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2.5 weeks of no sugar, and no carbs.
What this really means, is that we are giving up all processed sugars and carbs. No Bread, Pasta, or Rice. No Sugary Sodas or Juices including anything with High Fructose Corn Syrup. No Artificial Sweeteners of any kind. We do not want anything processed during this time. We will however still have natural sugars and carbs from fruits and vegetables.
We have seen others give up sugar for 10 days, but we wanted to go a little further. We would've said 1 month, but we know the temptations will probably be too high on Christmas Day, so we opted for 2.5 weeks, and may then reward ourselves with some Christmas Cookies or Pie.
What will we be eating during the challenge?
We will do our best to get pictures of some of our meals on here, but here are some of the things we plan on eating: Raw Fruits (mostly bananas, apples, strawberries, and mangoes), Veggies (lettuce, spinach, carrots), Eggs, Meat (mostly frozen chicken cubes that we purchased from GFS (no added ingredients)), and Nuts (pecans and almonds mostly). Rereading the above description, I realize it sounds boring, but can assure you that we've done this in the past and enjoyed some very delicious meals.
What this really means, is that we are giving up all processed sugars and carbs. No Bread, Pasta, or Rice. No Sugary Sodas or Juices including anything with High Fructose Corn Syrup. No Artificial Sweeteners of any kind. We do not want anything processed during this time. We will however still have natural sugars and carbs from fruits and vegetables.
We have seen others give up sugar for 10 days, but we wanted to go a little further. We would've said 1 month, but we know the temptations will probably be too high on Christmas Day, so we opted for 2.5 weeks, and may then reward ourselves with some Christmas Cookies or Pie.
What will we be eating during the challenge?
We will do our best to get pictures of some of our meals on here, but here are some of the things we plan on eating: Raw Fruits (mostly bananas, apples, strawberries, and mangoes), Veggies (lettuce, spinach, carrots), Eggs, Meat (mostly frozen chicken cubes that we purchased from GFS (no added ingredients)), and Nuts (pecans and almonds mostly). Rereading the above description, I realize it sounds boring, but can assure you that we've done this in the past and enjoyed some very delicious meals.
Today is Day #3 (12/3/2014).
This is where people say they start to have a difficult time with the challenge (between days 3 and 7). So far I haven't experienced any crashes during the day like I normally do when having a soda, or other snack for lunch, so we will see how the rest of the day and week goes. Below is a photo of Dinners from the first and second day. More filling than it looks and than I would have thought, and delicious as well. Also a reminder that in the first few days, it is recommended that you drink EXTRA Water and even add a little salt to your food. This is because when your body is cleansing itself from carbs, it takes a lot of water out of your system with it.
 Day #1 Dinner: Romaine Lettuce Salad with Tuna, Jalapenos, 1/2 an Avocado, and a few Green Olives stuffed with Garlic. I also added a few small squirts of hot sauce (no sugars/natural flavors added to it). |  Day #2 Dinner: Stirfry with Chicken. Used an entire onion and a handful of cranberries. Then added frozen veggies and frozen chicken cubes (100% chicken, no added ingredients). Then Cook and Serve. :) |  Day #3 Dinner: Chilorio with onion, tomatoes, sport peppers, carrots, brussel sprouts, and half an avocado. |
The salad above is on a regular size plate, but the other dinners are on small appetizer plates. We are trying to use smaller portions now. If not, I would keep eating until everything was gone from the plate, even if I wasn't hungry anymore.
Today is Day #18:
We have been slacking a bit on the posts. But it has been pretty uneventful. We have been going through day by day and staying away from sugar and all processed carbs. We do have some recipes that we need to post, such as our Zucchini Lasagna. We replaced all of the pasta with zucchini, and made our own sauce.
We will have more to report this last week, but wanted to get this one out there to let you know we are still going strong. :)
Today is Day # 22
Only 3 more Days until Christmas and completing a successful challenge!
Over the past few days we have had dabbled in creating a few new recipes. The best, is probably our Cabbage Crust Pizza, which we baked in a lasagna pan. So delicious, we had it for dinner on Saturday, and again on Sunday for lunch. :) -- Its been over 3 weeks since we started the challenge, and now only 3 days left.
Only 3 more Days until Christmas and completing a successful challenge!
Over the past few days we have had dabbled in creating a few new recipes. The best, is probably our Cabbage Crust Pizza, which we baked in a lasagna pan. So delicious, we had it for dinner on Saturday, and again on Sunday for lunch. :) -- Its been over 3 weeks since we started the challenge, and now only 3 days left.
 From Saturday Night: Raw Coleslaw Blend, Homemade Tomato Sauce (Onion, tomatoes, mushroom blended), Sliced Tomatoes, Mushrooms, Jalapenos, Black Olives, Pepperoni, and Mozzarella Cheese. |  From Sunday Night: Raw Coleslaw, Homemade Tomato Sauce (Onion, Tomatoes, Mushroom, and Tabasco Sauce blended), Mushrooms, Jalapenos, Black Olives, Pepperoni, and Cheddar Cheese. |
Today is Day #23
Only 2 more days to complete the challenge. No big updates here. just checking in.
Today is Day #25, Christmas Day!
We have completed the 25 Day no sugar/carbs until Christmas Challenge! Overall, it was a great experience, and we plan to continue for the most part not having much sugar, nor refined carbs. I believe this challenge wasn't as difficult as when we initially started our first journey over a year and a half ago, but still had struggles, especially leading up to Christmas with our family making Christmas Cookies and other goodies.
After Midnight, as a treat for our efforts, we decided to indulge in a special treat to reward ourselves. And because we thought these were so cool and had never seen them before.
Check out our 1 lb Candy Bars below!
Don't worry, we only had a couple bites.
We have completed the 25 Day no sugar/carbs until Christmas Challenge! Overall, it was a great experience, and we plan to continue for the most part not having much sugar, nor refined carbs. I believe this challenge wasn't as difficult as when we initially started our first journey over a year and a half ago, but still had struggles, especially leading up to Christmas with our family making Christmas Cookies and other goodies.
After Midnight, as a treat for our efforts, we decided to indulge in a special treat to reward ourselves. And because we thought these were so cool and had never seen them before.
Check out our 1 lb Candy Bars below!
Don't worry, we only had a couple bites.
 1lb Snickers Candy Bar! |  2 half pound Peppermint Patties. |
Throughout Christmas Day we had our fair share of sugar and carbs. I personally feel pretty lethargic after everything. I did manage to have 2 cans of Pepsi as well (made with real sugar, no High Fructose Corn Syrup). After a few sips of the first one, the carbonation was a little much... but again, I did drink it all. And then craved another one later and had that as well. We won't be drinking much of this in the future. Probably just for special occasions when it is available at a get together.
We Highly suggest everyone tries a 10 day no sugar/carb challenge. Or at the least a no sugar challenge if you "need" to eat bread.
Please leave comments below, especially if you are planning on doing a challenge or have attempted one.
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