Day 2: Called to Freedom

Friday April 15: Day 2

"But for freedom you were called. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh."
Galatians 5:13

I’ve made it 24 hours which is harder than one may think. I can’t say yet that I feel exactly great. I’ll say that I feel better. I’m not thinking about sugar like I was two days ago when I was still eating it, but I feel a nagging, underlying hunger. I’ve felt this before when I’ve gone off sugar (the longest has been a week) and I’ve heard nutritionists talk about one’s body transitioning from being used to always running on carbs to learning how to burn fat. Oddly enough, I’m eating plenty of healthy calories like eggs and whole wheat bread. So I know what I’m feeling isn’t true hunger; I think it’s sugar withdrawal. I’ve used up all the glycogen stores in my liver and my body is trying to figure out how to run without sugar. I think I can, I think I can...