The first thing I did was eliminate anything that had sugar, I found this list on this link: Sugar on food labels
- Agave Nectar
- Barley Malt Syrup
- Corn sweetener
- Corn syrup, or corn syrup solids
- Dehydrated Cane Juice
- Dextrin
- Dextrose
- Fructose
- Fruit juice concentrate
- Glucose
- High-fructose corn syrup
- Honey
- Invert sugar
- Lactose
- Maltodextrin
- Malt syrup
- Maltose
- Maple syrup
- Molasses
- Raw sugar
- Rice Syrup
- Saccharose
- Sorghum or sorghum syrup
- Sucrose
- Syrup
- Treacle
- Turbinado Sugar
- Xylose
I also eliminated anything that was made of white flour. Here is why: "When you eat something made from white flour, your body doesn't have to do much work at all to access the sugars (energy) that the food provides. As soon as it hits your stomach and intestines, the sugar molecules are absorbed across the skin membrane as glucose into the blood, leading to a huge blood sugar spike." Full article
I made simple adjustments such as:
- Eating plan yogurt (It's hard at first but after a few days your pallet will get used it)
- Drinking unsweetened almond milk
- Not adding anything to my coffee
- Always having nuts in my purse to snack on
- Drink more water!
- I tried to avoid gum too but sometimes it helps to have a piece
In terms of fruit, the more reading I did the more I leaned the amount of fruit I ate in a day added up to a lot of sugar (or fructose) so I decided that for the first few weeks I would give up on fruit (except green apples, I have a small one a day) and lastly no alcohol for the first couple weeks (the end of the semester is almost over so I might need to be flexible on this).
Thank you to all the resources that helped me throughout this process!
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