tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698917025069184978.post5442016691106510002..comments2023-12-14T16:24:47.796+00:00Comments on Northern Living Allowance: I Quit Sugar (or have I?)Northern Living Allowancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06663851212929175711noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698917025069184978.post-4160655167751848152015-12-16T10:53:34.656+00:002015-12-16T10:53:34.656+00:00sugar is not good for you at all. www.giveawaypos...sugar is not good for you at all. www.giveawaypost.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698917025069184978.post-26665708187619628642015-12-15T09:07:45.306+00:002015-12-15T09:07:45.306+00:00Hi Pear - it IS hard, because it's everywhere....Hi Pear - it IS hard, because it's everywhere. I'm doing 90-95% of the program (had a really rubbish weekend, so started fresh yesterday) and I think that's good for me. I am struggling, though, but am hopeful that cutting out the majority of the sugar in my diet will be just enough right now because, well...cake. Right? xxNorthern Living Allowancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663851212929175711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698917025069184978.post-70547978931398198652015-12-15T01:56:27.894+00:002015-12-15T01:56:27.894+00:00I'm trying to cut down on sugar and salt too. ...I'm trying to cut down on sugar and salt too. It's difficult but we can do it! p'-'qThe Asian Pearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042333917646824768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698917025069184978.post-60250460681290230982015-12-10T12:12:47.260+00:002015-12-10T12:12:47.260+00:00Hi Jane! I caved too - on day three, yesterday? - ...Hi Jane! I caved too - on day three, yesterday? - and had an apple that I'd had in the fridge at work for AGES. I was surprised at how sweet it was after even that short a time. I don't regret it - it was delicious - but it is telling that I found it almost too sweet so quickly. Scary how sugar changes your taste buds so dramatically. I'm keeping berries in the diet, too, as I like them and they're really good for you. This particular programme calls for NO sugar of any kind for a whole month (fruit, juices, stevia, etc., etc.) while your body adjusts, then you bring in the glucose based sweeteners on occasion. It's definitely sustainable, which is important, but I don't want to be too hard on myself either. While I'm generally an 'all or nothing' kind of person, this is slightly more realistic.<br /><br />I did, however, get a recipe for a delicious sounding HRT cake - all kinds of nuts and seeds - from the Naturopath. I'm keen to make it and see if that can naturally appease a few manic hormones (I'm not at the HRT stage yet, but refuse to take it). Hopefully it'll work, even a bit, and I can get things under control somewhat.<br /><br />Christmas work do tonight - appy, entrée AND dessert...ai yi yi....Northern Living Allowancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663851212929175711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698917025069184978.post-85978431190155101362015-12-09T17:07:08.224+00:002015-12-09T17:07:08.224+00:00I am rapidly gaining what my mother used to call &...I am rapidly gaining what my mother used to call "the middle-age spread"! And yes, it's menopause related. Coincidentally I started an "eating plan" recently too. It's aimed at menopausal women, is high in protein with no sugar, not even fruit for the first week. Well, today is day 3 and I caved. Sudden withdrawal from SUGAR has given me headaches and I felt week and dizzy this morning. I was supposed to eat a hard boiled egg and a cup of plain yogurt for breakfast...which I did...but added a bit of granola to the yogurt. So I've decided that I will follow the plan as closely as I can but like you I need to withdraw from the sugar more slowly. It is definitely addictive. <br />I hope it goes well for you - that was a big outlay on food. My worst craving is cream for my coffee so I've switched to drinking grean tea instead. So likely I'm also suffering from caffeine withdrawal. Grrrrrrr - why does it have to be so hard!?!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803104035204416080noreply@blogger.com