i've been spending a inordinate amount of time thinking about what my first deliberate taste of sugar is going to be when Lent and my self-imposed sugarlessness end.
when i was at Shane's birthday, i was sure it would be Cupcakes.
on Saturday, i was sure it would be some creative Japanese candy.
Sunday, i was sure it would be Diet Pepsi.
just a minute ago, i was sure it would be cake.
two seconds ago, i was sure it would be a root beer float with real vanilla ice cream.
Lent ends in two weeks and i'm kind of afraid that i'm going to spend the entirety of those fourteen days thinking about what kind of sugar i'm going to eat to break my fast.
you'd think i'd be over it by now seeing as it's been over a month already. stupid sugar! why do you have to be in so many tasty things?!
i think that's the hardest thing about reading Spent. I can imagine giving up sugar (or gluten, etc) for a period of time (say two weeeks) but forever? good lord, there's just too many yummy things that contain those products!
Just out of curiosity: are you going to change your eating habits in any way based on your experience of this trial run?
col - i know what you mean. the thing is, i like to think that, if you feel better from the subtractions, that will be outweigh the lack of yummy stuff. besides, there sure a lot of other yummy things out there, once you start looking (sugar-free coconut milk ice cream!)
fgj - i definitely think my eating habits have changed as a result of this. the true test will be how my body reacts to that first hit of sugar. if the two-day headache after the blood donor cookies was any indication, then i may just not think sugar is worth it.