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5-Day NO Sugar Challenge –

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5-Day NO Sugar Challenge –

Congrats on accepting the FitMenCook 5-Day No Sugar Challenge! I as soon as learn an article that advised it was simpler for folks to surrender intercourse than it was to surrender sugar. And if you consider it, they might be proper since added sugar is in every single place!

 

GOAL FOR THE NEXT 5 DAYS:

  • Learn to discover pure, sustainable methods to fulfill our candy tooth. We need to equip ourselves with concepts and instruments that may assist us kick our each day dependence on added sugars and sweeteners which are largely present in processed meals.

 

OUTCOMES

  • We’ll be capable to see how our our bodies reply – bodily and mentally – to a drastic discount in added sugar.
  • We’ll additionally perceive simply how a lot processed meals we’re consuming that we may truly be substituting with pure meals.

 

FOODS TO AVOID

  • No merchandise with ADDED sugar. Sure, this will likely embrace some protein bars, protein shakes and…some nut butters. NOOOOOOOOO!!!
    • Keep in mind, that is added sugar, not sugars naturally occurring in meals. Remember the fact that practically all meals has some quantity of pure sugar in it – these are wonderful. It’s the added sugar we don’t want.
      • TIP: Don’t to have a look at the sugar content material of meals; slightly, test the ingredient listing and see if sugar or sweetener has been added.
    • Sugar is understood by totally different names, so learn the labels and keep away from merchandise with names equivalent to:
      • Excessive fructose corn syrup
      • Agave
      • Evaporated cane juice
      • Aspartame
      • Hydrogenated starch
      • Invert sugar maltose
      • Lactose
      • Mannitol
      • Crystalline fructose
      • Maltose
      • Sucrose
      • Dextrose
      • Brown rice syrup
      • Maltodextrin
      • Saccharine
      • Here’s a listing with different names for sugar

 

  • No synthetic sweeteners. Which means no to Truvia, Candy One, Candy ‘N Low, Splenda, Equal, Nutrasweet, and many others.

 

  • No ADDED pure sugars or sweeteners. This contains honey, syrup, coconut sugar, Stevia within the uncooked, xylitol, and many others.

 

Keep in mind, test the ingredient label to find out if what you’re about to eat satisfies the necessities for this problem. Almost all meals has sugar so focus on what sugars or sweeteners have been ADDED to the meals.

 

ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF SUGAR:

  • Contemporary greens and fruits
  • Naturally dried fruit ONLY IF the label doesn’t have any added type of sugar.

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INVITE OTHERS TO JOIN YOU

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QUICK TIPS TO GET STARTED:

  • Keep hydrated! Carry round a jug of water or unsweetened tea as a way to make sure you drink at the very least 9 to 11 glasses of liquid each day.
  • Have one inexperienced smoothie every day. My favourite is: 1 cup spinach + 1 celery stalk + 1 kiwi + juice from 1 lemon + half cucumber.
  • Incorporate wholesome fat equivalent to unsalted nuts & seeds and avocado.

 

A notice on alcohol…

  • Whereas some alcoholic drinks might include minimal quantities of fructose, practically all types of alcohol include some type of sugar… So, I don’t advise consuming alcohol throughout the 5-day problem.

 

I will likely be sharing ideas and hacks to cut back sugar consumption all through the 5-Day Challenge on Instagram, Fb and Twitter so be sure you are following me!

 

ONE FINAL IMPORTANT NOTE:

If you happen to do occur to have a weak second, or mindlessly eat one thing with sugar, don’t beat your self up! Determine how and why it occurred, study from it, then maintain going sturdy within the problem. We CAN do that!

Finest needs and Increase.

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