This sweet life: My journey to becoming 
sugar free
   This was me, 2 years ago, May 2013.. I was 210 lbs and a size 16.
I put on a happy face…but I was miserable. The circumstances of life were quite literally weighing on me, I was stressed out and everything was out of my control…So, not even realizing it, I turned to food for my comfort…I didn’t even know what I was doing, I was just in survival mode. I knew I was overweight, and I was extremely unhappy about the way I looked and the way I felt.. My body didn’t feel right and so I knew I had to make a change…

 In July, 2 months after this photo was taken, I still had a lot ahead of me to deal with, personally, but I made the decision to change one very important thing…I was going to stop eating SUGAR…

This is the point in the conversation when most people look at me like I have three heads.. They tell me ‘no, you don’t understand, I could NEVER give up sugar’  

…But I do understand…more than they know. Because, I was addicted to sugar. It would start in the morning with the creamer in my coffee and it would end most nights with some sort of sweet treat on the couch after the kids went to bed…with way too much in between. I usually would eat a meal, not caring too much about it, thinking about what I was going to have for dessert…and most of the time, hiding how much of it I was eating, because I was embarrassed. So, yes, I do understand.. It sounds crazy, and its hard..but it is so, so worth it. 

I’m going to go through my journey to health here and hope that you will join me..

I have lost 70 lbs and 5 sizes…and have never felt better…

I am not a nutritionist nor do I have a background in fitness and I will never claim any of those things… I do not eat perfectly and I’m sure I could be doing better…but that’s not what this page is about…this is just what has worked for me so far, and my hope to inspire others to make a change to better themselves.. Everyone is different and life is all about trial and error… so please, only positive and encouraging comments 🙂