Sugar-Free September
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you would think twice about eating 15 apricots whole and fresh, but dried ?0
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That's the only actual problem with dried fruit -- it's easy to overeat and calorie dense.
And yeah, I could eat the heck out of some dried apricots. (I actually like fresh ones better, too.)
We had a work meeting with a spread of dried apricots, various cheeses, and nuts (from a local place called Pastoral). Way more of a calorie threat than the usual sweets, at least for me, since I can overeat that stuff ridiculously easily.0 -
stevencloser wrote: »But I need to add a bit of sugar to my homemade pizza dough so the yeast has something to eat.
What about the yeasts, people?!?!
Won't someone think of them?!?!
Pizza sounds great this weekend. Thanks!
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stevencloser wrote: »But I need to add a bit of sugar to my homemade pizza dough so the yeast has something to eat.
Well, if you wanted to (which I'm getting the feeling that you don't!), there are yeast free pizza doughs
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(I think he was giving a reason to ban dried fruit -- unlike fresh it's a lot easier to overconsume. Not saying that you were eating 15 apricots.)0
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kshama2001 wrote: »what did raisins ever do to you?
http://www.livestrong.com/article/468530-is-dried-fruit-with-no-sugar-added-good-for-you/
...Sugar Content
As Cornell University nutritionist Christina Stark told the New York Times, drying fruit takes out the water, concentrating both nutrients and calories. In fruits, much of the calories come from sugar. "Go Ask Alice," a health advice column produced by Columbia University, labels dried fruit as a sugary snack, but notes that it is a healthier choice than most. Even without added sweeteners, dried fruits are indeed high in sugar: 1/4 cup of raisins, for example, contains 31 g of sugar.
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By way of comparison, 1/2 C of Cherry Garcia ice cream has 23 g of sugar.
Yes, thank you. This is why. Replacing my added sugars with sugars from dried fruit, maple syrup, honey, etc. kinda defeats the purpose (for me).
I'm not cutting out every naturally occurring sugar ever, but I'm drawing a line somewhere
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MarziPanda95 wrote: »
No I really can't. Maybe for one day. Y'know, if I only ate meat. But 30 days? Hell no.
I can't think of anything which is sweet without added sugar except for fruit - and the things you've said you're banning, like honey.
Carrots are very sweet. Sweet potatoes are sweet. I baked a pumpkin pie last year sweetened only with bananas! It was delicious and sufficiently sweet!
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refuseresist wrote: »I have changed my diet and trying not to go over 25g sugars in total. Is this ok?
For sure, that's a great goal!0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »(I think he was giving a reason to ban dried fruit -- unlike fresh it's a lot easier to overconsume. Not saying that you were eating 15 apricots.)
Ohhh, gotcha! Yes.
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you would think twice about eating 15 apricots whole and fresh, but dried ?
Yes, satiety kicks in for me after a piece of fresh fruit but with dried fruit, I don't get the satiety-stop-signal, but the "I feel sugar sick and should have stopped sooner" signal. I have certainly overeaten dried apricots...to my detriment
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For me it doesn't have anything to do with sugar and I don't eat 'til I feel sick, but they are just less volume so it's easier to overeat without realizing it (in terms of calories). Kind of like cheese or nuts, for me.0
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Yeah, for sure. I guess there are some stevia products out there that aren't that great (http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2013/04/25/stevia-food-babe-investigates/) but in its purest form, I agree it shouldn't be lumped under artificial sweeteners. I'm personally avoiding because dulling my sweet tooth is one of my goals with this challenge, but it's definitely a better option that other sweeteners!vinegar_husbands wrote: »Stevia is a plant. Unless it's some fake gmo corn hybrid crop that the devil worshippers over at Monsanto came up with, then I don't think it qualifies as an artificial sweetener.
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Sugar (der ner nun ner dun dun) oooh honey honey (der ner nun ner dun dun) you are my candy giiirrrl0
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This sounds like an argument I had on Facebook. Sugar is sugar. Whether it naturally occurs in fruit or other food, or it is added, our bodies react the same way. In any case it's natural too.0
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vinegar_husbands wrote: »Stevia is a plant. Unless it's some fake gmo corn hybrid crop that the devil worshippers over at Monsanto came up with, then I don't think it qualifies as an artificial sweetener.
