Pink and yellow mini floral painting No 162

acrylic on panel, 4×4, floral
Available directly through me here

This is day four of me quitting sugar. Remember back when I said I had set a date? It’s here in this post..the last one on my list of things I’m addicted to. Anyway, it’s been 4 days, and everything has been great, until I woke up feeling horrible this morning. :/ Before I even opened my eyes, I felt pain through my forehead, temples and eyes. I’m not sure if it’s because of the lack of sugar pulsing through my veins or what, but ooooh, dizziness took over when I got up. I walked into the bathroom wall this morning with a big thud. 

Other than this little setback, there haven’t been any other symptoms. I looked it up, and there can be a slew of them. Sugar is pure evil. Luckily, I haven’t had any cravings, which helps a lot. I did cut back, knowing I was going to quit, so I’m not doing this cold turkey. I’m going to ride it out, and not take anything for this headache for a while, and see if it will go away on its own. I really hate pills. You take one for something, and then you have to take another for all the symptoms you get from taking the first pill. UGH. No, thanks. 

I’ve lost almost 5 pounds since Monday, which is absolutely shocking. I never lose weight this easily. You’re probably thinking, dang..she ate a lot of sugar. I was!! Between 300 to 500 calories a day, yes. Those blonde brownie in a cup recipes are crazy high in calories. I never realized because the recipe doesn’t make much..just a few bites. When I used this recipe calorie counter site to figure out how many calories is in one, it shocked me. I had already been eating one most every night. Rice flour is extremely high in calories, and so is sugar. It had to go. I’ll allow myself a little treat now and then on the weekends, but eating it everysingleday is over.