Posted on April 17, 2008 by crowdancer
I have been pretty sick for almost 6 days now, and we just got the Internet service activated at our new home a few hours ago. This is why I have not been doing daily food/fitness journal posts as I had committed to a couple of weeks ago.
I have only been sugar free free for [...]
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Posted on April 14, 2008 by crowdancer
For the past two weeks I have been working on writing down every little morsel I eat in a little food journal I keep in my purse. Big pat on the back to me for doing this EVERY day.
This journaling has made me unable to continue my habit of mindless, sneaky eating. Specifically, there are [...]
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Posted on December 15, 2007 by crowdancer
One of the most powerful tools in my journey with healing from disordered eating has been keeping a food journal.
Before I kept a food journal, I would put enormous amounts of energy into making-up very detailed and restrictive diets, buying all the food for the diet, preparing it, etc. Then I would be faced with [...]
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Posted on December 9, 2007 by crowdancer
Beware to anyone who has any aspiration to not completely lose themselves in holiday junk food hell: holiday parties have the power to put you in a hypnotic trance that will make you completely forget your resolve. I swear that when I woke up on Friday morning, I had no intention of eating sugar at [...]
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Posted on November 22, 2007 by crowdancer
When I was doing my undergraduate studies at Naropa University studying Contemplative, or Buddhist, Psychology, we had many discussions about how one’s environment affects their well-being. For instance, the common practice of putting a group of mentally ill people together in a room with folding chairs, thrift store couches, no windows, and an uninspired therapist [...]
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Posted on November 14, 2007 by crowdancer
So I slipped up and ate some dried mango that I was pretty sure was sugar sweetened…and now I am paying the price of cravings. I hate sugar cravings, I hate not being able to concentrate at work because all I can think about is getting something sweet in my mouth.
I need to forgive myself [...]
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Posted on November 9, 2007 by crowdancer
I have been struggling with a sugar addiction for as long as I can remember. I have tried just about everything to kick the habit, including but not limited to: letting myself have it daily but in moderation (I couldn’t focus on anything–all I could think about was when I got to have my controlled [...]
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