Watch that sugar! Read more…

If you want it badly enough you would be amazed by what you can give up. This mind of ours is incredible and I’ve been appreciating that more.

A few years ago, I had a dress I needed to fit into for my Sister’s wedding but it meant  dropping about 5 pounds. It’s funny the motivation to get us fit! Anyway, I went to my health and fitness gurus in my office. One is a quick diet expert …the other was more about macros and  consistent diet. They did not agree on some things but they definitely agreed I would have to cut sugar.

Well, I went quiet because I am a sugar queen – from chocolate to a slice of cake. I would also drink 3 cups of tea a day with a healthy dollop of deliciousness called condensed milk. Tea with condensed milk was my soul food, comfort food, stress relieving, gas busting remedy for life. I love it so much that my team gave me tins of condensed milk for my birthday with tea bags. I also had some on my desk and some at home.

But my mind was a made up and the next few weeks I drank black tea. Yes, that’s right, I went cold turkey with no sugar in my tea! I thought it would be the worst episode but it was ok. What is even more amazing is that today I hardly drink so much tea. My 3 cups a day habit was reduced to one and I rarely use condensed milk. Granted, there are teas that are good for you, but reducing sugar helped drop the weight significantly along with eating right and exercising. I confess that there is still a love for the sugar, but now in moderation.