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Sat 9 (cocktails) and sun 10 (donuts) were baaad. That was because there was a lot of celebrating going on. But maybe that’s not really an excuse. Anyway, it’s done now & I’m gonna move forward and recommit.

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Feb 8:

Breakfast

• coffee

• fruit bowl

• 1 naan & hummus

Lunch:

• tomato soup & 3 slices wholegrain toast

• 2 oranges

Dinner:

• cauliflower rice, reg rice w/chicken & pea curry sauce

• cheese flavor Dorito knock-off (they were low in sugar, I checked)

• rooibos tea

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First week sugar free I did very well. Quite proud of myself, especially for not eating/craving chocolate!! Was easier than I was anticipating. Anyway, I did eat a little sugar today - 2 biscuits, 1 mocha, 4 small squares dairy milk. That’s actually probably quite a lot. Anyway, back on the wagon again tomorrow. Wanted to see what it would taste like after a week off. Not as nice as I remember. Keep going now for another week!!

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No (added) sugar February, Day 4:

Breakfast

• coffee

• fruit bowl

• 3 ryvita with hummus

• green tea

Lunch

• salmon

• stirfry veg & noodles

• green tea

• 1 naan (this does have a little added sugar, but I didn’t realize!)

Dinner:

• turkey & stuffing

• green beans

• wedges 🙄

• rooibos tea

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No (added) sugar February, Day 3:

Breakfast:

• coffee

• fruit bowl

• 1 naan bread w/humus

• wedges

Lunch:

• tomato soup & 3 slices wholegrain hovis bread

• green tea

• mixed salad

• creole herb croquet potatoes

• americano coffee

Dinner:

• homemade bbq chicken (this had ketchup in it so did contain added sugar, but someone else made it for me), red pepper, chili & noodles

• rooibos tea

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No (added) sugar Feb, Day 2:

Breakfast:

• coffee

• fruit bowl

• falafel & humus

• potato wedges

Dinner:

• 2 naan breads

• beef burger

• plum tomato

• potato wedges

• rooibos tea

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No (added) sugar Feb, Day 1:

Breakfast:

• coffee

• fruit bowl - 🍊 🍓 🍇 blueberries

• 2 small naan bread, 4 moroccan style falafels, humus

• green tea

Lunch:

• tomato soup & 3 slices wholegrain hovis bread

Dinner:

• leftover honey & soy noodle curry

• salmon

• homemade chips

• broccoli

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I’m starting to understand my triggers more - one is essay writing grazing - I know I’ll be stuck at a computer writing all day (a painful process of giving birth to my thoughts/ideas), and I’ll have no other nice thing/reward on the horizon. The other is after dinner grazing - when we’re sitting around watching tv/Netflix or reading. It’s made worse when other people in house are doing it. Tv is worse than reading I think cause I have to pause in my reading and put down the book to eat. I think it’s boredom eating, because what else is there to occupy me in the evenings? It’s relaxing time so I don’t want to work, and especially in winter when the evenings are long dark cold and wet. At least in summer I could go for an after dinner walk or walk around the garden while reading. Can’t do that in winter. And why can’t I munch on healthy snacks like fruit or carrot sticks? Why is it always chocolate and sugar I crave? 🙄

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Day 5 I had Chinese for dinner and day 6 I ate left over Chinese and brownies and choc all day

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Day 5 (day 4 not great, involved a lot of biscuits @ coffee morning & then diep takeaway and crisps)

Breakfast:

• coffee w/manuka honey

• fruit bowl - 🍊 🍇 blueberries

• ryvita w/ Nutella (not best choice)

Lunch:

• fish cakes

• 2 fudge chocs

• 2 squares dark choc

• green tea

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Day 3:

• coffee w/manuka honey

• fruit bowl - 🍊 🍇 blueberries

• wedges

Lunch:

• veg stirfry

• waffle (14g)

• green tea

• baileys iced coffee

• honkey dorey crisps (0.6g)

Dinner:

• turkey, stuffing, broccoli, chips

• rooibos tea

• a bit of milka aero choc

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Day 2:

• coffee w/manuka honey

• 1 homemade bun (7g)

• fruit bowl

Lunch:

• tiny bit leftover noodles

• wrap w/ humus tomato lettuce chicken

• cappuccino (no sugar, but choc sprinkles)

• waffle (14g)

• green tea

Dinner:

• veg & noodle stirfry; salmon

• rooibos tea

• 1 tiny piece dark choc

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Day 1:

Breakfast:

• coffee w/manuka honey

• 1 homemade bun (7g sugar)

• fruit bowl - 🍊 🍓 blueberries

Lunch:

• scrambled egg w/turmeric on toast

• green tea

Dinner:

• chicken and veg noodle curry in soy & honey sauce

• 3 chips

• prosecco

• 2 squares dark choc

• 1 twirl

• 4 squares milka aero choc

• rooibos tea

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Missed a couple of days, but I’m back now & trying to reduce sugar intake.

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Day 16:

• coffee

• fruit bowl - 🍊 🍇 blueberries

• 2 of my little buns

• square dark choc & licking the baking bowl

Lunch:

• left over veg stirfry

• my brownies - 3 small squares

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Day 15:

Breakfast:

• fruit bowl - 🍊 🍇

• coffee

• left over wedges

• 2 ryvita & Nutella

Lunch:

• leftover sweet potatoes & onion bahinis

• 3 of the buns I made

Dinner:

• veg & noodle stirfry

• prossecco

• 2 mini rolls

• 3 chocolates

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Day 14:

• coffee

• 2 mini rolls

• 3 chocolates

• fruit bowl - 🍊 🍎 blueberries

Lunch:

• chicken curry & rice

• baileys iced coffee

Dinner:

• too much chocolate

• lentil curls

• wedges, sweet potatoes, onion bahinis (or whatever they’re called)

• prosecco