Sugar challenge update and my meals during a normal day

I will start by saying I have good news and bad news. The good news is that I have been sugar free since starting the challenge. And by that I mean I haven't eaten anything that obviously contains added sugar like muffins for example (I used to enjoy muffins a lot). The more hidden sugar it's extremely hard to dodge because small quantities of it are found in most things (even freakin' pickles); and unfortunately I can't eat only whole foods all the time.

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But all in all I've avoided eating obviously sugar-packed stuff, even though there were some pretty hard-core temptations. However, I do have a lot of experience doing this so I didn't feel it was super tough.

The "bad" news is that I didn't manage to stay faithful to my personal twist to this challenge: not eating any sweets even if they don't contain sugar. One day I fell victim to these bad boys:

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They contain stevia which is a natural sweetener and is not metabolized by the human digestive system. But that was the only exception, and as days go by I've noticed that I have a better control of my cravings. Hopefully in the next update I will be 100% on track with both parts of the challenge.

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Today's meals

• Because I worked in the afternoon again, I was tempted to eat something for breakfast even though it kind of disrupts my usual intermittent fasting routine. So my first meal consisted of a lot of pistachios and some milk. Both contain a lot of proteins and pistachios also have healthy fats; and of course they taste great and I try to eat them as often as possible.

• Before I left for work I ate a salad consisting of chicken breast and some random vegetables :P

• After work I was feeling way too lazy to cook something, so it was salad time again. This time with tuna and some more random vegetables

• After that followed more pistachios, milk and calamari rings - though I admit those rings are not the healthiest thing I could eat but they are easy to make in the oven ( I don't deep fry them - that would gross me out)

What do you think of my normal "diet"? Would you try it out ? :)

My name is Adrian a.k.a "The nearsighted traveler". I'm a running enthusiast who loves to spend time enjoying nature. I write mostly about running, the places I explore and the interesting stuff I learn here on steemit.
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