This could possibly be the most real thing I ever write. I know, I know, I write some pretty raw and authentic things about marriage and parenting. But this… This is a part of my story that most of you don’t know. This is a piece of the puzzle of me that most of my current friends, acquaintances, readers, and followers would never imagine. And what makes this the most real thing I may ever write is that it is just that- it is real. It isn’t an idea or a concept about how to deal with the current or future issues in my life. It’s my story. It’s written into the book of my life. And no matter what shame or guilt or embarrassment surrounds your story, you cannot erase the truths of your life and your past. You can only change the present and the future. And that’s my story- one of change. And from that place of change, I want to share with you the ugly truth about being overweight….
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What It Means To Be Sugar Free
I have heard a lot of people talk about eating sugar free lately, and I find it to be entirely intriguing.
There are a lot of misconceptions about sugar and what it really means to eat sugar or to eliminate it from your diet.
Let me just first say I LOVE SUGAR. No shame, no regrets. I love sweets. Cake, cookies, muffins- they are so good. But I am smart enough to know that they aren’t good for me. That doesn’t mean that I don’t ever eat them, but I certainly don’t eat them all the time. When I do enjoy them, I try to enjoy them with the best ingredients and least amount of processing possible. I try to enjoy them still sweet, but with whole and clean sweeteners.
Perhaps one of the most popular terms people are using currently is refined sugar free.…