Category / Sugar

  • January 1, 2018 - Alex

    One road ends, another begins

    My last dessert of 2017. Now, let’s get 2018 started, without sugar, forever.  And this time, I mean it.

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  • September 22, 2015 - Alex

    Old Habits Die Hard

    I was at the bank today, and I had a moment that stunned me. You see, my bank has these buckets of lollipops scatted all through the branch.  They’re at the check writing island, the teller stations, and at all of the desks.  They are beautiful, and they are delicious. After completing my transaction, I […]

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  • September 21, 2015 - Alex

    Day 1274

    The date was January 22, 2012. I had just stepped off a cruise ship with my fiance, my best friend and his wife. It was a good cruise. This is a blog about sugar addiction, so I think you know what I mean. I was the heaviest in recorded history. (Sounds scary and dangerous, doesn’t […]

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  • August 23, 2015 - Alex

    Torture

    I bought these at Trader Joes last week. I used it as a test. I wanted to see how long I could let them sit on my desk, in plain sight, without succumbing to the temptation. They lasted three days. It may not seem like a big deal, but a month ago, they wouldn’t have […]

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  • Earlier this week, I ended up with an expected two-hour gap in my schedule, and driving home was just far enough to be unreasonable. I opted to take a reminiscent stroll through my childhood and drive past some of the places that brought me joy way back in the day. I started off at the […]

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  • August 19, 2015 - Alex

    A Lifetime Of Choices

    In a recent post, I talked about my Mom, who lost a very short battle with pancreatic cancer five years ago. She was a special and unique woman. Cancer definitely took her too soon. I look back at my Mom and her life, particularly in years before she died, and sadly her demise seems eerily […]

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