Our 28 Day Sugar Fast - Page 8

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Hello Everyone!
I am completely new here. I did not even know about this web site until a friend of mine told me about it specifically so I could get some good info/support on going sugar-free. I am a sugar freak. : When I eat some...I want more and more and more. Cake, cookies, chocolate, etc. I am not picky. I was doing very well for about two months on reduced sugar but then had a HUGE slip-up and really need to turn it around. I know this board was started weeks ago but I am going to start my sugar-free 28 days Friday!! Wish me luck...I just might need it! Thanks for all of the helpful hints already posted. It should make this journey a bit easier.
Jessica

[BusyMommy]

Welcome Jessica! Yeah, it is soooo hard. Please jump in.

Rayo, your snack made me drool.

We had roasted chicken (sadly not local or organic), baked sweet potatoes and barley for dinner. Pretty good actually and filling.

A friend of mine said her kids love raw jicama grated w/carrots and lemon jc. so I'm going to try that tomorrow.

My kids have learned to love a cup of bean soup for snack. Do you think this is sufficient w/o meats or rice? I'm still learning to find rice subs so we don't o'd on brown rice.

My ds had a HUGE eczema flare up a few days ago but it's dramatically lessened. I have to keep faith that this diet will help his immune system fight it off and his meds (MSM, curcumin) will strengthen his allergy response. We're only 2 weeks in and she said we really have to stick it out for 4 weeks.

And, how about carrots? Do you think they're a good choice for veggies? These are my kids favorite snack w/hummus.

Check out this website (pretty cool):
http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-C00001-01c20hz.html
Just plug in your food to see its nutritional value.


Where is everyone?????? I see we may need to bumpbumpbump!

[cristeen]

Hey BusyMommy!

I don't have any problem with carrots as a snack. If you're concerned, you can give them other things to dip in their hummus, broccoli, cauliflower, endive, red bell pepper, jicama, celery.

I think it's great that the kids are willing to eat bean soup as their snack. Nothing wrong with that!

My BF was over for dinner tonight. I roasted a chicken with some garlic and fresh herbs, made a pan of mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes with garlic and rosemary, and roasted brussel sprouts. Fabulous dinner! AND there're enough leftovers that I'm going to have to freeze some of them.

My lunch was a bean salad I made with some red and white beans, corn, tomatoes, red onion and red wine vinegar.

On tomorrow's agenda is cleaning out my cabinets. I have food in there I haven't touched in a year and some (soy products) that I have no intention of ever using again. Hopefully that'll give me some room to get organized. Other than that, not a whole lot going on here.

[BusyMommy]

Roasted brussel sprouts...hey, that's an idea! I've been shredding them in the cuisenart and they've been popular. What, just tossed in oil on a stainless cooking sheet? Sprinkled w/salt?

Have you ever made sweet mashed potatoes? I really don't think we'll go back to white potatoes but I miss mashed pots. I actually had white potatoes yesterday in a curry and felt ill afterwards.

Yep LOVE roasted chx. I didn't freeze my leftovers, though. We're always starving here.

So I just ate cookies. Agonizing wait for the kids' noses to be asleep. BUT, I'm the support person for ds. So, yeah, I cheated bigtime but ds didn't! So interesting to see how our food habits/tastes can be shaped as kids.


Good luck w/the cleaning/organizing, Cristeen. That can actually be pretty fun once you're in the spirit of it.

[cristeen]

Originally Posted by BusyMommy

Roasted brussel sprouts...hey, that's an idea! I've been shredding them in the cuisenart and they've been popular. What, just tossed in oil on a stainless cooking sheet? Sprinkled w/salt?

Exactly! I cut the big ones in half and leave the little ones whole. Bake them at 425 for 10 minutes, stir, another 10 or so, they should be starting to turn black around the edges (they're not burnt, it just looks like it). They do shrink enormously when you cook them that way, though. 1 1/2 lbs of brussel sprouts only feeds 4 of us (3 of us plus a little left over, really). It's the only way DH or I likes them anymore.

Originally Posted by BusyMommy

Have you ever made sweet mashed potatoes? I really don't think we'll go back to white potatoes but I miss mashed pots. I actually had white potatoes yesterday in a curry and felt ill afterwards.

I am not terribly fond of straight mashed sweets. A bit too sweet for me. The mix of the two with the roasted garlic, rosemary and parmesan was very nice though. I do make a faux mashed potato with cauliflower that we love, though. Slice a whole head of cauliflower, steam it (I use the microwave) with a little lemon juice (so the house doesn't smell like cooked cabbage) until very soft, mash it with a fork, stir in a little butter, a hunk of cream cheese, a little garlic, s&p. We like it with blue cheese as well. We've been eating this for years. I've converted cauliflower haters (and potato lovers) with this dish. Once you can add dairy back in I recommend it.

