Happy Halloween!

Today is the first day of my annual “Four Days of Sweetness.” It used to be called my “Super Sugar Binge.” Not any more!

I started a little early this year because we had a birthday celebration last night (mine and a good friend combined). I’ve been back on sugar for less than a day and am already seeing and feeling some interesting things.

1. Choose Your Story Wisely

I made a dessert yesterday. While carefully dripping chocolate icing onto a dozen cupcakes, I remembered how much I used to enjoy baking. My cupcakes, however, turned out like super sweet corn muffins—not what I had in mind. They were gross but that’s beside the point.

For some reason I tell myself that “cooking is difficult” and putting together a delicious and healthy meal is like rocket science. Why do I tell myself that? What has stopped me from taking the intensity with which I dripped icing onto a cupcake and applying that same care to garnishing a healthy meal? Nothing thwarts me but a self-defeating story.

2. Sweets Really Are EVERYWHERE.

A quick web search returned pages and pages of cupcake and chocolate icing recipes. I chose two recipes, followed the directions, and both turned out sickly sweet. In the results of the web search I saw Cooking with Coca Cola. Did you know you can cook (not bake) with Coca Cola? WTF?! There’s a whole website devoted to it. Why have a Coke with your salad when you can use Coca Cola as salad dressing?

3. Sugar Hangovers Are Real.

Eating sweets makes mornings absolutely laborious. My body and blood feel 50lbs heavier. Crusty eyes too. Mmmm…

4. Is Sugar Addiction Real?

During dinner last night, we got on the subject of dessert. Knowing I’m in my four days of sweetness, one person asked, “Do you think sugar addiction is real or is it all in your head?”

There was a short debate and several opinions were offered. One person said there is no scientific evidence. Another said sugar effects people physiologically. Meanwhile the person who originally asked said she no longer participates in Halloween because she doesn’t want to have the leftover candy bowl in her house knowing that she’ll uncontrollably eat all of it at once. Is sugar addictive or is it all in her head?

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