Liquid Sugar

I am an addict.

We all are to one thing or another. Addict: a person who is a slave or devotee to a habit. I have a habit. I enjoy it alone, with a good book, on a rainy, cold day. Doesn't really matter when or where. I am addicted to hot tea. Maybe it's not the hot tea but the spoonfuls of sugar. I use the tea as the vehicle for the sugar. When I am cold, I love to wrap my hands around the hot mug. It can be hot and I brew a cup of tea. I don't remember when I started drinking hot tea but I know I love it. It has to be hot, dark and then I add the poison - sugar. I drink tea daily. I am not a coffee drinker, although I love the smell of brewing coffee. If it tasted as wonderful as it smells, I'd be addicted to that. I know there are worse addictions and this really isn't bad - or is it?

Google white sugar. Sugar can be detrimental to one's health and here I am, pouring the stuff into my body. I am opening the door, or I should say, I have had the door open a long time. My welcome sign should read: Come on in, health problems. One of my hobbies is baking and cooking. I enjoy making healthy meals for my family. I enjoy teaching my children how to bake and cook. We talk about healthy food and those foods we should eat once in a while. Oh, and let me make another cup of tea. I am killing myself. I try to stop. One year for Lent, I gave up hot tea. I made good on that and the first thing I did after Lent? I filled my tea kettle! Back to the sugar...numerous effects on one's body. Raises insulin levels, depresses your immune system, helps fuel certain diseases, elevates triglyceride levels, makes one gain weight - ok, that is enough for now. Google it if you want to read more.

So, I have to ask myself, "Am I ready to change?" To make that healthy change I have been avoiding for years? I will try and I'll think of my methods over a cup of hot tea....don't worry, I have some herbal teas. I don't add sugar to those. Could that be the answer????

It's tea time again!