I'm Worth It

As I sit here thinking about my 21DSD and my potential new Paleo lifestyle, my 2 year old brings me a box of chicken broth and asks for soup.  I instinctively go to the pantry and grab a can of chicken noodle soup, then pause and read the label.  And I see words like maltodextrin, sucrose, dextrose, and monosodium glutamate.  I think to myself, am I really going to feed this to my precious baby boy?  Then I whipped up a bowl of homemade chicken noodle soup with organic chicken broth, spices, rotisserie chicken, egg noodles, and diced carrots.  Easy peasy.  It took a bit longer than heating up a can of soup since I had to cook the noodles, but it was totally worth it.  And HE'S worth it.
We're all worth the little bit of extra effort (and sometimes extra cash) it takes to eat whole, real food.

from Sticky-Quotes

21 Day Sugar Detox

Have I completely fallen off my rocker?  A sugar detox?  Seriously?  I mean, do I really think I can go 21 whole days without any sugar, bread, carbs at all?  YES!!!  This may sound crazy coming from a self-professed sugar addict, but I really believe that all this sugar is slowly killing me.  I'm so BLAH all the time.  I have no energy and am tired of spending my days sitting in front of the computer eating cereal and drinking coffee and sweet tea dreaming about what life would be like if I were an organized supermom.
Step one for breaking out of my rut: get rid of the sugar cravings.  Enter the 21 Day Sugar Detox.  I paid $21 for this e-book, and hopefully it'll be the best $21 I ever spent.  I also wouldn't mind losing a few pounds during the next 3 weeks.  I lost 20 pounds on Weight Watchers a few months ago, but fell off the wagon and began not caring about what I was eating again.  I've got another 20 pounds to go until my goal weight, and while that's not my ultimate goal with this challenge, it is in the back of my mind.
I bought this ebook on Friday, enlisted the help of my BFF, and began planning.  I believe that's the number one way to be successful at this: PLAN AHEAD.  Number 2: have a buddy to encourage you, pray for you, and do it with you!  I'm so thankful Brittney agreed to do this.  Honestly, I thought she might laugh at the idea, but she was immediately willing.  Over the weekend, I found some great recipes that would be allowed in the detox, and that my family would eat and not think "what is this crap?"
Yesterday was Day 1. I did it with no problem.  Eggs, tomato, and bacon for breakfast. Half a green apple with almond butter for a snack.  Slept through lunch (hey, I worked the night before...gimmie a break!), and went to Outback for dinner.  OUTBACK? The place with that yummy bread?  Yep, that's the one.  And I refrained from eating even one bite of that loaf of sin.  My totally unsupportive husband, who thinks I'm a nut, ordered a bloomin' onion and CHEESECAKE for dessert!  But you know what?  After dinner he was miserable! And I was feeling good, having eaten the seafood mixed grill (grilled Mahi, shrimp, and scallops, with fresh veggies).  WooHoo! One down, 20 to go!  I can totally do this!
Day 2 is starting off well.  I had a cup of green tea with lemon this morning.  Not the best, but green tea is good for me, so I need to start drinking more of it anyway.  After school drop-off, I had scrambled eggs with cheese and a sliced tomato and 2 turkey sausage links.  A delicious, satisfying breakfast.  I also decided to try a cup of coffee...no sweetener of course.  I warmed some heavy cream and frothed it up with a milk frother and added it to my coffee.  Kinda like a latte.  It actually wasn't bad.  And I actually feel good.  I feel like I have energy and feel like getting off my butt for a change!  Maybe it's mental, but that's good enough for me.