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Weekly Sugar Challenge: Week of July 25, 2011

July 25, 2011 • Comments (0)

This week’s challenge is simple; avoid sugar and move!

When you move you take inventory of everything.

Quite often you find out that you have been holding on to things you can live without.

One result of moving is that you have the opportunity to shed the stuff you don’t need and keep only the essentials.

If you don’t move it’s easy to stay still and become stagnant.

Get moving and fuel yourself with anything but sugar.

Posted on Jul 25, 2011 • Comments (0)

Weekly Sugar Challenge: Week of July 18, 2011

July 18, 2011 • Comments (2)

I went to a frozen yogurt place yesterday with my girlfriend and a friend. They got Yogurt. I got a smoothie.

I had to request a specific kind of smoothie, one without sweetened Yogurt and instead only ice and fruit. The fruit was real, it was used as topping for the “healthy” yogurt.

The girl who worked there was very nice and told me she had never made a smoothie with just ice and fruit. As she was preparing to blend my drink, she held up a plastic container of Cranberry Cocktail Drink and almost poured it into the mix—but I stopped her. It had 26 grams of artificial sugars per serving.

I ended up with a naturally sweet smoothie that was made of bananas, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and a little orange juice. Yes, it was sugar and lots of it. But it was all natural sugars and I felt fine afterwards.

This week, avoid all added sugars. If you go out, request that your meal be prepared without the added sweeteners. Notice how people react. Who is nice? Who is not?

This is your life. It’s your body. Why would you allow someone else to pour random stuff into your system when you can request what you want?

Posted on Jul 18, 2011 • Comments (2)

Weekly Sugar Challenge: Week of July 11, 2011

July 11, 2011 • Comments (0)

This week’s sugar challenge is about love.

Instead of eating sugar, do something that you love.

If you love to dance, dance instead of eating sweets.

If you love singing, sing some songs.

Instead of giving in to sugar cravings, do something you love that makes you happy.

Obviously you might not be able to dance or sing while you’re out and about.

You can, however, dance and sing on the inside.

That’s what it means to really enjoy life.

Eating sweets is like selling your soul to the devil; it works in the moment but it will quickly pass and you’ll pay for it later.

Don’t love sweets. Love yourself.

Posted on Jul 11, 2011 • Comments (0)

Weekly Sugar Challenge: Week of July 4, 2011

July 04, 2011 • Comments (0)

American Flag Cake

The 4th of July holiday commemorates the day America adopted the Declaration of Independence and the Thirteen Colonies legally separated from the Kingdom of Great Britain. A lot has changed since 1776 but one thing we didn’t break free from was Europe’s love for sugar, which was considered a luxury at the time. In fact, sugar was called “white gold” and was a driving force behind the global slave trade.

Keeping with the theme of independence, this week’s challenge is to act independent of those around you and avoid “white gold” altogether. If you choose to eat sweets on the 4th of July keep in mind that a lot of America’s sugar still comes off the back of Haitian slaves coerced into working on plantations in the Dominican Republic—not to put a damper on your holiday fun. We’re fortunate to be able to choose our actions or speak our minds and that’s pretty sweet. Happy Independence Day!

Posted on Jul 04, 2011 • Comments (0)

Weekly Sugar Challenge: Week of June 27, 2011

June 27, 2011 • Comments (0)

This week, notice how often you see, hear, and encounter advertising targeting children and selling sugary, processed food.

Count the commercials. Add up the signs. Notice the imagery, the characters, the cartoons, the situations and the voices.

Think back to when you were a kid. Remember how those commercials made you feel.

How do they make you feel now?

Posted on Jun 27, 2011 • Comments (0)

Weekly Sugar Challenge: Week of June 20, 2011

June 20, 2011 • Comments (0)

Image from the site Train Pigs

For one whole week, do not eat in a vehicle. If you bus, bike, drive, or ride, do not eat during that time.

If you absolutely must have your meals on the road, eat only healthy, sugar-free food.

If you ride an airplane and must eat on it, consider where your food is from and its quality. Count the added sugars. Even better, avoid them.

The ultimate would be if you can make your own food to take with you. Doing that is not always easy, that’s why fast food exists!

If you’re on public transportation such as a subway or bus, notice what others are eating.

While you are in transit to and from your destinations, also notice how many opportunities you have to partake in purchasing and eating junk food.

Posted on Jun 20, 2011 • Comments (0)

Weekly Sugar Challenge: Week of June 13, 2011

June 13, 2011 • Comments (2)

This week’s sugar challenge is a simple one in concept, but it’s hard to do in reality.

“The Bitter Truth”

For one whole week, stop being sweet and speak the truth.

That’s not to suggest you be cold or crass. It simply means that you cut out the BS and get to the point. Be real. Actually communicate.

“Don’t Sugar Coat It”

This has everything to do with sugar. Try it and you’ll see.

Posted on Jun 13, 2011 • Comments (2)

Weekly Sugar Challenge: Week of June 6, 2011

June 06, 2011 • Comments (1)

No Sugar!

This week’s challenge is a simple one: Pretend sugar will kill you.

Imagine that sugar is a chemical substance designed by evil scientists specifically to hook you in and make you become addicted.

With each bit of sugar you eat imagine your muscles becoming soft, your immune system growing weak, and your mental clarity becoming foggy.

After you’ve gone past a certain amount of sugar consumption each day, and when your mind is forgetful and blurry, those same scientists who created the stuff then sell you useless products that cost them very little to make but are expensive for you. Under their influence you’ll happily hand over the money you earned while working for their company.

Consider yourself a part of the rebellion. Don’t let just anyone know about your plan to eat real food—you can’t trust everyone. If the wrong people find out what you’re up to they will slip sugar into your eats and drinks to keep you in a subdued and robotic state of mind.

Remember, this is just a game. Good luck!

Posted on Jun 06, 2011 • Comments (1)