Comments on: Healthy Living for Mom: Quitting Sugar

By: Allison Y.

Allison Y. — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:55:55 +0000

Just saw this – I would love to guest post. I would have to put some thought into my angle but it would be fun.

By: Erin Oltmanns

Erin Oltmanns — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:44:20 +0000

I blame the jell-O salad. And Heidi’s lemon rolls.

By: Erin Oltmanns

Erin Oltmanns — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:43:28 +0000

Allison, I thought about you and your amazing willpower when I was writing this. You are awesome! I’m going to have to get you to guest post.

By: Erin Oltmanns

Erin Oltmanns — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:42:33 +0000

Thank you! M&M’s are THE DEVIL, but they are still my favorite treat for the movies. At the end of March I’m going to see the Hunger Games and I’m going to take a small bag of M&M’s. It will pretty much be the highlight of my year.

By: Erin Oltmanns

Erin Oltmanns — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:41:04 +0000

Thank you! I have been reading up on the Paleo diet, but I’m intimidated. I agree with enjoying a treat to avoid the lunatic binge.

By: Erin Oltmanns

Erin Oltmanns — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:40:00 +0000

No cravings! That is wonderful! I can’t believe lousy sugar makes me feel. Why do brownies have to taste so good?

By: Lynn Smith

Lynn Smith — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:04:28 +0000

I know exactly what you’re saying Erin. I go on sugar binges, knowing I’ll feel like crap. Then I can go for weeks with a minimum of sweets before I fall off the wagon again. I don’t even want to go into the genetics involved. . . . GL

By: Tara

Tara — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:06:33 +0000

I started a healthier eating plan around the beginning of the year. It’s been going really well, and I haven’t been craving sweets at all.

Twice, though, I’ve allowed myself to be talked into a large ice cream sundae from Friendly’s and, on a different occasion, a meal at the pizza buffet.

Both times, I felt awful afterward. I couldn’t sleep. I was jittery and bloated and tired. I hope that I’ve learned my lesson well enough to forgo the sugary stuff next time. It is clearly so bad for our bodies.

By: Nina

Nina — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:58:43 +0000

I know when I my sweet tooth acts up and I indulge I get lethargic. I eat a modified Paleo diet otherwise to feel better. On weekends I allow myself a treat to avoid the over indulgence. Congrats on the weight loss.

By: Adriane

Adriane — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:13:51 +0000

Wow, Erin! You’re almost there!!!!

PS…if it weren’t for this gluten thing for me, I would probably wolf down halves of cakes, too. So now I just indulge in other things. Like M&M’s and stuff like that. Eeeeek!