30 Days No Junk No Soda !!
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spiriteagle99 wrote: »A challenge like this can be a good way of breaking habits like always having dessert or drinking a lot of soda. After you are done, you may find you have really decreased your need for sugar. Good luck. After the first week it gets much easier.
i have dessert almost every night and I have no issues...
dessert does not equal bad...4 -
Don't listen to the neigh sayers. In boot camp we didn't get soda for 3 months. Day before graduation is family day. We all went to Burger King and we were writhing in pain all night muscles hurt so bad. Our Drill instructors laughed at us, they see it every class and knew what was coming. How I got back into that poison I don't know. I too am cutting out soda but everything else in moderation.
what is this connection between drinking diet soda and writhing in muscle pain?
I drink diet soda before I go to the gym with zero issues...9 -
Chef_Barbell wrote: »annaskiski wrote: »Are you going to prison?
There are sweets and soda in prison.
And you know because ......
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Chef_Barbell wrote: »annaskiski wrote: »Are you going to prison?
There are sweets and soda in prison.
And you know because ......
My mom was a Corrections Officer for over 20 years at the meanest jail system in the country... Rikers Island.
Also I watch OITNB. But that's fiction.8 -
joemac1988 wrote: »mrsnattybulking wrote: »I've been on mfp 5 years and I have yet to see anyone qualify what a toxin actually is. The closest I can get in my own head is oxidative stress
There is no need to "cleanse"...that's why we have a liver and kidneys. I'm not saying there's not a health benefit to reducing or eliminating crap, but to "cleanse for a month then go back to it? Just reduce overall consumption!
I'm well aware of this thank you
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dominicantummy wrote: »Hey everyone Tomorrow July 25 I'll be starting my 30 day challenge for no junk food , no soda/juices , no sweets. If anyone is game to join add me so we can keep each other motivated while we cleanse our bodies for the next 30 days!
@dominicantummy best of success. I have been on that Way Of Eating for 33 months and it has been a game changer. I just wish I had not waited until age 63 to do what you are going. I wish more young people would become more concerned about preventing premature death. I like chocolate and have some bar 100% Cacao daily since it contains no sweeteners of any type.
Because of my age and fast failing health and perhaps bad microbes in my gut driving my carb cravings the first two weeks was hellish but I left sugar and all forms of all grains at the same time due to medical reasons. The doctors want me to start on Enbrel injections in 30 days and knowing the associated side effects I did not want to go there. My diet only change enabled me to manage my health crisis without starting the Enbrel injections thankfully.
Welcome to MFP forums a place of varied sciences and personal opinions.19 -
Thanks to everyone that replied , honestly I'm doing this challenge just to see how I feel after a month without junk food and soda , I did this challenge last year and I felt so good and my acne cleared out and I didn't like any of my favorite candy for a while until I slid back into it lol. This is just a fun challenge , don't take it too seriously!10
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dominicantummy wrote: »Thanks to everyone that replied , honestly I'm doing this challenge just to see how I feel after a month without junk food and soda , I did this challenge last year and I felt so good and my acne cleared out and I didn't like any of my favorite candy for a while until I slid back into it lol. This is just a fun challenge , don't take it too seriously!
What is fun about giving up things one enjoys when there is no reason too????9 -
then don't give it up, lol.7
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I've been doing it for a few weeks already.
Feel free to add me. Yesterday had a celebratory treat but wasn't really into it. So I'll say I've reset again today
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dominicantummy wrote: »Thanks to everyone that replied , honestly I'm doing this challenge just to see how I feel after a month without junk food and soda , I did this challenge last year and I felt so good and my acne cleared out and I didn't like any of my favorite candy for a while until I slid back into it lol. This is just a fun challenge , don't take it too seriously!
I do think your complexion may benefit from eliminating some foods. My daughter had terrible acne problems. She also drank tons of milk. If she was thirsty- milk, hungry-milk, with dinner-milk. When she went on a diet, she cut out excess milk to stay in her calorie count, and her complexion cleared up almost immrdiately.4 -
I'm always so confused what people mean by "junk food." I assume it means low nutrient, high cals, but some use it for anything at a restaurant -- I agree that Indian food is a sometimes thing, and high cal, but usually it has a lot of vegetables and isn't "junk" in my mind. Some apparently (see post above) would use it for all dairy. And some think it's weird to include cheese, when cheese is high cal and not particularly high nutrient (I eat it most days, but admit it's an indulgence). Still others think it's about packaged food and not homemade versions of the same thing, some would apply it to all fast food, not matter what it is, whereas some (hi, Gale) think lots of fast food is fine so long as you remove the carbs, so on.
