It is January 2013, I have read David Gillespie's books Sweet Poison and Sweet Poison the quit plan, which I highly recommend, it will change the way you think about eating, I have proclaimed I am going sugar free and I have emptied the pantry of all products that have sugar, (nearly everything in there) I felt guilty by giving 3 bags of groceries from the pantry to my good friend, but "waste not want not" and I have made an appointment with Julie Garlick at True Nature Therapies to be hypnotized into losing weight. I am not sure it is going to work but I am a positive thinker, and forever optimistic. I signed up for the 3 visit plan the first visit is the longest at 2 hours and in the getting to know you session, I told Julie all about my addiction to chocolate and ice cream, my emotional eating, my late night eating, and my overeating in general. It was a lot easier telling Julie, all my guilty little secrets that I kept to myself, as I felt I wasn't being judged, like every time I went to the doctor or a dietitian, I was made feel like a naughty child that didn't do the "diet and exercise" that was advised, and if you are anything like me, just the glances you get at restaurants when they bring out your meal on the largest plate in the house and half that plate is chips, the looks of disapproval and disgust from fellow diners, is enough to make you cringe, and feel guilty for even daring to eat such food. To say I had a bad relationship with food would be correct and my self esteem went down with every kilo in weight I gained, I truly felt I had hit rock bottom. Under I went and I wasn't sure it worked but I have to say, still to this day, I have not had any ice cream or chocolate (unless it is something chocolate I have made that is sugar free) and I don't have any desire for these things either, I only ate 3 meals per day, no snacks of any description, no tasting my cooking as I went and my meal sizes dropped from a small dinner plate to a bread and butter plate. When I went out for tea I either left half of my meal of took half home in a doggy bag, (actually for the dog too) this wasn't a diet but a new way of Life for me, and I was losing weight weekly, on average of a kilo per week. I no longer focused on what I couldn't have my focus was on cooking foods that I liked that were sugar free, and using things like Coconut flour to make cakes and slices that were not only sugar free but high in fiber and low carb. My daughters started calling me the "Sugar Nazi", but I am quiet happy to be called that, it means I stand up for my convictions, I haven't quiet convinced my girls to go the full Monty ("going all the way") on sugar free, but one daughter is more diligent than the other, (and she likes to think she is the favourite) but I will never stop trying to convince all my friends and family to go sugar free, one of my Uncles tells me quite often because of the information that I share on Facebook he has lost weight and is healthier, so one day at a time, one person at a time I say. Since January 2013, I have had five hypnosis sessions with Julie, I believed it worked like a charm, and I didn't deviate from the regime I was on following the first session for 8 months, I lost 17 kilos (37.4lbs) I was still on medication for my diabetes and my diabetic control was good. Next Post - What the Doctor said! I have added a page called "Recipes" that I am going to fill with all my Sugar Free recipes and some of the best Juice Recipes too (when I get to the Juicing) so I hope you will visit my blog often and find some great information, links and recipes.
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Wendy MeersI am a mother of two grown daughters, 3 beautiful grand-babies. Retired freelance Web Designer and a Sugar Free - Juicing Crusader& Keto supporter Archives
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