30 unsweetened days...

If you really know me, you know that I have an eating problem. Can be surprising because again, if you know me, I love to workout and for the most part I think I am pretty knowledgable about nutrition....SUGAR....my enemy! How can something we love so much, be so terrible for us!? is it just because we get so attached to it and then it is addicting? I have read that sugar is more addicting than crack! I believe it because with sugar, it's legal! I can imagine how a smoker must feel when they try and quit. I have learned a lot about sugar over the years, but for some reason I just love it. It's actually become part of my identity. When people talk to me for a few minutes they can usually pick up that I love sugar. Certain peple make my addiction worse....Ok, so now I really feel like I have a problem. ha! I love to bake and I love going out for frozen yogurt. OK, so what I am getting at is that I have just thrown away a perfectly good cake i made for Easter and ALL of the candy, yep, even Lillie's! :/ ok I saved her a pack of m&ms- she loves them and they are great for bribing:) I never really give myself goals, so for the next 30 days, no sugar. For me this means candy, cakes, frozen yogurts, etc. For someone not familiar with sugar, it IS in many of our so called "healthy foods". Personally, i just need to cut out the treats before I dig deeper. My body is going to be so happy after 30 days....Sugar is evil! Causes so many problems that many of us don't know about...For one thing, if you are an athlete, good or bad, sugar really brings you down. I am no nutritionist, but I am a mediocre athlete who has tried to get by with loading up on sugar and then hoping my results in the gym will get better....Honestly, i think i have done ok with that route, but as i am getting older I see girls that are 18 and 20yr old workout with me and they are pretty darn strong and getting better fast! For me, i think I could be stronger, faster, leaner, and overall happier if i just didn't eat so much damn sugar! Thanks for letting me vent:) wish me luck, it's gonna be a bumpy ride!

Easter 2012

The neighbors and their 2 girls came over along with our good friends Melissa and Garron with Lily. (Lillie's bff) I made lasagna and of course dessert and the girls had so mcuh fun playing outside. I have never heard Lillie laugh so much. She sure loves when people are at our house.

This is the only pic I got of us before church....

Easter was just as much fun as Christmas this year! We had many egg hunts and made so many Easter crafts the week before. Lillie was so excited to get her "canny" from the bunny.

The bunny brought her and Patrick goodies!