Anyone who knows me, knows that I LOVE sweets so doing a sugar free challenge was definitely intimidating for me. It was 7 days of pre-planned meals, berries and empowering workouts that I had to set my mind to.
The 7 Day Sugar Free Summer Challenge was difficult but fun at the same time. It was amazing to see how my body would handle this new test and if I would succeed.
Today I’ll go through my 7 days during the challenge. I’ll tell you what I ate, how I felt and how I handled the cravings. It really wasn’t easy but I learned a few things about myself and about sugar! For example, did you know that sugar can be sneaky and have many different names, like 50 different names? One of the things we emphasized during the challenge was to read labels carefully. Here’s some of sugars aliases: beet sugar, carob syrup, coconut sugar, corn syrup, dextrin, HFCS, maltol, sucrose and so much more! Whew, that’s a lot of names. Knowing is half the battle babe and this is why reading ingredients label is important.
Today I’ll go through my 7 days during the challenge. I’ll tell you what I ate, how I felt and how I handled the cravings. It really wasn’t easy but I learned a few things about myself and about sugar! For example, did you know that sugar can be sneaky and have many different names, like 50 different names? One of the things we emphasized during the challenge was to read labels carefully. Here’s some of sugars aliases: beet sugar, carob syrup, coconut sugar, corn syrup, dextrin, HFCS, maltol, sucrose and so much more! Whew, that’s a lot of names. Knowing is half the battle babe and this is why reading ingredients label is important.
Monday
Yesterday I bought all the food I was going to make and eat so that I didn’t get tempted to buy food for lunch or after work. For lunch, I brought in roasted chicken with a fresh garden salad with a sugar free lemon ginger dressing that I found at the grocery store. This was honestly the easiest day because I really wanted to prove to myself that I could do it. Snacks today included blueberries and strawberries.
Tuesday
It was a pretty busy day at work and my commute is about an hour to and from so I get hungry in the car. I opted for some apples with SuperFat nut butter. Hot tip, when you’re going to eat an apple while driving, make sure to pre cut them to make it easier on yourself. Our dinner today consisted of a protein style burger with a salad and guess what? I couldn’t use ketchup because there’s so much sugar in it!