No sugar diet

Yum that sounds really good! I will have to try it! I love salads so I will have to try it with a salad too! Thank you! Yes there is a lot of great advice on here! That's great! how long ago did u join?

I joined 12 days ago and I am steadily losing weight. You can look at my food diary and see I am eating well and still losing. I have been on so many diets. They worked at first but they weren't something I could maintain doing for the rest of my life. That is the key. Can you eat this way for the rest of your life? Once I stopped whatever diet I was on the weight came back two fold! I am learning so much from this site and the wonderful supportive people here.

I do feel like I am starving myself though because I just eat a banana for breakfast, veggies for lunch & whatever I can find for supper.

If it feels like you're starving yourself, you probably are. I'm going to repost what I already said in this thread, in case you missed it. And, I'm adding a nice gif, to maybe attract your attention. If you want to cut down on added sugar, that's great... fill your boots. But, if you want to lose weight permanently, and change your lifestyle... I'd spend some time reading the links below.

You're basically trying to lose the last 25 lbs. By July. That's a bit aggressive. Please check the links below, and reevaluate your plan a bit. If you go all restrictive-crazy, right before your wedding, it's not likely to end well.


Try this. Follow this advice... Eat sensibly, with a reasonable deficit. The sexypants link is included again, for emphasis.

Start here. It's a lot of reading, but these threads are packed with really good information that will get you going in the right direction.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1161976-adopt-a-noob-official-mfp-thread?hl=adopt

Adopt-a-Noob is an awesome program. Read the first post in the thread. If you think it's a good idea for you, Read through the entire thread. All 9 pages. Select some mentors that you think might be a good fit for you, and message them. Don't post in the thread, that's not how it works. You might find some of the mentors who have posted on the last couple pages are more likely available. But, it's a good idea to read through the entire thread, anyways.

Hi my name is Michelle. I am getting married in a few months & am trying to lose at least 25 pounds by then! I started the no sugar diet yesterday & am now on day two. All I have tried eating so far is vegetables & fruit which I am trying not to eat so much because of the sugar in them but I thought since it was natural fruit it would be ok. I am stuck on what else I can eat. If anyone has any food suggestions or recipes that would be great!

Hi Michelle Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. You mentioned the 'no sugar diet' then went on to say you are eating fruits and vegetables so expect a bit of backlash on that. I am assuming by 'no sugar' you are referring to refined sugars so you are cutting out foods made with white sugar, HFCS and other refined sugars which really means you are cutting out a lot of commercially processed foods like boxed foods, dry cereals, breads, baked goods and candies. You will still be consuming sugar in milk, cheese, yogurt, fruits and vegetables. If you have been a huge consumer of commercially processed foods then switching to homemade versions will reduce your sugar consumption significantly. You can substitute local raw honey (which is twice as sweet as sugar so you use half meaning fewer calories) for sugar in your home baked foods. You can also use stevia for your sweet tooth but artificial sweeteners like aspartame should not be used. Sorbitol and other sugar alcohols found in low calorie or low fat commercially prepared foods, diet sodas and sugar free gum can cause bloating so definitely stay away from those on the days close to your wedding day.

As far as what you can eat: cottage cheese, meats, fish, fruits and vegetables (natural sugars, avoid higher caloric value ones), pasta (doesn't have refined sugar but high in calories and carbs), nuts, seeds.

mmmm that sounds really good. I will have to try that on my salmon! So mine does have skin & am kind of iffy about that so will it come off or can u tell that the skin is on when u eat it? That's awesome thank you i will have to try Xylitol! I think that will help a lot with my cravings

Cook the salmon with the skin on because it keeps it moist. You can take the skin off when you eat the fish. I don't eat the skin but you can if you want. I don't eat much sugar. I find that a piece of pineapple does the trick for me. I will have the occasional small cookie or frozen yogurt and feel like I am in heaven. Its all I need though.

I really like the fact that nothing is off limit as long as you watch the portions. I really like this saying from Giada De Laurentis " A little of everything and a lot of nothing". This was her response to how she can be around amazing food and still look amazing herself! This is a life journey. It doesn't have to be painful

I only use the Xylitol in my coffee. I sometimes powder it in a coffee grinder and use it to lightly sweeten other things like these coconut oil chocolates I like to make. A super healthy way to eat chocolate if you feel the need.

I've been trying to cut down on processed sugar, but still eating my fruits and veggies. Usually I'll eat my veggies before I eat a meal and it feels me up quicker so I'm not eating as much as the other stuff. And bread. I LOVE bread and it has been hard to cut it out, but it's doable!
Good luck and congrats!!