I couldn’t do that is something I hear often when people hear that I have quit sugar. Before I quit sugar it did seem like a ridiculously hard thing to do. It turns out, after the initial week or so, it really isn’t. It’s about playing smart with the food you eat and what you keep around you. This is what I’ve learnt. I’m kinda hoping it will help you out to reduce your intake a little, if not give up all together.
The first few days I quit, due to my lack of research and planning, there wasn’t a lot I could eat in my house. no problem, I stuck predominately to fresh salads, vegetables, meats and what canned goods I had available. I guess, really, I went cold turkey. I even gave up fruit for the first two weeks before reintroducing it. Not that I eat much any more. It just doesn’t appeal to me.
Soon it was time for our weekly shop again. I spent well over 2 hours reading labels. I checked everything. I looked for alternatives. I found that even different brands had different levels of sugar for pretty much the same product. Canned tomatoes are ridiculous for fluctuations in sugar levels. But now I have my brand and I stick with it. Watch items that claim to be sugar free and contain ingredients such as Sobitol and Matitol avoid them. They’re on the naughty list too. I just ask if there’s a new ingredient that sounds a bit sugar like {think ‘ose or ‘itol}.
Some of my favourite meals are curries, stuffed chicken, beef salads and simple chopped vegetables with hummus, sour cream and/or mayonnaise. Favourites with the whole family are Taryn’s sugar free savoury muffins and home made pizza. Again, just keep an eye on the sugar content in the flour, some brands somehow manage to get over 4 grams of sugar per 100 grams in their bread flours. How, I have no idea.
When I am on the road, which I used to be a lot more than I am now, or the rest of the household wants takeaway I eat pizza or chicken twisters from KFC. The regular twister has 1.8 grams per 100 grams of sugar and thus fits my program. Pizza’s can be made fit as well if you’re smart. Stick to traditional tomato or no sauce. Give BBQ sauce a wide birth. Watch your toppings {pineapples, onions etc tend to the sweet side} and you’ll be fine.
As a lifestyle, sugar free is ridiculously simple when you take steps to set yourself up. Start to research foods and get to know what ‘type’ of food you can eat and which ones don’t fit in. I research my butt off online. I emailed companies that didn’t display nutritional information. I did my homework. I found ways to reintroduce my favourite foods. I made some sugar free friends and picked their brains. The Sweet Poison facebook page is great, David is super quick with responses to questions. Both of David’s books are a must read! And as you know, I am an affiliate for the Sarah Wilson ‘I Quit Sugar’ eBook. I recommend it as well.
So there you go. Some of the tips and hints I’ve found really work for me. Feel free to email me your questions, if I can’t answer them from experience, I’ll get you the answers. Email me by clicking here. I’m doing well, back on the horse and recommitting to the weight loss side. Say bye bye KFC Twisters and greasy foods. Calories still count, after all, even if they ARE sugar free. Right Taryn!? Heehee.
Are you sugar free OR bored with me talking about it?
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