I probably don't eat junk food already according to some definitions (not mine, as I do include high cal, not high nutrient ingredients -- indeed, what else is coconut oil?). That's what I always find so confusing about these challenges -- they aren't clear.3 -
Don't listen to the neigh sayers. In boot camp we didn't get soda for 3 months. Day before graduation is family day. We all went to Burger King and we were writhing in pain all night muscles hurt so bad. Our Drill instructors laughed at us, they see it every class and knew what was coming. How I got back into that poison I don't know. I too am cutting out soda but everything else in moderation.
what is this connection between drinking diet soda and writhing in muscle pain?
I drink diet soda before I go to the gym with zero issues...
Good it works for you but not everyone.
"Carbonation causes many people to feel bloated, particularly if consumed quickly or in large amounts. Drinking soda or other carbonated drinks causes excess air to build up in your stomach, resulting in bloating. Being bloated is likely to make exercise more difficult because that full feeling interferes with efficiency and may slow you down. In addition, that air in your belly may cause you to burp, creating more discomfort that may hinder your performance."
From this article:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/517219-the-effects-of-carbonated-drinks-on-exercising/10 -
When I decided to make some diet changes I swore off Soda, Candy, and Fast Food. Its basically poison we reward ourselves with. I havent has any of it for a couple months now and truthfully I dont really miss it.
I think taking a periodic sabatical from junk is a good idea.19 -
dominicantummy wrote: »Thanks to everyone that replied , honestly I'm doing this challenge just to see how I feel after a month without junk food and soda , I did this challenge last year and I felt so good and my acne cleared out and I didn't like any of my favorite candy for a while until I slid back into it lol. This is just a fun challenge , don't take it too seriously!
Ya, I feel better the less Ultra Processed Food I eat. Here's how the Brazilian government defines that: http://189.28.128.100/dab/docs/portaldab/publicacoes/guia_alimentar_populacao_ingles.pdf
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Packerjohn wrote: »Don't listen to the neigh sayers. In boot camp we didn't get soda for 3 months. Day before graduation is family day. We all went to Burger King and we were writhing in pain all night muscles hurt so bad. Our Drill instructors laughed at us, they see it every class and knew what was coming. How I got back into that poison I don't know. I too am cutting out soda but everything else in moderation.
what is this connection between drinking diet soda and writhing in muscle pain?
I drink diet soda before I go to the gym with zero issues...
Good it works for you but not everyone.
"Carbonation causes many people to feel bloated, particularly if consumed quickly or in large amounts. Drinking soda or other carbonated drinks causes excess air to build up in your stomach, resulting in bloating. Being bloated is likely to make exercise more difficult because that full feeling interferes with efficiency and may slow you down. In addition, that air in your belly may cause you to burp, creating more discomfort that may hinder your performance."
From this article:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/517219-the-effects-of-carbonated-drinks-on-exercising/
That says nothing about muscle pain though6 -
Packerjohn wrote: »Don't listen to the neigh sayers. In boot camp we didn't get soda for 3 months. Day before graduation is family day. We all went to Burger King and we were writhing in pain all night muscles hurt so bad. Our Drill instructors laughed at us, they see it every class and knew what was coming. How I got back into that poison I don't know. I too am cutting out soda but everything else in moderation.
what is this connection between drinking diet soda and writhing in muscle pain?
I drink diet soda before I go to the gym with zero issues...
Good it works for you but not everyone.
"Carbonation causes many people to feel bloated, particularly if consumed quickly or in large amounts. Drinking soda or other carbonated drinks causes excess air to build up in your stomach, resulting in bloating. Being bloated is likely to make exercise more difficult because that full feeling interferes with efficiency and may slow you down. In addition, that air in your belly may cause you to burp, creating more discomfort that may hinder your performance."
From this article:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/517219-the-effects-of-carbonated-drinks-on-exercising/
and the muscle pain part is where???
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When I decided to make some diet changes I swore off Soda, Candy, and Fast Food. Its basically poison we reward ourselves with. I havent has any of it for a couple months now and truthfully I dont really miss it.
I think taking a periodic sabatical from junk is a good idea.
how exactly is fast food, or any of the other things you listed,"poison?" I was not aware that having a sub from subway was going to poison me....
hyperbole, much?5 -
I would for sure bail on my deficit without my daily individual cake slice or similar (I bore easily so rotate).
But I hope you get something out of it OP, it's definitely not for me.3 -
When I decided to make some diet changes I swore off Soda, Candy, and Fast Food. Its basically poison we reward ourselves with. I havent has any of it for a couple months now and truthfully I dont really miss it.
I think taking a periodic sabatical from junk is a good idea.
how exactly is fast food, or any of the other things you listed,"poison?" I was not aware that having a sub from subway was going to poison me....
hyperbole, much?
Sorry man, I was sure that the 53g of sugar in a bottle on coke was bad for you. Or that 900 calorie whopper.
What ever was I thinking!?
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