For this blog prompt we were asked to give up something or take on something new for 30 days. People that know me know that I have an open relationship with sweets. Cake, cupcakes, chocolate, cheese cake, and whatever else you can think of it physically pains me to type what I am about to type. I am going to give up sweets for 30 days. Now that I have made a pact not to have sweets for 30 days that just makes me want them more. I will be starting this challenge tonight at midnight and we will see how this goes. I have a feeling it is NOT going to be good!
DAY 1: Sooooo day one of no sweets was actually not too bad. I do admit that there were some forms of temptation that came my way but I over came them. Im not saying that watching my friend eating an oreo (my weakness), my friend sending me pictures of cookies and cupcakes from The Cup, and my cousin wanting to go to Orange Leaf wasn’t all hard to reject, I was just surprised that I didn’t really want to have any sweets. I think the mind set of staying away from them is still strong and I hope it stays with me for the next 29 days. I am hoping to do a video post every 10 days so definitely tune in for that. But over all I was pretty content today. We will see how this goes!
P.S. WHAT WAS I THINKING DOING THIS CHALLENGE ON HALLOWEEN WEEKEND? There is going to be so much temptation but Im kinda looking forward to the challenge 
Bring it on Halloween candy! I wont let you get to my hips this year!
Day 2: OK OK soooo I may have already screwed up today. Its 12:34p.m. and I ate a chocolate chip fiber bar. EHHHH I didnt even think about it until I was done but its not all bad right??? I mean it is a fiber bar after all and its legit, like 35 percent of your daily fiber in take. Its not like it was a real pleasurable sweety. But for the next 29 days I will give them up as well. Im kind of mad at myself because I didnt even realize it. This is gonna be harder than I thought :S I will do better though! I also may have had a square of dark chocolate later in the day as well….dark chocolate is totally good for you though but still I did it. My roommate made me do it thought, I sware! Other than those two little slip ups I did good lol. Ill keep ya updated on my progress or failures.
Day 3: *Hangs my head in shame* So today was a super rough day in the temptation deparment. I was offered chocolate chip pancakes…but I turned them down. I was offered miscellanous types of candy….I miraculously turned it down. I was offered Zio’s delicious chocolate cake…I also turned it down. But when I was offered some Andy’s custurd I may have partaken…little bit. I would like to be able to tell you that I was wrestled to the ground and force fed the delicious concotion but that wasnt the case. I ate it willingly and this feeling of ashament could not feel more intense. I really need to get my head in the game and I will just force myself to continue my vow, do better , and probably tack on a few more days to the challenge to make up for my failures. I am sorry not only to myself but to my thighs and all of you. I..am…sorry :’O
Day 4: I actually did good today! I was tempted but it didnt get the best of me. I did of course think about it though. Can you blame me??..I went to two Halloween parties where all they had was sweets. I didnt lay a finger on any of it! Look at me go! I was the one who stood victorious as my friends groveled in pain with empty candy wrappers scattered around them. Do the no candy dance! Whoop whoop!
Day 5: Ehhhhh I dont even want to talk about it….
Day 6: Today has been a great day! I havent been tempted and I havent really had any cravings for any sweets. Im quite surprised actually. Today is officially Halloween and I would usually eat my weight in Kit Kats but I dont really want any. Im not sure if I have ever said that sentence in reference to a Kit Kat before…scary! Happy Halloween everyone! Hope it was spooktacular 
Day 7: I know I wont cheat at all today because my tummy hurts and I dont want to eat anything! Best day ever. Tack on another day of domination over sweets even though I feel like poo! There can always be a bright side to a bad day
Day 8: Oh goodness…today. Lets just say I was doing good, really good actually! I was so proud of myself. I went with my mom and a couple professors from MSU in West Plains to The Branson Landing for a conference and I had rejected temptation all day until we went for a walk down the landing after dinner and walked into a delicious looking bakery. The smell of the baked goods filled my nostrils and I melted. I was surrounded by a variety of cake and cupcakes then there it was….a beautiful, glowing, gorgeous piece of Red Velvet Cake.
