Sugar and more Sugar

I read an interesting article in Harpers UK. One of the editors was talking about her sugar addiction and giving it up.
She was a calorie counter and always would allow calories for her "fix". So she was not overeating calorie wise.
She dropped all sugar for 30 days and was amazed at how different her body looked and felt. Within the month she lost all her "bloat". She said it was amazing how different she looked. Sugar apparantly causes our body to hold water. Plus it is now being said it does more damage to our skin than Sun, Yikes. Number one cause of sagging.
For her the second biggest change was her taste buds. She found sweetness in other foods when her palate was not on overload. Plus no sugar crashes. So mood and the propensity to overeat disappeared.
The other thing of note was where sugar is found. Bread has a high amount.
So cutting out sugar was more than eliminating the obvious.
Certainly something to look at if you find yourself still struggling.
For me it was just one more reminder about nutrition.

Everyday I become more aware of what I am giving my body as fuel.
While there is nothing wrong with eating for simple pleasure I do not know how I expect my body to sustain me if I do not give it what it needs. Not more and not less.
Innocent " healthy "things like cottage cheese and milk can have a high amount of sugar.
More and more I am removing processed foods from my home and diet.
Simple is good.  Why the need for all these elaborate meals? Really no one grew up with that. Elaborate was an occasion. In our greed  to consume we have really over shot a lot of boundries.
As I attempt to balance my brain I find myself creating a balance in my life. Just how much is too much? Why must we always desire more?
The fact is I have plenty and I need to take a good look at where I really need the more.
I am beginning to realize that getting more actually gets me less.
Do I really need to eat out? Another pair of shoes? Can I not make do with what I have? Will something change if I don't buy more?
What are my priorities? Is sugar more important than losing 5 lbs? A new winter coat more important to going to Thailand?
Its time for me to accept that I cannot have it all. The fact is there is always more. But the other side is there are people living with so much less.
As I work thru my goals and define who I want ME to be, my priorties need to be streamlined.
A lot of this stuff is getting in the way of my true goal.
If the action does not support my goal then I do not do it. PERIOD.
I need to remember this.