...cutting out sugar. Oh yes, this chocoholic is giving up refined sugar for a while... I even went to my favorite Jewish bakery this afternoon and got some lemon hamantashen. I can't tell you how much "stuff" I've eaten today! I would be so embarrassed. lol

I plan to give lots of flowers every day to all you creative people! I don't think I will fail with this new years resolutions either...and maybe loose a few pounds too!

I don't usually make resolutions because I don't stick to them, but this year I resolve to have my Christmas shopping, and sewing projects done by the first week in December so I can enjoy the holiday activities.

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by emily16838 01 Jan 2009

Thats a good one!!! I'm trying to do that too! I want to make travel shoe bags this year for gifts and I'm thinking about them as I type

I had so much sugar yesterday!!!! I was feeling like if I was having a hangover, now I know I need to try to stay awy from it..but still have some sweets here..Oh, I need some will power, where can I buy me some? LOL

Well my resolution is I am not sure yet....I am not a sweet eater and prefer a packet of salt and vinegar chips....so I love my salt...will probably take up walking again and go swimming again to strenthen my back........

I don't make new year reslolutions but I do try to learn something new every year

Hi Teri, I cut out processed sugar from my diet about 12 years ago as I discovered it was a major cause of my migraines. Occasionally I will have a sweet, especially at Christmas time, but mostly I don't even miss it because the price i pay for weakness is a totally lost day, laid up in bed in agony. It's a great cure for a sweet tooth.
But I don't go without as there are many really good diabetic products available and I use liquid sacharine to make home made sweets, I can't use aspartame based sweeteners because aspartame is derived from sugar. I'm also allergic to milk so can only have unsweetened Soy. It's a way of life that i now just accept rather than suffer.

As for New Year's resolutions, I don't make any as I consider my whole life is one huge learning and self improvement journey, so each day is battle enough. :-}}
Hugs n blessings and Happy New Year, Meg(Anne)

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by manami 01 Jan 2009

"life is one huge learning and self improvement journey, so each day is battle enough" Wise words from a wise girl!!! Love that!

don't cut back the sugar suddenly tho... those withdrawls are aweful. allow yourself one sweet per day still or cravings will come too quick and too forceful. My New Years resolutions: 1)Read the Bible DAILY!!! No matter what!! even if only a couple verses. 2) Make it thru school. 3) start exercising again--I have plans on skating every Sunday after Church 4) "Cut back" some on sugars and coffee 5) Praise God for a much better year and let Him guide me.

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by mariahail 01 Jan 2009

I started doing that a few years ago, I never to to sleep without reading my Bible, at least some verses, it is great. I will too follow your advise on sugar, I like mostly brown unrefined sugar.

That is what I want to do is give up sugar I never did eat much sugar untill I marred MY husband and he is a sugar freek.
if it is in the house it is to timpting.
So it is give up sugar, loose a little weight and sew more.