Happy New Year!!

Hey everyone ! I'm back to torment you all :) Apologies for the lack of posts, Christmas kind of got in the way ! Anyway, not many of us are interested in being overly healthy during Christmas, it is the only time you can eat some junk and not feel too guilty. Christmas calories don't count :)

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and enjoyed every minute of it :)

So, how is 2015 going so far health wise? Have you made any resolutions? Are you sticking to them? Have you weaned yourself off the overindulgence habits of Christmas yet?
You know what? It is hard to switch off the "sugar" switch in your head and turn on the "healthy" switch again.
You have probably gathered from me by now, that I am a health and fitness junkie. However, I have a confession to make. I also love sugar. I did indulge over Christmas, but did make sure also to get in my daily fix of exercise. Unfortunately, the sugar won, and I did gain a little weight over Christmas. Never mind, I will lose that with a bit of hard work in the coming weeks. What I am finding tricky now however, is how to turn off that "sugar" switch in my head. My goodness, isn't sugar addictive !!
Every morning, for the last few days, I have told myself not to give in to my sugar cravings, however by nightfall, I have had some junk food with the main ingredient being sugar.

It has got to stop !

Here is how I plan to get back to clean eating again, some of you might join me in the fight against sugar cravings :

I will:

Drink water every time I crave sugar.
Replace biscuits with oatcakes.
Replace Roses with some dates.
Replace savoury food with a small portion of almonds.
Eat plenty of roasted veggies, e.g. Butternut squash, carrots, sweet potatoe, garlic, red onion.
Keep exercising every day.
If I get bored, find something apart from food to fill the void.
Not emotionally eat.
Focus on the end goal.

On a final note, when you are trying to lose some weight, do not focus on the scales. Focus on your diet and exercise, and the weight will take care of itself !

Also, I plan on emptying the house of any junk left over from Christmas, there are plenty of charity shops who will gladly accept unopened tins of biscuits, sweets etc...

Wish me luck on the war over sugar, it will not be easy, but it will be so worth it !!