Low sugar accountability thread - join me!

[Anonymous]

I’m sorry yesterday was such a busy day. Planning for food on those busy days is so challenging. Keeping calories low is a great accomplishment. Getting fish in is even better. Buying a big healthy lunch sounds great. What will you buy?

I had a healthy day. Good exercise, healthy food, went to dance class. Pretty sure I had zero added sugar. I skipped dinner because I wasn’t hungry for it. I feel good about my trends. I scheduled my physical for June 20. Hoping my lipids have come down or at least haven’t gone up. I’ll be hungry tomorrow but that’s tomorrow. There’s healthy food in the house. No chips. No sweets. Planning a trip to the beach on Sunday so I’m saving up some calories for Grotto Pizza and some ice cream. Trying to stay strong until then.

Kate

[Anonymous]

Oh I’d love to go to a dance class. I’m usually squeezing in an at home workout and it’s not the same.

I got Thai take out with an extra meal of mixed vegetables and tofu just sautéed in ginger and ate a lot of that with just a little of the noodle dish my husband likes on the side. I thought that was a good combination! Eating leftovers today, yum!

I did a small workout last night, will try to get in a walk at least today.

Alexandra

[Anonymous]

Well, your kids are small if I recall. Things will get better as they age. I remember doing Jillian Michaels workouts in my family room for a few years. I love Thai food. I've been trying to get some for a while now, but no one else in my family likes it and DD is allergic to peanuts so she avoids it. Sounds delicious!

I am doing really well overall. I think I had 7g added sugar yesterday (oatmeal) and that's it. Veggies and rice for lunch and a carnitas burrito from California Tortilla that DH brought home from work lunch that no one else claimed. No sweets, no chips. Heading to the beach tomorrow on a good note.

I listened to the latest Bari Weiss podcast with Peter Attia which focused on how to live longer/better. No surprises, of course, get enough sleep, don't eat too much, eat foods with enough nutrients, get exercise. But the thing that he focused on with exercise was trying to work at a level where you are not able to converse comfortably. I will admit that when I jog, I'm pretty slow. Today I pushed myself to be breathing hard and am going to focus on that. The struggle is then that I'm so exhausted after that, I can't do my strength training. If I delay strength training, I just don't do it later. It's a constant problem. The solution would be to strength train before the workout, but I can't make my muscles do that right when I wake up. If I didn't work, I could do a cardio workout in the morning and a strength training one in the afternoon, but it's not realistic and I'm nowhere near retirement.

I am 99% sure I've lost 1 pound, though it's hard to tell with all the fluctuations. I've weighed in consistently one pound less for the past three days. I'm excited about it. I also want to take my measurements again but maybe not for a few weeks.

Today is a normal day. Should be easy to stay on track.

[Anonymous]

No problems yesterday as expected. Today was a beach day and I had pizza and ice cream, a candy bar and McDonald’s. It was planned and I did not overdo any part of it. Also, I was in my yellow range of weight this morning.

However, I am freaking out about something I found on my skin this morning. Have to go to the dermatologist. It’s always something!!

How are you? Hope you are feeling good. I’m planning to stay on track this week. Good workouts, good eating.

Kate

[Anonymous]

Good day today. No added sugar. Good exercise. Same weight as yesterday and in my yellow zone, rather than red. Two pounds to go to be green. Just have to keep it up. Can't snack, can't never be hungry.

[Anonymous]

Hey Kate, it’s been totally crazy here. I was emotional and didn’t handle things well for a couple days but then I got my period and feel more even keeled. Did not eat great for those two days but I think i turned it back at this weekend with a really long hard workout on Saturday and active days yesterday and today. I hurt my back a little on my long run so I’ve just been walking since then. I had some sugar today in the form of cereal and half a cookie but I stopped after one half which feels like a victory. Homemade cookies are so much better, mmmm

Alexandra

[Anonymous]

Great to hear from you, Alexandra! It really is crazy how poorly I feel right before my period. I got mine on Friday and immediately felt better by Saturday. I’m down another 1.5 pounds probably from water weight so I was in my green zone today! I wonder if a lot of this is just perimenopause hormone fluctuations.

