The last day of NOSUGARVEMBER has arrived
Well it is finally here. The last day of NOSUGARVEMBER.
I hope you have all found it a positive experience. You may have seen improvements in your moods, less bloating, weight loss, clearer skin.
I am sure you have all noticed now how much society revolves around sugar and alcohol.
I am hoping from here on, you will take some of the habits you have formed over the last 30 days and keep them in your lifestyle choices.
You might like to limit alcohol to once a week, not add sugar to your caffeine, skip dessert 6 nights a week, and make smarter choices when it comes to meals by using far more veggies for your carbs rather than rice, pasta and potato.
I would love to hear your stories about how you found the whole month. Tell me how other people reacted to you. Tell me how you felt and feel now. Tell me if you lost weight. Tell me anything you want:)
Tags: no sugar, sugar free
November 30th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
The biggest change for me was having less rice, pasta and white potato for dinner at night and less bread duirng the day. For example when I made a chicken & vegetable stir fry, instead of having rice with it, I just bulked it up with extra veges.
So it was not just thinking about the refined sugar you add and added sugar in prepackaged foods which you are aware of most of the time, but it made me think about the saccharides in carbohydrates. Nosugarvember was not that difficult, even though I did have 80 burpees worth of diversions.
December 1st, 2009 at 9:59 am
We made it! I’ve been surprised that I found it harder to avoid things like non-basmati rice, and different types of breads, than the usual suspects like a piece of cake or chocolate (haven’t had any “sweets” at all the whole month!) I did find what you said Troy – that socialising revolves around food and alcohol, and people have a hard time accepting that you’re still having fun if you’re not drinking, or eating dessert after dinner. I haven’t noticed massive changes, but I have lost (admittedly a tiny amount of!) weight, and generally feel good. The biggest thing I got out of it, was often I will join in eating something or having a glass of wine without really enjoying it (I’m thinking the crappy cake or biscuits at office birthday afternoon teas). I don’t think i could go sugar free forever, but why not save it for when it’s something I actually want to eat?
December 2nd, 2009 at 8:32 am
one of the things that surprised me most was that I managed to go the entire month of November without drinking ANY diet coke at all. never thought that would be possible.
My tastes have definitely adjusted and I’m finding that I’m really sensitive to sweet taste – fruit has been tasting soooo sweet to me recently.
I’m planning on continuing most of the habits we’ve formed this month. no lollies & sweeties at work – no muffins & danishes at breakfast meetings – no birthday cake in the office – no desert after dinner. Will save the sweets for *proper* special occasions.
I’m not really a big drinker, but I did find no alcohol quite difficult – I guess that’s a lot to do with the time of year though …
Troy – are there any beverage choices better or worse than others? common sense tells me to opt for vodka soda or wine over other mixed drinks, cocktails or beer – but have you got any other tips for us over the silly season?
December 2nd, 2009 at 8:24 pm
I’m a huge sugar addict and I’ve always wanted to cut out sugar but never had the motivation to do it so this challenge definitely helped me achieve this!
Generally i feel a lot ”cleaner” and healthier and also noticed that i tend to eat a bit less now that i don’t have chocolate and bread to snack on. One of the biggest surprises is how easy it was for me to not eat potato and now that the challenge is over i definitely don’t miss it.
I managed to get through my junk food cravings by buying ”beetroot/ sweet potato” chips which tasted like junk but was still reasonably healthy!
Also one of the biggest transformations is that I like to snack on nuts now and feel guilty if I eat fruit without them!
Although i didn’t notice any weight loss during the month I’ve recently weighed myself and can confirm that there has been about a 2-3kg loss! not bad! now that i’m on a roll and my taste buds have been transformed, i’ll definitely be continuing this however i’ll be allowing myself to eat some junk food on the weekends… i think cutting it out completely is just overwhelming and so, by having mini-goals to stay healthy 5 days of the week will probably help me last longer.
December 3rd, 2009 at 7:28 am
just saw on tv that jennifer aniston is on a ”no white food diet” and the nutritionist on the show explained that it’s actually a very effective diet and just happens to be the same as our ”no sugar diet’!
December 6th, 2009 at 9:34 am
What I have become more conscious of is reading the food labels on packages to find out the amount of sugar they contain. It has been a real shock to find that what I assumed were ‘healthy foods’ contained a high sugar content.
I enjoyed the challenge and will continue to stick closely to what I have learnt in this last month. Thanks for giving me the motivation to look more closely at what I am eating on a daily basis.
December 18th, 2009 at 11:48 am
SO guess what!!!
I lost another belt hole, which puts me on the last hole of the belt which I only bought 2 months ago!!! The no sugar helped me drop another kilo and 2cm around my waist. (Is that right Troy?) I am looking forward to 2010’s “No Sugar” months. I’ll try to be more strict this time and hopefully do no burpees or at least less than last time (80) ………. Bring it on!!