Sugar is Evil!

It's true what they say; SUGAR IS EVIL!!

I'm two months into my 'healthier eating & regular exercise' way of life and whilst I have had NO  trouble at all sticking to the exercise part of things ... the food is another story. Getting up, training hard is easy - I love the feeling of training and knowing I have been active for the day. One thing I have noticed is that there is one common ground of EVIL that keeps creeping its way in.. that is SUGAR.

I can eat healthy for 5 days straight - Ill have really clean meals with chicken or fish for protein - salads with little dressing etc but come the weekend without fail I get overtaken by temptation. It usually comes in the form of creamy carmel Copenhagen ice-cream ... some rich and super decident dessert after dining out or simply a golden Twix bar.

The other hard thing is that 'refined sugar' is in SO many foods that you often think you are eating something fairly clean - yet its not. Unless you buy raw ingredients and cook it yourself, you really can't tell. Hell - I only realised the other day that alot of Thai food comes with added sugars in their sauces. Seriously, you might as well drink a can of coke at times!

Anyone who cuts the 'bitch' out of their diet will notice one; some or all of the following withdrawal symptoms:

1. Mood Swings

2. Headaches

3. Sleep patterns affected

4. Fatigue

5. Sugar cravings

I need to step up my WILL POWER and really take it one step further with cutting out the refined rubbish - I know my results will skyrocket by doing so but its not just about that ... when you read the affects that sugar has on your body its disgusting and scary. If you haven't yet researched it, then you really should. Try starting with GOOGLE - the pages are endless.

If you have any great ideas to 'Ditch the Bitch' then let me know ... she's a hard one to kick to the curb.

Love SS

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