I still want to focus on eating well because I feel better when I do. It was nice to have the beach day but I fell right back into eating healthy yesterday and I’m on track for today. Heading to the dermatologist in an hour and hoping it’s nothing.

Homemade cookies are so much better and I’m glad you enjoyed them and were able to stop. That’s a big win. I try to tell myself there are always more treats in the world.

I hope your back feels better soon.

Kate

[Anonymous]

I make my own iced tea with the herbs from my garden and a bit of lemon juice. Zero sugar.
It’s been two weeks since I started the non-sugar diet on my own. I’m very sensitive to gluten and dairy, so here I’m am, maneuvering the triple diet with wisdom.

[Anonymous]

Agree that unsweetened iced tea with lemon is delicious! I’ve also been drinking flavored seltzers.

The last two days have not been so good. I had a bag of peanut M&Ms on Tuesday although I was probably still under 25 g for the day. Wednesday I planned poorly and had a hot chocolate plus a yogurt parfait with sugared yogurt. I guess it’s probably not as bad as I thought now that I write it out, lol! Up A pound today for whatever reason.

Cannot exercise outside so I will try to do some weight lifting inside today.

[Anonymous]

Alexandra here. Things have been a bit of a blur. I think nothing terrible but I did have a drink last night (only really drink when out, which is not often these days) and some bars type food but not a ton. And I barely ever do that so I am ok with it. I haven’t really buckled down in a few days because I just don’t have energy to be thinking about diet that much. No binges or overeating though, which is really good since I sometimes do that when stressed. Sneaking in some 15 minute videos when I don’t have time for more. Not great but not terrible.

End of the school year can be a lot for my kids so they’ve been emotional lately. Hopefully I’m doing ok being there for them. But I WILL find time for exercise tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

Ugh yesterday I ate a bunch of junk including chocolate. I really need to do a good workout. I haven’t been sleeping well and work is still wild and I need exercise to counter act that. Ok today no sweets or chips at all. I’m going to try and keep sugar super low and report back.

Alexandra

[Anonymous]

Hi Alexandra. Sorry it’s been a grind. Hope you had a good day today. I could not exercise with the poor air quality on Wednesday or Thursday but I did get in two brisk walks today. I have not eaten as well this week. Work trip Tuesday night followed by a parent event Wednesday and a work happy hour on Thursday. Sugar intake has been ok but not enough fruits and vegetables. Tomorrow I’ll run plus strength train. My mood is ok. I should find some 15 minute workouts.

[Anonymous]

Sounds pretty good, Kate. The air quality thing has definitely made it challenging to exercise as much. Hope it’s better soon.

Yesterday I did well despite a few stressful things. Some bread that I probably didn’t need but I really stuck to no chips and no sweets at all. Had a longer walk in the late evening which was the only time I could find.

Today I have some social things and there’s going to be so many sweets and treats. I will try to pick ONE to have a small taste of. Will report back tomorrow to keep myself accountable.

Alexandra

[Anonymous]

You’re doing great, Alexandra!

I ran two miles in 19 minutes then walked two more. Did my strength stuff. Had a picnic for husbands work and ate two s’mores. Feel like I’m in a good balance. I’m not buying candy and sneaking ice cream. Nothing is perfect.

Tired. Need to sleep.

[Anonymous]

Good morning Kate! 2 miles in 19 minutes is great! I am trying to break 10 minute miles but have not since I had my second baby (and he’s not actually a baby anymore!). It would help if I ran a lot more consistently.

Yesterday I was very proud of myself. I started to eat a dessert my SIL made, which was pretty good but I thought to myself, I’d this what I want my 1 thing to be? And it wasn’t so I just stopped. And let myself have half a cupcake instead. And it was soooo good and different than anything I would make so a bit more satisfying than some candy. I didn’t eat any chips or anything either.

Today should be a bit more relaxed and I’m going to try and set myself up for success since it’s going to be a super busy week. Groceries and plan out at least a few meals.

Alexandra