You’ve passed the one week mark!! For me on day eight now, I’m feeling more energy and also more confidence because I’ve proudly made it this far without any white sugar. I was not eating tons, but for my goals I was allowing more in that I should have. Work your plan, let go of your slips, and decide today that you will be better than you were yesterday! TO DO:
If you’re still going all out no sugar, then keep going! Focus on increasing your water intake and clean items on your plan. Are you finding more items that “hit the spot” as sugar used to do? Like I said, if you get the need for something sweet, grab a few slices of apple or another lower glycemic fruit. Need a list of low glycemic fruit and veggies? Click HERE!
-If you’re on the percentage reduction sugar plan, can you take it up a notch? I challenge you to reduce it 25-50% lower than where you originally started. If you used to drink 4 Cokes a day and cut it back to 3 when we started, can you drop to 2 or even 1 a day? Can you get uncomfortable and push yourself to cut more sugar frequency out of your daily regimen? Maybe you’re one who has tallied and you tend to eat 4 sugar items a day in general. At this point can you take that to 1, 2, or 3?
-Regardless of where you are number wise, start to focus on your new habits. It will take time to develop, but eventually you’ll have instant go-to foods that meet your needs instead of the former sugar items that were frequently in your diet. Make a list of those non-sugar go-to items that make you smile AND make you feel good physically. Mine would be unsweet tea, almonds, red peppers, oatmeal, my protein drink, and chicken. Those foods have become my new “comfort” foods but also keep me on track with my diet plan and goals.
Hats off to you and the start to another rocking week!
-Mindy
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