Sugar-Free September

With the leaves falling and cooler temps creeping in, I thought it was time to take a break from processed sugar.

Every once in a while, I find it helpful to step away from some things for a bit and I’ve decided this month is a great opportunity to take a break from the processed sweet stuff.

As the season transitions from summer to fall, September jumps out to me as a great opportunity to enjoy those last fresh summer fruits and veggies and focus on a clean diet.

I like the sweet stuff just as much as most people and I do feel like I have a pretty balanced relationship with it, but sometimes I like to throw down the gauntlet just to show myself I am the master of my mind and I can do hard things like not indulge in processed sugar for a whole month.

I Am the Master of my Mind!

“I am the master of my mind and I can do hard things.”

Some sugar facts:

Benefits of reducing added sugars: weight loss, better skin, lower triglycerides, lower heart disease risk, and many more. https://www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slideshow-effects-cut-added-sugar

Processed sugar is a sneaky snake and has many names: Cane Juice, Dextrose, Corn Syrup, Rice Syrup, just to name a few. Sugar hides in plain sight in many foods like crackers, bread, condiments, pasta sauce, fat-free salad dressings, etc. https://www.webmd.com/diet/ss/hidden-sugar-slideshow

Sugar can be a hard habit to kick and too much sugar can have negative effects on the body, like: increased chance of diabetes, inflammation, fatigue, headaches including migraines, weight gain, sugar highs and sugar lows. https://www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slideshow-sugar-addiction

Don’t replace your processed sugar with artificial sweeteners: This one is easy for me because I don’t like the taste of artificial sweeteners, but studies have shown that the artificial stuff can be even worse than processed sugar itself and can cause weight gain, and cravings for even more sugar https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/artificial-sweeteners-sugar-free-but-at-what-cost-201207165030 In some studies artificial sweeteners have even been shown to be addictive. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17668074/

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