31 Days

An article by Rachel    Comments Off

At the beginning of the month, I set a goal to not eat refined sugar for a whole month. The first week was hard. There is always plenty of junk at work. At home we still have left over Christmas candy. (I really need to either give it way or throw it away.) After I got over my sugar withdrawal, I was ok. My mind and my body were able to communicate. Instead of eating because the clock said, “It is time to eat”, I ate because my stomach said I need more fuel. In fact, I’ve been ok without sugar. I think it bothered my family more than it bothered me.

So what is next? I don’t want to go back to eating anything at will. Yet I’m not going to give up sugar entirely. Instead, I’m going to eat sugar on special occasions. I did loose several pounds this month. I’d like to continue that trend. So I think, I’ll allow myself two treats in Februar, first a dessert for Ross’ birthday and second, a treat towards the end of the month.

How are my other goals coming along? Well, I’ve posted plenty on my quilts. This weekend, I’ll post a status picture. I finally started reading Les Misérables. In May we are seeing the musical at Pioneer Theatre Company. I feel like I need to read the book again before I see the musical. It has just been too long. Nor do I believe it is a waste of my time. I read the book when I was a Senior in high school. I’ve changed so much sense then. I’m sure the book will be a different experience this time around.

One thing I did over estimate, is my ability to read six classics in one year. That would mean I’d need to finish a book every two months. Since I already read one book a month for book club, reading a thick book in two months is probably a little too much. So I’m altering my goal to read four classics, knowing that I may need to reduce that to three classics. The competition for my reading time got a little stiffer with the announcement of the publishing date for Harry Potter Book 7.