I finally found a natural solution to dry, flaky skin and eczema! For years I have been plagued with patches of eczema and overly dry skin all over my body. Trying to stay hydrated by drinking lots of water is somewhat effective in easing the dry skin, but the eczema is persistent and can sometimes be painful.

Another week without sugar and I have to say, it is getting a bit easier. I still have the occasional dream about being surrounded by a room full of candy bars and cakes and just stuffing my face till my cheeks puff out. But for the most part, I am starting to adjust to a world without sugar. I am now able to eat fruit moderately and I have been walking by the candy aisle at work without so much as a twinge of painful desire. In fact, the other day I was stocking an endcap right at the end of the candy aisle and I didn't even realize that I was 2 feet away from all that sugar the entire hour I was there. It wasn't until I was finishing up and heading towards the back room that I noticed what aisle I had been working near.

I have been going out of my mind for the past 9 days. That's when I started on this "no sugar diet". My girlfriend said I was addicted to sugar and that I should try to "cleanse" for a month. So I've been trying it out, no sugar. The plan is that for the first week, I stay away from most sugars, including all refined sugars and fruit sugars, then I can have fresh fruit, but no other form of sugars for the rest of the month. The idea is that I will crave sugar less when I am through with the cleanse.

At first I thought it would be easy. I didn't think I had that much of a problem. But now, over a week into it, I am in hell. I work in a grocery store, so temptation is all around me. Luckily, I stock produce, so I don't have to touch anything that is banned from my diet. But it's impossible to avoid smelling stuff from the bakery, passing by the cookie aisle, walking through the check out lanes full of candy and on and on.