I don't know anyone that makes a plant taste like licorice has to be evil...bleck!
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stevencloser wrote: »But I need to add a bit of sugar to my homemade pizza dough so the yeast has something to eat.
Your yeast really suck! My yeasts are clean eaters, and eat nothing but paleo yeasty food. None of that processed chemical sugar for them.0 -
Three days of avoiding added sugars and on day 4, my usually clear skin breaks out. Coincidence?0
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Sugar-free September has been an awesome experience for me. I'm more energetic (I quit hitting snooze every morning!) and I wake up feeling happy every day! The biggest impact of quitting sugar has definitely been on my emotions. No ups and downs, I'm just consistently happy. I noticed this last year, and am now convinced that giving up sugar has something to do with it.
I've also lost 5 pounds and fit into my skinny jeans for the first time in years! Quitting sugar has made it A LOT easier to stick to my calorie goals.
Because I'm having so much success, I'm going to keep going! I looooove sweets and treats and I'm not feeling deprived, so if I can do it, you can do it!
Anyone else want to give quitting sugar a try? My motto is "progress, not perfection", so you don't even need to quit 100% and you can modify the rules to suit your needs and goals.
Find and join the group here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/108488-quitting-sugar0 -
CostaRica120 wrote: »Sugar-free September has been an awesome experience for me. I'm more energetic (I quit hitting snooze every morning!) and I wake up feeling happy every day! The biggest impact of quitting sugar has definitely been on my emotions. No ups and downs, I'm just consistently happy. I noticed this last year, and am now convinced that giving up sugar has something to do with it.
I've also lost 5 pounds and fit into my skinny jeans for the first time in years! Quitting sugar has made it A LOT easier to stick to my calorie goals.
Because I'm having so much success, I'm going to keep going! I looooove sweets and treats and I'm not feeling deprived, so if I can do it, you can do it!
Anyone else want to give quitting sugar a try? My motto is "progress, not perfection", so you don't even need to quit 100% and you can modify the rules to suit your needs and goals.
Find and join the group here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/108488-quitting-sugar
hmmm strange, I eat sugar and have none of those issues..
so you ate no fruit for the entire month of September, or vegetables, or bread?0 -
CostaRica120 wrote: »Sugar-free September has been an awesome experience for me. I'm more energetic (I quit hitting snooze every morning!) and I wake up feeling happy every day! The biggest impact of quitting sugar has definitely been on my emotions. No ups and downs, I'm just consistently happy. I noticed this last year, and am now convinced that giving up sugar has something to do with it.
I've also lost 5 pounds and fit into my skinny jeans for the first time in years! Quitting sugar has made it A LOT easier to stick to my calorie goals.
Because I'm having so much success, I'm going to keep going! I looooove sweets and treats and I'm not feeling deprived, so if I can do it, you can do it!
Anyone else want to give quitting sugar a try? My motto is "progress, not perfection", so you don't even need to quit 100% and you can modify the rules to suit your needs and goals.
Find and join the group here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/108488-quitting-sugar
hmmm strange, I eat sugar and have none of those issues..
so you ate no fruit for the entire month of September, or vegetables, or bread?
What's strange about that - are you suggesting you should have identical reactions to everything as every other person?
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CostaRica120 wrote: »Sugar-free September has been an awesome experience for me. I'm more energetic (I quit hitting snooze every morning!) and I wake up feeling happy every day! The biggest impact of quitting sugar has definitely been on my emotions. No ups and downs, I'm just consistently happy. I noticed this last year, and am now convinced that giving up sugar has something to do with it.
This was how I felt after making some dietary changes when I first started last year, and when I cut down on added sugar quite a bit (mainly by cutting out snacking and working on my emotional eating).
So I guess my point is that I'm really glad it's working for you, but I don't think one has to give stuff up entirely to get this effect (since you are aiming the message at people in general and encouraging them to do that).Anyone else want to give quitting sugar a try? My motto is "progress, not perfection", so you don't even need to quit 100% and you can modify the rules to suit your needs and goals.
