https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:31:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/3#post-1645753 Mon, 19 May 2014 23:02:29 +0000 tysonja 1645753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm still on it! :) (one week in)</p> <p>I haven't been 100% -- a few condiments sneaked in here or there, and Friday we had a family day outing and had a cookie and some other sweet things :). However in general been feeling great and lost a few lbs! :) </p> <p>will continue this week, but there will DEFINTELY be cake in my future, as LO's 2nd birthday is this week! whoo! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/3#post-1645736 Mon, 19 May 2014 22:43:07 +0000 mrbee 1645736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dagny: Bee and I are doing Whole30 for a month... no sugar, no dairy, no preservatives, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/3#post-1645732 Mon, 19 May 2014 22:29:39 +0000 Dagny 1645732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MRBEE - nice! I was incredibly bummed when I realized that I couldn't have a beer... :crying: Did something in particular lead you to do a sugar-free month? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/3#post-1645731 Mon, 19 May 2014 22:28:49 +0000 Dagny 1645731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AUTUMNLOVE - mmm boba! That sounds good. :happy: That's great though, that you can have some indulgences and not get carried away! I suck at that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/3#post-1645719 Mon, 19 May 2014 22:17:10 +0000 mrbee 1645719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm five days into a sugar-free month! This includes wine alas... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1645715 Mon, 19 May 2014 22:11:33 +0000 autumnlove 1645715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dagny: I haven't been sticking with it the last few days...lychee boba drink, coconut Popsicle but I am much better about sugar intake! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1645710 Mon, 19 May 2014 22:06:07 +0000 Dagny 1645710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hello bees! Is anybody still with me? :silly: </p> <p>I think today is my day 15. Me, DH, LO, and my mom went camping over the weekend and DH and my mom had smores one night and then she left the chocolate bars on my kitchen counter after we got home from the trip. I was going to hide them away in the pantry until she comes over and takes them out of my house, but instead I decided to leave them out on the counter. Every time I walk by them, I feel so strong! I love it. And I NEVER EVER thought I could just walk by chocolate like that in the afternoon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1632125 Tue, 13 May 2014 16:18:09 +0000 tysonja 1632125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dagny: thanks! :) it's been going good so far:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1632099 Tue, 13 May 2014 16:02:06 +0000 Dagny 1632099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ANONYSQUIRE and @AUTUMNLOVE - I totally have to have chocolate. or else I am a monster. My go to chocolate fix right now is a smoothie with banana, some kind of nut butter, ice cubes, and cacao powder. </p> <p>@ANONYSQUIRE - I think it must be from the added veggies. all that extra fiber can definitely mean some stomach adjustments.. Has it improved at all in the last couple days? </p> <p>@REDSMARTIES - weekends are the worst! And not to mention it was mother's day. We went to a mother's day brunch on Saturday and my SIL and MIL ordered a few desserts for the table. Surprisingly it wasn't too hard to not have any, but it stills bums you out when you can't have dessert. :bummed: How's it going this week? </p> <p>@TYSONJA - welcome! :grin: Those are awesome goals. Let us know how it's going! </p> <p>I am finally starting to feel a bit better - my detox symptoms are starting to go away. It sucks when you're eating so healthfully and you feel like crap! haha. I made these (<a href="http://ohsheglows.com/2014/05/08/two-layer-raw-chocolate-brownies/" rel="nofollow">http://ohsheglows.com/2014/05/08/two-layer-raw-chocolate-brownies/</a>) this week and they are DELICIOUS! I substituted date paste in for the maple syrup. If anyone needs a chocolate fix, that is a great one! </p> <p>I guess today is my day 9. woooo! So far I haven't had any sugar that I'm aware of, although I had a few raisins that might have been sweetened. They were from the bulk bins so I couldn't check the label, ugh, and I didn't think about it until later. Anywho, I'm happy with that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1627942 Mon, 12 May 2014 00:21:57 +0000 tysonja 1627942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hiya! I'm going to join -- I'll try for a week, because the week after is LO's second birthday and no promises there!</p> <p>Also, shorter goals work for meeeee! </p> <p>I'll try no added sugar and no sugar substitutes, and less carbs, whatever that means. haha :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1627930 Sun, 11 May 2014 23:45:54 +0000 anonysquire 1627930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok I am going to be TMI here. So I am at the end of day 3 of no sugar. I have been trying to eat more veggies and have been doing pretty well. Maybe too well. I have been having a stomach ache daily. Is this from the no sugar or the added veggies? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1627328 Sun, 11 May 2014 12:21:15 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1627328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dagny: I'm starting over tomorrow. This weekend was totally awful on the food front!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1627045 Sat, 10 May 2014 23:52:31 +0000 anonysquire 1627045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: I'm always mean so I'm not noticing a difference haha. I've lost 3 pounds so I shouldn't even want to think about sugar. If anyone says its water weight though I will bite their face off! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1627043 Sat, 10 May 2014 23:51:02 +0000 autumnlove 1627043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: haha, me too! I'm so mean right now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1627035 Sat, 10 May 2014 23:44:01 +0000 anonysquire 1627035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Guys I've made it 2 days with no sugar or soda. I'm dying. I'm starving to death. I need chocolate!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1626988 Sat, 10 May 2014 22:20:25 +0000 autumnlove 1626988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dagny: I cheated and had half of a Thai Iced tea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1626986 Sat, 10 May 2014 22:12:13 +0000 Dagny 1626986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MAMIMAMI - woo! That's awesome that you made it the whole week! :grin: </p> <p>It's been a rough couple days. I have detox symptoms :-( it's so weird but every time I've done a juice detox in the past I ALWAYS get a sore throat on the 5th day. So yesterday, it hit. And I didn't expect it (since I'm not doing a juice detox), but I realized it's probably pretty similar since I'm not eating anything processed. Weird! BUT otherwise I'm doing well, feeling strong and I'm ready for the next 24 days! </p> <p>How is everyone else doing? