I've been kind of a lately, so I'm going cold turkey on sweets this week (except for a packet of Truvía in my coffee in the morning).

Anyone care to join me?

That would be a really good idea for me to do, but I've already had a sweet roll and a cookie!

Genesia said:

I've been kind of a lately, so I'm going cold turkey on sweets this week (except for a packet of Truvía in my coffee in the morning).

Anyone care to join me?

i will join you. my trouble is with sodas- root beer,pepsi. notmuch on candy tho.

may the force be with us!!

NDRU said:

That would be a really good idea for me to do, but I've already had a sweet roll and a cookie!

It's never too late to start!

I'm in.

Sweets are truly a weakness and enemy for me.

ZombieKitten said:

The only sweets I usually have is the coke in my rum on a Friday/Saturday night I don't crave sweets usually. The master eats sweet things for breakfast and I'm like

Breakfast is when I need something sweet too, to have with my coffee

veronikka said:

Talk about something easier said than done! About 6 years ago, I managed 6 full weeks without sweets and lost 25 lbs! But, I went right back to them! Just can't seem to kick that sugary-carbohydrate habit.

And by the way, some people have horrible withdrawal symptoms when they delete sugar from their diet. So be warned!

Ok... I will try..

how many minutes do you want us to do this for again?

I really am BAD with sweets...

can I still eat fruit?

Okay like, I would and all but I just bought some vanilla icecream with fudge and walnuts.

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me!

paintedlady said:

Ok... I will try..

how many minutes do you want us to do this for again?

I really am BAD with sweets...

can I still eat fruit?

Just through Friday. (I always try to eat well during the week, so I can have a little fun on the weekends.)

Fruit is fine. Obviously, some (like berries) are better than others on the sugar front. But if you're eating a whole food (an apple versus apple juice), that's okay.

I didn't have anything bad yesterday, so one day down. For my food at work today, I have cottage cheese with strawberries for breakfast, and a salad with souvlaki-marinated chicken and tzatziki for lunch. I might have peanuts for a snack later this afternoon if I'm feeling hungry.

Staying away from the community candy jar!

ZombieKitten said:

The only sweets I usually have is the coke in my rum on a Friday/Saturday night I don't crave sweets usually. The master eats sweet things for breakfast and I'm like

I love sweets and Peter introduced me to eat them in the morning too and I stuck with it.

veronikka said:

ZombieKitten said:

The only sweets I usually have is the coke in my rum on a Friday/Saturday night I don't crave sweets usually. The master eats sweet things for breakfast and I'm like

Breakfast is when I need something sweet too, to have with my coffee

One of my friends and I call that a "coffee and." Coffee and cake...coffee and sweet bread of some kind.

A "coffee and" is a lovely thing. But I find that if I eat sugar first thing (especially if caffeine is involved, as with coffee), I'm chasing my hunger all day. I have hypoglycemia - and having sugar and/or caffeine makes it very hard for me to keep my blood sugar stable.

Genesia said:

paintedlady said:

Ok... I will try..

how many minutes do you want us to do this for again?

I really am BAD with sweets...

can I still eat fruit?

Just through Friday. (I always try to eat well during the week, so I can have a little fun on the weekends.)

Fruit is fine. Obviously, some (like berries) are better than others on the sugar front. But if you're eating a whole food (an apple versus apple juice), that's okay.

I didn't have anything bad yesterday, so one day down. For my food at work today, I have cottage cheese with strawberries for breakfast, and a salad with souvlaki-marinated chicken and tzatziki for lunch. I might have peanuts for a snack later this afternoon if I'm feeling hungry.

Staying away from the community candy jar!

The work place candy jar is EVIL!!

My old-coworkers used to put tons of chocolates and candies of all types in it.... even those evil vanilla caramels.

I walked past a DD this morning and bought NOTHING. This is major for me... MAJOR.

Thank you.

paintedlady said:

Genesia said:

Just through Friday. (I always try to eat well during the week, so I can have a little fun on the weekends.)

Fruit is fine. Obviously, some (like berries) are better than others on the sugar front. But if you're eating a whole food (an apple versus apple juice), that's okay.

I didn't have anything bad yesterday, so one day down. For my food at work today, I have cottage cheese with strawberries for breakfast, and a salad with souvlaki-marinated chicken and tzatziki for lunch. I might have peanuts for a snack later this afternoon if I'm feeling hungry.

Staying away from the community candy jar!

The work place candy jar is EVIL!!

My old-coworkers used to put tons of chocolates and candies of all types in it.... even those evil vanilla caramels.

I walked past a DD this morning and bought NOTHING. This is major for me... MAJOR.

Thank you.

You know what I find really helpful? Giving myself permission to eat the sugar if I really, really want it. What I say to myself is, "I can eat anything I want. I'm just choosing not to have sugar right this minute."

It's a lot harder for me when I say, "I can't have that." It just sets off this obsessive thing where eating the offending food is all I want to do - and all I can think about.

I have watermelon that I will sprinkle with fresh chopped spearamint tonight for dessert. Its my favorite way to eat melon.

I didn't forget about your melon salad either!

Genesia said:

NDRU said:

That would be a really good idea for me to do, but I've already had a sweet roll and a cookie!

It's never too late to start!

but then I would have to start!

okay, let me see if I can make it through today. I did have a little sugar in my coffee, but I will allow that as long as i don't have a candy bar after lunch.

OMG. The bitch who's the keeper of the candy jar just put out Snickers Peanut Butter.

I'll join you as soon as i've polished-off the remainder of coffee and walnut cake I made on Sunday.

I eat far too much chocolate and sweets.

Genesia said:

OMG. The bitch who's the keeper of the candy jar just put out Snickers Peanut Butter.

What a fucking whore.

PunkMistress said:

Genesia said:

OMG. The bitch who's the keeper of the candy jar just put out Snickers Peanut Butter.

What a fucking whore.

Just.Evil.

Well, it was employee appreciation day and the muffin was free, so...(it was good, too). But I didn't put any sugar in my coffeee that I got from the coffee bar, I used Splenda. And I didn't eat dessert after our big luncheon, that's something. I'ma go home cut up a jicama, pineapple, honeydew and cucumber and call it a night.

I'll join you after this bowl of ice cream.

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kewlschool said:

I'll join you after this bowel of ice cream.

ZombieKitten said:

kewlschool said:

I'll join you after this bowl of ice cream.

ZombieKitten said:

kewlschool said:

I'll join you after this bowel of ice cream.

Pretty sure I saw that video already

NDRU said:

ZombieKitten said:

Pretty sure I saw that video already

I just failed this challenge 5 secs ago.