I personally believe that focusing on giving up foods often puts more emphasis on them than just modifying consumption or focusing on eating a primarily nutrient-dense diet, and my feeling is that having a NO whatever goal and then telling yourself it's okay not to be perfect ends up making a lot of people feel like failures. Or it would me, since when I have a goal I am quite a perfectionist. So I find it best to focus on eating a healthy diet (other than occasionally dropping something for a limited period of time).
I realize that this is to some extent a difference between people, since many people say "I don't eat whatever, but only 80% of the time" or "I do paleo, but 80%" and that always confuses me -- I'm like if you have decided it's the thing to do, why not all the time?
Anyway, just my thoughts. Enjoy.0 -
tennisdude2004 wrote: »CostaRica120 wrote: »Sugar-free September has been an awesome experience for me. I'm more energetic (I quit hitting snooze every morning!) and I wake up feeling happy every day! The biggest impact of quitting sugar has definitely been on my emotions. No ups and downs, I'm just consistently happy. I noticed this last year, and am now convinced that giving up sugar has something to do with it.
I've also lost 5 pounds and fit into my skinny jeans for the first time in years! Quitting sugar has made it A LOT easier to stick to my calorie goals.
Because I'm having so much success, I'm going to keep going! I looooove sweets and treats and I'm not feeling deprived, so if I can do it, you can do it!
Anyone else want to give quitting sugar a try? My motto is "progress, not perfection", so you don't even need to quit 100% and you can modify the rules to suit your needs and goals.
Find and join the group here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/108488-quitting-sugar
hmmm strange, I eat sugar and have none of those issues..
so you ate no fruit for the entire month of September, or vegetables, or bread?
What's strange about that - are you suggesting you should have identical reactions to everything as every other person?
so sugar causes depression now, is that what you are saying?
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CostaRica120 wrote: »Sugar-free September has been an awesome experience for me. I'm more energetic (I quit hitting snooze every morning!) and I wake up feeling happy every day! The biggest impact of quitting sugar has definitely been on my emotions. No ups and downs, I'm just consistently happy. I noticed this last year, and am now convinced that giving up sugar has something to do with it.
I've also lost 5 pounds and fit into my skinny jeans for the first time in years! Quitting sugar has made it A LOT easier to stick to my calorie goals.
Because I'm having so much success, I'm going to keep going! I looooove sweets and treats and I'm not feeling deprived, so if I can do it, you can do it!
Anyone else want to give quitting sugar a try? My motto is "progress, not perfection", so you don't even need to quit 100% and you can modify the rules to suit your needs and goals.
Find and join the group here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/108488-quitting-sugar
hmmm strange, I eat sugar and have none of those issues..
so you ate no fruit for the entire month of September, or vegetables, or bread?
The rules are in the opening post. She ate fruit, just not dried fruit.0 -
CostaRica120 wrote: »Sugar-free September has been an awesome experience for me. I'm more energetic (I quit hitting snooze every morning!) and I wake up feeling happy every day! The biggest impact of quitting sugar has definitely been on my emotions. No ups and downs, I'm just consistently happy. I noticed this last year, and am now convinced that giving up sugar has something to do with it.
I've also lost 5 pounds and fit into my skinny jeans for the first time in years! Quitting sugar has made it A LOT easier to stick to my calorie goals.
Because I'm having so much success, I'm going to keep going! I looooove sweets and treats and I'm not feeling deprived, so if I can do it, you can do it!
Anyone else want to give quitting sugar a try? My motto is "progress, not perfection", so you don't even need to quit 100% and you can modify the rules to suit your needs and goals.
Find and join the group here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/108488-quitting-sugar
hmmm strange, I eat sugar and have none of those issues..
so you ate no fruit for the entire month of September, or vegetables, or bread?
Nope I (nearly) eliminated my consumption of ADDED sugars and personally have experienced some awesome benefits. It might be something others wish to try, and those are the people I'm asking to join for support. 0 -
tennisdude2004 wrote: »CostaRica120 wrote: »Sugar-free September has been an awesome experience for me. I'm more energetic (I quit hitting snooze every morning!) and I wake up feeling happy every day! The biggest impact of quitting sugar has definitely been on my emotions. No ups and downs, I'm just consistently happy. I noticed this last year, and am now convinced that giving up sugar has something to do with it.
I've also lost 5 pounds and fit into my skinny jeans for the first time in years! Quitting sugar has made it A LOT easier to stick to my calorie goals.
