Yesterday was an entertaining day of emails and text messages from most of you who had anxiety or fear of embarking on 30 days without sugar. It was like asking you to go without make-up for 30 days or fast without food entirely! You should read what I got! Hysterical..."eating my last piece of cheescake", "having my LAST apple cider" "what's the prize for doing this", "can I still have splenda or equal in my coffee", "is alcohol allowed", 'NO MORE PINKBERRRRRY?'.
In all fairness, these are totally valid questions and concerns. My theory and hope is that we realize how deeply engrained sugar has weaved a constant in our lives without total awareness.
SUGAR IS FILLED WITH NUTRITIONALLY VOIDED CALORIES
Let's start by setting some guidelines for week one that are realistic and promote excitement to continue on the program for 30 days. With this comes the responsibility to read these blogs AND participate by adding comments, suggestions or questions.
So here it is in black and white (or green):
1. NO SUGAR IN ANY PROCESSED FORM
This includes but is not limited to:
-SUGAR IN THE RAW
-SACCHARINE
-FRUCTOSE
-SUCROLOSE
-ANYTHING WITH 'OSE' WHICH IS A FORM OF SUGAR WITHOUT ANY BENEFICIAL FACTORS, OFTEN CAUSING CANCER IN LAB RATS
2. FRUIT IS OKAY THIS WEEK. TRY TO CHOSE FRUITS THAT ARE LOWER IN NATURAL SUGARS: MELONS, PEARS, APPLES, etc
3. ALCOHOL IS OKAY FOR NOW...TRY TO STICK TO EITHER WINE (MAX 2 GLASSES) OR THE LEAST SUGAR OPTION: VODKA/CRANBERRY. ALCOHOL IS ABSORBED BY THE BODY IF IN HIGH AMOUNTS AS SUGAR WHICH IN TURN RAISES INSULIN LEVELS WHICH CONTROLS THE OVERLOAD.
Each week we will be extracting another form of sugar so that by the end of the month, we are sugar free! This is a PROCESS that requires massive amounts of dedication as well as patience.
I expect you to use this forum to confess should you cheat or if you need a boost of support.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not use this opportunity to add more carbs into your diet to make up for the sugar cravings. Too many carbs un-absorbed into your body turns into sugar and the cycle becomes never ending.
You can make this as challenging as you wish. A lot like class. It's up to you and only you.
Be reasonable about your progress and have forgiveness if you aren't perfect. There is no perfect.
May the force be with you...
Closing thoughts and advice tonight.
Laurie
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Just went to get sushi for lunch and apparently the rice has sugar in it! Enjoying sashimi instead...
so, you can totally get brown rice as an option, instead of the traditional sticky rice! But good work, sugar buster soldier! Those sneaky rice people.
they said the brown rice had sugar too!!
huh. well steamed brown rice shouldnt ever have added sugar. just goes to show you, sugar is being added and consumed without knowledge. that's the scariest part.
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