I'm so glad that the 1st week of the 8 week I Quit Sugar program is about cutting back and learning to read labels!
I've done great on not eat candy, cakes, and pre-package foods! I'm still figuring out breakfast but I found out in a pinch I can get a Sausage McMuffin from McDonalds as it only has 2 grams in it.
Today I spent my lunch hour at the grocery store reading labels.
I picked up a salad dressing I can use - SCORE!
Picking out yogurt is tricky. The full fat is supposed have to less sugar but I didn't find that to be true. Now the first 4.7 grams of sugar don't count. Um...I can't remember why....any who ....
I found one with 7 grams - a carmel moccochino greek yogurt.
Tomorrow I'll read more and make up a list of ingredients I need to make some of the breakfast items.
Small victory: The husband has been hiding the candy but I was taking out the last bottle of soda (the soda isn't for me) out of the grocery bag and there were 4 loose Kisses in there!!!!!!!!!!!
But I didn't eat them!
Liz Matis - USA Today Bestselling Author
Monday, September 15, 2014
Friday, September 12, 2014
Day 1 & 2- I Quit Sugar
My blog is usually about my writing and random items that interest me but for the next 8 weeks I'll be blogging about my 'I Quit Sugar' journey.
I Quit Sugar by Sarah Wilson is an 8 week detox program and cookbook.
Why am I doing this?
My psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis is at all time red alert stage. Yesterday I woke up with aches and brain fog. I know it's the sugar I consume.
I eat sugar every day never mind the hidden sugars in our food.
Eating sugar is eating poison. Sugar causes inflammation. Inflammation causes a host of problems.
It's time. I'm ready.
The first week is about cutting back, reading labels to become aware of the hidden sugars, and getting everything you need to succeed.
A surprise: Balsamic Vinegar is 16% sugar!!!
So how did I do the first two days?
No candy, no cookies, no cake! And there is a big bag of chocolate in the house too! I didn't have one piece! But I think I had overdosed on candy the days leading up to this challenge so just looking at it makes my teeth hurt. So it really hasn't been that hard.
Another victory was not having barbeque sauce on my pork chops yesterday or ketchup on my hot dog today.
I purchased the book above but if you can check out Sarah's website and Pinterest boards ... here are the links below...
http://iquitsugar.com
http://www.pinterest.com/iquitsugar/
I Quit Sugar by Sarah Wilson is an 8 week detox program and cookbook.
Why am I doing this?
My psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis is at all time red alert stage. Yesterday I woke up with aches and brain fog. I know it's the sugar I consume.
I eat sugar every day never mind the hidden sugars in our food.
Eating sugar is eating poison. Sugar causes inflammation. Inflammation causes a host of problems.
It's time. I'm ready.
The first week is about cutting back, reading labels to become aware of the hidden sugars, and getting everything you need to succeed.
A surprise: Balsamic Vinegar is 16% sugar!!!
So how did I do the first two days?
No candy, no cookies, no cake! And there is a big bag of chocolate in the house too! I didn't have one piece! But I think I had overdosed on candy the days leading up to this challenge so just looking at it makes my teeth hurt. So it really hasn't been that hard.
Another victory was not having barbeque sauce on my pork chops yesterday or ketchup on my hot dog today.
I purchased the book above but if you can check out Sarah's website and Pinterest boards ... here are the links below...
http://iquitsugar.com
http://www.pinterest.com/iquitsugar/
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