![\"Sugar](\"https:\/\/abdul2.rosslynredux.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5931b8e4-7dd1-4376-be1e-5de6e4b239bf-600x600.jpg\" "\\"Sugar")
Almost a decade ago I tried my first booze-free challenge. The sacrifice and discipline were minimal and the rewards were ample. So I repeated it the following year launching a welcome annual ritual. I eventually added a sugar fast to the yearly reboot, and having just wrapped up my 2023 alcohol and sugar detox, this weekend was an opportunity to celebrate.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\nYesterday marked the conclusion of my 7th or 8th, maybe even my 9th \u201cdry January\u201d\u2026 For some sadomasochistic reason I\u2019ve decided in recent years to add a sugar fast to alcohol abstention during the month of January<\/a>, a timely recovery after the excesses of Thanksgiving<\/a>-through-New Years<\/a>\u2026 (Source: Midpoint Milestone: 6 Months Down, 6 Months to Go<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
With January<\/a> expired and my sugar fast goal achieved it was time to break the fast with a sugar binge. A maple sugar binge (see above) followed by an absurd daylong gorging on dark chocolate. Shameful! And divine.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Break Fast Haiku<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Sugar free five weeks;\r\na maple syrup drizzled\r\npancake breaks the fast.<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSometimes it\u2019s the simple things\u2026 Timely sweets. Maple syrup<\/a>. Haiku<\/a>. (Sometimes sugar cravings and poetry<\/a> cravings go hand-in-hand!)<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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