Last weekend, I was in Victoria visiting my grandmother, and to my surprise she has also given up sugar! About a month ago she simply decided to stop eating so badly, no more refined sugar except of the odd spoonful of frozen yogurt! I'm very excited to report that I was able to see big changes in her, mentally and physically! I was feeling quite unimpressed with my own "changes", I mean I didn't really feel like I was craving sugar less, or that my face was any clearer, or that I had any more energy... but I guess that's just because I live with myself everyday! The no sugar regiment was very effective on my grandmother in the last month: she walks two times faster, her brain is quicker, she has more energy (and is actually entertaining for the first time in years!), she sleeps better, she is more enthusiastic, and she's even slimmed down a bit! I can only hope that all these things are also happening to me, slowly, and I'm simply not noticing!
And then... just a few hours ago I got my first concrete proof of change: Malt balls don't taste as good as I thought they would!
How it happened: I went to see Julie and Julia with Cory and Sophie. Upon arrival, I decided to indulge myself and buy a bag of sweets as my dessert of the day. Choosing between Skittles, M&Ms, Malt Balls, and Nibs was a difficult task, but in the end I settled on Malt Balls as they are one of my favorite chocolates.
So there I was, sitting comfortably in the theatre with my first real indulgence since I banned refined sugar from my diet almost three weeks ago, opening the bag, popping one into my mouth... and instead of tasting yummy bliss, I tasted SALT! Ummm... I thought that maybe it was a fluke, so I ate another, and another... but no, they did taste salty, and even a bit like plastic! There was a sweet after taste that I enjoyed a bit, but really, all in all, I was very disappointed, and I had to throw away over half the bag! (Which was no easy task, throwing away perfectly "good" candy is not something I ever remember doing before.)
So there it is, it seems that my addiction actually is going away. The cravings are still there, but it's getting easier to not want dessert after lunch. Tomorrow I'm meeting a friend for Bubble Tea after supper, we'll see how that goes down. Hopefully I won't get too nauseous!
