About a month and a half ago, I made mention that I discovered that I was addicted to sugar. It was my intention then to remove from my diet all processed sugars, and cut back on starches from potatoes, etc.
Well, it’s been about 6 weeks and in that time, I’ve not done real well on the starches from foods, but I have almost completely cut out the processed sugars. The result is that the fatigue during the day has gone away, and though I had annoying headaches through the process, they are gone as well. I notice that if I do have even a sip of sweet tea with white sugar, I get a headache. Also, Diet Dr. Pepper and Diet Peach Snapple (the nectar of the gods mind you) are really good.
The downside is that since I don’t have the drug in my system and I’m not using food as a friend to comfort me in my troubles, my body is more acutely aware of it’s own issues. I was running all over the country in the month of June. It was stressful and wearing. Instead of gorging myself with all kinds of foods and sugars, I was able to resist that for the most part, and now my body is telling me it is fatigued and needs rest. Since I don’t like this feeling, I am going to have slow down some and let some things go, according to my pastoral counselor.
However, the best thing that has happened is the weight loss. I wish I could tell you how much I’ve lost but I despise the scales and hate using them. I use clothes as a measure, and I can tell you that I’ve brought my belt in 2 notches – I have no other notches to use unless I make them myself. In addition, I put on pants this morning that were so big in the waist, rear, and thighs that I felt like I was wearing one of those really large garbage bags on each leg. My shirts are much more loose, to the point that my short sleeves are becoming long sleeves.
I generally feel better as well. One of the things that I have found is that this truly is a spiritual battle. I am so aware of the temptations the enemy uses to keep me enslaved to food, my drug of choice. As I told my nutrionist/counselor, “Now that I know where the attacks are coming from, I can be proactive in the battle instead of reactive.”
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David is an entrepreneur, pastor, coach, and author. He has his doctorate from George Fox Seminary where he studied under Len Sweet, his M.Div. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and has done post graduate work in communications from the University of Alabama and the University of South Florida. He lives with his wife Brenna Phillips in Smyrna, DE. 
Great job David.