Because I'm having so much success, I'm going to keep going! I looooove sweets and treats and I'm not feeling deprived, so if I can do it, you can do it!
Anyone else want to give quitting sugar a try? My motto is "progress, not perfection", so you don't even need to quit 100% and you can modify the rules to suit your needs and goals.
Find and join the group here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/108488-quitting-sugar
hmmm strange, I eat sugar and have none of those issues..
so you ate no fruit for the entire month of September, or vegetables, or bread?
What's strange about that - are you suggesting you should have identical reactions to everything as every other person?
so sugar causes depression now, is that what you are saying?
No, actually, that's not what I'm saying. Are you saying that what we eat couldn't possibly have any bearing on how we feel?0 -
CostaRica120 wrote: »CostaRica120 wrote: »Sugar-free September has been an awesome experience for me. I'm more energetic (I quit hitting snooze every morning!) and I wake up feeling happy every day! The biggest impact of quitting sugar has definitely been on my emotions. No ups and downs, I'm just consistently happy. I noticed this last year, and am now convinced that giving up sugar has something to do with it.
I've also lost 5 pounds and fit into my skinny jeans for the first time in years! Quitting sugar has made it A LOT easier to stick to my calorie goals.
Because I'm having so much success, I'm going to keep going! I looooove sweets and treats and I'm not feeling deprived, so if I can do it, you can do it!
Anyone else want to give quitting sugar a try? My motto is "progress, not perfection", so you don't even need to quit 100% and you can modify the rules to suit your needs and goals.
Find and join the group here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/108488-quitting-sugar
hmmm strange, I eat sugar and have none of those issues..
so you ate no fruit for the entire month of September, or vegetables, or bread?
Nope I (nearly) eliminated my consumption of ADDED sugars and personally have experienced some awesome benefits. It might be something others wish to try, and those are the people I'm asking to join for support.
you realize that there is no difference between added sugar and natural sugar, so what you are experiencing is a placebo effect then, right?0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »CostaRica120 wrote: »Sugar-free September has been an awesome experience for me. I'm more energetic (I quit hitting snooze every morning!) and I wake up feeling happy every day! The biggest impact of quitting sugar has definitely been on my emotions. No ups and downs, I'm just consistently happy. I noticed this last year, and am now convinced that giving up sugar has something to do with it.
This was how I felt after making some dietary changes when I first started last year, and when I cut down on added sugar quite a bit (mainly by cutting out snacking and working on my emotional eating).
So I guess my point is that I'm really glad it's working for you, but I don't think one has to give stuff up entirely to get this effect (since you are aiming the message at people in general and encouraging them to do that).Anyone else want to give quitting sugar a try? My motto is "progress, not perfection", so you don't even need to quit 100% and you can modify the rules to suit your needs and goals.
I personally believe that focusing on giving up foods often puts more emphasis on them than just modifying consumption or focusing on eating a primarily nutrient-dense diet, and my feeling is that having a NO whatever goal and then telling yourself it's okay not to be perfect ends up making a lot of people feel like failures. Or it would me, since when I have a goal I am quite a perfectionist. So I find it best to focus on eating a healthy diet (other than occasionally dropping something for a limited period of time).
I realize that this is to some extent a difference between people, since many people say "I don't eat whatever, but only 80% of the time" or "I do paleo, but 80%" and that always confuses me -- I'm like if you have decided it's the thing to do, why not all the time?
Anyway, just my thoughts. Enjoy.
Yeah, totally illustrates how different things work for different people!
You said, "my feeling is that having a NO whatever goal and then telling yourself it's okay not to be perfect ends up making a lot of people feel like failures."
This actually is exactly what seems to work for me for some reason. It doesn't make me feel like a failure whereas setting a strict all the time goal would do just that since there's no way I can stick to anything 100% of the time.
I'm like an anti-perfectionist so this approach works for me. Along the same lines, I do better with setting a low calorie "limit" and going over it every day than I do with setting a higher calorie goal.
Saying I'm quitting sugar is just easier than saying I'm quitting sugar 98% of the time. People curious about the added/natural/fruit/veg/bread/carb/stevia/blahblah can join the group and learn/decide for themselves what works!0
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