When to say when

I'm putting it out there because it makes me accountable. It's 16 days until Europe now and something has to give. I'm saying sianara to sweets for the next two weeks because they're just making me feel gross. Plus, once I'm roaming the streets of Rome and Paris with my friend A, all I'll want to do is eat endless amounts of pastries, pizza, crepes and gelato.

Yesterday, a printer I recently started working with brought in a huge box of donuts along with my proof. Not what I needed, but I ate a few anyway. Granted, I did ride my bike to and from work AND went on a 45 min walk/run at lunch AND did a 25 min CalorieBurn workout when I got home (jump ropes, weights, lunges, abs, pushups, etc). But I also stopped by Ben & Jerry's on the way home for FREE CONE DAY and had wine and cheese with some friends later on. Not my idea of healthy eating, that's for sure.

Anyone else in need of a sugar detox? Fit Sugar says we should only be having 30-50 g per day of sugar coming from white/added/crappy sugar, not the naturally occurring sugars found in fruits and veggies. In my fairly healthy, organic maple flavored yogurt for example, there are 17 g of sugar. In a 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream, 21 g. Yesterday I DEFINITELY went over 50 g.

Here's to limiting crappy sugar and using my will power just a bit more. After all, without being able to run for long distances, I'm not burning as many cals so it's more important that I pay attention to those little extras I usually eat carelessly.