Today has been a horrible day! And it is difficult for me to put into words. I have been feeling very worn down and tired today. On top of that I have had really bad anxiety - I have experienced anxiety in the past before and can usually manage it but today I haven’t been able to keep it under control, it's an awful feeling. Generally my strategy with anxiety is to tackle it head on - figure out what the problem is and do something to fix it. In this case I know what the problem is but I can’t do to much to fix it - I just had to ride it out.

My brain has been constantly telling me that the only way to fix this is to have a sugar hit - it is probably right but I have had to be strong today and push through these urges. This has been very difficult as I know that having some sugar will make me feel better in the short term but I have to push past that. I have a feeling this is going to be the hardest part of the detox for me (and the time that most people fail and give in to the allure of sugar!). Im really hoping that over the next few days the craving and anxiety decrease!

One of the big challenges of the day was going out for our weekly drink (where I usually have a coca-cola) - my brain is still wired for this and it was hard to go and order a cup of tea.

Ordering a tea instead if Coca-Cola - the struggle is real

Takeaways from today

The key takeaway from this is that I need to be as prepared as possible with my food (you can make lots of yummy foods that don't have sugar such as hummus, pesto, cheese and dips). By having these prepared at home I am less likely to fail as a big part of the appeal of sugary foods is their convenience.

The positive from this is that today I have started thinking about going sugar free/low sugar for a longer period of time - I dont want to have to go through this feeling again!
My taste buds are starting to ‘wake up’ as I explore some of the many tastes of fresh cooking - I think sugar dulls your taste buds and alo makes you lazy

As I have mentioned in the past it is quite hard to get enough calories when not eating sugar - you have to be a lot more selective with what you eat. This is probably contributing to me being really tired. I am slowly getting used to eating more volume (healthy foods such as vegetables are much lower in calories so you have to eat more.

Thanks so much for reading and supporting, I really appreciate it! If you are interested in reading my detox story from the beginning see the following links:

My 28 day sugar detox - why im quiting sugar

My 28 day sugar detox - day one

My 28 day sugar detox day 2 - how food preperation is the key to success

My 28 day sugar detox day 3 - let the cravings begin!

My 28 day sugar detox days 4 and 5 - down but certainly not out

My 28 day sugar detox day 6 - how sugar affects the brain