by Michelle Brumgard | Oct 15, 2014 | Faith, Food and Nutrition
I believe a very important step to sugar addiction recovery is not being all consumed with the numbers on the scale. If we focus only on the numbers of the scale, we can lose focus of God. We can lose focus on true health. We can lose focus on what really matters:...
by Michelle Brumgard | Oct 12, 2014 | Faith, Food and Nutrition
Sugar addiction is tough. We live in a society where sugary substances surround us in the stores, at social functions, and about everywhere. How do we cope in these situations? Why are we making this decision? My reason, just like Lysa Terkeurst’s in Chapter...
by Michelle Brumgard | Oct 11, 2014 | Faith, Food and Nutrition
Tomorrow, I will do a full in or a phase in to the sugar detox. Yesterday, our family took a little day trip and I indulged a little. Remember my mention of 80/20 balance? I feel like I did okay, but I could have done better. Today, I am not eating any processed...
by Michelle Brumgard | Oct 10, 2014 | Faith, Food and Nutrition, Relationships
This is where the rubber meats the road, so to speak, for me. I believe in moderation when it comes to sweets, processed carbs, etc. This moderation means not in our home but permissible other places some. Typically, this works pretty well for me. However, this...
by Michelle Brumgard | Oct 9, 2014 | Faith, Food and Nutrition
Starting Monday, we are going to say good bye to sugar for 10 days. Are you with me? Are you ready to get serious about your sugar addiction? Are you ready to feel horrible, more than likely, through day 3 of your sugar detox? Then, feel much better on day 4...
by Michelle Brumgard | Oct 8, 2014 | Faith, Food and Nutrition
Can I just be real with you for today? I struggle. I struggle with wanting food more than I want God. More than I want a lot of things. I am in recovery for sugar addiction. As a culture, we tend to go to food with all of our emotions. Tired? Eat. Happy? Eat....
by Michelle Brumgard | Oct 7, 2014 | Faith, Food and Nutrition
As I mentioned last Thursday, I am going to be discussing “Made to Crave” this month. Sugar addiction is at the core of cravings for many of us, including me. In chapter one, Lysa Terkeurst discusses how we are wired to crave. God created us to crave....
by Michelle Brumgard | Oct 6, 2014 | Faith, Food and Nutrition
As I mentioned on Saturday, it was my birthday. I had a pumpkin cookie and today, I had some brownies. Will you forgive me, if you think this is wrong during a 31 day series on sugar addiction? In having this sugar and looking ahead through this week, I have...
by Michelle Brumgard | Oct 6, 2014 | Faith, Food and Nutrition
Back in the Spring of 2009 when my journey into natural health was beginning, we eliminated all artificial sweeteners. Back then, I suffered from headaches and/or migraines quite frequently. When I discovered the link between artificial sweeteners, like aspartame,...
by Michelle Brumgard | Oct 4, 2014 | Faith, Food and Nutrition
To eat the cake or not to eat the cake is the question we often mill around in our heads when “dieting” during a celebration. First of all, I am not a fan of the word “diet” in the meaning we are most familiar. My goal in this series is to...
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