The Don's Meddle

Sugar free started two days ago - give me strength!!  So far so good...... I inhaled sugar when pregnant and seems I am addicted......... no more excuses. Sugar is my weakness, I don't even enjoy it anymore. Now when I say "sugar free" I don't mean fruit- because fruit is awesome. I am talking about the packets of mint slices biscuits, blocks of chocolate, ice-cream, red licorice.......Sugar in my tea and diet/skim drinks/products. #putdownthemintslice #sugarfree #iqs #healthyformaddie

Amazing how quickly the time goes! So how am I feeling? Fantastic. The one thing I can say about this challenge was I found it quite easy as I was in a great place mentally.  Yes there were small hiccups along the way & two blow-outs, but the things that I have learnt from this challenge are:- * I can achieve anything I set out too * fructose is evil * the body dosen't know how to process  fructose * fruit is still my friend - just not a lot of high fructose ones all the time * healthy fats are my friend * there will always be haters, don't spend your time explaining anything to them * i don't miss anything really except dark chocolate & I wont lose sleep over having some from time to time & I am loving experimenting making my own sugar free treats * I am on this no sugar caper indefnitely * I probably eat sugar (fructose) free 95-98% of the time apart from fruit/breads etc My two blow-outs were a delicious chocolate mousse cake that was so rich &...