October 4, 2021 Here I am again… My first blog was Penny on a Path and the focus was walking and talking myself through getting sober. This blog, Penny on Another Path , is to walk and talk myself through giving up sugar and also to find my place, my happiness, my peace. These blogs tie in together because I’ve realized that, although I had absolute success with getting sober (not a drop since July 16, 2018!), I’ve let sugar in other forms take over my body and make me almost as miserable as alcohol did. Well, not almost as miserable, but miserable enough to know that it’s ruining my life in the same way. Yesterday I had many sweets: Starburst candies, two concrete mixers from Culvers, a mocha cookie crumble Frappuccino from Starbucks, and a large piece of chocolate cake. Maybe a little more than a normal day, but not necessarily a big difference. I've incorporated sugar into my life the way I once did with alcohol. I've turned sweets into my booze and I rarely go a day wi...