Fall 12-Week No-Sugar Challenge 2009 (Page 7)

kcovert1 - 2009-09-11 3:07 PM

Rachel, Larabars are my favorite!!  Have you tried the new tropical one?  So good!!

kcovert1 - 2009-09-12 9:59 PM Wow, tough day for me, but I made it. 

We had our annual block party today, and I made a huge pan of amazing brownies.  I made it through without one lick of a spoon, without eating one crumb while cutting them up, and I also managed to avoid the cookies, cupcakes, and s'mores that I helped my kids make!!!  I think I am turning a corner, and actually becoming a healthy eater at heart, as opposed to the pseudo-healthy eater that secretly craves junk all the time!!

This was so huge for me today, i might have to buy myself a tri treat as a reward.  Any ideas??

carteroak - 2009-09-13 2:55 PM I also wanted to report on my racing experience today.  I did a half-marathon up on Maryland and set a PR.  In spite of the fact that I am still a good 15+ pounds away from what I would consider to be my ideal racing weight, thanks to healthier eating and a lot of training, I felt great today!

And the best part was, that even if I could have had sugar after the race, and even though there was a Hagen Daaz store at the finish line, nothing sugary even sounded good to me!  I was very happy with water, fruit, a little bagel, and an egg w/some breakfast potatoes (yeah - pretty good for post race food, huh?  They also had hoagies, pizza, and baked ziti for those whose stomachs could handle more than mine could!)  I got a free post-race massage which was a WAY better reward than any kind of edible treat!  I will have to add that to my race routine in the future.

On the way home, I got my favorite from Carabou - medium skim latte and then my husband and I stopped at Whole Foods for a little shopping. I found sushi that used brown rice that did NOT have sugar in the top three ingredients.  Yay!  I also got an assortment of salads from thier cool salad bar - tofu and veggies, salmon nicoise salad, and roasted veggies - for later.  My "treat" was a slice of breakfast pizza that he and I split (it had bacon, egg, and cheese on it!).  I also stocked up on Honey Crisp apples.  Those things are so juicy and sweet, they are like dessert all by themselves!

It was a fun and sugar-free day!!!

DEK1106 - 2009-09-13 6:41 PM So I used my mulligan yesterday. Rough week but I managed to stay clean until yesterday afternoon when I caved. It was purely emotional which kills me the most. Now I feel gross. Felt gross afterward and even feel nasty this morning(I live in Japan so its morning here already). I guess I just need to remember this feeling and that although sugar tastes good for a moment they make me feel like blah.So do we record our one freebee on the spreadsheet or not?

kcovert1 - 2009-09-12 3:59 PM Wow, tough day for me, but I made it. 

We had our annual block party today, and I made a huge pan of amazing brownies.  I made it through without one lick of a spoon, without eating one crumb while cutting them up, and I also managed to avoid the cookies, cupcakes, and s'mores that I helped my kids make!!!  I think I am turning a corner, and actually becoming a healthy eater at heart, as opposed to the pseudo-healthy eater that secretly craves junk all the time!!

This was so huge for me today, i might have to buy myself a tri treat as a reward.  Any ideas??

carteroak - 2009-09-13 8:55 AM I also wanted to report on my racing experience today.  I did a half-marathon up on Maryland and set a PR.  In spite of the fact that I am still a good 15+ pounds away from what I would consider to be my ideal racing weight, thanks to healthier eating and a lot of training, I felt great today!

And the best part was, that even if I could have had sugar after the race, and even though there was a Hagen Daaz store at the finish line, nothing sugary even sounded good to me!  I was very happy with water, fruit, a little bagel, and an egg w/some breakfast potatoes (yeah - pretty good for post race food, huh?  They also had hoagies, pizza, and baked ziti for those whose stomachs could handle more than mine could!)  I got a free post-race massage which was a WAY better reward than any kind of edible treat!  I will have to add that to my race routine in the future.

On the way home, I got my favorite from Carabou - medium skim latte and then my husband and I stopped at Whole Foods for a little shopping. I found sushi that used brown rice that did NOT have sugar in the top three ingredients.  Yay!  I also got an assortment of salads from thier cool salad bar - tofu and veggies, salmon nicoise salad, and roasted veggies - for later.  My "treat" was a slice of breakfast pizza that he and I split (it had bacon, egg, and cheese on it!).  I also stocked up on Honey Crisp apples.  Those things are so juicy and sweet, they are like dessert all by themselves!

It was a fun and sugar-free day!!!

BlueGreen - 2009-09-15 4:32 AM I'm not officially part of the challenge, but I'm following from home. I hope you guys don't mind me butting in. What's the opinion on Kefir? The 3rd ingredient is "organic cane juice." That puts it out of the running regardless of proportions, doesn't it? I do use it as a recovery drink from time to time (easiest way for me to get some protein in) but I guess this means no drinking it outside of the exercise window. No big loss for me really -- I actually don't like it that much (it's a little too close to milk which I loathe). I just considered it an easy, healthy snack. Perhaps not so healthy, depending on the perspective?

Happychick - 2009-09-15 8:51 PM Is it possible to OD on fruit?    Seriously though, I have been finding myself starving the last few days and between the nuts and fruit I'm thinking I am waaaay overeating although (luckily) so far my scale hasn't shown it.  Maybe it's a growth spurt, huh?!  I always say that about my daughter when she eats non stop for days on end!

kenb - 2009-09-16 7:52 AM Somebody mentioned no sugar added smoothie recipes, could you let me know what the link is for it? We've been experimenting with smoothies for breakfast now thanks

carteroak - 2009-09-16 3:58 AM

I think if I lived in Hawaii, I would LIVE on fruit, and fish!  As it is, so many yummy things are in season here, that I am eating a ton of fruit, too.  Those peaches are like candy!

carteroak - 2009-09-15 4:15 PM I think there is plain kefir available, which, like plain yogurt, would be fine.  You could make it into a smoothie w/peices of frozen fruit, and a little all-natural fruit juice to make it more tasty.  I think kefir is supposed to be really good for you and I would like to drink it more often myself, but it seemed to cause some lower GI unpleasantries for me.  : (  Now, I go for plain greek yogurt or cottage cheese with fruit as a post-training recovery snack.

Happychick -
Sorry but what is kefir?  I've heard a few mentions of it and have NO CLUE what it is ~ although now I'm thinking it's some milk like drink??

Happychick - 2009-09-16 2:36 PM

Tell me about it!   My hubby even found an avacodo tree near his unit so he's been picking those and bringing 'em home ~ yum!!!

kcovert1 - 2009-09-16 3:54 PM

jealous...

Happychick - 2009-09-17 2:41 AM
I'll trade you some avocados for some sugar free ketsup