“To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.”
~Mark Twain
We found an egg, success!
I did it.
Mostly.
I made it forty days and forty nights with no very few sweet treats. It was hard at first. After a couple weeks, however, it was easy and felt really great!
Even though I ate a few things here and there, I was definitely not bingeing on cookies, sneaking brownies or scarfing down chocolate during stressful times.
We have been eating more fruits and veggies and dabbling in alternative “sweets” (I’ve included a recipe for butter mints at the end of this post!). I’ve been sleeping better, feeling more energetic and saving money, to boot.
Success!
Thanks for the butter mints recipe, I’m going to give them a try. I like your theory about lent and habit changing. You may be onto something there!
Thanks, Maureen. Those mints are yummy and so easy to make!
I’m curious how many Easter eggs did the little one find ? Thanks for the recipe for the butter mints.
Hi Susana, The Easter Egg hunts were crazy! The big kids found all of the eggs in about 2 minutes, but they were really nice and shared with the little kids. She actually found one egg, but she came home with a five, I think. Definitely a fun experience. The candy fueled chaos!
Hi Alex,
It’s really funny how going without sugar makes everything sweeter isn’t it? And good for you sticking with it. I’ve been back off of it for a few weeks now and am starting to totally feel the positive results. Again. The problem for me is that it slips back in somehow and I’m eating it again before I know it!
Success for me comes in so many different ways. My husband and I ran a half marathon last weekend that we’d been training for and even though we walked a lot of it, we finished and the success was so sweet! 🙂
And a sleeping baby? That is very definitely success!!!
Happy Spring – Dori, the Ranch Farmgirl –
P.S. I love that green skirt you’re wearing… totally darling.
A half marathon? That is so impressive! Congratulations on that incredible achievement. And with the sugar–I am definitely the same way. But we have to feel bad once in a while in order to feel good, yeah? Plus, sweet treats are so tasty and really fun to make. I love baking! That’s what usually gets me…wanting to bake treats.
I am inspired by your commitment to Lent! Good for you! When is planting time in your neck of the woods?
I bet that the one egg that your precious little girl found was like stumbling upon gold.
Thanks for your great blog!
Thanks, Pam! The rule of thumb is to wait until Memorial Day, but many people will push it and start early to mid May. This year has been so warm that the beginning of the season should be pretty smooth. It’s been above freezing during the day here for weeks, way fewer vernal ponds than usual. The Easter egg hunt was so fun and cute.
I eat “chocolate cake” for breakfast rather often. It’s super simple but I do cook it in the microwave.
Mash one banana in a glass bowl. ( cereal size or a bit bigger.)
Add heaping tablespoon organic peanut butter, blend together well.
Mix in 1 egg, 1 tablespoon of honey if desired, & 2 heaping spoons of unsweetened cocoa powder. Cook 2 min microwave. Yum! (I eat it warm. Loads of protein.)
Adjust to taste if needed.