No Sugar Challenge: How (and Why) I Quit Sugar for 60 Days
How I managed to cut out added sugar and what changed in my life as a result.
Over the past 50 years, sugar consumption has tripled worldwide — especially in developed countries, where people often consume low-cost and highly processed food that contains large amounts of added sugar.
This all happens at the same time when many scientists warn us that high consumption of sugar (especially added sugar) may be associated with a greater risk of many diseases — cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and more.
Yet, the majority of people in developed countries continue to consume more added sugar than is recommended for a healthy diet.
Since one of my biggest addictions is sugar, I decided to try a 60 day no sugar challenge. Below, I have explained how I began my experiment, how easy/hard it was and what were the results.
Getting Started — The Snacks Need to Go
I began my experiment by removing all of the snacks and sugary drinks from my apartment. For me, the only way to avoid snacking was to completely change my environment. Not having any snacks around was a great place to start and helped me avoid eating sugar in the first couple of days…
