Reasons I Would Like to Tame My Sweet Tooth:

I have taken the Sparkpeople "Tame My Sweet Tooth Challenge!" I am on Week 1. One of the tasks of Week 1 is to make a list of the reasons I want to tame my sweet tooth. Here they are!

Reasons I Would Like to Tame My Sweet Tooth:

Reason #1. I am tired of allowing the Holidays to derail my weight loss accomplishments every year. I love Christmas, and Easter, but I don’t love the additional anxiety I experience when I realize that family time means calorie time.

Reason #2: With a family history of diabetes and hypoglycemia, I’m at a high risk for health problems related to poor sugar management.

Reason #3: I crash, badly, on days when I have too much sugar and not enough nutrients. I want to feel energized and strong, not fatigued and weak.

Reason #4: I want to be able to enjoy really good sweets without feeling guilty because I splurged earlier on a bunch of junk that really wasn’t very tasty or high quality.

Reason #5: I want a sustainable nutrition plan which will benefit me once I am pregnant and help me and my baby to grow healthy and strong.

Reason #6: I want a sustainable nutrition plan which will benefit me once I’ve given birth and help me stay at a reasonable, healthy weight as I recover from pregnancy.

Reason #7: I know I often use sweets as a crutch to help me with anxiety and stress. I want to switch my “treats” from chocolate and creams to fresh, delicious fruits which taste good and are good for me when I am in times of stress.

Reason #8: I know a lot of my calories are taken up with sugar, and I am perpetually low on protein, calcium, iron, and so on. I want to replace some of my sugar calories with good for me calories so I can do more than just look thin, and minimize the risk of osteoporosis, which runs in my family, and anemia, to which I am already prone.

Reason #9: I am a youth pastor’s wife. This means there are many, many treats in my home which I eat because they are there. I want to be able to handle having them in the house without eating them because I don’t actually want them, I just want something sweet in my mouth.