I Scream, You Scream... But seriously, I REALLY scream for Ice Cream!

I have always thought of myself as a "Foodie". I spend quite a bit of my day thinking about or eating food and it's become unhealthy.

So, last week, after downing way too much ice cream and feeling sick for an entire day, I decided to put myself on a sugar fast. No sweets (dessert, candy, cookies, soda, diet soda, even sweetened yogurt) for 60 days.

My goal is to be less emotionally connected to food. And with sweets being my biggest weakness, I'm hoping this will help. My secondary goal, of course, is to start loosing more of the "baby fat". I'm not going on a "diet" and won't be counting calories but by cutting out the sweets, I've found that I've already started eating more fruits and veggies and making smarter choices during the day.

The first week was pretty easy. I had already emptied the house of my sweets (Carl still has his cupboard with candy and cookies) so there are pretty few temptations here during the day. I even ate my pancakes plain on Saturday morning.Yesterday, however, I was presented with the opportunity to chow down on some of my favorites. We spent Easter with Carl's family and there were pies, cupcakes, candies, punch and soda readily available to me. I fought the temptation and stayed on course but last night my dreams were full of delicious, creamy ice cream.

I know that the temporary absence of sweets will be well worth the sacrifice. Ever since sweet little Elsa has arrived, I have found that I can and will do anything to ensure that she grows up in a healthy environment. But... oh, lovely, tasty ice cream, how I miss you!