Because of the major amounts of stress that I have
been in I was eating a lot of suger and sweets to
cope. Granted, it was better than other things that
I could do, but it literally had gotten to the
point where, if I didn't have sweets, I didn't eat.
My pain and the way I feel with the arthritis in
my knees as well as the pain with my back and the
asthma really helped me to make a decision that if
I didn't do something I was going to end up causing
even more problems for myself.
So, I decided to eliminate the suger from my diet...
one day at a time. When I have this in control then
I'll work on eliminating the other things that my
body doesn't tolerate so that eventually I'll be back
on the candida lifestyle "diet".  But with the
stress and everything else I knew I couldn't realistically
expect myself to do everything at once.
Well, I have gone 7 days now with no suger (or it
may be 6). Anyway, I've not eaten any suger, nor
done anything that has been self-destructive, which has
been amazing considering that the stress has increased
because of the problems with medicare regarding mental
health charges. One day at a time. I know it is a
major triumph for me. I also know that there is no
way that I can be around suger right now without
starting to eat it again. So when I have my annual
Christmas party I'm going to ask that people bring
suger-free snacks and treats so that I won't have to
struggle.
The fact that I haven't replaced the suger with something
else that was self-destructive has been a major triumph.
I've also tried to listen to my body when it comes to
the craft things that I do. I'll work on my stamping
until my back starts hurting and then I get up and
go do something else for a while and then go back to it.
It seems to help a lot in reducing the length of time
I have to deal with the increase in pain.
So in spite of everything I'm making some good choices
for me. And working at not feeling guilty for the new
clothes I've had to buy to replace those that have worn
out. It's hard sometimes, but I'm managing.
Didn't do as well as I thought I would at the bazaars,
but from what I'm hearing many of us didn't do as well
with our crafts as we thought we would. Thankfully I
have enough people who buy my cards I know it wasn't a
problem with the quality.  :-)
Wendy
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