Sugar-Free January

Hello people of the internet world!

I hope your day is just as lovely as you! (Sorry, super cheesy, but I couldn't help myself. Remember, I'm a strong believer in building people up and giving them confidence. And that includes all of you!)

So this past month I decided that I was going to try to not eat sweets for an entire month. (Now, out of the list of things you should know about me (I have an unhealthy love of Pinterest, I adore reading and become too emotionally attached, I'm an introvert/extrovert, etc.), I have a HUGE sweet-tooth. It's bad.) I mean, I'd have some sweet stuff (French Toast with syrup at breakfast or oatmeal with brown sugar), but I avoided it for the most part.

(Okay, not gonna lie, there were a couple times that I cracked and I'd eat something sweet. (There's this incredible pumpkin bread that is one of my favorite things ever and it was just mocking me when I would walk past it, so I ate a piece one day and it was delightful. (So maybe it's not that incredible, but I love basically everything pumpkin and it's pretty dang good.)) But I was usually pretty good. Normally after really bad/stressful days, I usually eat my feelings (wow, that's really pathetic when you put it in writing...), but I had to find some other way to deal with bad days, so I'd drink water or something like that. It actually worked, too.)

When I would eat something sweet, I'd end up feeling really gross. Like, it was a weird sugar headache thing or whatever. But it was weird. And as the month went on, I craved sugar less and less...(Until I'd go on Pinterest and see all the dessert recipes and want one of the super yummy bars.) And now sweet things are really un-appetizing. (The ironic thing is that as I'm writing this, I'm making bars for some friends. However, I only had a bite or two of cookie dough and I turned away from it because I felt yucky.)

It's honestly really weird because I have a HUGE sweet tooth and can literally eat a bunch of desserts and not be fazed, but now thinking about eating a slice of chocolate cake makes me scrunch my nose up. (I read a blog a few months ago about a family who gave up sugar for a full year and I thought, Wow, that's crazy. I could never do that. But BOOM! I did it! (Okay, I did it for a month. But still!)

So that's my January. It's pretty dang exciting. I'm thinking of extending it longer than a month, too. You guys should try it. The first, like, 10 days SUCK because you really want something sweet (a hot chocolate or you go on Pinterest and see all the desserts you could make),  but then it gets better and you stop craving it.

 Moral of the story: give up all sugar (or most of it), for 30 days. See what happens. Drink water and eat healthy foods. Trust me. You'll be pleasantly surprised. :)

Love,

Katie

Because I'm Katie

Hello lovely followers!

Happy Friday to all of you! You survived a very chilly week! (Maybe it wasn't chilly for all of you, but here in the midwest, it was cold, windy, snowy, and warnings of a white-out. So yay.) So I encourage all of to curl up on your couch with a good book (17 Second Miracle by Jason Wright is highly encouraged right now), sip a cup of hot chocolate, and cuddle with a blanket.

Anyway! So, as I was saying, because I'm Katie I do things a little, uh, differently. I'm gonna be honest here and admit that my brain works different. I handle things differently, I freak out over little things, and my brain literally never turns off. Therefore, I tend to handle situations differently. Especially social situations.

Usually, they're not too bad and we hit it off. Or they're really awkward and I totally screw up the possible friendship. (And sometimes those really awkward first encounters result in great stories for your friends to tell later about how you approached them and knew all about them because you're friends with them on Facebook. Not that that happened or anything.) Today was one of those days when I actually felt like I hit it off with a random stranger!

So long story short, I saw a girl at lunch sitting alone. She was in the  Air Force the first semester of class and just started class now. This entire week she had lunch the same time my friends and I ate, but she was always alone. Today I decided to go over and talk to her and just be a friendly face. We talked for over half an hour! She was super friendly and we had a really great conversation! She was telling me about her Air Force experience, her tattoos, her boyfriend, we talked about adjusting to school, football, dream career, and all that stuff! I walked away with a smile on my face and was really pleased with how well that went! (Of course I'm hoping that she was thinking the same thing, but she may just assume that I'm a crazy blonde that she should avoid from now on.)

 Anyway, so that's what I wanted to tell all of you. I literally do my own thing that others wouldn't. Why? Because I'm Katie.

I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend!

Love,

Katie