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I went "online shopping" the other day & did not pick out any sweets or treats. I did some meal planning for next week, now it will depend on each day as to what gets done. Yesterday I really wanted to add a treat or two to the list, however, I didn't. I was hungry at the time (nursing two makes me very hungry sometimes) so I just ate a good dinner & felt better. I am eating too much wheat right now, but am allowing it while I transition out of the sugary stuff. I did get a mild headache last night but not nearly as bad as the last time I tried to give up sugar a few weeks ago. Today I still feel mildly groggy but am more upbeat generally, so I think things are getting better.

Now's the time when I could keep going & get over the bad parts & get to feeling good, or I could fall again & go back to the beginning... I teter on the edge at times!

I have to go health food shopping tomorrow (& I actually go into the store for this) & they often have some nice treats there, so I will have to be careful. I plan on getting some blood work done, hopefully before going & will eat a sandwhich after so I don't go in hungry. If I get tempted I will allow myself a plainer salty snack or a natural juice.

I don't think I could handle this any other way. If I didn't have so much going on at home & I could just drop it all I would, but the stress gets enormous here with taking care of my autistic kiddos & their biomed treatments so I do reach for stuff to "get me through". I'm trying to make better decisions of what to reach for, for now.

Yesterday I hit a bad spot so I made a protein shake. The brand is "Jay Robb" & it's sweetened with stevia. I'm okay with stevia as it doesn't "set me off" as much as other forms of sugar. Honey is SCD "legal" & works well too. I hope to be able to make some honey sweetened SCD cookies next week perhaps. I have some "Coco Biotic" from Body Ecology Diet which I hope to try as well. I'd love to get the kids on it. It's supposed to help heal the gut & reduce those nasty sugar cravings. I'll post on how that goes. I also hope to make coconut kefir as soon as my coconut water is delivered.

The depression & overwhelming sadness was getting bad. I feel it lifting a bit as the effects of all the sugar leaves me. I still get overwhelmed. I hear so many bad things about kids being damaged by vaccs (see my other blog for LOTS of info on this), other bad news in our society, & live with the effects of vaccs on my oldest & other meds on my 2yo. Two of my others have yeast issues at the least, so the behaviors get so difficult day in & day out. We also hardly ever get out. It's way too tough with baby twins & a severely autistic 13yo. Today we're going to pick up my food order, but that's easy as they bring it to our car (thank you Lord). It will be good to at least get some fresh air, even if just driving somewhere, even for just a short time.

I also need to offer the Lord more praise & thanks. I haven't "felt" Him here lately but I hope after the sugary cloud goes down I can see things more clearly & in a more positive light. Our feelings aren't always indicative of the truth, as He can be with us even when we don't "feel" it. Getting lost in the trials of life doesn't allow for much time to feel Him either...I have also neglected my Bible readings. Hmmmm... I see a theme.