All of my life I've battled a sugar habit. It's been especially bad the past few weeks. Too many sweets. Too many empty calories that crowd out more nutritious foods. And I can't seem to get a handle on it.
I firmly believe that sugar is an addictive substance. I swear that trying to break the sugar habit has made me MUCH more empathetic towards those trying to get out from under pain killers, alcohol, other drugs, or nicotine. I'm talking cupcakes here, and I feel like my body gets taken over by the addition monster and I can barely resist. I cannot even imagine the fortitude it takes to get clean and turn off from the real bad stuff. Thank goodness I didn't go down any of those paths, because given the problem I'm having with York Peppermint Patties, I'm quite sure a smack habit would have done me in. I can be tough as nails in other area, but this one is a Waterloo.
I've been trying to use some energy tricks to work with this issue because I really want to cut back on the sugar intake. All that sugar doesn't do my training any good. Every morning I've been waking up and getting a good vibe going before getting out of bed--doing some affirmations, being grateful for my family and something else in my life, envisioning a good day, envisioning a great workout, AND seeing myself eating healthily. What a great way to get up and tackle the new day. BUT I must have some block in the eating area, some negative undercurrent that still attracts the bad behaviors. During the course of the day, I envision myself doing eating one thing, then deliberately reach for the HoHos.
There's some kind of negative block here, and I'm going to keep using the energy flow to envision the overall strong, healthy, vital person I want to be nutritionally. I'm almost there, but for this sweet tooth. I'll keep posting on this as I keep working on attracting better eating habits to my life. But what, what, what are the negatives getting in the way????
