I have had family in town, friends visiting so eating out has been a regular thing. That is not easy when trying to eat healthy. I order a lot of salads with a protein of my choice. No sugary dressing and stay away from the yummy options I may have preferred in my previous life.

Withdrawals are pretty much gone, I have given up many things in my life, drinking, smoking, caffeine and I still don’t partake on these items. Maybe very occasionally on a cigar or a coffee but rarely. However, giving up sugar is harder than any of these items and the withdrawals. Let me share….

SMOKING, felt some cravings and irritation but overall felt noticeable better each day.

ALCOHOL, first month swelling and sweats. Emotionally up’s and down’s as I face the feelings I was masking. Started feeling better and clearer by week 3. Now four years later and feeling amazing!

CAFFEINE, painful headaches day two through five. Then felt a little sluggish. Felt pretty normal by week 2. And now about 6 months in, I no longer crave it.

SUGAR, this has been hard. I craved it. Bad… like a drug. My sugars probably where very confused. Sugar is in everything. Alcohol, nicotine and caffeine are not in everything, but sugar is. Its so hard to eat like this even when you want to. This has taken a lot of dedication and I realize the work I have had to do to get here.

Yeah I screwed up that day on food, if you knew the whole situation it would make more sense. I was dealing with some hard stuff but overall I have stayed very strict and turned away sweets, breads and processed foods.

My diet has changed dramatically and one slip up didnt hardly cause a bleep in the diet matrix. I have lost 10lbs and weigh 153. My doctors and my first goal is 146. I have only 7 more pounds left to go. I hope to reach that. This will really help my diabetes.

My blood pressure was 129/89. This is slightly high but a lot lower than what my previous blood pressure was. It has been normalizing and all of this is tracked directly to an app. Just so grateful to have this going down. It was hard living daily with elevated blood pressure.

I know I have only lost 10lbs. Not like 50lbs but let me tell you I feel a lot better. Imagine walking around every day with high blood sugar and high blood pressure and having no clue you where so sick. I just thought this was normal. I also thought some other things about myself, like I am just lazy or overwhelmed. Not a very good way to think of yourself.

Now I walk around 10 lbs lighter with 76% normal blood sugars and only slightly elevated blood pressure. My body is healing and I am feeling a lot better. I still have some work to do, I hope to have an even better report next week. Most importantly I feel so hopeful and excited for my upcoming results.

Hello week six! We are well on our way to some new lifestyle choices. For 35 days I have considered everything that goes into my mouth. Will this help me or hurt me, is it worth the cost and do I love myself or the taste of food more?

I love myself! This is a wonderful body I have been given… it takes me swimming and sailing. It provides for me financially. It shares moment and experiences with people, places and things. I have great eye sight, I have strong feet and I have mobility to move where I want. All of that is threatened if I don’t get my health back in order. I am still young and have a lot of years in front of me and I don’t want to give these years to sugar. Sugar is NOT worth it!

My blood pressure has lowered dramatically. My blood sugars are 76% normal now and I have lost 8 lbs. my first goal was 156 and I have reached that! Next goal is 146. At that weight my sugars are less effected. Kinda funny how that works.