So I’ve been sugar free for 8 days and it’s going good so
far. I’ve hardly had any sugar cravings (I must have out-sugared myself that my
body didn’t even want it anymore), I haven’t even had those horrible headaches
you get from weening yourself off sugar. My skin is already feeling and looking
better, I’ve started to sleep a bit better too and in general just feeling so
much better.
How have you been going with cutting out sugar?
The last couple of months have been terrible for me eating
wise. It was my birthday month in March which meant almost every weekend I was
out doing something celebrating my birthday with different people and
justifying every bit of cake, ice cream, chocolate with ‘It’s my birthday, it’s
fine’. Then came Easter and I can honestly say I would have eaten close to my
body weight in chocolate within 4 days. It was disgusting. I felt gross, my
body was changing and I desperately wanted to get back my pre-sugar binge body
that I had worked extra hard on. Now that it’s May I have completely cut the
sugar and to ensure I stay on track I have made a bet with my mum that if I eat
sugar during this month I will pay her $500. I don’t have $500 so one tiny bit
of chocolate is going to be extremely expensive and almost bankrupting. Not
worth it at all, let alone the damages to my body again.
Many people ask if when I say ‘I’m not eating sugar for at
least a month’ if that means I’m not eating fruit and I guess I need to clarify
that I’m cutting all those nasty refined sugars out of my life, not the natural
sugars our body craves.
Refined sugars are found in those processed foods like chocolate, ice cream,
white breads, baked goods and generally anything processed.
I am completely obsessed with finding sugar free recipes
that are healthy and taste oh so delicious so I’ve been scouring the web for
some great websites and recipes that will help get me through the month and
hopefully even longer!
Lately I am loving these;
I even got the I Quit Sugar for Life book from one of my
best friends for my birthday and there are so many great recipes in there that
are easy and simple to make.
I’ve been following her facebook, instagram and blog for a
while now and I love every recipe she brings out. There are so many great ones
and I’ve used a lot of them and changed them around to suit my needs and wants.
This is a newbie I’ve found and started following on
instagram. LOVE! Can’t get enough of searching through the dessert section and
I’m aiming to make them all!
Ok so now for the best bit. The most delicious chocolate
brownies that are completely sugar, grain and dairy free but taste better than
the naughty version and its completely guilt free!
Ingredients
¾ cup coconut flour¾ cup cocoa powder¾ cup melted coconut oil3 eggs1 cup rice malt syrup3 tsp vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 150*C
Mix together all ingredients till a batter is formed
Pour into a greased baking dish and bake for 30-35 minutes
I topped mine with a thick frosting of melted coconut oil,
cocoa and rice malt syrup.
Chill in the fridge till firm
The brownies will keep for a few days in the fridge (if they
last that long and you haven’t eaten them all!)
A quick search of #thinspiration and it’s filled with
emaciated girls praising thinness and starvation. I found one post that
literally said ‘’WAKING UP THINNER IS WORTH GOING TO BED HUNGRY’’. It’s no wonder that there are millions of
girls with eating disorders just dying to be thin. I constantly see photos of
girls with the desired thigh gap and endless comments along the lines of ‘I’m a
13 year old girl, I am dieting and going to the gym everyday and I can’t get
the thigh gap. PLEASE tell me how to get a thigh gap!!’ or ‘I wish I could look
like you, you’re so skinny’.
