Through the Seasons

The Detox Goes On

So far we’ve cut out high fructose corn syrup, refined flour, sweets, and sugar.  This week I will add bread and pasta.  The next week, rice and potatoes will have to go.  Then the next we add the healthy stuff back in. 

I’ve done fine on this so far except that without the sugar and sweets I’ve gone to bread as a substitute so the next 2 weeks will probably be quite hard.  I hope I can stick with it.  Each week I thought I may not have the willpower to do it but I got through each week fine.  I really think these next 2 weeks will by far be the hardest because I’m taking out all the carb crutches.  At least I’m used to more fruit and veggies.  If I was trying to cut all this out at one time I don’t think I’d manage.

There were a couple days last week that when I hit a rough spot in life I felt like I wanted, needed, and deserved something sweet.  That makes me wonder what/who I’m going to for comfort.  Seems to me I’m running to my man-made god (i.e. my idol) instead of my God.  This may be a couple weeks of intense growing for me if I go the distance!