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Sugar Challenge: March 2010

Overview:

Get someone to join you and have a contest with them. Put something at stake, create a prize. Set the start. The end date is March 31, 2010 at midnight. Begin!

Details:

Have a contest with someone to see who can go the longest without eating sugar. Pick a start date and then avoid all sweets for one month (or for the longest time).

This will work best if the person is your partner, but can also work well if you are coworkers, roommates, or good friends.

Create a healthy reward promise in case both make it to the end of the month sugar-free. Something like a movie, a weekend getaway, a day off. Whatever works to motivate.

Let us know how you do!

Posted on Feb 28, 2010

Sugar Challenge: February 2010

The sugar challenge for February is simple: avoid sugary drinks.

  • Coffee and tea (if you must) without sugar.
  • Milk (if you must) without chocolate mix.
  • Nothing from Starbucks.
  • 100% natural fruit juice at your discretion (see how much you drink).
  • No soda (avoid substituting sugary soda with diet soda).

In fact, if you can swing it, just drink water all month. That’s hardcore but completely doable.

Let us know how you do!

Posted on Feb 01, 2010 : Comments: (8)

Sugar Challenge: January 2010

This month’s sugar challenge is to define a simple sugar abstinence plan and then stick to it for 30 days.

Let us know what you’re gonna do.

For instance, I am going to exercise everyday and cut back on eating when I’m not hungry. Notice I said, “Cut back on eating when I’m not hungry.” Cutting back is easier than changing cold turkey.

Keep your goal simple, doable, and clear. “Lose weight” is too vague. “Walk a mile every day” is clear and doable.

Think of your goal like a game of basketball. You are not going to make every shot, but the more you shoot the easier it gets.

Discuss this in the Sugar Challenge Support Forum.

Good luck!

Posted on Dec 31, 2009

Sugar Challenge: Nov. & Dec. 2009

To all those who are celebrating today, Happy Thanksgiving!

Congratulations to everyone who made it through the last sugar challenge — from Halloween to Thanksgiving without eating sweets. If you tried but didn’t make it, that’s cool too. Nobody gets it right the first time and you have another chance.

From Thanksgiving (or right now depending on when you read this) until New Year’s Eve on December 31st, eat no sweets. Wait! Wait! Hear me out before you bail out.

I understand that asking some people to go without sugar during the holidays would be like asking pro football players to do the Super Bowl without a football. So for those of you who absolutely must eat dessert on your chosen holiday, then make that day a sugar day and avoid sweets all other days. How’s that sound?

If you at least manage to reduce the amount of junk food that you eat over the holidays then you’ve done a good thing.

Posted on Nov 26, 2009

Sugar Challenge: November 2009

It’s back! The Monthly Sugar Challenge is back!

November is now NOvember.

From Sunday, November 1st through Thanksgiving day (November 26th in the USA) eat no sweets. No refined sugar. No cookies. No dessert. No soda. No candy.

Just Say No.

If you’re gonna eat sugar, do it on Halloween and get it out of your system. Abstain until Thanksgiving and eat whatever you want on that day. The next challenge will take us through the holidays.

You can do it… if you want to.

Whenever you find yourself wanting sweets, eat something healthy. Remember that you will be able to eat dessert on Thanksgiving day, so just put it off until then. Procrastination can be a good thing. NOvember 26th is just a few weeks away. And now it’s even closer.

And now it’s even closer…

Posted on Oct 28, 2009 : Comments: (20)

Sugar Challenge: May 2009

If you’re still eating sweets (who knows why you would want to do that) then this is challenge is a simple and straight forward spring challenge.

Imagine that sugar is The Stuff* and do not eat it!

I’m serious, pretend that sugar is a monster that will kill you.

Avoid it at all costs. If you happen to eat the stuff, notice how it affects you. It will make you want more and more and you will tell your friends to eat the stuff.

Do whatever it takes to avoid the stuff for one whole month.

* Don’t know what The Stuff is? Watch this video:

Posted on May 03, 2009

Sugar Challenge: April 2009

This month tell everyone you know that you are quitting sugar for the month. Tell your family, your coworkers and your friends. Ask for their support.

Then do it. Quit sugar for the month. That is, avoid all forms of refined sugars from now until May 1st.

Try to get other people in on it. See if they will do it with you. Make bets with them. Create a contest at work. Make it a group activity.

Get as many people watching you as possible. Wear a shirt that says, “I quit sugar for the month of April, watch me eat!”

This is not a joke. Really tell people and make sure they’re on you when you eat. Then be honest with yourself and stay off the sweet stuff.

Report back here in the comments and let us know how you do. How do people react? Did you get people to join you? Do you know who your friends are?

Posted on Mar 31, 2009

Sugar Challenge: March 2009

For the month of March, starting right now, drink only water. Hot water or cold water, it doesn’t matter. Just drink water.

No coffee, no milk, no juice, no nothing but water.

Whenever you drink, whatever you drink, make sure it is pure water.

That’s it! That’s the sugar challenge for March, 2009.

Tell us how you do!

Posted on Feb 28, 2009

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