Low sugar accountability thread - join me!
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Way to go Anna and Kate! I had a small piece of cake (planned) from my favorite bakery and a couple sips of my DD milkshake but not too bad. Not my healthiest day but I don’t think I can give up dessert entirely and that felt worth the calories. When I wanted sugar on Saturday I remembered that I was going to have cake on Sunday and held back which I’m quite proud of. I’ve had several really good workouts lately too, which make me feel better emotionally and physically. I’m doing a lot of barre at home workouts and starting to run again. I get so hungry when I run though….
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Alexandra--Wow! Great job, especially delaying the sugar until Sunday and having a plan. It makes me feel so good and powerful when I do that. The workouts are a good addition. Yes, running does make me hungry, too, but the endorphins can't be beat.
It's going to be another good day today. I have leftovers in the fridge so no problems there. I'm ready to get rid of these four pounds I've been carrying around for no good reason. |
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Ending the day on a good note for day four of my streak. Had added sugar under 16g today. No snacks. Didn’t do a massive workout for had a walk and my shoulder exercises.
I’ve been sleeping well and feeling alright. I’m a bit hungry which is how it needs to be until I lose these pounds. Let me know how you are doing! I had many months of bad days and weeks but am feeling sustainable motivation again. Kate |
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Yay Kate! I hate going to bed hungry. I have trouble falling asleep. I’be been trying to let myself actually get hungry between meals and not snack although it’s backfired a couple times when I’ve gotten over hungry and made dumb choices. Like today when I ate a handful of chips when I didn’t get to eat lunch until later. Boo
But other than that and a couple bites of the leftover cake slice (literally bites, my kids ate most of it) I really didn’t eat significant sugar. So I guess that’s good. Anyone else feeling more tempted by salty/fried foods when cutting back on sugar? Alexandra |
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| Definitely by salty and fatty foods, Alexandra! Especially (once again) by good cheese. I cannot keep that stuff in my house. |
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Well, Alexandra, you have to fill those calories somehow. The best way I've found to avoid junk food and snacks is to eat regular, filling, healthy meals. Easier said than done, I know! Today I had fruit, milk, and nuts for breakfast then an early lunch of spinach and ravioli. Snack of fresh strawberries. Dinner was butter chicken with rice and I had one square of dark chocolate. I don't have many cravings when I eat like this. It's when I get lazy or don't prepare actual meals that I begin snacking and eating junk.
Day five coming to a close. I'm at 6 g of added sugar, had a good run, should do my strength but we'll see. Work was very hard today and I'm beat. Kate |
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Yep, I am struggling days where I’m busy and not getting balanced meals. It’s hard sometimes….
Yesterday was pretty good. A couple fries and a couple bites of a cookie. I did eat a bit more of a bedtime snack than strictly necessary. On the days I run I definitely need to eat more but I am trying to have a bit of a calorie deficit to lose a few pounds but it’s a balance… Will try not to eat any treats today since I’ve had a few bites each of the past few days. Great job Kate, you are an inspiration!!! Alexandra |
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I got a yogurt parfait and was annoyed that the yogurt was sugared. I should have expected but it was better than the muffin choice. That set me back 10g for the day at least. Oh well!
It sounds like you are doing great, Alexandra! You are staying aware and making generally good choices. When you have something a little indulgent, you’re keeping the serving small. You are an inspiration, too! Going to do a healthy lunch and stay on track even though I feel like eating some snacks. |
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I got a little off track yesterday with some snacks but kept sugar low enough. Back from my travel so should have a better day today.
The steady hunger feeling continues so I should be losing a little bit of weight Kate |
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Good job Kate, it sounds like you stayed on track. That’s hard to do!
Yesterday was good. I stuck to no treats although I did have some cereal. Wasn’t starving because I didn’t exercise so I think that helped. I got up early to workout this morning and probably haven’t eaten enough and am stuck in a waiting room so it’s danger zone…. If I have time after this appointment I’ll pick up a big salad. Luckily I actually live salad. Good luck everyone! Alexandra |
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| Salad is delicious! I did alright today. Low sugar but more calories than I needed. Very tired of the perimenopausal cycles that are so fast. I had a good workout. My dance class starts in 5. I really want to get back to my goal weight. |
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Well I did well all day but had probably two bowls of cereal at bedtime (worked super late for a day I did an AM workout) and probably undid a lot of my calorie deficit from earlier in the day. Irritating! Probably at or close to 25 g sugar though, no cookies or candy or anything. Kate I’m jealous of your dance class! Looking forward to doing those again when my kids are older instead of my basement and treadmill routine Alexandra |
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Yes, I’ll be an empty nester in 18 months. Crazy!! There are many challenges with older kids but you can slip away for an evening here or there. DD still says she misses me, though!!
I am SO frustrated with the scale. Every day I go up a 0.5 lb. Monday 120.0 Tuesday 120.5 Wednesday 121.0 Thursday 121.5 Friday 122.0 Clearly I’m not gaining 1/2 lb every day. I’m not overeating. Im keeping sugar low and focused on whole and therefore low sodium foods. It is just so discouraging to see it go up every day. I know the answer is not to weigh myself everyday. Ugh. It makes me want to give up and that’s dumb. Anyway. Good run this morning. Healthy breakfast with only whole foods. Going to do my shoulder exercises and my couple strength ones before I let myself eat lunch. Eating out tonight at the mall shopping for a prom dress with DD. So I want to save some calories. I love this thread. Thanks for sticking with me and have a wonderful day!! |
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Well Kate if it helps at all someone told me I was fat today. So yay. It’s basically all I can do not to go eat a pint of ice cream |
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Oh, Alexandra, that’s upsetting. No one deserves to be told that. It’s mean and unnecessary. I’m sorry. I hope you have them a side eye glare and walked away. This whole life thing is hard enough without other people piling on.
Back from the mall. Got everything for prom for about $200 so I was happy with that. We had frozen yogurt so I probably blew my sugar but after a six day streak, I’m alright with that. Calorie-wise I did fine. My breasts are so painful with the water retention so I hope that water weight will drop when my period comes. Hug your babies tight. They love you. You’re a great mom. Kate |