3 Months of "No processed sugar" and what my tummy looks like now (pics)
I've put myself on an "unofficial" challenge and started the "no processed sugar" in June 2012. Basically i wanted to see if i could eliminate processed sugar in the foods i bought (even if they were organic) and not buy any cane sugar as well (even though i only bought organic raw cane sugar). What this meant is that any breads, cereals, pasta (before i made my own) sauces, condiments, etc didn't have any processed sugar in them either. I DID use raw honey, palm sugar, to sweeten my tea or if i baked something. I just was trying to eliminate the cane and processed sugar.
So, the first week was a challenge because i REALLY wanted some yummy baked goods with lots of cane sugar. I also wanted to "treat" myself to some baked goods from our local natural grocery store.
I'd say by the end of the first 30 days, i didn't have the SUPER strong cravings. I noticed that eating things like dates and fresh fruit helped with the sugar urges. Also, the one time i did cave and buy a vegan cookie, i really didn't enjoy it. Like my body didn't respond the same way it used to in the past.
Anyway, i'd taken a "before" pic in June of my tummy and just took another pic today. I REALLY can see a difference in how my tummy looks from not having the processed sugar in my diet. And this is with me not exercising for hours and hours everyday. I exercised about 30 minutes a day and some times and less than that on others. Even more, i sometimes didn't exercise at all.
Here are the BEFORE pics
Here are the after pics
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Quoting freshmom88:
Big difference! Kudos to u for having that will power!
Yeah i kinda surprised myself. I basically swapped how i sweeten things i eat. I knew that if i didn't bring it into the house, then i couldn't eat it. During the first week or so i ate TONS of dates. They really helped satisfy my cravings.
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