I’m a proud mother of a baby girl.

Looking at my past posts, you might have thought that my “she” was a “he”.  A big baby, weighing over 45 pounds… not exactly a delicate feminine daisy, eh?  And the blue collar she came with didn’t help.

Before:

Now, the makeover.

Pretty in pink.

No mistaking this is my baby girl!  No more strangers asking how old he is.

Now, about my eats.  Since I got back from Pittsburgh, I have been trying to significantly reduce my sugar intake.  I tried to think of some catchy name for it… you know…

• Operation Sugar Reduction
• Stomp Out Sugar
• Sugar Buster

or something else along those lines.  Eventually I just gave up and decided to call a spade a spade.  I eat way too much crap… and the majority of that crap is made up of some kind of refined sugar.

No more. 

My sweet treats have been replaced by other foods to satisfy my cravings, when necessary.  Protein shakes, greek yogurt, oatmeal, fruit.  When the chocolate or candy craving hits, I reach for a low-sugar or naturally sweetened protein or granola bar.  Pure Protein bars are my absolute favorite, and I am also experimenting at making my own.. 

I realize that bars are still processed and contain some form of sweetening, but they are much better than jelly beans, fudge, ice cream, and the other crap I have been shoving into my body by the bucketful.  And I’m concentrating on baby steps.  A little change at a time does a successful change make.  

Will I still have sugar?  Certainly.  Will I still have the occasional empty-calorie sugar-laden treat? 

In the words of Sarah Palin…  YOU BETCHA!

But those will be the exception – not the rule. 

So far it has just been about a week, but I feel great.  I’m happy, food tastes better (no joke) and I feel better.  I have more energy and just feel better about myself in general. 

Sweet (no refined sugar added) dreams!