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1626072 Sat, 10 May 2014 07:00:23 +0000 mamimami 1626072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You guys! I did Monday-Friday (I did have one glass of wine and one beer but under my "rules" I thought it was OK), but I totally just accidentally fell off the wagon! There is a kind of coffee I only drink on weekends and it has sugar in it, and when my adorable baby woke up at 6 am I went into autopilot and put on a pot and started drinking it! Oh well. Might as well enjoy and then get back to my plan! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1624450 Fri, 09 May 2014 12:04:50 +0000 Dagny 1624450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Welcome @MRSMED! what @PURPLEPEONY said. We are all setting our own rules for the most part. For me, I'm not eating anything with sweeteners, no honey or maple syrup, just the natural sugars present in fruits and vegetables. Whatever your 'rules' are, I'd love for you to join for however long you'd like!</p> <p>@PURPLEPEONY - it's funny because when you mentioned the accidental glass of wine earlier, I didn't think about the fact that beer wouldn't be allowed either. (I prefer beer.) that realization definitely bummed me out!! </p> <p>I am feeling really proud because I've almost eliminated my emergency sweets and now I just go for a date, prune, or piece of fruit when I need something sweet. Yeawoo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1622474 Thu, 08 May 2014 19:20:31 +0000 PurplePeony 1622474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsMed: I think we're each making our own rules. For me, fruit is okay, I almost never drink juice so it's not really an issue, and I had a glass of wine one night without thinking. But artificial sweeteners are out because IMO they're worse for you than honey or real sugar. For me, the point of this is to break my addiction to sweet things, which isn't going to be accomplished by eating "fake" sweets. If I was going to do that, I'd just stick with the thing I was craving in the first place! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1622218 Thu, 08 May 2014 18:16:30 +0000 MrsMed 1622218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hey, I'd like to join this challenge- I'm just not sure how to do it. No bread, pasta rice and no sweets, Obvi. :-) we eat pretty clean, but I dint think I'm always aware of random sugars I may be picking up in my diet. Does this also mean no artificial sweetener such as stevia or Splenda?or Juice? Or Wine? Is fruit okay? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1621981 Thu, 08 May 2014 16:03:28 +0000 Dagny 1621981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@REDSMARTIES - Yeah, I've dramatically cut down on the chia seed and I'm already feeling better. :grin: </p> <p>I'm feeling really good today. I've started to cut down on my emergency items (chocolate covered fruit, chocolate chia seed pudding) and am just eating more fruit when needed. This afternoon I did make a banana-pecan butter-chocolate smoothie and it REALLY hit the spot. How is everyone doing today? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1620705 Thu, 08 May 2014 07:18:32 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1620705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dagny: I wouldn't cut it out all together, but just introduce bigger amounts slowly. I had to start at 1 tsp and work my way up to more, because of the bloating and bathroom issues it caused<br /> .@anonysquire: welcome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1620577 Thu, 08 May 2014 00:48:16 +0000 Dagny 1620577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@REDSMARTIES - I do eat chia but not nearly as much as I've been eating the last few days. I had no idea it could be tough on the tummy! I'll stop eating that and see if it helps. I feel a but better, but I get the sense my body is doing some adjusting! </p> <p>Yeawooo @MAMIMAMI. I love it :)</p> <p>@ANONYSQUIRE - yes! :-D People are doing it for however long they are game, so I think there will be starting and stopping throughout the next month or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1620501 Wed, 07 May 2014 22:15:45 +0000 anonysquire 1620501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok can I start this late??? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1620499 Wed, 07 May 2014 22:13:41 +0000 mamimami 1620499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've made it three days! I have eaten a few unhealthy carbs here and there but no added sugar! Woot! I feel less bloated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1620273 Wed, 07 May 2014 19:47:05 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1620273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dagny: do you usually eat a lot of chia? I know that can cause stomach troubles if you're not used to it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1619881 Wed, 07 May 2014 16:26:15 +0000 Dagny 1619881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@REDSMARTIES - honestly, that is impressive that you only had that much on your anniversary! That would be incredibly hard for me. Kudos! </p> <p>@PURPLEPEONY - nice! I've just started to become really weak at times. Today is my sister's birthday and I don't know what on earth I was thinking, but I took her to this amazing bakery down the street to let her pick out some pastries she wanted. It sucked. </p> <p>I will say that I have been feeling pretty yucky. I don't know if it's because I have been over-doing it on my treats (which is very likely) or I am having sugar withdrawals but I have been feeling really bloated and have a little headache this afternoon. :sad: Hoping this goes away soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1619128 Wed, 07 May 2014 12:36:24 +0000 PurplePeony 1619128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Still holding strong here...I was *thisclose* to caving last night but I managed to ignore the craving. I'm not sure how long I can keep this up, though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-want-to-do-a-sugar-free-challenge-with-me/page/2#post-1618779 Wed, 07 May 2014 10:34:30 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1618779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: berries are my go-to when I need a sugar boost. I hate that they are so expensive here! Can't wait for the summer when things are in season! </p> <p>@Dagny: I used cream this morning and a bit if honey, I have to wean myself slowly. Nothing tastes the same as Cinnabon flavored creamer though. Sad. </p> <p>Cheated last night, DH and I went out for our anniversary, and he insisted on sharing sticky toffee pudding for dessert. I only had two bites though. I read somewhere that a craving for sweets can usually be satisfied by one bite - so if you need ice cream, have one bite and then stop. Interesting theory, but easier said than done! </p>