5 DAY SUGAR FREE CHALLENGE

Since many of you expressed interest in what exactly my Sugar FREE Challenge entails. I thought I would provide you with a set of guidelines. If you are interested in trying it out. I am happy to do it with you, support you and have other voices chime in sharing their thoughts and experiences.

It is amazing how simple this can be if you just have someone to hold you accountable or better yet hold your hand, support you and share the support from others going through the same thing as you.

Here is what I am aiming for:

1) ADD IN in lots of fresh fruit, sweet vegetables, greens, grains, beans and lean meats.

2) Reduce (a nicer word for eliminate) refined sugar - which sadly includes chocolate, cookies, baked goodies, energy "health" bars, desserts in general, wine, beer and hard liquor, soda, artificial sweetners (splenda, sweet n low, equal), yogurt, dairy, anything in a box, bag or can that has sugar added as an ingredient (anything ending is -ose. maladextrose, fructose, glucose, and evaporated cane juice to name a few).

3) You can use natural sweeteners. I recommend Stevia as it's a bit more gentle on your body. Hopefully you have all read my article on agave nectar (www.fullerhealth.blogspot.com) by now and know it is not the ideal sugar alternative we thought. Honey is okay, but try not to smear it on everything since it does have the same affects as sugar on the body. Best to avoid it all together if possible.

You are probably thinking, "That's great Rebekah, you go ahead and do that by yourself." I know, that goes through my head as well. That is also why I made it 5 days instead of 7. Though if you decided on day 5, you feel pretty damn good and want to go for another day or two. GO FOR IT!! Go for another 5 days while you're at it. This can even be combined with other cleanses as well!

So come on!! It's 5 days. 5 measly little days of your entire life. I think we can make the sacrifice, don't you?

But on my own, I won't do it. If I have to report back to you, or better yet INSPIRE you. Then I have made the promise to commit.

Otherwise it kind of feels like dieting (which is a 4-letter word in my book). You know when you reach for the chocolate, wine or coffee cake and think, I'll stop eating these bad "goodies" tomorrow. It's like saying, "I'm starting my diet tomorrow." Then tomorrow turns into the next day and the next and the next.

All of sudden it isn't about what you are eating or drinking anymore. It's more so a control issue. A mind frame. A battle. Maybe I'm being a little dramatic. But hopefully my point is getting across.

Do you want to take 5 days and let go of that? You can come right back to it after if you want.

I'm going to start my 5-Day Sugar Free Cleanse Sunday and go through to next Thursday. I like the idea of being able to celebrate with a glass of champagne or vino next Friday ;) See... I'm already counting down the days til I can get my fix again. Lol. Who knows, maybe I'll be inspired and won't even want it by then.

Care to join me?