20-Day Sugar Free Challenge!
Niki_Fitz
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Today is Day 2 of my 20-Day Sugar Free challenge. Time to feel more stable, sleep better, and beat he sugar bloat. I let sugars sneak back in over the winter and I'm looking forward to feeling awesome without them again. I'm combining this challenge with watching calories and exercise to lose my last 12 lbs of post baby weight (lost successfully and gained back over my winter of eating sugars and processed grains!).
This for me will include all added sugars, artificial sweeteners, wheat and grains (which I feel the same way in my body as sugar) and (sadly, as it's my favorite sugar, but worth coming off for a while) alcohol.
Anyone want to join in?
This for me will include all added sugars, artificial sweeteners, wheat and grains (which I feel the same way in my body as sugar) and (sadly, as it's my favorite sugar, but worth coming off for a while) alcohol.
Anyone want to join in?
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Day 2 of my sugar free challenge. I dropped 3lbs on the scale between day 1 and day two! I'm sure this is sugar/carb bloat leaving my system. I am actually eating pretty low carb during the day to regulate my sugar cravings. Those have not been bad except I came across some light beer in the fridge and REALLY wanted some. Sugar craving? Or urge to stress drink (the baby has been crying incessantly today with testing pain)?2
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I've recently cut out sugar and BOY OH BOY were the withdrawals bad at times. They lasted on and off for about a week and a half and I no longer crave sweets! Keep up the good work3
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Im Keen ive tried it before and turned into the hulk ( not all musclely with ripped pants ) but cranky as a bag of snakes. i found having grapes in the fridge helped. a few here n there got me through
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10 days of cravings sounds like I remember it. Ergh. But so worth it after that. Yes fruit helps but I can't eat it with meals and just like one piece after dinner. Blood sugar is so whacked!0
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BGP did you make it through the first sugar-free day?0
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I need this, I have a super sugar cravings after anything I eat, today will he day 1 for me1
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Well since I'm already on day 11, I'll join in the challenge!1
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I'm a few days behind but I will join. I did this last fall and got really good results!1
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Day 5 sugar free! I actually said "no" to afternoon coffee today! I know, terrible habit - here's to changing it. Also, very few cravings. Is anyone else sensitive to even the sugar in fruit and whole grains?0
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@wellnesschaser Hi ! I'll join w you guys! This is my biggest problem sugar even in fruit0
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I'm joining in on the "fun". 20 day sugar free - we can do just about anything for 20 days, right? What do you all do when you have a sugar craving? Just ignore it? Find something to replace it? Suggestions needed.1
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@marieschneider1097 Do you limit fruit at all? I don't really but wonder if I should! I can eat it after dinner but during the day I get a sugar crash. So weird.
@kammerkv1 I am using this strategy: lots of protein and zero sugars during the day (so no sugar, artificial sweeteners, wheat, grains, or alcohol). It ends up being low carb and just protein/veggie meals. So I'm not craving anything because my blood sugar doesn't go up and down! I can have some grains or a glass of wine with dinner but trying to avoid just for calorie reasons. After-dinner cravings have been amazingly low. This is when I'll have a piece of fruit if I can afford the calories.
After like three days, the bad sugar cravings go away. Someone on this board said after ten days you feel amazing and that's what I remember from going sugar free before!
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I try to limit it and only have it as a treat0
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@wellnesschaser day1 sugar free1
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Im in. 2moro will be day one.1
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Day 6 here - what day is everyone else on? I REALLY have to go grain & alcohol free today along with the sugar. Cravings crept back in last night after some wine. Then I ate bread. Still free of added sugars.0
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Day 2 but I had a drink last night w a salad.0
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Sounds like me! Except for the damned bread. I'm like scared to eat right now because I don't want to crave more food. So it's eggs for me, I guess.0
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That's what I'm having eggs it's the same for me when I eat sugar I crave it1
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I have sugar creeping back in also. I think it makes my arthritis flare up so I definitely need to get serious. You know it got bad when I started putting coffee flavored ice cream in my evening decaf. Got to go back to the HWC instead. I am mostly protein, lots of veggies and healthy fats. I avoid artificial sugar also1
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