I may be losing this epic battle with my sugar addiction, the McFlurry I had this evening tells me that. I have begun to search articles about why sugar is bad for us, the first search brought up 224,000,000 results in 17 seconds, making me think that many people feel very strongly about this topic.
The first one I read says sugar isn't bad as long as we have it in moderation, this was referring to sugars from fruit and kind of ignoring processed cane sugar, n that's what I'm talking 'bout.
 

"We actually need sugar; it's our body's preferred fuel," says Dr. David Katz, director of the Yale University Prevention Research Center. "But we eat too damn much of it."

Naturally occurring sugar -- which gives fruit, some veggies, and milk their sweet taste — is perfectly healthy. It's added sugar (sweeteners put in during processing and prep) that we need to not OD on.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/30/health/sugar-bad

OK I know that bit about naturally occurring sugars, that’s why I love water melon and oranges.  Processed cane sugar didn't get a mention .

I’m having trouble with lots of sites timing out, maybe that means I don’t need to know this information!!!!

So far that fact that I have had to stop eating wheat has been the best thing for me, my old best friend and worst enemy TimTams are no longer on my menu.

I became a grandmother on May 11th, a beautiful baby girl, Aurora, I want to live long enough to enjoy time with young Rory as she grows up so this battle will rage on.

I'll add a photo of the life saving princess soon.

Even though I'm my only reader, I'll continue to blog my battle.

So giving up sugar may be too hard, hate to be defeatist already but, faaark sugar is like air!!!!!!!
Anyway I went to the huge rip off organic store, I spent an outrageous amount of $$$s on chocolate, it has unprocessed, much better for me sugar, I'll wean myself, I know right?
It's all gone, and like any diet, when you are trying to go on a restriction of food for weight loss, health, preparing for a sports event or surgery, all you can think about is food, primarily the food that is being restricted.
So will power is what I need, well kind of won't power, or will to won't power!!!!
Lets see how I go, I have had plenty of sugar but very little processed sugar, that could be a plus.

It's been a long time since I blogged, 'cos I live such a boring life. The weather is cooling down and becoming that beautiful Cairns weather we came here for. Time to go sailing.

I'm heading to Darwin for the Birthday and day of her giving birth of my beautiful daughter. I hope not the same day but these things are out of our hands, if we do it right.

After that time to get sailing, I plan to snorkel that Barrier Reef as much as I can this dry season, there should be good photos. Gonna get real diving gear next n have the best retirement we can manage.
Will have to get as many trips in as we can while the weather is right.
Need a good shipwright to make nice sleeping quarters, till then on deck under a mozzie net is nice.

BUT for now I have a challenge for myself, to lose my sugar addiction, it's HUGE, I've had this addiction for as long as I can remember, I call it a sweet tooth, but its an addiction.
So I try to cut it down first, pretty hard with the habits I have, n how I love to eat sugary foods. BUT mozzies n other bugs love sugar too, and I'm going to do mobs of research into why sugar is a poison in our bodies to try and make myself give it up. Maybe I'll make a movie, "the Clockwork Orange Lollie" kind of thing. Anyway less sugar than usual in my decaf this morning, and none since. See how I go.  :)