tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25040376897972446472024-03-04T20:50:57.121-08:00The Sugar AddictMaylliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948531091930475319noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504037689797244647.post-63597122742595336432015-06-15T07:47:00.002-07:002015-06-15T07:52:37.090-07:00I Have a Problem<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi my name is Lindsay, and I'm a sugar addict.</div>
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Well, at least according to google I am. My friends have noticed the problem, and they only see such a small portion of what I eat. The jars of Nutella, or boxes of Oreos consumed in one day; the five candy bars falling out of my bag in my Spanish writing class, and the plethora of candy bars I would buy for myself during our Bolivia/Peru trip, despite the crazy expense. These habits perpetuate obvious addiction. What they miss is the chocolate cereal I ate for breakfast, the chocolate covered snacks I snuck from my host family's snack cabinet, the trips to McDonalds for cheap ice cream (they have one's that just sell ice cream), and the pile of chocolate helado I consume whenever my host family offers it to me. They also don't usually see the process of consuming a whole jar of Nutella.</div>
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They don't see that I have 0 self-control to stop.</div>
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But I need too. </div>
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My friends joke that chocolate is what gives me my super human abilities (which I suppose I'll have to explain in another post haha), but chocolate is not my problem...sugar is. It's high levels are almost unanimously consistent in my every meal.</div>
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So, here's the plan:</div>
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1. Detox: PERIOD 1 WEEK</div>
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Cut out as many sugars as possible. If need be, substitute them with things I normally don't have. Ie. salads, tea, etc.</div>
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2. Reincorporate: PERIOD 1 WEEK</div>
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Reincorporate more healthy sugars. Fruits; things that may not have the best sugar content, but have beneficial nutrients.</div>
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3. Maintain: PERIOD CONSISTANT</div>
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I think this is the hardest part. I've had plenty of times where I kicked sugar. When I first I arrived in Chile, I lost some weight really quickly due to this. I didn't even crave it until I noticed how much of it my host family had in the house. Then, during my Bolivia/Peru Trip I supplemented it for energy. Since then, the problem has only escalated into something I can no longer control. Even when I don't really want the sweet/chocolate, I still eat it.</div>
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DISCLAIMER: On all spelling/grammar errors: I know they're there, but I'm kinda busy and don't feel like looking for them. In addition, I am currently living in a foreign country that does not speak English; so mine is a bit out of whack. </div>
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