Since going cold turkey off of several kinds of addictive or harmful foods, I had a few moments that paid to have a strong will.

One of the nicest places on campus is the Learning Center, where I used to help myself to coffee, tea, candy, and hot chocolate. Now that is narrowed down to herbal tea. I also ran by a snack machine when I was craving "elevenses." I went by the items one by one. All these things I used to snack on are now out of bounds. I also am noticing my peers walking around eating star burst candies and turning up my nose.

I did eat some candied fruit that had refined sugar, which is crack. At first I wasn't thinking to look for the ingredients on that. It also had food coloring. I think it is making its way out of my system now.

One of my friends said something particularly touching, a simple offer of support for this diet. She then told me she thinks refined sugar would not be permitted by the FDA if they were being honest. I totally agree.

Nutrition first!