SUGAR BUSTERS!

psyknife

Ok, so I'm copying and posting this information from a friend, Missy (KarmaChow). She's very knowledgeable when it comes to nutrition and works as a personal chef.
If any of you have been wanting to cut out/reduce sugar cravings, these are ways to do that. Sure, it will be hard, especially the first couple of days, but once you break those cravings you'll find that this is actually quite easy to follow. Willpower is all it takes!

Below is a list for you Sugar Busters who want to join in. I've included two levels - the easiest and Medium. Tony is on the Medium level, as well as many others in my group. Which challenge will you take? come on...it's only 1 week...start there...baby steps! You can DO IT!!!!

In good health!
Missy

SUGAR BUSTERS CLUB:

For both levels AVOID the following:
o Alcohol
o Caffeine
o Processed Foods with White Sugar & White Flour (pasta, candy, cookies, cakes, pastries, etc)
o Soda (Diet included)
o Any Sports Drink or sweetened drink

MEDIUM LEVEL

AVOID:
o Tropical Fruits – Pineapple, Banana, Mango,
o Melon
o Popcorn
o Pasta
Dried Fruit (Including Dates)
o White Rice
o White Potatoes
o Evaporated Cane Juice
o Processed foods with any sweetener (cereal, crackers, cookies, etc)
Protein Bars ( ONLY sweetened with Malted Barley, Agave, Stevia or Xylitol)
o o Fructose
o Sucrose

ALLOWABLE:
o Raspberries
o Blueberries
o Blackberries
o Cranberries
o Lemon &/or Lime
o Green Apple
o Lean Proteins
o All Whole Grains (includes Whole grain/sprouted breads, tortillas, cereal, etc)
o Legumes & Beans
o All Vegetables
o Agave Syrup
o Xylitol
o Stevia


**EASY LEVEL (Follow list above for Allowable foods)

ADDITIONAL ALLOWABLE:
All fruit (except dried)
Whole Wheat

Sweeteners (All allowable from Medium list above and the following):
Maple Syrup
Molasses
Raw Sugar (Turbinado, Sucanat, Rapadura)
Raw Honey


**Please be aware that this level is a very small step toward reducing your sugar cravings! At the very least, please cut out any white products (sugar, flour, rice, potatoes)

Keep in mind, too, that artificial sweetners (aspartame, Splenda) will actually spike your cravings for sugar, so consuming those will make things harder.

psyknife

Ok, so I'm copying and posting this information from a friend, Missy (KarmaChow). She's very knowledgeable when it comes to nutrition and works as a personal chef.
If any of you have been wanting to cut out/reduce sugar cravings, these are ways to do that. Sure, it will be hard, especially the first couple of days, but once you break those cravings you'll find that this is actually quite easy to follow. Willpower is all it takes!

Below is a list for you Sugar Busters who want to join in. I've included two levels - the easiest and Medium. Tony is on the Medium level, as well as many others in my group. Which challenge will you take? come on...it's only 1 week...start there...baby steps! You can DO IT!!!!

In good health!
Missy

SUGAR BUSTERS CLUB:

For both levels AVOID the following:
o Alcohol
o Caffeine
o Processed Foods with White Sugar & White Flour (pasta, candy, cookies, cakes, pastries, etc)
o Soda (Diet included)
o Any Sports Drink or sweetened drink

MEDIUM LEVEL

AVOID:
o Tropical Fruits – Pineapple, Banana, Mango,
o Melon
o Popcorn
o Pasta
Dried Fruit (Including Dates)
o White Rice
o White Potatoes
o Evaporated Cane Juice
o Processed foods with any sweetener (cereal, crackers, cookies, etc)
Protein Bars ( ONLY sweetened with Malted Barley, Agave, Stevia or Xylitol)
o o Fructose
o Sucrose

ALLOWABLE:
o Raspberries
o Blueberries
o Blackberries
o Cranberries
o Lemon &/or Lime
o Green Apple
o Lean Proteins
o All Whole Grains (includes Whole grain/sprouted breads, tortillas, cereal, etc)
o Legumes & Beans
o All Vegetables
o Agave Syrup
o Xylitol
o Stevia


**EASY LEVEL (Follow list above for Allowable foods)

ADDITIONAL ALLOWABLE:
All fruit (except dried)
Whole Wheat

Sweeteners (All allowable from Medium list above and the following):
Maple Syrup
Molasses
Raw Sugar (Turbinado, Sucanat, Rapadura)
Raw Honey


**Please be aware that this level is a very small step toward reducing your sugar cravings! At the very least, please cut out any white products (sugar, flour, rice, potatoes)

Keep in mind, too, that artificial sweetners (aspartame, Splenda) will actually spike your cravings for sugar, so consuming those will make things harder.

psyknife

I currently follow somewhere inbetween the easy and medium levels... and I tell ya, I'm not enticed by sweets like I used to be. It's an amazing feeling of freedom from that stuff!

may_marie

thinking of it, that is pretty much what i do now except for 2 things

potatoes
dried fruits
(i was wondering if you excluded whole wheat pasta)

i was surprise to not see honey and maple sirop (the real stuff) on that list,

i do find it much easier to not have cravings, but if you present me a cake, i will have a hard time to not have any, REAL hard time,

i have been loosely doing this for nearly 3 years now (i call it clean eating) and i feel much better then i used too,

may

Fab140

Awesome! I'm going to print it and try it!!

Thanks!:flowerforyou:

areay

I'm between the Medium and Surgar Buster! I haven't had soda in over 10 years! I recently gave up sweets, which elimiates all of my caffiene. Alcohol would be a great one to give up. I probably only drink 3-4 times a year, but I should give it up completley. I have to have my pasta though. I train a lot for my races and it's a good one to have
GREAT ARTICLE!!!!:bigsmile:

psyknife

I still have whole wheat pasta... if you get the 100% whole wheat it's slow digesting and shouldn't spike your insulin... but pasta is high in calories, so be sure to portion it well. I usually load mine heavily with veggies and lean protein to make the bowl look fuller.

As for maple syrup... 100% all natural maple syrup is ok for the EASY level (so, not Mrs. Butterworth's, or the like, as those have added sugars... but the type where the only ingredient is maple syrup).
Honey is not terrible in small amounts.
For both maple and honey they are still high in calories, so they should be used in moderation.

areay

Yeah, I have the healthy harvest or smart one

psyknife

Just wanted to bump for anyone else who may be interested...