Day 6 Sugar Smackdown

Today is the start of day 6 of my Sugar Detox.  It's honestly been pretty easy so far. Not that I haven't thought of soda, chocolate or other sweets. But, I'm very good at sticking to rules once I've committed to something.  I am having a difficult time being creative with what I eat. So far, I've been eating pretty much the same thing every day. Maybe this weekend I will have time to plan some more interesting meals.

My usual foods:
breakfast: apple, banana, and/or oatmeal
lunch: salad, veggies or cottage cheese, wasa crackers with meat and cheese
dinner: milk, chicken, brown rice and veggies
snack: veggies or wasa crackers with cream cheese

I have also been eating considerably less because I would normally have a sweet snack and dessert after dinner.  I wake up with a grumbling tummy. For this reason, I have been a little tired. (I think next week I need to ramp up my protein intake and probably my grains too. I've been eating a little high on the fat grams.) The funny thing is, if I can't oblige my sweet tooth, then I'm not all that interested in snacking. I might have had a breakthrough.

On another note, I spent the last two afternoons reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I hope to spend the weekend reading book #2, Catching Fire. So good!

The Sugar Smackdown

While I don't normally fall prey to detoxing, cleanses or fad diets, this one intrigued me. It's called The Sugar Smackdown, designed to help kick sugar cravings to the curb.  I try to be health conscious about what I eat, limiting my sugar, salt, and other problem causers. But ever since Christmas, I've had a mega sweet tooth and can't seem to get rid of it. I don't know if it's because of my hormone imbalance, or just really bad discipline. Whatever the case, I'm determined to beat it.

Here are the things I'm going to avoid for the next 21 days:

white granulated sugar

brown sugar

maple syrup

agave nectar

honey

fruit juice or fruit juice sweetened food

fruit, except green tipped bananas & apples

stevia – because it’s sweet and you want to recalibrate your taste buds too

refined white flour – it acts like sugar in the body

sugar substitutes – no diet drinks

alcohol

Yesterday (Sunday, March 27th, 2011) was my first day of the SS.  It went pretty well. I only broke 1 rule, that I am aware of, and it was because I was a dinner guest and I didn't want to be rude by not having part of the meal.  Sometimes it's awkward having to explain to someone why you're not eating a particular something.

Here's my day in food:

Breakfast: steel cut oats oatmeal with milk and cinnamon for flavor, and a green apple
Lunch: Panera Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad and an apple (probably should not have eaten out)
Dinner: Raw Veggies, Beans, Sloppy Joe on wheat bun
Snack: Wasa Crackers (2) with turkey and cheese

Thankfully my day was busy so I didn't have any major cravings.

Check back to see my progress :)