No Sweets Nov.

If you know me, you know I have a wicked sweet tooth. I’m definitely a sugar addict and an emotional eater – which is a scary combination. Having a bad day? Eat some sweets. Feeling sad? Eat some sweets. Oh it’s your birthday? Eat ALL the sweets.  YIKES!

            For those of you who haven’t read my previous journal entries, I participated in Sober October as another way to consume less during this project. And for the most part that mini experiment was a success. As the end of October rolled around I was throwing around some ideas of a mini experiment I could do for the month of November. I considered giving up sweets but didn’t know if I would be able to do it.

            November first rolled around and I found myself eating ½ of a package of raw cookie dough. That’s not an exaggeration. In that same moment I decided that it didn’t matter how hard it would be for me, for the rest of November I need to give up sweets, including:

-       cookie dough

-       cookies

-       cakes

-       cupcakes

-       muffins

-       ice cream

-       candy

-       pie

-       chai tea lattes

-       cinnamon rolls

-       cheesecake

-       donuts

Now, Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year – so I will allow

myself to have pumpkin pie on November 28th in celebration of the holiday. Wish me luck on the other twenty eight days left in this month!