An ode to sugar

Today is the day! I’m doing a little dance around my office. Don’t worry, I’m not moving quickly or anything and a trip to the emergency should not be necessary. (Amylynn here ~ This is still doubtful. I’ve seen her try to walk across the office. It’s…funny)

What day is it you ask? Today is the last day of my self-imposed exile from sugar. Yup, it’s day 30. I do not owe the girl who lives at my house $500.00. Ed couldn’t be more pleased to not have to divorce me over it. (Me again…It felt way more like 130 days)

The dictionary defines sugarcane as: a stout tall perennial grass (Saccharum officinarum) native to tropical southeast Asia that has a large terminal panicle and is widely grown in warm regions as a source of sugar

That’s incorrect. Sugarcane should be defined as: a white granular substance native to The Quill Sisters pantry that has a large addictive quality and is widely known to cause great happiness when used in cake.

Here’s some things I learned while not eating sugar:

No matter what you read, you do not lose your craving for sugar after 48-72 hours. It’s day 30 and I’d like some sugar. I’d like it right now. I would have liked some over each of the last 30 days. Did I say “some”? I meant I would have liked a LOT. I like sugar. (Me again ~ this is the first I’ve heard of it. If she liked sugar so much she should have said something.)

I lost 6 lbs. I can’t directly attribute this to my lack of sugar consumption because I also bought a rowing machine over the exact same time period. The 6 lbs could have been from that. Gods, I hope it’s from that and not the sugar. I like sugar.

The pain in my elbow went away. I read that not eating sugar cuts down on inflammation all over your body. Or it could be I stopped noticing that pain from all of the beatings Amy gave me over the last 30 days while I complained bitterly about not eating sugar. (Guess who ~ she not only complained bitterly, she also complained loudly, obnoxiously, and nearly constantly.)

I guess we’ll never know since I’m eating some cake tomorrow. A whole cake. (Me ~ I’m buying)