Living By Faith asked, "Curious to know, what vitamins do you give {Jason}? I'm on a search or vitamins for my 15 month old and he WILL NOT take those drop ones you can get. I'm about tempted to hand him a gummy bear!"
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BethAnne made a comment regarding my post Good-bye sugar, hello gum! "Oh my.....that is a huge undertaking!! Does that include all things that list sugar as an ingredient?"
In a word, yes. If sugar is in the first 5 ingredients (or any form of sugar, including high fructose corn syrup, evaporated cane juice, honey...also no artificial sweeteners) - it didn't touch my lips.
I tried just doing "no desserts" which included something sweet after lunch/dinner and usually during Ryan's after school snack, but that didn't cut it. Allowing any kind of real or artificial sweetener in my diet kept the mid-day and after-dinner cravings on the forefront of my mind. After 3-4 days (of sticking to absolutely NO sugar in the first 5 ingredients) got the cravings out of my system and the temptation was completely gone.
I tried just doing "no desserts" which included something sweet after lunch/dinner and usually during Ryan's after school snack, but that didn't cut it. Allowing any kind of real or artificial sweetener in my diet kept the mid-day and after-dinner cravings on the forefront of my mind. After 3-4 days (of sticking to absolutely NO sugar in the first 5 ingredients) got the cravings out of my system and the temptation was completely gone.
I last about 2 weeks without sugar, then Mike insisted on making homemade chocolate chip cookies. Apparently, he didn't realize I had taken myself off sugar and made the kind of loving, supporting comment only a fellow sugar addict would make: "Just because I make cookies, doesn't mean you need to eat them." Um, RIGHT! Smell up the whole house with the warm, melty goodness...they are my favorite sweet treat, after all. Thanks for helping the cause, honey!!!
Needless to say, I caved and had one. Then I ate 4 more. The good news is that I felt nauseous the rest of the night, so it deterred me from being tempted for a few more days. Then I made some Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting for our Bible study and just had to have a taste. Oh man, it was so worth it. (ahem...both pieces...) But then I felt sick again. Thankfully, my body is no longer used to mass quantities of garbage anymore!
The natural sweetness in fruits (specifically apples) always help me during those first few days of "detox." I also like to snack on popcorn because it's piece-y and I can grab some throughout the day when I get the munchies. And, of course, I chew a lot of gum with Xylitol, hence the post title.
Sugar is poison for our bodies. It messes with our mood, it compromises our immune system, plus it makes us fat because the more sugar you eat, the more you crave.
I think I've gotten to the point where I'm going to have 4-6 "no sugar days" each week and plan my cheats. Parties, Bunco night, birthday celebrations...that way I'll have no guilt and I won't feel like I lack self control.
I'm so sick of the roller coaster of attempted will power followed by a guilty conscience. Who needs more guilt??? If you think you might be addicted to sugar, look up some articles explaining why sugar is bad for you and consider overcoming the addiction naturally.
Come on...join me! Everyone's doing it... :)
The natural sweetness in fruits (specifically apples) always help me during those first few days of "detox." I also like to snack on popcorn because it's piece-y and I can grab some throughout the day when I get the munchies. And, of course, I chew a lot of gum with Xylitol, hence the post title.
Sugar is poison for our bodies. It messes with our mood, it compromises our immune system, plus it makes us fat because the more sugar you eat, the more you crave.
I think I've gotten to the point where I'm going to have 4-6 "no sugar days" each week and plan my cheats. Parties, Bunco night, birthday celebrations...that way I'll have no guilt and I won't feel like I lack self control.
I'm so sick of the roller coaster of attempted will power followed by a guilty conscience. Who needs more guilt??? If you think you might be addicted to sugar, look up some articles explaining why sugar is bad for you and consider overcoming the addiction naturally.
Come on...join me! Everyone's doing it... :)
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4 comments:
I always try to keep in mind that the typical candy bar would require a 5k to burn off. That's how I can determine how badly I really want something.
Katie,
Try Z-Sweet. Yes, it's expensive, but it *really* tastes like real sugar, no funky aftertaste like Splenda. And it's all natural. I got mine on Amazon.com. I love it!
I've pretty much weaned myself off sugar, too, and it wasn't easy. It's so worth it, though, for your health and your figure. Tell Mike that he can bake cookies, but he has to use Z-Sweet!
My Sister went off sugar a few months ago it was crazy she blogged about it. Treehuggingredhead she also doesn't eat dairy or red meat I thin she might have gone vegan at the sometime as no sugar I can't remember though. But she said she felt better after the first few weeks and got sick when she had sugar.
Thank you for explaining your "no sugar" diet. I think this might be something i need to add to my bucket list :)
~BethAnne
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