Let's go sugar-free!

dewdrop

whether you want to go cold turkey or just control the sweets intake,
whether you want to set up an example or just look for support,
whether you have already succeeded at this or want to make a turn,
whether you want to commit for the remaining of the year or set up weekly goals,
whether you have a plan to share or want to take up other's idea,

.... I challenge you to limit the intake of/eliminate sugar from your life ....

...at least for a while . Set up a goal ("no more then, say, 200cal-worth sweets per day" or "counting the days when I am not having sweets for desert" or "no sweets past 4 p.m.") and then post regularly in this thread to tell us how it goes for you.

Who's in with me? :flowerforyou: We start on November 1st (gives us time to train for the challenge - and NOT to stuff our faces in fear of the deprivation to come ).

Note: this is not a thread on sugar-alternatives. I'd strongly recommend keeping such debates outside of it - if you do want to speak up your mind, please open a new topic and simply link it here. Thank you .

Karen_145

I did Atkins for two years a while back and loved it. This time around I'm just trying to watch calories, which usually means limiting sweets anyway. I had gestational diabetes and hypoglycemia issues run in my family so keeping the sugar to a limit is a long term goal for me.

lglg11

I just started watching my carb and sugar intake and have it pretty low for the past 4 days . I lost 4 lbs ( which I know isnt really 'fat' loss but mostly water weight ) . It definitely motivated me though as I was stuck in a rut for the passed couple of months . I'm hoping to keep it low , about 50 carbs and 20 sugar , and see how it goes so I am in !!

hopeitlasts

I'm in the same boat. Looking to cut the sugar intake. Wow is it hard!

Looking to keep my sugar under 25g per day and cut from there.

I'm in!

c7eat2live

Im IN! my nutritionist last night challenged me to try No sugar and No gluten, Im all in cold turkey, I know myself as a person, and moderation is not an option for me right now. Looking to get over my plateau and feel better in general

_GlaDOS_

Are you saying there will be no bananas?

lulabellewoowoo

I'm ready (of course everyone realizes that we are starting this challenge after all the Halloween calendar goes on sale right? :grumble: )

paleojamie

when you say sugar free, you aren't counting sugar, right?

kkarrolle

There are a couple of great books about going sugar free (well almost sugar free) by David Gillespie..Sweet Poison and the Sweet Poison food plan....the first book is a definite 'must read' if serious about going sugar free.

babyblake11

Pretty sure you need healthy sugars in your diet..

zaza54

Hi dew! Thanks for getting us started.:flowerforyou:

I am in, but I need to think about how I want to structure the challenge for me. I am not concerned about the sugar that is in yoghurt or fruit, etc. It's the processed sweets/chocolate that do me in, like the Reese's peanut butter cups and snickers bar I had the other day.:blushing:

So, by Nov. 1, I will articulate my challenge/goal and post it to keep me honest. Thanks again, dew!
Zaza

loveme445

Dew~Thanks for this challenge! :flowerforyou:

Ok, this is going to be SOOO HARD but Im in!

My goal for November: 20 days of NO SWEETS! :noway: Thats about 5 days a week of no sweets. I know it seems like an easy goal but it will be a challenge for me. I like to have my little snacks after a long day (moderation is key :bigsmile: ). I can do this, I can do this... (will be chanting this all month)

Good Luck Everyone!!!!

irishdancer23

Hi! I would love to join! I am going to keep eating sugars in natural things like fruit and vegetables, but I would like to cut out all or most of the processed sugar in my diet. loveme445- would you mind if i joined in on this goal with you? we can support each other! i know this is going to be rough, but together, I think we can do it!

Becca_007

There are a couple of great books about going sugar free (well almost sugar free) by David Gillespie..Sweet Poison and the Sweet Poison food plan....the first book is a definite 'must read' if serious about going sugar free.

Thanks for the book suggestion!!:flowerforyou:

Becca_007

whether you want to go cold turkey or just control the sweets intake,
whether you want to set up an example or just look for support,
whether you have already succeeded at this or want to make a turn,
whether you want to commit for the remaining of the year or set up weekly goals,
whether you have a plan to share or want to take up other's idea,

.... I challenge you to limit the intake of/eliminate sugar from your life ....

...at least for a while . Set up a goal ("no more then, say, 200cal-worth sweets per day" or "counting the days when I am not having sweets for desert" or "no sweets past 4 p.m.") and then post regularly in this thread to tell us how it goes for you.

Who's in with me? :flowerforyou: We start on November 1st (gives us time to train for the challenge - and NOT to stuff our faces in fear of the deprivation to come ).

Note: this is not a thread on sugar-alternatives. I'd strongly recommend keeping such debates outside of it - if you do want to speak up your mind, please open a new topic and simply link it here. Thank you .

Sounds good to me! Thanks for getting us started Dewie

zaza54

loveme445, I like your challenge and goal so I will adopt it as my own. :flowerforyou:

Goal: 20 days without sweets for the month of November.
Hopefully, tomorrow I will get to post Me:1 and Sweets: 0. We'll see. At least I don't have any Halloween candy in the house.

Zaza

mtbke5

I'm in. I'm going to limit my sugar consumtion to 3-4 days of processed sugar (candy, baked goods) a week. I only eat about 50-100 calories a day of it already but it seems to stare me in the face every time I pass by it. I have to cut out dairy anyway so this is a good addition.

dewdrop

Are you saying there will be no bananas?

