Low sugar accountability thread - join me!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Day went pretty well. The reception/dinner options were a mixed bag and I did end up having three small pastries. Probably two more than I needed to have but I don’t think I blew it too badly. I didn’t sneak anything or feel like I was over indulging. Probably didn’t stay under 24 g but certainly under 50 g. I’m proud of myself for not binging.

OP, I'm glad it went well!! You didn't binge! That is fantastic.

I'm coming up on a challenging time right now - my period is due in the next 2-5 days, and I get more focused on sweet. While I didn't do added sugar yesterday, I had two bowls of frozen mango after dinner, which were delicious. (I wasn't hungry, I just wanted that sweet!!). And this morning I was going into the cabinet to get tea and realized I was looking at the fruit snacks and granola bars with lust in my heart!

I shut the cabinet door. So that was a win right there. But they are still kind of calling me. I think I'm going to put some fake sugar in my tea - Is that a bad idea?

[Anonymous]

Great job resisting the granola bars! Mango doesn’t have added sugar so that’s a win all around. I’m on my period which may explain my worse performance the past few days. I think fake sugar is a bad idea in general. It’s not good for you and I’d rather have 24 g of real sugar in my budget than use fake sugar. I say either work to like unsweetened tea or coffee or use real sugar.

Today has been OK. No added sugar for breakfast. I resisted all the pastries. Lunch was fine and I had 1/2 can of Coke and a single medium cookie for a snack. Dinner is with the team so I’ll try to keep it at 0 added sugar. Doing ok! Day 12 of generally meeting goals. Maybe 2 days slightly out of range so far.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Great job resisting the granola bars! Mango doesn’t have added sugar so that’s a win all around. I’m on my period which may explain my worse performance the past few days. I think fake sugar is a bad idea in general. It’s not good for you and I’d rather have 24 g of real sugar in my budget than use fake sugar. I say either work to like unsweetened tea or coffee or use real sugar.

Today has been OK. No added sugar for breakfast. I resisted all the pastries. Lunch was fine and I had 1/2 can of Coke and a single medium cookie for a snack. Dinner is with the team so I’ll try to keep it at 0 added sugar. Doing ok! Day 12 of generally meeting goals. Maybe 2 days slightly out of range so far.

I think you are right about the fake sugar. I still had it tho!! But I’ve had mango and pineapple today - the pineapple was SWEET! And I did not have even a bite off my daughter’s frozen yogurt this afternoon. So that felt good.

[Anonymous]

Ok op here. Well, I failed yesterday. Did fine all day but the happy hour was a bunch of junk food appetizers and I stopped on my way back and ate nearly a pint of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. Oh, well. I slipped but it doesn’t have to be for long. And I didn’t binge all day. Just too much ice cream. Back on the horse today. Sigh. It was dumb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok op here. Well, I failed yesterday. Did fine all day but the happy hour was a bunch of junk food appetizers and I stopped on my way back and ate nearly a pint of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. Oh, well. I slipped but it doesn’t have to be for long. And I didn’t binge all day. Just too much ice cream. Back on the horse today. Sigh. It was dumb.

It was dumb but it was YESTERDAY. Today is a new day and you are starting at a baseline of zero once again!! Don't let yester'days' blip get to you today! You can do this!!

[Anonymous]

Thank you! I agree. I’m starting off with a bowl of yogurt with fresh berries and no sugar.

[Anonymous]

OP, I also struggled yesterday and a a few small cookies. I am not sure how many grams of sugar it was, but doubt it was under 25! Not my worst ever but not what I was hoping for. Trying to do better today!

[Anonymous]

So far today - Tea w/milk, soup and roasted vegetables for lunch. Apple for afternoon snack.

I need more protein, but I've pulled out some fish for dinner. Would like more roasted veggies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I also struggled yesterday and a a few small cookies. I am not sure how many grams of sugar it was, but doubt it was under 25! Not my worst ever but not what I was hoping for. Trying to do better today!

You can !!!

[Anonymous]

It’s so nice to have the encouragement here. Today is going well and I have had no added sugar even though the ice cream pint is weighing heavily on my conscience. I am determined to keep things well under 25 g today. Should not be a problem because there is nothing in the house with sugar!

[Anonymous]

OP day final check in. Total added sugar 5 g. Whoop whoop! On the bad side, seems meetings gave me an illness. COVID negative so far but it’s early. I’ll see what the morning brings. Ugh.

[Anonymous]

Good job OP. I’m doing pretty well too. I’m the PP who are a few cookies a couple days ago. But I’ve done a really good job of not binging. I had a couple bites of my daughters cookie and also a granola bar; maybe a little more than 25 grams. It’s been eye opening to really look at the labels how much sugar there is!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good job OP. I’m doing pretty well too. I’m the PP who are a few cookies a couple days ago. But I’ve done a really good job of not binging. I had a couple bites of my daughters cookie and also a granola bar; maybe a little more than 25 grams. It’s been eye opening to really look at the labels how much sugar there is!

DP, not OP. It really is. It helps me to not eat anything pre-made or processed. Fruit - yes! fruit in a can - no! So if I get a desire for something sweet - fruit. Coffee. As I said earlier I feel like I'm on the edge of the abyss with my period around the corner, but I'm trying to take it day by day, moment by moment.

[Anonymous]

Op mid day report. From a food perspective all is well. I am sick but still testing negative on Covid. Too sick to exercise outside and feeling too tired to lift weights inside. My appetite is pretty bad so I don’t anticipate any issues today

[Anonymous]

OP final check in. Tired and without an appetite. Total added sugar around 20 g today so within my goal.