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Small Steps
A journey of a thousand miles begins with
a single step.
Lao-tzu
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|  | This is yet another Small Steps about sugar. You may remember that I've shared my successes (and challenges) in eliminating sugar from my diet. You can find these previous editions under Special Focus Topics.
Well, this week I'm back to square two or maybe one-and-a-half. I'm not quite at square one because I am eating less than I did before I started losing weight and I do know how my body and mind react to sugar (its not pretty). But I am back at square two because I'm back to eating sugary foods routinely and sometimes in quantities larger than I'd like to admit in public. So knowing what I know, knowing that I've sucessfully eliminated and/or decreased it from my diet previously, knowing that I would like my consumption to be different and knowing that I'm just not ready to give it up yet, what do I do?
As I was writing this I was actually thinking about what I could try this week to help me. I had no clue as to what small step I could take. So I pulled out my copy of Changing For Good and turned to the chapter on "Contemplation." That's the stage I'm in right now. Not really ready to take action or even prepare to take action, but I'm thinking about it. So as I flipped through the chapter on contemplation, I scanned the pages for something that might motivate me to do something different. I flipped from page to page to page and eventually I hit on "ask the right question" and "collect the right data".
I already track what I eat each day and though I list the sugary foods I eat I don't pay them any more attention than any other food. But for this week, or even just a few days, I will count and track the grams of sugar I eat by putting the equivalent sugar in a bowl (I'll be using sugar packets). So each day I will have a picture of just how much sugar I've eaten. I don't have to limit or change what or how I eat, but by collecting the right data, I may decide to choose differently in the future.
What could you contemplate this week?
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No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.
Albert Einstein
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