I've just eaten a spinach, beetroot and goats cheese salad with chickpeas and lemon yogurt dressing, whoo hoo! Mrs Spunky is doing a two week sugar free challenge, absolutely no sugar, no honey, nothing, zip, not a trace, she's even checking the ingredients on breads etc WHOO HOO!!!
I decided to see if I could cut out the tsp of sugar I have in my coffee twice a day, It somehow was quite easy, I don't miss it at all, very surprising. So as The Sugar Challenge date neared I somehow decided to see how I would go. I'm still deciding if this was a good idea or not. The timing was as good as it could get, the new fitness routine and step up from walking to jogging has really increased my confidence and enthusiasm. Also my diet to date is quite balanced and contains minimal processed foods. The real challenge for me, oh golly! "the kids are in bed and I'm exhausted, if I just fold that pile of washing and tidy up I can treat myself to 1/2 a block of top deck" challenge.........
It's day four and I'm coping, a little surprised to see what they sneak sugar into these days but going well. It's quite amazing actually by challenging yourself how you end up looking for healthier alternatives rather than simply omitting sweet. My downfalls in the healthy eating department are not enough fruit, not enough water and too much Chocolate. While I've not yet found a replacement for my nightly binge (Mrs Spunky told me to try fruit, an orange perhaps, well last night I wanted to throw an orange at her! ) I've replaced honey on my porridge with dried and fresh fruits and afternoon snacks are now natural yogurt and fruit and nuts rather than well no yogurt and probably not enough fruit.
So these changes are okay, the one thing I've not omitted is the soy milk of which I probably drink 500ml a day, it contains raw sugar. Everything else is gone. Yay! I think I'm feeling better and I seem to be sleeping better, as the weeks progress I will notice more of a differnce. Some of the girls are doing the challenge for weight-loss others for a healthier lifestyle, the idea is to make the challenge a couple of times annually to create a healthier happier you. Have a look at fitness food and style a very inspirational blog where Danny keeps a daily record of her diet, including photographs of the food and also before and after shots of her pregnancies.xx
I decided to see if I could cut out the tsp of sugar I have in my coffee twice a day, It somehow was quite easy, I don't miss it at all, very surprising. So as The Sugar Challenge date neared I somehow decided to see how I would go. I'm still deciding if this was a good idea or not. The timing was as good as it could get, the new fitness routine and step up from walking to jogging has really increased my confidence and enthusiasm. Also my diet to date is quite balanced and contains minimal processed foods. The real challenge for me, oh golly! "the kids are in bed and I'm exhausted, if I just fold that pile of washing and tidy up I can treat myself to 1/2 a block of top deck" challenge.........
It's day four and I'm coping, a little surprised to see what they sneak sugar into these days but going well. It's quite amazing actually by challenging yourself how you end up looking for healthier alternatives rather than simply omitting sweet. My downfalls in the healthy eating department are not enough fruit, not enough water and too much Chocolate. While I've not yet found a replacement for my nightly binge (Mrs Spunky told me to try fruit, an orange perhaps, well last night I wanted to throw an orange at her! ) I've replaced honey on my porridge with dried and fresh fruits and afternoon snacks are now natural yogurt and fruit and nuts rather than well no yogurt and probably not enough fruit.
So these changes are okay, the one thing I've not omitted is the soy milk of which I probably drink 500ml a day, it contains raw sugar. Everything else is gone. Yay! I think I'm feeling better and I seem to be sleeping better, as the weeks progress I will notice more of a differnce. Some of the girls are doing the challenge for weight-loss others for a healthier lifestyle, the idea is to make the challenge a couple of times annually to create a healthier happier you. Have a look at fitness food and style a very inspirational blog where Danny keeps a daily record of her diet, including photographs of the food and also before and after shots of her pregnancies.xx
Ohhhhh I am soooooo proud of you or shall I say excited that you joined the challenge!! I need to update my list on my blog!!!! So glad you are doing this and yes for me it's a lifestyle thing, not dieting or doing a yo-yo quit sugar for 2 weeks and then smash my whole cadbury chocolate or dip my toast in milo and milk (yes that sounds gross but it was my favourite treat around 9pm at night!!!). That old Dani, gone and welcome new Dani or Dani on a journey transforming her body, mind and health to a better and longer life spend with my adorable family of 6!!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you could join me xx Dani