Day Seven: The best start to a full day.

Okay, so I'm blogging late, but I managed to get my workout done first thing again. Sundays are an easy slack day for me, because it's the day that I set aside every week to connect with my family back in the States. And I mean, full on Skype hangout sessions where it's me, my dad, sometimes my giant, my dad's dogs, and great conversations all day long. To add to it, my brother wanted to Skype before he heads off to LA to enjoy copious amounts of vitamin D *grumblegrumble* Plus, just as I was all ready to blog, I got a file from work to have in by morning. So, yes, it's after midnight, but I didn't miss a day!

Actually, I've felt great all day long. I think that morning work outs really do set the tone for the day and keep the mood lighter. I think I needed it after the roller coaster I was on yesterday.

On the food side of things, I discovered that I like dates. I don't think I'd ever had one before yesterday. I don't know if that's just because they look so unappetising or what. I usually don't let that stop me and I tend to try everything at least once, but somehow I'd missed dates entirely. Turns out, I actually really like them. Not only that, I realised that they're sweet enough to replace chocolate when I feel a sweet attack coming on, which got me thinking. I'm not huge on sweets, but I do have some pretty strong habits where sugar is involved. There's my monthly chocolate craving, my dose of sugar in my coffee (which I've been actively cutting down), and the honey in my ice cream. So I Googled around and found out how easy it is to make a date syrup to use as sweetener. I think I'll give that a go this week.

Do you guys do anything like that for sweeteners or have you just cut them out entirely?