LOOK AT IT! JUST LOOK AT IT. Im sorry every one but I am only human. At least I didnt eat it all…I just had about half of it. I would usually down it in two seconds but thats all I ate but I did have some. Im sorry I couldnt resist. But Oh my gosh look at it! It was worth it!
Day 9: I did really good! Still in Branson but didnt have a thing of sweets! I resisted the temptation. I stood next to all the delectible sweets, raised my wizards staff and yelled, “YOU SHALL NOT PASS” People looked at me weird but it made me feel better to yell at the pieces of awesome that laid before me.
Day 10: Ummmm…well…uhhhhh…..How do you think I did today? Enough said.
Day 11: Well its 2:46 p.m. and Im good so far! I think Im totally gonna make it today. I havent been tempted as of yet and I dont really have any cravings. I did have a bit of a craving when I watched my mom eat some custurd but its gone now. The only thing that I am a little nervous about tonight is I am going to be seeing my friend brittany and there is no one more persuasive and tempting when it comes to sweets. Thats all we do together. We are famous for eating icing right out of the tub. We will see how this goes. I am going to be extra good and keep on track for at least tonight…….
So guess what everyone?? I DID IT!
Day 12: So I am thinking they should have a thrown a parade today in my honor because I did it! Another day without sweets! HA take that. Look at me go two days in a row. Thats my best so far I think. Wow thats pathetic! Im gonna keep truckin’ and see if I can keep it up. Im also going to give you all a video update soon. Probably at the half way point and when I can find my camera, that would be nice. Wish me luck with the rest of my quest!
Day 13: ‘Qu’ils mangent de la brioche’ or in other words “Let them eat cake”- Marie Antoinette…. Thats all I have to say.
Day 14: I think today is going to be a good day. I dont think I am going to be exposed to any sweets today so I will not screw up. Today is a rainy boring day and I think Im going to make it, easily. We will see how it goes, however. Sweets are devious little buggers and they will get ya when you least expect it……and the final verdict of the day is…..I DID IT!!!
Day 15: I am just on fire. Im burning up with not eating sweets. Yet another day of success for this kid! I didnt think I was going to be able to make it today considering we are going to see the ‘Cake Boss’ but he didnt give us all cake 
Only the people that went on stage got sweets. I guess it was just not meant to be.
Day 16: Look at me know yo! Im gettin better. No sweets today and it wasnt even hard. Thankfully I havent had really any cravings lately for sweets. There are definitely times when I get bored and think “Hey, I want to go to Orange Leaf” but I havent gone. Thats probably the first place Im going to go after this challenge is over. Yeah I know I have cheated before but gosh I need to be better. I really am going to try to really dedicate myself to the last half of this challenge. Im going for the full monty!!!
Day 17: So guys….ummm…I kinda…sorta…a little bit…..DID IT! Still clean as of now from those beautiful sweets!
Day 18: So its 3:37p.m. and Im just sitting in my apartment watching Hey Arnold and delaying my other blog post because I am lazy and dont want to do anything. I also desperately want to go into my kitchen and make the funfetti cookies that are in the cabinet. I want them SO bad I cant even deal. Im not going to do it though, that I know of right now. I just keep thinking about the amazing cookie dough and the gorgeous finished product. Ehhhhh this bites. We will see how the rest of the day goes….SUCCESS YO!!!
Day 19: So I didnt have a single bit of sweets today *poker face*
Day 20: I made it!!!! But BARELY. My roommate was eating mini chocolate chips tonight and I wanted to have some so bad I caught myself just staring at them at times. I wanted them so so bad. Ehhhhhh stupid 30 day challenge.
