Daily Archives: September 27, 2017

Almost 23 years ago my husband came home from work and announced that he was giving up sugar. He said that eating sugar made him shaky.  He ate a lot of sugary things because I like to cook and bake and almost always had some kind of treat around. For breakfast he would often eat two pieces of apple pie with cream poured over it.  I suggested he just cut back on it, eat less sugary things but he’s an all or nothing kind of person so he didn’t think he could just eat less, so he wanted to give it up completely.  For some reason this made me mad, so over the next few weeks I made his favorite desserts, breakfasts and treats but he didn’t budge.  He stopped eating sugary things completely (he has more self-control than any one else I have ever met). I was still kind of mad but it was a in the back-of-my-mind mad.  I gave up making desserts, cinnamon rolls for breakfast and other treats with him in mind and felt very sad about it.  Then one day it occurred to me why I was sad and mad.  I would make his favorite pie and anticipate him coming home delighted that I had made it and I enjoyed watching him eat it.  He had taken away from me one of the ways I showed love for him.  When I figured that out I decided I could find other ways to show that I loved him.  Sometimes I still wish he ate sugar because I would like to make something sweet but he’s lost weight, his blood pressure went down and he’s overall much healthier.  For me, it’s much better to have him happy and healthy.