two weeks in
So far, two weeks of no refined sugar. It has not been that bad. Two main challenges that I've exoerienced come to mind: 1) most desserts I would have eaten in the past are out, and I do miss chocolate. 2) I mostly can't eat bread that I didn't pick out myself, and that gets inconvenient. Otherwise the restrictions haven't bothered me much. I don't miss sweeter cereal.
I wouldn't say I notice my body feeling healthier, or my energy up, at least not yet. FOr the first week I did feel hungrier, probably because I was consuming fewer calories overall. That has subsided.
I've definitely noticed that some food, fruits in particular, tastes a lot sweeter to me than it used to. I'm not sure how much I'd want to eat something sweeter than a banana right now. I've also learned that why you pan-fry apples with a little butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg, they taste really yummy (duh). They get sweeter, and if you stop the frying right when they start to caramelize, they're awesome. Braeburns are very sweet this way; Granny Smiths are more balanced.
I'm thinking that after this is all over, I won't want to eliminate all sugar from my diet, but I may well continue to avoid high fructose corn syrup.
I wouldn't say I notice my body feeling healthier, or my energy up, at least not yet. FOr the first week I did feel hungrier, probably because I was consuming fewer calories overall. That has subsided.
I've definitely noticed that some food, fruits in particular, tastes a lot sweeter to me than it used to. I'm not sure how much I'd want to eat something sweeter than a banana right now. I've also learned that why you pan-fry apples with a little butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg, they taste really yummy (duh). They get sweeter, and if you stop the frying right when they start to caramelize, they're awesome. Braeburns are very sweet this way; Granny Smiths are more balanced.
I'm thinking that after this is all over, I won't want to eliminate all sugar from my diet, but I may well continue to avoid high fructose corn syrup.