Hello!

Hello, I'm Mimi Mystique and I've decided to blog about my experience battling my severe sugar cravings.

Let me start off by explaining why I'm doing this: Firstly I am seriously addicted to sugar, craving something sweet (i.e. chocolate or candy) every hour at least. Secondly, I have a family history of heart disease and diabetes in addition to being middle eastern so my chances of having health complications are higher than normal. Thirdly, many other women (and men) have expressed a similar problem, trying to beat their cravings and having no luck. I thought maybe if I create a blog about my own battle, people may try to join in and we can see if we can do this together!

A friend has advised me to replace processed sugar (i.e.chocolate and candy) with natural sugar like fruits and honey. I know that in the past eating fruits has not prevented my cravings for sugar but I'm willing to try again and this time incorporate more honey into my diet to see if that helps thwart the intense cravings. Also, I know that to a certain extent my cravings are related to emotional and mental states (i.e.boredom, frustration, worry etc...) I will try and blog about these things and see if I can try to find alternative solutions to dealing with them as opposed to reaching for a cookie or a chocolate bar.

If you're interested in joining me then let's start together. I'll let you in on what I'm eating every day and you can tell me what you're eating. If we stumble we'll get back up, if we're upset, we'll talk about it, if we're bored we'll figure out how to engage ourselves. Let's support each other and try to overcome this problem.

Love peace and sugar free chocolate!

Mimi