How to Resist the Sugar Monster

You are at work, doing the same tedious, boring work and then suddenly this urge comes kicking in the door, Holy crud! It’s the sugar monster once again invading your thoughts of boredom and tediousness and offering thoughts of sugar, temporary energy and very short lived pleasure. You wrestle with the thought, back and forth you go and suddenly you give in. The sugar monster has won again. It happens when you are bored, it happens when its that time of the month for women, it happens when you are watching something on TV or at the movies, it happens when you are emotional, it sometimes just happens.

I too was a slave to this sugar monster, Thy name was Double Stuffed Oreos. I use to eat so many sweets you could have call me your Sugar Momma. My bottom draw at work was always full of sweets and boxes of cereal. Yes Boxes of Cereal. I use to go grocery shopping for my house and my desk at work. I was like a convenient store to my co-workers, I loved it and so did they. My pantry at home was even worst. I had on the top shelf chips and crackers and the other 4 shelves was Hostess Snack cakes, Cookies, Fruit Gummies and other miscellaneous items. My nieces and nephews along with a few my cousins use to love coming to my house. Until I decided to kick the Sugar Monster out on the street.

Here are few ways to over come that pesky sugar monster:

Do Not keep any sugary goodness at your desk or around you. Instead try having dried fruits or organic fruit bars.
Keep sugary snacks at a minimum in your home (1 box) once a week or better yet don’t keep any sweet in the house at all.
Keep yourself full with water, especially after you finished a salty meal, this will minimize you wanting some sugary goodness after a meal.
Buy Organic Sugar, Cane Sugar or if you are diabetic Organic Stevia or Xylitol Sugar INSTEAD OF Overly Processed Sugar, Splenda, NutraSweet or Sweet n Low; sure it’s a little more expensive but it is a lot better and healthier for you.
Eat more fruits!
Stay away from that Vending Machine, the Sugar Monster has a deal with that devilish contraption of a Vending Machine.
Don’t ever go grocery shopping on an empty stomach! That’s when the Sugar Monster whispers those sweet nothings in your ear.
Invest in a dehydrator to make dehydrated fruits, seeds, nuts and veggies for yourself for work and especially for the kids! You will save time, money and prevent yourself from gaining unnecessary weight and taking in empty calories.
Don’t eat when you are stressed, Ladies you know what I’m talking about.
Finally don’t use your children as an excuse to eat sweets, we do it more often than we care to admit too.