Day 1: Sugar detox

My family is away for 18 days on a Compassion International trip to Thailand. I'm quite jealous! But while they're gone, I'm going to try a sugar detox. I mentioned on Facebook that I was considering it while they would be gone because I think it's so much easier to concentrate on something like this when you're not surrounded by people who are eating something else and having to juggle cooking for them AND cooking for yourself. I can make whatever I want without anybody saying "What is THAT?!". So today is Day 1. I considered these detox plans: The 21-day Sugar Detox and The Sugar Detox but didn't really like either of them exclusively. So, I'm combining some of the aspects of both and revamping both of them to my own personal preferences. For example, The 21-day Sugar Detox is very Paleo based. So no dairy. I don't like that idea. So I'll include it in moderation within my detox. Here's what I will not be eating:

• No refined sugars
• No artificial sweeteners (that's ok, All but Splenda gives me a headache!)
• No refined flours
• No white potatoes
• No white rice
• Nothing corn based
• Nothing processed

I'll eat in limited amounts:

• Dairy (always organic with no hormones. Sprouts has it on sale this week!)
• Sweet Potatoes (Because they are high in sugar)
• Brown Rice
• Honey
• Fruits ( lemons, limes, strawberries, green apples, and green-tipped bananas are approved)

Everything else is game on! I'm not placing any weight loss goals on myself for the next 18 days. I just want to see how this affects my body and my blood sugar levels. Like I've said, I have PCOS and with that comes blood sugar issues. The medicine I'm on helps with that but I do get extreme dips in blood sugar from time to time which trigger horrible migraines. So that's my plan! First up on the meals, I'm going to make homemade ketchup, a slightly modified version of Chinese Spareribs, and mashed rutabaga. Wish me luck!

P.S. Oh, I forgot to mention that the one exception I'm adding to this plan is I'll be drinking Atkins Shakes. I know, not sugar detox approved. They're processed. But I travel to Pueblo 4 days a week for an 8:00am class and trying to prepare breakfast beforehand is really challenging for me. I'm not a morning person. On a normal day, you won't see me out of bed before 9:00. So getting up to make something for breakfast is just not going to happen. Also, I hate most breakfast type foods. Eggs least of all. Can't stand them. So in order to make this doable for me, I'm going to add these shakes. They've only got 2 grams of carbohydrates and 1 gram of sugar so I think these are a better addition to my Sugar detox!