This weekend I attended my friend’s wedding and went home to have a belated birthday celebration with my family. I kept things mostly Primal by mainly eating pit beef at the wedding and grilled salmon at my house, but both nights I indulged my sweet tooth when it came time for dessert. I doubt caveman had access to multiple chocolate chip cookies and ice cream pie… but they were both delicious and I thoroughly enjoyed the sugary treats, guilt-free.
But unfortunately this morning I woke up with a serious sugar-hangover: which quickly reminded me how evil sugar is for your body. After reading Deep Nutrition I learned that sugar causes insulin-resistance, stiffens collagen, jams hormonal signals, and slows neural communication. These side-effects in turn lead to weight-gain, diabetes, premature wrinkling, arthritis, weakened bones, mood swings, headaches, dulled senses, and more.
And those side-effects are just the beginning… I highly recommend reading Deep Nutrition to learn more about how dangerous sugar is for your body.
So after thoroughly indulging my sweet tooth yesterday I decided today would be a great time to start a 21-Day Sugar detox. And since I’m already Primal (80 – 90% of the time) I figured I could make my own guidelines instead of buying the official rules…
Becca’s 21-Day Sugar Detox Guidelines:
- Stay Primal (non-Primal foods are automatically excluded)
- No sweet potatoes
- No dark chocolate bars
- No fruit/dried fruit (except for lemons/limes)
- No honey (or other “primal” sweeteners)
- No juice or white wines
- Red Wine/Vodka/Gin is allowed on the weekends
- No cheating on Primal! (even if it is a wedding, or a birthday, or just to “try it”)
looking forward to this…
photo credit: pfh.org
Supposedly by the end of the next 21 days I will have:
- a slimmer waist
- better skin
- increased sense of taste
- increased energy
- better sleep habits
- and more…
Let’s see if being sugar-free is all that it’s cracked up to be! Wish me luck 
I’m eating ice cream as I read this post.
I found in my year of seasonal eating that it is toughest to give up sugar during the longer days. The book Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar, and Survival explains that light stimulates carb cravings. This is probably for survival purposes. Get us to eat more in preparation for winter hibernation.
Good luck.
I almost forgot I won’t be eating any ice cream for the next 21 days… this is going to be harder than i thought!
But thanks for the encouragement
No ice cream over Summer Solstice? Brutal.
Love that you made up your own rules.
thanks! life’s more fun when you make your own rules, haha