OMG! Eaaster was hard.

Three weeks in and still going strong, people! I made it through Easter with a few bumps in the road. My Easter was amazing, I got a white desk and blue wheely chair that is supposed to go up and down but I'm too light to make it go down.  So, that means I got to ditch the pink kiddie table and chair set and now I can blog, play Minecraft and watch videos without being hunched over.  

The Easter bunny also brought some candy, and I'll have to admit I cheated.  But before everybody says, "I knew you were going to fail" I'm just a kid and I scheduled a cheat day, haha ;)   Well, I can admit that I did have to call my mom from school to ask if I could have a cupcake.  Mrs. Bell brought in Easter cupcakes for the class and it's hard to be strong when you are alone.  Especially when everybody around you is eating the frosted cupcake and your are just watching them and you're like, "I wish I could have that."  I am very embarrassed to tell you that but it's the truth.  Next time, I'm going to try closing my eyes and plugging my nose so I can't smell or see the delicious treat.

And, yesterday I received my third stripe in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu ( Bjj ).  I only need one more stripe until I get my orange and white belt.  I feel proud of myself! Everybody! I know you can believe in yourself.  If you believe in yourself, you will know how to go no sugar!  You just keep practicing, you're going to get the hang of it, I know it! Thumbs up everybody! For rock and roll!

Week one. Over.

Today I woke up and I had some toast with butter.  I am now over a week on this new way of eating.  I thought I would hate the bread mommy was buying because it has no sugar in it, but it is really good.  Especially with peanut butter on it.  I was going to pack  my school bag when a dog that I was dogsitting, named Murphy,  stole my  toast. My dad gave me some of his bread with peanut butter. When I got to my Grammas I had some porridge. At lunch I had a banana and some cantaloupe. Even though mom has always packed me a lot for lunches, I am extra hungry now.  [most of what we pack for her lunches has been substituted to meet the requirements: organic, sugarless yogurt instead of yogurt drinks, two baked chicken legs instead of a ham sandwich, water instead of a juice box and lots of fresh fruits and veggies, as always.  We have only had to take out granola bars with no replacement.] Even my dad is more hungry and all he has had to take out of his lunch was a granola bar.  For a snack after school I had some almonds and a banana. At supper I had pasta.It was delicious.

Last Saturday was a cheat day for me.  My mommy had promised me that I could have an ice cream cone before we agreed to do this no sugar challenge.  I was not going to let her break her promise.  I chose a cottoncandy flavoured ice cream, in a waffle cone.  I had chocolate chips and sprinkles on the ice cream.  My lips were blue and so was my tongue.  It was mouthwatering but I don't miss it. 

Stir fry for dinner

Today I awoke to a happy day. This morning I had bread and butter for breakfast and a bottle of water. At lunch I had home made yogurt,cantaloupe, apples and a chicken leg. For supper I had a delicious stir fry. For a snack before bed I had a huge orange and some almonds.

Day one. It had to be a Monday.

I woke up today and I said I can do this.  The first day with no sugar.  I can do this!  It was really empowering.  I made some toast with peanut butter.  The bread and the peanut butter were totally sweetener free.  At first I thought it would be really bad.  I did not know what to expect, but I broke a small piece off and it was really good.

Nobody in my class knew about my parents and I and our no sugar thing until lunch.  Everybody asked why don't you have any granola bars in your lunch?  I told them that my parents and I were not going to eat sugar for a whole year.  Well, I said we can have a cheat day once a month. Some of my class tried to hypnotise me with a chocolate granola bar.  It didn't work.  I hope their moms read this blog.

My lunch for today. (those are kale chips.  Not sure about them)

Tonight I had the most amazing supper.  Steak, some delicious potatoes and some buttery snap peas.

The hardest part of my day was probably when the kids in my class tried to get me to eat some chocolate.  Saying no was hard but I still did it and I felt really proud.  When I was at my Grampi's house, mom forgot to leave my snack for me and I panicked a little.  I had to call her for support because there was some delicious ice cream in the freezer.  Luckily, mom was just pulling in the driveway and saved me with a banana and some almonds.

The Beginning...

Are you crazy? No sugar? My parents just laid this on me today.  Two weeks before Easter! This is the start of my journey to stop eating sugar for a whole year and to live a healthier life.  Do I have a choice?  No.  How do I feel about this? No clue.  But, I am going to try to do this.  No, and I am going to DO this and take you along on my sugar-free journey.

Day 0: We collected all of the food in the house that contained sugar so that we could give it away to our family and the food bank.  We chose take out pizza as our last meal.  Tomorrow is the big day.  Let's start our sugar-free life.