I did it! I went a whole week without any sugar (well as close to it as I could get)! I did have some syrup on pancakes on the second day because I totally spaced that it was a sugar! And I had just a microscopic piece of toffee on the last day. There were so many times when I wanted to go in the kitchen and gorge on sweets (especially this season when everyone keeps giving us goodies), but I stayed strong and didn't budge. I even had to pass up a few sweet parts of a few meals (French toast, whipped cream, etc). Yes, I ate food that had some sugar in it (the most sugar content was in cornbread). Sugar is everywhere, I had no choice! Plus, some foods (like the cornbread) aren't a "sweet." So as long as I am eating responsibly, I'm ok.
How did I survive? Fruit. Every time I had a sweet tooth I would pop the grapes or eat an apple. And I would allow myself some 100% fruit juice, as long as sugar wasn't added. I also got fuller at mealtimes so I wouldn't go wandering in the kitchen a half hour later. And drinking more water helps fight off sugar cravings as well.
I did find myself eating more popcorn than usual (if you don't know me, I am a total popcorn binge eater!). I also ate other sugar-free snack foods (Cheezits, and....out of the blue....a bag of chips) right before flying out to Boston yesterday (because we ran out of fresh food).
So in review, I don't know if completely cutting out the sweets was as beneficial to me as I thought it would be. I kind of made up for the junk in other forms. Albeit, I did have more fruits and veggies this week because I had to be creative at meal times. LESSON: keep your house stocked with fresh fruits and veggies for quick snacks to eat instead of junk.
Will I continue on with this no-sweets diet? I will try! But I can't guarantee it, since it's the holidays. There are too many cookies and treats around! I will go more hardcore with it in January.
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