Originally Posted by BusyMommy

Yep LOVE roasted chx. I didn't freeze my leftovers, though. We're always starving here.

Between the leftover meatloaf from 2 nights ago, the leftover potatoes from last night, I still have (raw) meat for this week in the fridge, the chicken wouldn't get eaten before it turned. So I'm going to freeze it. It looks like I'll be working again soon (next week) for a bit, so it'll come in handy to have that ready.

Originally Posted by BusyMommy

So I just ate cookies. Agonizing wait for the kids' noses to be asleep. BUT, I'm the support person for ds. So, yeah, I cheated bigtime but ds didn't! So interesting to see how our food habits/tastes can be shaped as kids.

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[beansavi]

Hi guys! I am getting ready to go the lake in a minute, but I will check back in when we get back from vacation! Happy, healthy eating, Mamas!

[BusyMommy]

Ah, where is everyone? All that extra energy have you cleaning the cupboards and mopping the garage?

Bean, have a great trip!!

Cristeen, please know I think of you several times daily.

Ahhh I am depressed by food. I'd love to order a giant pizza. Instead, making a nutritious & tasty stir fry. I know this diet is working. Ds is soooooooooooooo much better.
*sigh* I am having the hardest time.

[cristeen]

Originally Posted by BusyMommy

Ah, where is everyone? All that extra energy have you cleaning the cupboards and mopping the garage?

Bean, have a great trip!!

Cristeen, please know I think of you several times daily.

Ahhh I am depressed by food. I'd love to order a giant pizza. Instead, making a nutritious & tasty stir fry. I know this diet is working. Ds is soooooooooooooo much better.
*sigh* I am having the hardest time.

'fraid my cupboards never did get cleaned. Too lazy. I actually am re-entering the workforce in the morning. I've been out for over 18 months. I've been shopping for clothes (2 sizes larger , and prepping food, etc.

That's so sweet that you think of me! I'm doing pretty well. I did make cookies tonight to take in with me tomorrow, and I licked the bowl.

But aside from that I'm doing fairly well. We're all going out to lunch tomorrow, I'm told for Mexican, so I should be able to find something I can eat.

I'm so glad the diet is working. It is hard. And then it's not. And then it is again. Over time it does get easier, although I'm not sure it ever gets easy.

Well, I have to go fold all my brand new clothing that I washed today. Don't want it all wrinkled for my first day of work.

[BusyMommy]

WOW, good luck at work tomorrow! I'm going back mid-Aug. after 4 years away. I'm only teaching afternoons, though, and sharing w/my best friend. So, fingers crossed. Hope your transition goes smoothly!

Yeah, I'd hoped I'd lose weight on this diet but no way. I'm always hungry and we eat so many non-bread carbs. And, yeah, I enjoyed those cookies the other night quite immensely. You, too, it seems....

Yeah, I have ups & downs. I resent having to do this; ie. it's not an option for us. BUT, I see how successful it is.

*sigh*
There's always the alternative, right? Yeah...yeast sucks.

Again, GOOD LUCK Cristeen!!!!

[BusyMommy]

http://www.mothering.com/discussions...d.php?t=711038
Check out post #17.

[JSNKV76]

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Hello Everyone!

Today is Day 1 of 28 days Sugar-Free. Breakfast went fine...eggs with veggies. Not too sure about the rest of the day. I need to go to the store and pick up some things. I will be sure they are all things to help me reach my goal. Hope everyone is going strong and having a great day. I will post the results of the rest of my day after I get home from seeing the latest HP film. Have a super day!

[BusyMommy]

Good luck!!

I actually keep a list posted on my fridge of the NOs and the YESses. It helps me sometimes to just stand there & stare at what we actually *can* eat. I feel like my job now is to learn a whole new way of cooking & eating for our family.

So, good luck and find healthy substitutes and get lots of exercise distractions.

[JSNKV76]

Good Evening!

Had a great first day of being Sugar-Free. Except I have a screaming headache !Anyway.....the movie was great. I am off to bed to try and sleep this horrible headache away. I will be back again tomorrow! Goodnight.

[beansavi]

Originally Posted by BusyMommy

http://www.mothering.com/discussions...d.php?t=711038
Check out post #17.

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Hi guys! My sil is having my niece early, so I came back after one day at the lake. I'm going to be her lactation consultant. She is having baby #4 and first time breastfeeding. Cool!

Well, I should rename this thread "My 3 Day Sugar FEAST" not FAST.: Once I had a bite the other day, I have had sugar three days in a row.

Oy.

Tomorrow is another day. I really want to have treats but maybe like only 2X a week... a nice healthy balanced outlook on them. But I felt like Auntie Flow was around, so I caved.

Deep breath.

[BusyMommy]

Originally Posted by beansavi

Once I had a bite the other day, I have had sugar three days in a row.

