The sugar detox, that is.
I didn’t have any of the physical withdrawal symptoms that some people had: no headaches or crankiness or anything like that. I just found myself constantly on the prowl for food. Some of that would have happened anyways (thank you, hormones, for making my life awesome. Not.) But a big piece of it was the feeling of deprivation that led me to eat way too many nuts and quite a bit more fruit than usual.
From an “I did it!” stand point, I succeeded. I ate no sweets all week. I even cut way back on my processed foods, only having a couple of pieces of bread. I drank one beer (and I never planned to cut out alcohol, so I don’t feel bad about that LOL). Everything else fell into “clean, whole foods.” So, yay for that. Thanks, Mommy Run Fast, for organizing.
I need to figure out what works for me. I’m outside my weight comfort zone by a few pounds. And it’s not just the scale. I did my seasonal switch out last night and, umm, it’s a good thing it’s still a bit too cool for shorts.
Wah. Wah. Wah. Whine. Whine. Whine.
OK, moving on. It’s a beautiful day here, I have a 6ish mile run planned, and I’ll get to wear shorts to do that. I may be a bit chubbier than I like, but, in the grand scheme of things, if that’s my biggest problem today, life is pretty darn good.
Good for you for surviving without sugar. Chocolate and beer are my downfalls. Oh and I’ve been Cheez-It clean for 3 months. 😀
Oh good. Thanks for taking the hit for the rest of us! Now I don’t have to do it…
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I was the same… “on the prowl for food” 🙂 but congrats on pushing through and doing it! I bet you’ll get back down to your happy zone soon… you just came out of some serious distance running, and I always seem to gain a few pounds when I’m running a lot of miles and hungry all the time. Thanks again for joining us!
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Great job on the sugar detox!!
I need to do my seasonal switch – maybe later today!! (always a little scary slipping on that first pair of shorts!)
Let’s do a sugar tox on Sunday after the race!
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Great job getting through it! I participated too and was surprised at how many foods have added sugar. No withdrawals or headaches for me either luckily;)
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You put into words perfectly what I could not describe- “on the prowl for food”. I felt like I was constantly trying to substitute what I really wanted with something else. I didn’t gain weight, but I didn’t lose any either. I do feel good though, must be all the extra fruits and veggies. I think I may try it during the week, then normal eating on the weekends. Good job!!
I’m with you on too many nuts and fruit, in my case dried fruit was (is) my go to sweet snack. I do figure it is better then reaching for a cookie or candy.
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Love your ending thought.
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Your outlook on things never ceases to amaze me! Keep up the good work and positivity!
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Great job! I try to stay as sugar free as possible but yep, I do tend to eat more fruit and probably shouldn’t have made those homemade cinnamon rolls. It isn’t easy to do what you did so a huge congrats!
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