A friend at church said he was trying to talk his wife into doing a no sugar diet for a week- no added sugar, that is. He said this on the way to the kitchen to get Panera bread to take home (which has added sugar). He grinned and qualified this by saying they hadn’t started the no sugar week, yet.
He got me to thinking, though. Could I go a week without any added sugar? This would be similar to the Caveman Diet: nuts, meats, veggies. I made the suggestion to my husband, who quickly said that sugar is in most foods, and that it would be pretty difficult to eat no added sugar for a week. This coming from a man who used to put six teaspoons of sugar in his coffee; he is now down to three or four. He doesn’t drink or gamble, but he does love his sugar. Still, I think it would a good challenge to try. I will have to ask my friend if honey counts, or if he is talking about only granulated sugar. I do like a little honey in my tea, a half teaspoon or so. I love cereal, but even Cheerios has some added sugar. Hmmm, this could be a lot harder than I thought.
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I have done this “no sugar”. After 4 days you truly stop craving sugar. I do now have sugar that is added to some foods. but I have to say that the thought of eating a donut, random cookies, pie’s, brownies, etc really doesn’t excite me. If I’m somewhere where someone offers me say….cheesecake (Cheesecake Kim :-)) I will eat it with no second thoughts. Once I savor every bite it is done and I don’t get back on the sugar bandwagon. Proff of this is that we have had 4 boxes of Girl Scout cookies in the house and I haven’t had one. Not even craved a bite. Jim offers…I pass.
Sounds good… I will limit my sugar, if possible. I ate a cookie today and felt so gross afterward. I need a plan, though.
Yes, Carol L., I agree. If someone is going to go through the labor of making a cheesecake, I find that indulge worthy. I count a friend in that category (Kim), not The Cheesecake Factory. 🙂