Not feeling as light and glowy as I'd like to be.

Instead, I feel sort of like a half-full balloon. That might be the weirdest analogy I've ever applied to myself, but I'm sticking with it.

To add to the lack of sugar, our cable has been out this whole week, so I've been without my two favorite vices. Well, I have been watching hulu. But I am seriously missing my George Lopez on Nick at Nite.

I am a self-proclaimed sweet tooth. Candy is practically it's own food group for me, and when I crave something, it's always sweets. I've never been the kind of person who wants a basket of french fries; ice cream and treats are my go-to comfort foods (as my mom would say, this is how i self-soothe).

Since moving out to Utah, I have been overindulging in sugary foods, and since diabetes runs in my family, it's really time I cut back. So, starting tomorrow, I'm going off added sugar. So that means no ice cream, no candy, nothing with added sugar or sweeteners. From here on out (for a least a couple weeks) I'll be getting my fructose from fruits and vegetables only. I need to detox a little.

I did this a couple years ago and I have to say that while I really missed sweets, I felt so good without sugar. No headaches, I had more energy, and I didn't get cranky at all. It's really hard, but it's worth the sacrifice.

For the next two weeks or so I'll just have to find other ways to make life sweet.

I saw this Storycorps animated video on A Cup of Jo (a blog that I really like, and not just because she has the same name as me) and had to repost it. It's such a beautiful, bittersweet love story. It reminds me of the 'real couple' interludes in When Harry Met Sally, which happens to be one of my favorite movies.

Enough talk, just watch it.

Danny & Annie from StoryCorps on Vimeo.