Quote: (02-01-2019 06:23 AM)rottenapple Wrote:
Made it the full month and decided to keep going. So far the effects have been better sleep (and more vivid dreams), skin cleared up, a little bit of weight loss (maybe 1kg) and increased focus. Cravings are largely gone but occasionally they are still there, just shows what an addict I was. The thing I crave most is chocolate and fruit juice. I did pretty much decide to stop drinking sodas indefinitely, I don't miss them and they are shit.
I keep eating fruits and rarely some sweetener replacement (in protein shakes for instance).
Now, since I am not yet ripped and also want to see more longer term effects, I will include a 14 hour intermittent fast to my no sugar diet and I'll do a small home workout every day after my last meal, to see if this would speed up weight loss/getting lean.
Well done! You're on the right path.
I've been on the almost-no-sugar train for several years. Each day I have
1) A little apple juice
2) One tsp sugar in the afternoon coffee
3) One square of dark chocolate at night
All my food is made from scratch using real foods, the type that spoil. Nothing processed or boxed and rarely canned. To get ripped, you gotta learn to cook well.
I too keep a 14-hour daily fast, from 8 pm (end of dinner) to 10 am (big breakfast).
The result: All these things, together with HIIT class and regular iron pumping, resulted in a four-pack appearing square in the middle of my abdomen shortly after my 40th birthday. It surprised me too. That was three years ago, and since then, I've gotten lots of admiration from las chicas -- they often make comments about my arms, or my abs, and sometimes I catch them looking too, esp in public. Again, this surprised me. Women literally never admired my upper body before now. It's entirely due to 1) very-low-sugar, low-carb diet, and 2) better, more intense exercise.
I can't recommend it enough. I don't know why I waited so long.
Also: Be sure to remove all industrially-produced seed oils (canola, corn, palm, etc) from your diet. They are absolutely terrible for overall health. Cook only with butter or olive oil -- and if you're trying to lose weight, even those should be used very, very sparingly until you reach your goal weight.
DM me if you have questions. I love talking about nutrition.