I'm as surprised as you are, really

I really didn't think I would make it this long.  

Here are some interesting things about the last 24 hours...

1) I learned that brown sugar is just white sugar that was tinted brown with molasses...

2) I realized that blackberries are quite sweet all by themselves...

3) I was able to sit in front of a basket of warm rolls at Metamora Fields and did not eat even one.  

For reals!  

I mean...That's a first.  I have NEVER sat in front of a basket of rolls at a restaurant and not eaten at least one.  Even when I decided I wanted to be 109 pounds and restricted myself to only 1000 calories a day.  

(I know, I know.  I was young and stupid and only 40...)

4) If I don't think too hard about what I am doing, it is not that daunting.  

I am treating caffeine, white sugar, and white flour as if my body were allergic to them.  I understand that this might be offensive to people who actually have food allergies, but I'm hoping they cut me a break because I haven't had white caffeine sugar lately...or something like that.  I'll think hard about another way to think of it later, 'kay?

5) I desperately hope that I don't find out anything too bad about honey, agave nectar, or maple syrup.  I am trying to use them sparingly, but my working belief is that none of them count as "white sugar."  My breakfast today was a couple of healthy banana "cookies" (recipe found on AllRecipes) that were baked with some honey and maple syrup.

6) I have been "anti-"artificial sweetener for some years now.   

I am pretty proud that I have avoided them...so far...in the past 50 hours. 

7) I have to give myself a pass for items that I just could not have known had these ingredients.

At Metamora Fields, I opted for the special.  It was mahi-mahi in pesto sauce (acceptable), green beans, and risotto.  A quick Google search reassured me that risotto is a rice dish and not a pasta dish (hard to tell just by looking at it).  So, I cleaned my plate...thinking "I've been without sugar so long, these green beans taste sweet!"  

Managing enough self-discipline not to lick the plate, I tell the waiter how much I loved the green beans.  He says, "Yes, they are great!  The cook adds a caramel topping that is fabulous." 

...crap...caramel topping?  Pretty sure that is made with sugar!  

It is possible I belabored that point so much that Chris had to gently suggest that I let it go.

90 days to go...