Saying NO to Peeps!!! Photo Diet & Wod!

Do you have a seasonal LOVE for a certain candy/sweet?

It seems like I have one for EVERY season!!!

Why is it that we associate Holidays with TREATS!?

For Easter It's Peeps:

For Halloween its Candy Corn Pumpkins:

For Christmas its Brach's Christmas Candy:

For Valentine's day its a whole ASSORTMENT of things, Like:

The worst part is, I JUSTIFY eating these every holiday!!!

How many times have I thought:

"Well..it is Christmas. It should be okay to eat bad, after Christmas I'll do better!"

In the midst of the challenge I'm doing, EASTER happened. 

What did my family get me for Easter???

3 BIG BOXES OF PEEPS. I LOVE PEEPS!

My loving mother gave these to me, KNOWING I am NOT eating sugar right now, but assumed I would make an exception... "Because it's Easter". 

This year, I decided to SAY NO to Easter Peeps.

I took this picture on the stage of the elementary school I work at, because I gave the peeps to the children/coworkers I work with instead of eating them!!!!

It was hard at first, because I truly have an ADDICTION to sugar, and these are probably the Most sugar-filled thing you could ever eat. 

(anyone recovering from sugar addiction knows how I feel)

But then I felt GREAT when they were gone!

I am proud that I actively made the choice to say NO. 

(and that its even possible). 

I am very excited to know I can say NO to the holiday sweets this upcoming year! ITS POSSIBLE!

Photo Diet:

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I had a great day and found these all organic, 70% dark chocolate, naturally sweetened covered almonds at the store to have for dessert!

I had a great workout as well - 

I was able to hit 135 lbs 1 rep max in my front squat (NEW PR!)

& 115 lb 2 rep max!

For the second portion of the wod, I used a 26 lb kettlebell instead of the 35 lbs and had to substitute 60 singles for the double unders (that's still a developing skill for me)

Hope everyone had a healthy day!

What are your favorite holiday treats?