems to fall by the wayside when I work full time and cook and clean etc. I want to live in place that feels like our home.
4. Do something everyday that I love. Whether that is working out, sewing, decorating, going on a walk with Tan, watching a movie, going on a hike, getting a snow cone.....whatever it is....I need to do more of it.
5. Learn to have a better attitude and like my job or find a new one.
6. Exercise more. This one speaks for itself.
7. Eat healthier. More vegetables and fruit. Less meat.
8. Help others. Search and pray for opportunities to do such.
There are plenty more where these came from but this will do for now
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