Food Experiment: No Sugar Added, Day 1.

[mizarchivist]

I've gotten tired of sugar cravings. So, on lifecollage 's suggestion, I'm cutting out refined sugar for a week and hopefully reset my system. So, no white/brown sugar, molasses, maple syrup. I'll keep some honey, agave, and fruit.

I'm glad for very good pineapple but seriously, it's not chocolate cake.

Comments

[debsquared.livejournal.com]

If you reset your system enough, maybe you'll end up like me-- turning your nose up at the girly drinks and grabbing for the single malts. ;n)

[mizarchivist]

Hey, I'm half way there, baby! I went to a scotch tasting with K a few weeks ago and had fun.

[debsquared.livejournal.com]

Hah! That's awesome!

[anotherjen.livejournal.com]

My experience is that honey is almost as bad for me as sugar, but agave and maple syrup are fine, in small doses.

[mizarchivist]

So noted. I've only messed with agave so far, no honey.

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

FWIW, I find that if I can go without refined sugar for 1.5 - 2 weeks, I get into what I call 'the Zone'. I hit this euphoria and it lasts for a few days. It's happened as soon as 1.5 weeks after stopping all refined sugar and it's happened as late as 2 weeks.

Of course, I've fallen right back off the wagon for times than I can count. I've decided that life with no refined sugar at all is not fun. So I only have a little in general.

[mizarchivist]

So noted-- I'm definitely not planning on killing off all fun sugar- no way! But I want to be able to have more control over 1 cookie, not 4. And the like. I'm hoping rebooting will help.