Day 4 of the 7 day "NO SUGAR" Challenge

How are you doing without any sugar this week?  Here are just a few reasons that I am challenging you to go without sugar.  Hopefully this will motivate you to stay away from sugar.

You know all about sugar's cruel but seductive cycle of cravings, crashes, and weight gain, so I'll summarize the other little problems along the sugary trail to devastation: Sugar causes insulin resistance.  Sugar feeds cancer cells, which thrive on glucose.  Sugar can cause varicose veins.  Sugar feeds candida yeast.  Sugar compromises your immune systems for hours after you eat it.  Sugar wrinkles your skin and ages your entire body.  Sugar causes inflammation and fluid retention.  Sugar raises your triglyceride levels.  Sugar depletes nutrients in your body, such as chromium, which keep you lean and stabilize your blood sugar.  In fact, sugar is what makes sugar fattening.  I think you get it now.  White flour is readily converted to sugar in the body.  Many people who claim they don't have a sweet tooth satisfy their sugar addiction with white flour based breads and pastas, which cause the same problems as sugar.

We'll add some healthier sweeteners back to our diet in 3 more days. 

To your health,

Melissa

New 7 Day Challenge- Say goodbye to SUGAR

We have a new 7 day challenge.  I want you to give up sugar for 7 days.....I know that this will be a tough one because sugar is in almost everything.  I want you to avoid all sugar: (sugar, honey, agave, artificial sweeteners and any other form of sugar). 

The only sugar you are allowed to have is a piece of fruit. 

You can do this for 7 days.  It will be tricky if you are used to having a lot of sugar.  This means nothing added to your Starbucks...no jelly....no diet drinks.....no candy....no chocolate....no bars....

If it's in a box or bag...chances are...it has SUGAR!

If you do this one thing for 7 days...........  You are really going to notice a difference with your cravings.  You will desire less sweets.  By day seven a piece of fruit will taste like a dessert...OK...maybe not quite a dessert but you are really going to notice the difference.

The 1st few days depending on where you are on this journey....you might feel cranky and tired but by the 3rd or 4th day...you are going to see that you have more energy.  Your energy level will stay more consistent.  You won't be on a roller coaster. 

You can do this!!

Sugar free for 7 days!!

Melissa