A different approach

nicothepotato

I've been at a plateau with my measurements. I've been dropping pounds very slowly but my belly and hips have not gone down in a like 6 weeks. Today, I'm trying to stick with what MFP recommends for sugar intake. I've gone over my 9 grams so far but it's way closer to what I usually do which is at least 60 or 70 grams over.

I'm way under calories today and all I've eaten what I normally eat except skip my lunch cookies and sauce on my stir fry. I ate my breakfast fruit, usually a banana, orange or apple, and it took most of my sugar allowance. It made me pretty sad that I will not be able to be eat bananas for a little while. I think I'll be eating berries instead for my breakfast fruit. I'll be updating with my low sugar diet and hope it gets me over this plateau.

bwyne03

Good luck! I have the most trouble with the 'eating' part! I do good on the exercise, but have a lot of room for improvement with my eating habits! Hope you get passed your plateau!!

nicothepotato

Day 2 is in the books and I'm only 10 grams over for a grand total of 39 grams of sugar.
I had 6 blackberries with my breakfast corn muffin.
I baked some low sugar cookies and ate 2 of them. They were amazing. I'm glad I'm a decent baker and can make my own recipes. I love cookies so much.
I'm going to go take my dogs for a walk and hope that the calorie burn will make the red numbers go away. I hate seeing the red numbers.

nicothepotato

Today I am only one gram of sugar over for a total of 30 grams. I might grab a chocolate chip or two since TOM starts today.
My appetite has dropped and I can't eat as much. It might just be TOM messing with me though.

Anyways, had some berries with breakfast again and it's really satisfying the want for sweet without much sugar.

Mommyof3texans

I can't wait to hear how this works, I am seriously considering focusing on that as well.

banjobouner2

There are many factors that could play a role, in your fatloss plauteu. Over time the body "adapts" to the things you subject it to. So if your eating and exercise habits are very similar from day to day, a thing to consider is that maybe your body has adapted to your habits. Try to shake things up a bit, eat something you dont usually eat, do different exercises at the gym and so forth

nicothepotato

Today I have been on a total TOM binge. I'm still 5 grams under sugar according to MFP but I think it's just because some of the things I entered don't have the sugar facts entered in here. I doubt that I'm way over on sugar though.

I don't feel like a bottomless pit like TOMs past. I ate my unhealthy food and felt full afterwords. I think this is because my blood sugar and insulin are evening out.

nicothepotato

Today I went on a sugar binge today. Made myself some chocolate coconut oatmeal then my bf took me out for frozen yogurt. I went over by about 25-30 grams of sugar. Not as bad as my old habits of going over by 50-80 grams everyday.

nicothepotato

I did my weigh in and measurements today. I lost 1 pound this week, even with TOM and lost an inch off of my waist and an inch from my hips. I wore my skinny jeans yesterday and they were loose.

I am going to go over on my sugar today. It's date night.

nicothepotato

I went over my sugar both Saturday and Sunday and I blame the cupcakes I made for my dad. I didn't go way over though, only about 20 grams each day.

I'm starting to feel like I have more energy. I'm not craving sweets like I used to. I have a want for some sweets but I don't have the need for sweets. I'm getting past the hardest part of sugar withdrawal.

becalee26

I just started this today. I am giving up my Ice coffee and my yogurt. It's gonna be hard but I really want to try!

nicothepotato

I went 9 grams of sugar over for a grand total of 38 grams of sugar. Again, I blame the leftover cupcakes. The cupcake I ate was not satisfying and it was too sweet. I wanted something sour instead. I've still got 500 calories to eat today and should eat at least 100 more. I'll probably grab a bowl of cereal.

I'm probably going way over on sugar tomorrow because I'm getting my top wisdom teeth out and my boyfriend will probably get me a high sugar smoothie or something so I can eat.

nicothepotato

I'm not over in sugar but I reached my limit and I'm still way under in calories. I wasn't hungry today. I just wanted to sleep. It makes sense since I had a tooth pulled today.

nicothepotato

I had my wisdom teeth pulled and fell off the low sugar wagon. I have again plateaued. It's upsetting to stay under calorie goal most of the time, working out and still not see results. I'm currently the smallest I have been since puberty hit. I would be happy with this if I didn't want to wear a certain tiny one of a kind wedding dress. Ugh.

Looks like I will be trying to get my sugars down again for this month. I'll fall off the wagon again when I go camping in 2 weeks because I want marshmallows!