No, I am not. I, for one, am not counting the sugars from fruit (grapes, bananas). I believe that their vitamins and minerals counterbalance the sugars. Plus, I am not eating them in large quantities (I like the apples sour and nectarines not fully ripped).

This being said, if you feel like giving up sugary fruit or if you need to (such as doctor's orders ), then yes, no bananas . It's up to everyone to set up their goals in this challenge.

If you do have freedom in fixing your goal, don't be harder on yourself than you need to be. Constant failure/deprivation can lead to frustration and frustration can discourage oneself. Good luck with finding the right thing for you and sticking with it!

dewdrop

Lorna, that's the very point of this . Saving some of the sales' sweets for others .

Pretty sure you need healthy sugars in your diet..

Me too - I should have said "processed sugar-free"

Loveme, Zaza, there's three of us with the same goal, then : I am going for (at least) 20 days of no sweets, but I am allowing myself a max of approx. 200cal a day. I'll decide at the end of each day if I deserve the point or not.

Since I do not drink coffee/black tea, I will allow myself a few squares of dark chocolate a day.

Good luck, everyone! :flowerforyou:

leigh33ca

I would like to give this ago. Will have to start tomorrow as I got into the Halloween chocolate:blushing: :blushing:

My goal will be to cut back and hopefully go cold turkey.

I did go two weeks without buying a chocolate bar at work (normally eat at least one a day). I know I know!:grumble: :grumble:

In lue of chocolates and cookies I normally will eat granola bars and fibre bars...so will have to see how much sugar are in them as well. Good bye diet coke...hello water!:drinker:

whether you want to go cold turkey or just control the sweets intake,
whether you want to set up an example or just look for support,
whether you have already succeeded at this or want to make a turn,
whether you want to commit for the remaining of the year or set up weekly goals,
whether you have a plan to share or want to take up other's idea,

.... I challenge you to limit the intake of/eliminate sugar from your life ....

...at least for a while . Set up a goal ("no more then, say, 200cal-worth sweets per day" or "counting the days when I am not having sweets for desert" or "no sweets past 4 p.m.") and then post regularly in this thread to tell us how it goes for you.

Who's in with me? :flowerforyou: We start on November 1st (gives us time to train for the challenge - and NOT to stuff our faces in fear of the deprivation to come ).

Note: this is not a thread on sugar-alternatives. I'd strongly recommend keeping such debates outside of it - if you do want to speak up your mind, please open a new topic and simply link it here. Thank you .

mellissabee

I'm in, I've actually been doing it for 1 week already and I've lost 5 lbs. Today it's sucking a bit- there is a ton of Halloween Candy in my house!!! But I have been strong all day!! I have a bit of a headache and I'm not feeling really energetic as of yet but my cravings now are very manageable. Day 3 was awful!! Good luck everyone.

KianaKoala

This is going to be the hardest thing for me to do, but I guess that is why it can be considered a challenge I am definitely in on this one. I have a true problem with my sugar intake and I believe that is a big factor that has kept me from losing all the weight I know I could have possibly lost. So, starting tomorrow, my "Let's go sugar-free!" goal will be to limit my sugar intake to 20 grams a day. That is my week 1 goal at least. Hopefully I will get so good that eventually I can go without, or I can just have one day of sugar!

lulabellewoowoo

So one night under our belts. How did we do?

ME - 1*
SUGAR - 0

loveme445

Me: 1* ~ Sweets: 0

My Goal for this Challenge: 20 days of NO SWEETS (candy, cake, cookies, etc.)

zaza54

I'm a little embarrassed that I couldn't even get thru the first night of the challenge. :blushing: My "reward" for food shopping was to buy a toblerone bar. I think I ate half of it last night.:sad:
So,
Me: 0
Sweets: 1 :mad:

Thankfully, today is a new day and I am motivated to do better since the scale moved down today!! Must be the zumba classes. I am making it a priority to go to Zumba toning today!
Zaza

dewdrop

Good bye diet coke...hello water!:drinker:

Excellent!

This is going to be the hardest thing for me to do, but I guess that is why it can be considered a challenge

You are right - this will be hard for all of us. If we were sugar-free by now, we wouldn't be here .

Lorna, loveme, well done, ladies!
Zaza, see my response above to Kiana's remark . But I know you CAN do it! Go, Zumba! (will have to try this myself someday).

I am happy to report that I only had 60 cals of my allowed 200 yesterday . So it's:

Me: 1 - Sweets: zer0

loveme445

Me: 2* ~ Sweets: 0

~~~My Goal: 20 days of NO SWEETS (candy, cake, cookies, etc.) in the month of November {does not have to be consecutive days}~~~

lulabellewoowoo

Me: 2* ~ Sweets: 0

~~~My Goal: 20 days of NO SWEETS (candy, cake, cookies, etc.) in the month of November {does not have to be consecutive days}~~~

DITTO

zaza54

I am the poster child for utter failure.
Me: 0
Sweets: 2
I already know today will be another "sweets" day because I am going to a brunch. (At least I'm walking the quarter-mile to the woman's house.:laugh: )
I'll just have to ease into this challenge I guess.
Zaza

dewdrop

Yesterday I only had dark chocolate, worth about 130 calories, so:
Me: 2 - Sweets: zer0

loveme445

Me: 3* ~ Sweets: 0

~~~My Goal: 20 days of NO SWEETS (candy, cake, cookies, etc.) in the month of November {does not have to be consecutive days}~~~