Day 21: I think that Im in the clear today! I pretty much have class all day so I wont have the opportunity to be tempted. Today was a good day for the no sweets! Oh happy day I must sat that I want this challenge to be over though. Thanksgiving is coming up and I am quite the little fan of pumpkin pie. So just a little heads up Im either gonna cheat or cry myself to sleep. I was indeed invited to go to a bakery that just opened up on Republic with some friends but I didnt go…..well I had class so I probably would have gone and cheated if it werent for class….but I would like to thank my MED 120 class for keeping me on track.
Day 22: Today is lookin’ good for me! Im on a roll. Just 8 more days. I could not be happier! Yeah I know I already ruined the challenge by cheating a few times but its gonna be fun being able to have an occasion sweet without the double sting of guilt. I always feel a little guilty eating sweets because my thighs and tummy dont appreciate it but they are just so good and needed in certain situations. Just sayin. I also think I am in the clear today.
Day 23: And yet another day without any sweets! Im pretty proud of myself. Ive mostly been at school today so there isnt much temptation. Other than school I sat at home for a long time vegging out then I went to a friends apartment and this is about 10 at night. I would like to applaud myself because I watched my friend eat a funfetti cupcake right in front of my face and she offered me the last one but I turned it down. I also managed to go to Walmart and buy a Pumkpin Pie and package of sugar cookies and I made it out of the store with the items untouched. Thats a big deal for me and I did it
Day 24: Today wasnt bad at all but tonight was a little tempting. My friends and I had a “family” Thanksgiving dinner tonight. We feasted and had a splendid time and I managed to turn down the sugar cookies and pumpkin pie (with whipped cream) I bought along with my friends chocolate chip cookies. It actually wasnt that hard to turn down. I dont know if it will be as easy on Thanksgiving though. And I just realized that Thanksgiving is my 30th day of the challenge. OHHHHHHH thats not cool man. NOT COOL AT ALL. I really want to hold out and prove I can do it but its gonna suck and Im not gonna like it. We shall see how that goes.
Day 25: I made it another day without eating a sweet. Im pretty proud of myself. I actually find it pretty easy to turn down sweets now. Yeah there are some times where its harder but it hasnt been too bad
Day 26: And drum roll please…..ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL DAY…..and the crowd goes wild. Ahhh Ahhh I did it!! Not too shabby if I do say so myself. I do have to admit I went to a party wiith some friends tonight and they handed me a sour patch kid and without thinking I bit into it but then when its sugary goodness soaked into my taste buds I spit it out. At least I didnt go through with it
Day 27: So I came home today and its a little more tempting. Its pretty easy at my apartment because we dont have many sweets to catch mine eye but here at home…I have seen cookie dough, dunkaroos, powdered donuts, and chocolate covered oreos…hmmmm. I dont really have the craving for them but knowing they are there is uncomforting. Just in case I do have a weak moment it will be in the back of my head the fact that I have access to such things.
Day 28: I am so proud of myself today. Still no sweets for me! I spent all day with my friend Audrey so I would like to thank her for being my distracton to get me through another day!
Day 29: Bahhhh…I made cake balls tonight….I ate some cake batter ok. Im sorry I just really wanted some. Thats all though. At least I didnt go on a rampage shoving all the cake balls in my face. But I am not ashamed it was worth it and it was the BEST batter I had ever had!
Day 30: Oh my goodness its the day. The LAST day of this Cray-Cray (crazy) challenge. Today was Thanksgiving…I hope you all had a great day and I would like to say I made it and didnt have any sweets today! But that would be a total lie and you know it, Of course I had sweets today. Its Thanksgiving man, gotta give me that at least. But I am very proud of myself actually. Yes I cheated and had some sweets but I didnt have very much. I had some pie…but like 4 bites (and not like huge ones lol or anything). I had two cake balls as well. In comparison of how I usually do that is REALLY good for me. I didnt even want them that bad. I think I am actually getting used to not surviving on sweets. I am surprisingly very happy about that