OMG I feel like I need the Serenity Now pledge. Seriously, I will always remember making cookies at 9:13pm w/the windows and doors open to make sure the smell didn't wake the kids. It's sooo much easier for the kids b/c they don't have a lifetime's worth of associations w/sugar.
So, yeah, I'm having a gin & tonic now. Sugar free tonic water so...not too bad, right? Of course, the lime has natural sugar and the gin is, well, gin.

Had an awesome semi-cheat dinner of homemade burritos. Only 9 days left & then we can start adding one at a time...


Good luck to your SIL, Bean! :
Wonder how Cristeen's 1st day back went??

[beansavi]

Originally Posted by BusyMommy

OMG I feel like I need the Serenity Now pledge. Seriously, I will always remember making cookies at 9:13pm w/the windows and doors open to make sure the smell didn't wake the kids. It's sooo much easier for the kids b/c they don't have a lifetime's worth of associations w/sugar.
So, yeah, I'm having a gin & tonic now. Sugar free tonic water so...not too bad, right? Of course, the lime has natural sugar and the gin is, well, gin.

Had an awesome semi-cheat dinner of homemade burritos. Only 9 days left & then we can start adding one at a time...


Good luck to your SIL, Bean! :
Wonder how Cristeen's 1st day back went??

Thanks, BusyMommy!

Cristeens' first day back... to eating some sugar once in a while? She made it all the way through? Lucky Mama.

[BusyMommy]

Nah, work...which is worse?


okay, so a further confession...*sigh* I hid in the garage today and gobbled a biscotti.

[cristeen]

Originally Posted by JSNKV76

Had a great first day of being Sugar-Free. Except I have a screaming headache !Anyway.....the movie was great. I am off to bed to try and sleep this horrible headache away. I will be back again tomorrow! Goodnight.

Hope that passes. That's may be a sign that you're not drinking enough water while you're detoxing.

Welcome, BTW!

Originally Posted by beansavi

Hi guys! My sil is having my niece early, so I came back after one day at the lake. I'm going to be her lactation consultant. She is having baby #4 and first time breastfeeding. Cool!

Tomorrow is another day. I really want to have treats but maybe like only 2X a week... a nice healthy balanced outlook on them. But I felt like Auntie Flow was around, so I caved.

Yeah! A baby!

I find that "treats" of strawberry shortcake (or any fruit, really... peach is yummy), which can be made with no or almost no sugar can really deal with that craving. But really, if you're going to eat sugars, I highly recommend staying away from the white stuff.

Originally Posted by BusyMommy

OMG I feel like I need the Serenity Now pledge. Seriously, I will always remember making cookies at 9:13pm w/the windows and doors open to make sure the smell didn't wake the kids. It's sooo much easier for the kids b/c they don't have a lifetime's worth of associations w/sugar.
So, yeah, I'm having a gin & tonic now. Sugar free tonic water so...not too bad, right? Of course, the lime has natural sugar and the gin is, well, gin.

Wonder how Cristeen's 1st day back went??

Gin & SF tonic is legal!! There's no sugar in gin.

My 1st day back in the work force went well. I was starving by the time we got home, but not sure what I can do about that. Licking that cookie bowl last night did have an effect on me. About 20 minutes later I had a dizzy spell while I was sitting at my computer. That kind of taught me a lesson.

Today's food:
Berry custard in the car on the way to the office (we had to leave early to drop off one of the car's at the mechanic's)
Carne Asada plate @ a Mexican place (the boss picked). Ordered it without rice or tortillas and even managed to avoid any chips.
For an afternoon snack I had clam dip (clams and cream cheese basically), with veggie sticks. Then a couple pieces of fruit.
Dinner was hamburgers. Some grass-fed beef mixed with herbs, topped with cheddar and pan-fried eggplant and chipotle mayo.

Originally Posted by BusyMommy

Nah, work...which is worse?

okay, so a further confession...*sigh* I hid in the garage today and gobbled a biscotti.

Originally Posted by beansavi

Thanks, BusyMommy!

Cristeens' first day back... to eating some sugar once in a while? She made it all the way through? Lucky Mama.

Nah. I'm in it for the long haul. It's not about 28 days for me. It's about having a baby I get to bring home from the hospital. I just like the support.

She meant my first day back in the workforce after 19 months.

[beansavi]

Oh! So how was your first day? I go back to teaching (well, student teaching which is even more pressure) at the end of January, when ds is 2. Looking forward to it... and not, simultaneously.

[JSNKV76]

Hello!
Had a great Day 2. I made breakfast rice, had couscous with garbanzo beans for lunch and had couscous again for dinner with tomatoes, garlic, basil, pepper, scallions and topped with grated parm. Did I overdo the couscous? I will be sure to change it up a bit tomorrow. How are you all doing? I am off to bed...have to get up early in the AM! :
BTW, is it normal to feel tired the first few days doing this? I cannot decide if it is lifestyle or major change to eating habits.... Thanks Cristeen. My headache is gone (for now)!