How I'm Cutting Out Sugar in 2016

I think I'm obsessed with chocolate.
I love chocolate. So much. Little kisses, kit kats, ice cream: Ben & Jerry's boom chocoalatta pints is literally heaven in a cup.

Chocolate just gives me a little bit of pleasure in the moment I'm eating it. So I keep eating and eating and grabbing another piece after piece.

I'm not proud to admit that I have had boom chocolatta for a meal at least three times this morning. AT LEAST. Maybe more. I can't even count because it's so bad.

And this doesn't even count the cosmic brownies, my love for mocha moolattes,  the record time I can eat a bag of chocolate kisses and the amount of pepsi I drank this semester. I didn't drink soda before I moved in with one of my roommates who drink coke 24/7 and it's my fault that I let myself come to this.

SO I'm making a big cut.
I'm cutting out sugar out of my diet. And it's not as bad as you think it'll be and it's pretty easy.

1. look at the big things you eat a lot
for me it's the yummy boom chocolatta, the chocolate kisses and that stash of hot cocoa mix in my cabinet. (oops did I forget to include that earlier) and so on. once you have that, cut them out of your life.
no more ice cream in my freezer, except maybe for a breakup (those are reasonable exceptions)

2. give yourself the last time
before you go throwing out all those snacks, give yourself one last time before you quit sugar. My last mocha moolatte was december 29th.

3. try try try to give up sugar.
don't lie to yourself. you absolutely have to try to to give up sugar and actively do it every single day. sometimes you get a little jealous your family has cake out and you don't.  and that's okay just know that you are strong enough to look away and keep going.

4. lastly, give yourself a treat now and then.
i say we need a little chocolate to keep ourselves sane especially. so go ahead and give yourself a treat once in a while. just not too much. If your friend asks to go get ice cream, go ahead with it. Sometimes buy yourself a hershey bar, just don't go overboard and buy a full bag in bulk.

I'm not gonna lie to you I'm not quitting cold tukey, I'm letting a little sugar here and there. For example I am gonna allow coffee creamer, I hate black coffee absolutely do not like it so I'm allowing coffee creamer, but no added sugar. You see? Allow a little bit somewhere. I'm cutting cake, donuts, chocolate but I'm allowing coffee creamer pancake syrup. I don't even eat pancakes a lot but when it pops up I'm using it so it's not that bad. Do the same for you, be realistic about your goals, let some allowances just not a lot.

You can do this! I can do this! Sometimes it's gonna be a little hard and it's gonna be, but we all can get through this and get healthier. Set goals, know what are always handsoff (like soda) and remember to look at all the progress you've made.

We're all gonna be just fine

With love and joy,
Julia

2016 is gonna be a good one // Update

Hey guys,

my last post was back in August stating that I'll be back posting a cheesecake recipe soon, but life went ahead of me and I got lost in school, work and life but I'm back and I'm making a commitment this time.

As 2016 is literally just in a couple of days, I'm making changes and 2016 is gonna be a good year for me. I'm gonna focus on myself, make myself a better person in all areas and just focus on being happy again.

So to go along with that, I've made some goals for myself.

• don't worry about what others think of you, if they don't like you why does that matter anyway. You know what you want to make yourself happy and the approval of others isn't gonna get you there. Because let's be real they don't have anything to focus on but themselves and you're all you got in the end. 
• get rid of fuckboys, you don't need them as a boyfriend - you are awesome and you are worth it so don't lower your standards for anyone not willing to chase. 
• get back into the blog - post something every 3 weeks and try to post something good
• get good grades get an A in nutrition and microbiology STUDY MORE in the library or at home
• get abs and get strong arms - this means cleaning up your diet
• which leads to cut out sugar, you've had an unhealthy amount this past year plus it's not good for your health anyway. it's okay for the occasional here and there with friends but that's it. and cook more.
• work out three times a week
• do yoga to get more flexible
• get to be a morning person. you got an 8am again anyway, stick to it. 
• just drink water and tea. just water and tea.
• try to volunteer at least once a month
• surround yourself with positive energy, positive quotes and positive people
• and finally get to sleep on time you got an 8 am, you need it. 

This is a hell of a lot of goals, but you can do it. Everyone else has got the same amount of hours in a day as you do, you just need to get your shit together and manage your time well. 

2016 you will be a selfish year, but a big, fat selfish to focus on myself and improve myself. I will be happier than I have ever been before.

Always with lots of love and joy,

Julia