Low sugar accountability thread - join me!
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| OP it sounds as though you just need to rest |
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OP here--yep, agree on the rest. I've tested negative Thurs, Fri, just this morning for COVID. However, I'm masking everywhere outside of my bedroom so I don't pass this to anyone else. Which means a nice, lazy day for me! It was a really long, hard week with those meetings so it will be good for me.
Breakfast was a big bowl of fruit, some nuts, and a glass of milk. Lunch will be roasted vegetables. Dinner is salmon and spinach. Shouldn't be a sugar problem today. It's starting feel pretty normal to keep sugar under 25 added grams. As in, not difficult. How's everyone else doing? |
Anonymous
| OP I love this thread but it seems like you have a lot of meals that are just vegetables- does that feel ok? I am miserable without some protein at each meal. |
Anonymous
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I love this thread! I came back from a vacation where I ate way too much dessert, so on Feb. 1, I set a limit of 10 g of added sugar a day. So far, so good!
Back in July, I stopped drinking alcohol. I had a drink six weeks later and surprised myself at how little I enjoyed it and how crummy I felt the next morning. I also had a glass of wine on Oct. 5, and that's when I realized I am off alcohol for good. Without alcohol, I sleep much better, but I haven't lost any weight or felt more energetic, which was a bit disappointing. Coming back from vacation, I had gained three pounds and felt pretty sluggish and "off" - I don't know how to describe it well. I read this thread on Jan. 31, and decided to give it a go the next day. I definitely feel better, and I am just on day 4! I have more energy, so I am more motivated to exercise, which is great. I get to have my Siggi yogurt in the morning, and then 1-2 g of added sugar for lunch and dinner, and that's enough. I have a snack every day, too, but those have no added sugar. Thank you so much for this great idea and for posting, OP! This has been such a huge step in the right direction for me, and I am grateful. |
Anonymous
| I just posted, but I want to add that I have read that dementia is also known in some circles as "Type 3 Diabetes". I had a medical crisis two years ago where I lost a lot of blood, and it affected my brain function speed and short-term memory. As I am in my sixties, this is concerning to me. I don't know if ingesting a lot of sugar is scientifically proven to contribute to dementia, but I figure it can't hurt to cut added sugars out of my diet as much as possible. Perhaps it is wishful thinking, but I do feel more alert and that my cognitive function has been better the last couple of days. Time will tell. |
Anonymous
I usually have falafel or some beans or an egg on top of my vegetables. But I’ve been lazy recently. typically I feel fine and I’m not losing weight so I think I’m OK. |
Anonymous
I’m so glad! It just feels like such a simple thing to pay attention to and I feel like if more people did it we could get out of this cycle of poor eating habits. I don’t have the energy to track macros all the time or eat no carbs. But just paying attention to added sugar cleans up your diet a lot. And I agree that this kind of eating has to help brain health. It certainly helps to reduce insulin resistance. Because your body doesn’t have to deal with processing sugar as much. |
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OP checking in. Four negative COVID tests over four days all with symptoms has convinced me I don’t have COVID. Just a cold. I’m staying away from my family and masking outside my room. May do a walk outside later. I haven’t exercised in about a week now. Since last Monday. Ugh. But keeping added sugar low helps me feel so much better. Day 15 today and I intend to keep it up.
Any good things on the menu today? |
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OP here. No added sugar all day so kiddo made a few cookies from her stash of frozen cookie dough and I had three small cookies. Probably 24 g for those so still in my goal. Rest of the day was fruit and eggs, chicken, spinach, asparagus, rice, and milk.
Did get some exercise but then I crashed and took a 2 hour nap. |
Anonymous
| PP here- I fell off the wagon big time yesterday. Felt justified because I had done a ton (multiple hours) of exercise but I probably ate it all back in low quality carbs, including cake and cookies. Ahhh! Will be back on track today; I’m determined. |
Anonymous
It’s OK, not every day will be perfect. I found this thread really helped me get back on the horse after I ate that pint of ice cream. I didn’t feel bad about it, I didn’t beat myself up about it, and I didn’t continue the trend. You can do it. |
Anonymous
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I’m new to this thread, OP, but am glad to have found it. I don’t eat a ton of added sugar but need a reset after the holidays (I love to bake, so lots of cookies and treats), which seemed to linger into January. I’ve gotten into the habit of a small amount of vanilla syrup in my morning coffee and granola with yogurt. Skipped the syrup today as a start and will find alternatives to the granola, too. I have whole milk Greek yogurt with no added sugar, so that’s fine.
Anyway, onward! |
Anonymous
Welcome! I am working to reduce the brown sugar in my oatmeal. Today, I cut up 1/2 a banana and just added a tiny touch of sugar. Every little bit helps! Granola is a danger zone for me. I had to stop buying it. I love granola, but it is full of added sugar. I've tried making it with less sugar but it's not good. Instead, I use roasted chopped pecans from Trader Joe's. Nice crunch, no sugar. This thread is not about zero added sugar, it's about reducing to the recommended level under 25 g for women with a few "cheat days" now and again. The 24 grams allows for the vanilla syrup or the granola IF that is how you want to spend your added sugar. If you want to save it all up for cookies after dinner watching the Grammy's like I did last night, totally ok. Of course zero added sugar is probably best, but it's not realistic for the long term. I can't live on roasted organic vegetables, which seem to be the only thing we agree on is healthy food 
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Anonymous
Thanks!
I’m absolutely not a perfectionist when it comes to eating - BTDT, with disastrous consequences. I’m trying to model overall health for my kids, which means not obsessing about what I eat. That said, if I can reduce sugar that really isn’t worth it, so much the better. I haven’t decided yet whether the granola is in the “worth it” camp, but we’ll see. Zero added sugar isn’t realistic or sustainable, at least, not for me. As I said, I love to bake, and I’m not spending the rest of my life avoiding homemade cookies! |
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OP final day accounting. Had a quick jog and totaled 19 g added sugar. 5 g in oatmeal, 5 g in hot chocolate and 9 g in 4 thin mints for dessert.
Hoping I will kick this cold soon and get back to my exercise routine. |