Sugar Free Day 3

So last fall I realized that I am tragically addicted to sugar so I thought, it takes 21 days to make or break a habit so if I can go 21 days with out sugar than I'll be able to break that habit and start leading a healthier life. The 1st several days were torture but after the 10th day I noticed that my face was looking strange in the mirror & then I put on a pair of jeans & noticed that they were a little loose. So I proceded to pull out the much neglected & dusty bathroom scales & got on, to my surprise I had lost about 6 pounds & so we're off! I started weighing in every day & for the 1st 2-3 weeks I was loosing 1/2 to 1 pound per day. In 3 months with out sugar I lost a grand total of 28 pounds & then I became complacent with my weight loss &  became less vigilant about my sugar intake. Granted, I still eat far less than I did in my previous life & I haven't gained more than about 3 pounds but the other benefits were so great that I've decided to try to take the plunge again. Well actually I've tried unsuccessfully several times & I'm determined to do it this time. Without my daily intake of sugar I wake up so much more easily & are significantly more clear headed & less sluggish throughout the day, it's amazing really how much better I felt! Not to mention that now when I have sugar I realize immediately the adverse affects it's having on my body, but sometimes that chocolate is just far too tempting! The last couple of weeks I have eaten so much sugar it's amazing to me that I haven't gained back at least 10 pounds so before I go off the deep end I'm cutting myself off. It's SOOO hard! Chocolate calls my name  & the call is only rivaled by that of home baked cookies & you all know how much I LOVE to bake! One of my biggest weaknesses are holiday baked goods made with pumpkin, not pumpkin pie but everything else. I love pumpkin rolls & my dark chocolate chip pumpkin cookies, although any cookie lights my fire & between the holidays & all the school parties  & events there are baked goods everywhere! I can turn down the store bought goods & the sugary candies, granola bars, ect but oh my goodness the thought of our local bakery's home made carrot cake literally makes me drool! I put off my latest attempt at being sugar free until after my recent trip to NYC because there is no way I was going to limit myself in such a wonderful city & since I HATE flying I figured I would need a good dose of chocolate to make it through all my flights. I treated myself to a bag of almond joy bites & surprisingly they lasted through 3 of my 4 flights & the last one called for a bag of jelly bellies, yum! The only thing better than dark chocolate & pumpkin is dark chocolate & coconut! I really had no idea how many daily items have sugar in them, the granola bars I kept in my purse, the rice mixes I made with dinner, literally almost everything in the pantry. So here I am in day 3, praying to make it through the holidays without gaining back everything I lost last year! so maybe I'll allow myself 1 special treat at Thanksgiving but I have realized I have to go cold turkey, there's no weekend treats, ect for me. So tune in next time & I hope you are all rooting for me!! Anyone is free to join this looney bandwagon I'm driving, I'd be glad of the company!