Monthly Archives: May 2014

14 Day Sugar Detox – Days 13 and 14

It’s come to a close and I only cheated once. We went to friend’s house on Saturday (Day 13) because their cherry tree was bearing fruit and while climbing in the tree picking cherries I ate a few. Okay… I … Continue reading

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14 Day Sugar Detox – Day 11and 12

I’m ready for these 14 days to come to a close. While I have been able abstaining from sugar, my food choices have been pretty limited, especially with what I am used to eating. I plan on having a big … Continue reading

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14 Day Sugar Detox – Day 10

Zhan commented on my Tuesday’s post (Day 9) “why not let fruit back in after the 14 day mark, and no processed sugar for two more weeks.” Which intrigued me greatly. After all, you’ll see below how things are progressing with … Continue reading

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14 Day Sugar Detox – Day 9

I will shed a little light on why I needed to do this Sugar “reset”. I am very much a chocoholic and this intervention, while I won’t abstain from chocolate in the future, will give me some proof that I don’t … Continue reading

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14 Day Sugar Detox – Day 8

Over the weekend I was asked about the program that I was using and so I promised that I would make one of the “content” portion of the posts about the program. Disclaimer: I am using this program as one … Continue reading

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14 Day Sugar Detox – Days 6 & 7

I am in the initial process (i.e. just thinking) of how I will reintroduce sugar and what rules I will make in my sugar consumption. I don’t think that I will track the actual numbers of what I eat, which … Continue reading

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14 Day Sugar Detox – Day 5

Come Monday, it’ll be all right. I’m going to add back only stevia to my diet. I may even limit the number of times that I use it. Really it will used mainly for sweetening coffee and making a protein … Continue reading

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14 Day Sugar Detox – Day 4

This isn’t the first time that I have done something drastic. Back in late August of 2003, I did the Atkins Eating Plan for a month. Basically, I was upset because I was “overweight”. At the time, I was pushing 178lbs, mainly from … Continue reading

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14 Day Sugar Detox – Day 3

Support from Jen has been crucial these first few days. As my body is turning on the “Crave” function to get the sugar BACK into the body, it’s tough… because the body is weak especially when it comes to a … Continue reading

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14 Day Sugar Detox – Day 2

When contemplating the detox, one of main concerns was the use of substitute foods for the staple foods that I consume. It was going to be difficult cutting out the sugar, but I didn’t want to be totally miserable. Sports … Continue reading

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