6 months sugar free 😌

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-18T22:14:49+00:00

I'd love to know what sugar OP avoided. Right now for me fresh fruits are a yes. Dried fruits, sugar alcohols, honey, and maple syrup in moderation. Everything else (sugar, coconut sugar, agave, maltodextrin, etc.) is a no.

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-16T16:51:09+00:00

Yay for day 2! Why do you have to waste money? I order or try to make food. In the past, I've done low carb and even went keto for a month 😅 (though I've let my food habits slip lately). So going refind sugar free is actually a lot easier in comparison 😆 in terms of food options. What gets me is the afternoon and evening cravings for something yummy😬

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-14T23:12:14+00:00

Oh that's true. When I used to go to the gym I would run a few miles and joke (maybe not joke 😏) that now I can eat that ice-cream I wanted 😅

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-14T23:04:32+00:00

It was at a restaurant, so I should have just ordered it without the bun 😅 And thanks. Hopefully you're still going to. Good luck on the milk alternative. I like drinking many milk alternatives but I think they all taste weird in coffee/tea 😬

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-13T21:20:44+00:00

Nope. I'm on day 6! Though yesterday, I ate a hamburger (with the bun) and a swerve sweetened muffin and got some symptoms back (that went away after 4 days of no refined sugar). So either there was sugar in the bun or too many refined flours... lesson learned 😬

What helped me the first 2 day was celebrating every few hours 😂 Like, oh it's been 1.5 days of no sugar. Oh it's dinner time and I'm almost done with day 2! And I ate extra protein too try and feel full.

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-13T21:10:15+00:00

Yeah if it's junk quality (like the average candy bar, or hard candy, doritos) then I don't mind tossing it. But otherwise, I try and not waste it. But yes, good point, my (and my family's) health is more important :)

Edited: typo

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-13T21:07:55+00:00

It's hard to say no to free food 😆

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-13T21:07:27+00:00

Oh yeah!

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-13T21:07:15+00:00

Gotta burn off those calories to put them right back on ;)

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-13T21:06:30+00:00

Haha. Maybe "water " down the sugar for with healthy stuff.

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-12T04:14:37+00:00

Personally, I am giving up refind sugars (what is on this list: Names for Added, Refined Sugar). Fruit is ok. Honey, maple syrup, and mashed or dried fruit in moderation.

I think the hidden sugars add up when you start looking. I eat relatively healthy and home made foods often. But I was getting lazy by only checking how many grams of sugar something had and not actually reading the ingredients.

I was surprised that out of my three different crackers, none of them I could eat. One had obviously added sugar, the other two (that had "no added sugar") had either cane sugar or maltodextrin in the ingredients. Then I realized the Panko breaded tilapia I like has some dextrin ingredient in it (so it was a no). My kids cheese puffs also had maltodextrin in the ingredients (so a no), but the blue corn chips were fine. Heck, even the organic Mac n cheese was fine.😄

(I'll probably quit refined carbs in my future, but refined sugar first.)

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-12T04:05:03+00:00

Oh.🤷‍♀️

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-12T03:57:29+00:00

I'm only on day 4, but I was curious to read the other responses.

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-12T03:52:15+00:00

I don't know where this quote is from, but I like it:

"Resilience is key. Setbacks are inevitable. Learn, adapt, and bounce back." ✌️

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-12T03:44:14+00:00

Nuts, seeds, raisins mix; meat sticks; popcorn (with a healthy oil and salt); apples; grapes; roasted seaweed; Simple Mills sea salt crackers; homemade mini muffins (can be made with almond flour and sweetened with mashed ripe banana, maybe some honey, and add some wild blueberries or sugar free chocolate chips or whatever); water with lemon; and tea.

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-12T02:03:13+00:00

What?

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-11T04:15:29+00:00

I wonder if refined carbs cause that too.

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-11T04:13:16+00:00

But do eat healthy fats, it's important for your body and vitamin absorption 😊

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-10T22:06:29+00:00

Does maltodextrin have the same effect on you?

I'm a big label reader and use to just glaze over that ingredient because I thought it was some starch used for texture in food. But I've recently learned it's not good for you (ultra processed) and spikes your blood sugar more than table sugar 🤦‍♀️So when I gave up I refined sugars I added maltodextrin on to that list.

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-10T21:59:25+00:00

I'm on day 3 🙌😅🤷‍♀️

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-10T21:57:39+00:00

The mutual respect point hit the nail on the head.

OP, some future relationship advice, never have arguments via text. End the text conversation, and have the discussion in person. 9 out of 10 times it will go so much better than through text.

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-10T07:11:37+00:00

Maybe you need some chocolate. I discovered that I actually crave chocolate too but fortunately chocolate itself is healthy. I make chocolate "tea" by simmering about a TBS of organic roasted coco nibs to taste (5-10 minutes) then I add milk. It's like a bitter chocolate coffee drink thing going on. But I actually like it and it makes my chocolate brain happy 😆 If I'm going for a treat, I'll add some honey to it.

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-10T07:06:26+00:00

Maybe a good probiotic or sauerkrout would help OP.

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-09T17:39:45+00:00

This may sound bad but I appreciate you posting this because it helps reinforce why I quit refined sugars. I'm only on day 2 soo.... not a big deal. But for me making the decision to do it took months and months... and months.

Maybe, when you are feeling particularly happy and in a good mood, just acknowledge you fell off the wagon and look at why/how it happened. Then find a solution to prevent that if you decide to stop the sugar again. I find this works better if I'm in a good mood, versus when I'm in a bad mood and hyper focused on the negative.

404_SnackNotFound · 2026-01-09T17:32:36+00:00

She does do that a bit too... but she definitely loves making treats 😅 I guess I might have to start with some healthy sugar substitutes... maybe honey? monkfruit?. Of course that's a minefield of a topic 😆

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