{"id":398,"date":"2010-12-04T23:35:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-05T07:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=398"},"modified":"2013-11-12T21:10:12","modified_gmt":"2013-11-13T05:10:12","slug":"sugar-addict-confesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/sugar-addict-confesses\/","title":{"rendered":"SUGAR ADDICT CONFESSES"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One happy recovering sugar addict on her way to a Christmas Party. Forgive the fake Hollywood smile please–we were in a rush and I had to pose quickly. It’s good for a chuckle anyway!<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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I am out of denial. I am a self-confessed sugar addict. It was easy to live in denial for so many years–my entire life to date! You see, I always prided myself on my sweet tooth, believing it to be the secret to being thin. I can give up any food except sweets. Thus, I thought being a sugar addict actually kept me thin. However, soon I give up on meals. Soon, I am only wanting homemade peanut butter-marshmallow squares and ice cream–nutrition be damned! I gave up on grains–only eating sprouted whole grains and whole grain pasta, brown rice , etc., yet I refused to let go of sugar. If there were no grains in it: i.e. ice cream and my peanut butter-marshmallow squares, then eat away!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Here I am, on a low-sugar diet and loving it. How? Well, I developed adult acne, mood swings and exhaustion and strong hormonal responses during my cycle. I am so sensitive to the sugar high that I start to crave more and more sugar to keep the high going all day long and soon I am eating nothing but a treat for lunch and a treat after a tiny supper. My nutrition sucked and I was on sugar highs and lows all day long.<\/div>\n
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Now, I eat protein, dairy, veggies, fruit and feel so much better for it. I have replaced sugar with dark chocolate (85%). Now, I substitute the sugar high my a chocolate high. It is much better for me. I don’t have insulin rushes and drops. I allow myself 2 squares of 85% chocolate each day along with my healthy meals and unlimited tea ( I am the worlds biggest tea drinker. I drink it without milk or sugar (green, black, oolong,white, hot, iced). Once in a long while, I will have a small treat but I make sure it is as low in sugar as possible and if it is full of sugar I only have a small piece after a meal so, as to not get an insulin rush.<\/div>\n
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All is well and as a recovering sugar addict, I’ve never felt better! I am full and alert all day long and I believe my acne will vanish for good and no more hormonal bloating each month. YAY!<\/div>\n
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Now, after saying all of that, guess what I’m off to do? That’s right! Make Mistaya’s Birthday cake. She wants a pumpkin pie\/ice cream cake. I made up the recipe and boy, oh boy, watch out sugar addicts, this is going to be the best cake ever.<\/div>\n
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I’ll let you know the size of the piece I take after my meal (of course) \u00a0 \ud83d\ude09<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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