I survived!

Tonight was the last meeting for the 21-Day Challenge.  We talked about how to gradually add foods back into our diet, gluten being first.  I've been thinking about this all week, and I'm going to see how long I can extend my healthy eating. 

• I really don't have much desire to eat a piece of bread right now, so I think I'm going to try to hold off on the gluten. 
• Pop...sugar...caffeine...not so easy.  I have missed my Coke with my dinner, but maybe instead of drinking an entire can, I'll just drink half.  I'm going to stick with 100% juice for breakfast, keep an ice-filled water bottle with me at all times, and
  try to acquire the taste for tea.  In the spirit of venturing into the tea world, I conducted a little experiment tonight.  The one on the left was pomegranate with acai berry...the smell and taste reminded me of cough medicine--FAIL!  On the right was black tea with orange and spice.  It was rather bland and I was a little put-off when I read the ingredients and saw clove--not a fan.  In the middle was a decaf green tea...little taste on its own, so I juiced an orange and added it.  Not bad...not bad at all!  Definitely tolerable and something I think will grow on me!  

• As I've mentioned before, I'm pretty good at making justifications for things I really want.  I know it's unrealistic to cut out sugar, but I certainly can limit it!  I'm going to be more aware of product labels and try to look for evaporated cane juice or cane sugar or pure sugar.  My biggest sugar-gluten fix is a bowl of Frosted Flakes...and what about the box of Count Chocula I finally found after years of searching.  We'll have to call it a rare treat.
• Alcohol was not a big sacrifice for me and is definitely not one I'll be indulging in until I go on my first wine tasting.

I'm headed to Columbus on December 8 for a Power of the Pen meeting.  As if I didn't have enough going on selling Thirty-One, managing the PTA pie fund-raiser at the boys' school, and learning how to eat healthy, I've agreed to have my school host the District Power of the Pen tournament in February...oh lordy!  It's going to be a busy, busy year but one that I think will be very self-satisfying.  Anyways, I told my sister that we had to have our 40 goals hammered out by then!

Happy Friday in 40 minutes and Happy Jeans Day for me!  G'night!