No Added Sugar Week - 5 Things I Learned

So no added sugar week is up, I’ve heard some interesting things from clients, and thought I’d post my own experience, so without further ado!
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It’s very effective for weight loss. It’s very rare that I’ve seen fat seem to disappear a little each day (previous times have been low carb, all you can eat but on a fitness campus, and intermittent fasting, all great for different reasons). However personally I’ve had no bloating all week and feel so much better. The first five days I had one yoghurt, and one piece of fruit, with the last two days adding a raw cacao bar to that. One of my ladies lost 1.5kg in five days, which is really impressive as she’s already around goal weight. Alcohol was no problem for me personally.

2.

It’s pretty easy. I had a meatball pasta bake, a homemade pizza, amongst more standard healthy meals (fish pie, pasta with chicken, Avo on sourdough), so didn’t really feel like a diet, and so much easier than calorie counting. For fat loss we have to create a calorie deficit somewhere, so it’s important to find something fairly painless so you can stick to it long term. Below are some of my favourite no added sugar snacks, amazing how a little sweetness can kill the craving.

3.

Better energy levels. I had a two hour tennis match Tuesday, had some chicken pasta with broccoli, peas and creme fraise, plus blueberries after, and felt no drop in energy. The difficult part of staying away from sugar is that you generally need to cook from scratch, as most processed food will have it. However the huge advantage is suddenly you’ll be making better choices and taking in more vitamins and minerals.

4.

It’s a bit tricky to begin. The first night I felt like I hadn’t finished eating without dessert. Also a couple of times I got caught without food and had to see it out rather than grabbing a flapjack or similar. A lot of our eating is habitual, so it’s good to change it up and make better choices sometimes.

5.

The less you have, the less you want. Saturday (day 6) I was going to have a dessert, but actually there wasn’t anything in the supermarket I really fancied, which is very unusual! I just went for a yoghurt and will keep chipping away at the fat! Definitely will have a dessert here and there, but only something delicious and will definitely stick to the programme.

How did you find it?