Made it with 20.1 grams today!
It wasn't easy, but seeing that number made it worth it.
Before the challenge began I went on a chocolate cleanse throughout the house. The Russell Stover chocolates that I found in my stocking got trashed. The chocolate covered pretzel treats that my mom made got put up in a cabinate so they would be out of sight, out of mind.
Then, daa daa dum . . .
Today I noticed the "Turtle" chocolate box sitting on top of the fridge still half-full. Yikes!
For those of you who know me well, those are my absolutely most favorite chocolate treats EVER. Gooey caramel with cruchy pecans, all covered with milk chocolate. Yum, yum, yum.
Yes, my mouth was drooling - profusely.
But here's the deal. I didn't trust myself to stop at just one. The reality is that I can feel my body readjusting to the reduced sugar intake and in a sense, detoxifying itself. As I lay in bed last night all of my muscles felt sore and tender to the touch. It's amazing to me how quickly the body responds to dietary changes (the "light" feeling upon waking, the tender muscles). Until that readjustment period is over and my body finds it's new balance I don't want to give into my (intense) sugar cravings and blow it. Chances are I will overcompensate and come up for air only after every last turtle has been consumed.
I didn't have the heart to trash them just yet, but I will bide my time and save up my sugar grams and will power, until the day I can have one for dessert. In the meantime, that red and white-striped box will remain on the fridge.
