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30 Day No Sugar Challenge: Days 18 & 19

One word to describe these last 2 days: crazy.

One word to describe the next 2 days: crazy.

So, needless to say, I didn’t get a post up last night about my no sugar day!

Daily Recap (yesterday and today)

  • I made homemade granola bars yesterday.  I PROMISE the recipe said “granola bars” but I do have to admit they had sugar in them and really were more “dessertish” (is that a word?!) than “granolaish.”  I felt like I was cheating and I probably was.  The good news: I only ate 1.5 pieces.
  • I went to my grandmother’s house today, and that usually means I ingested chocolate of some sort.  But not this time!  I saved a LOT of calories by not eating sweets.  She had peanut M&Ms, regular M&Ms and some other little cookie thing sitting on the counter.
  • Amazed how my clothes are fitting looser merely by cutting out sweets!

Sugar Rehab

If you are doing this 30 Day No Sugar Challenge, let me challenge you to not let the scale be the only measure of your success.

Here are benefits you may be seeing:

  • Healthier looking skin
  • Less “bloated”
  • More even energy levels (maybe you don’t experience the “sugar” highs, but you also don’t experience the sugar lows!)
  • Feel happier
  • More control over cravings/food choices
  • Weight loss
  • Spending less money on junk foods
  • Eating healthy foods

What benefits are you enjoying?

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30 Day No Sugar Challenge: Day 11

Today I missed the social aspect of eating sweets.  We had family over for dinner and normally my favorite part of the meal would be dessert.

But today…no dessert!

Truthfully, we had a good visit with family and did not really miss the dessert that much.  Having something sweet after dinner when company comes over is just one of those little habits that you don’t realize is there until it’s gone.

Daily Recap (how my day went with no sugar)

  • No sweets despite the fact that we had people over for dinner
  • Craving chocolate today
  • Ate a “no sugar added” Klondike bar.  Wasn’t that good, but it did help to curb the craving!

Sugar Rehab

Ever seen the term “sorbitol” in an ingredient list on a food and wondered what it was?

It’s actually a sugar alcohol, along with xylitol, manitol and maltitol.  There are a few other names of sugar alcohol compounds, and you can recognize them on the labels because they all end in “ol.”

So what are sugar alcohols?  They are compounds that add sweetness to foods without nearly the same amount of calories that regular sugar has.  Sugar alcohols are often used in conjunction with artificial sweeteners to balance out the extreme sweetness of artificial sweeteners.

You can overdo sugar alcohols, and when you do, you will likely feel some gastrointestinal distress.  Sugar alcohols can have a laxative effect, so it’s important to eat only in moderation.

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If you’re struggling to stick with the 30 Day No Sugar Challenge, find a sugar-free (or no sugar added) version of your favorite food to help you deal with cravings!

 

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