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It's that time of the year again. Fall Favorite Tag. I  don't  know why I don't do more of these tags but here goes  nothing. Favorite Candle Scent : Currently Blueberry just because  that's what I am burning at the moment. I don't buy candle  scents that I don't like. Favorite  Fall Makeup : This Lipstick from Hikari Favorite Drink : Mighty Leaf Tea - Wild Berry Hibiscus Favorite Thanksgiving Food : Pecan Pie!!! Favorite Fall clothing accessory : My Ralph Lauren  Gloves +5 years and still keeps me warm and cozy 
Haunted house, haunted hay ride, or haunted corn  maze?
 None but if I had to choose, a hay ride. I can always  hijack the car and getaway    (^_-)     Favorite Halloween movie? I hate scary movies 
Favorite candy to eat on Halloween? Kit Kat and  Mounds New Book I discovered What is your Favori...

 I finally completed the sugar challenge. I will be doing more in the future and tweaking other restrictions I want to add to it such as carbs and etc  What I learned in that short time. Meal Prepping is extremely important to prevent making bad food choices. Having ONLY healthy meals/snacks in your home is very important for those random midnight cravings. My only options where apples + cucumbers so I wasnt worried about reaching for something "bad" when I had an episode*. Read labels! Once I started looking out for sugar and paying attention to the grams, it became evident why I workout so hard but cant seem to loose any weight.  I randomly found this palm oil at a store.I thought the packaging and labels ( USDA, ORGANIC, SUPERFOOD, NON-GMO ) where interesting given that palm oil usually gets a bad rep as an unhealthy oil. It seems like something is always being substituted to compensate for taking ou...

Even though I was prepared for day 1, there were still unpredictable moments and temptations that I needed to work through. Breakfast was easy since I typically have a simple meal anyways. Tea  with lemon, no sugar and a granular bar. Some of the sugar challenges say no granular bars, no carbs, no protein powder energy shakes at all. The one I ate (cant remember the brand at the moment) had raisins, and >1g of sugar per serving. It wasn't until later, that I concluded that perhaps I should also cut off granular bars. For snacks I had green grapes and apples. I am okay with eating this because they are more sour than sweet. I will not be eating fruits that are on the sweet side such as banana, pineapples, mangoes and berries. (Sample grocery list. Save Image and enlarge to see prints clearly) Lunch was tricky because I ended up in a friend's home instead of mine. I was able to ransack her fridge and had a small amount of rice with vegetables and eggs. The only...

I failed my first sugar challenge *sad face* The Issue - I was NOT prepared. I didn't do my grocery shopping in time nor my homework. So What Now?  I'm giving it another go! The initial challenge I had planned to participate in was with the YMCA for 21 days. But, I have decided to broaden the scope and select from a wider range of challenges. I want to start small with a 5 day challenge and work my way up to a 30 days challenge someday so it's not too overwhelming. We are surrounded by so much sugar. It's in everything. This challenge is meant to " Flush " , " Jump Start " " Cleanse " my system. It don't think its feasible nor healthy to 100% cut -off sugar. As I always say, everything in moderation. Here are a couple of cool websites related to quitting sugar I will be using as resources and references Kate Quits Sugar Fit Men Cook Sugar Challenge Fed Up Challenge Shopping List ...