Family, Fun and .......SUGAR!

I love visiting my family in Missouri. The farm is so full of life and wholesome adventure. The people are like the Walton Family and the Cartwrights put together. We laugh and have LOUD discussions about politics and the state of the world. Usually the women move into another room, to give our ears a break from the loud voices,  while the men solve societies problems -- AGAIN. Unfortunately, as soon as I drive up the dirt driveway to the old farm house all my dieter's resolve melts away. The Missouri Taylor women can cook like nothing else! And they are not too concerned with calories. There is always a wonderful concoction of beans and bacon. Grandma's potato casserole is heavenly .... and has enough butter and cheese to stop one's heart. Then there are usually brownies, cheesecake and Grandma's famous blueberry cobbler. Needless to say, there is no dieting on the farm!

I am home now. I will weigh myself on Thursday. The next three days may be a little intense -- I have to pay the piper sometime :)

I have come to the conclusion that I am a sugar addict. I know that this is said in jest by women around the world (probably all North American expats) -- but I am serious.  I am seriously considering adding the AA serenity prayer to my morning meditation! I wonder why there is an Overeaters Anonymous and not a Sugar Addict Anonymous? Really, there must be more women at home craving a bar of chocolate or a bag of NIBS than, well, almost anything else. I am certain that I have met more women that crave sugar than crave salty treats. At the Cinderella Pact meeting last Thursday 5 of 6 women admitted that sugar is their preferred poison. Aren't we supposed to be made of sugar? That is how the nursery rhyme goes; Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice. That's what little girls are made of.    Well, we were doomed from the start! "I wasn't trying to give myself a myriad of life threatening issues. I was just trying to keep my composition well stocked with the proper materials!"
The book I have been reading ... review to come.... has focused a lot on the glycemic index and type two diabetes. I have FAILED many of the quizzes, by my own assessment, and it seems that I am fast on my way to some serious sugar related issues. So I am going COLD TURKEY -- again -- after a weekend of cookies, cheesecake and all other things sweet and nice, oh yea, there was a morning with Krispy Kremes for breakfast, YUM!
I commit to removing all sugar from my diet and I promise, myself, that no travel plans or social intercourse will interfere with my resolve. 

Mantra of the Day:  “I, [Your Name], choose only nourishing foods and drinks, which keep me slim, toned and healthy.” Today I am focusing on preparing my mind to believe I have the ability to overcome my previous habits. It is important when embarking on such an endeavor to believe that you can achieve your goal. So along the lines of positive thinking and believing in one's self today's mantra is literally telling myself -- I CAN DO IT!