Hi Brooke,
This is my first month with SCS, and what an awesome month is has been already! My sentence this month is, “I am an example of what is possible; I no longer desire flour and sugar.” I’ve been eating NF/NS for 16 days and I have lost 7 pounds. I have 5 to go to hit my goal. During the last 16 days I have not had a joy eat. I’m conflicted. If my sentence for the month is, I no longer desire flour and sugar, and I am saying out loud to my family and my self, “I am no longer a flour and sugar eater” wouldn’t a joy eat be contradictory, not truthful? If I was to say I am no longer a drinker then how can I “joy” drink one glass (even if it’s once a month) and say ” I don’t drink”? What’s the best approach, cold turkey, no sugar ever again, or plan the joy eat, so that when it’s a Holiday or a special occasion I can eat a treat (if I choose) without being untruthful to myself. I want to one day really not desire it at all, and I can tell this thought work is helping me to really get there!