Nowadays, most people are aware that sugar is bad for your body and health-being. However, since sugar is very addictive many people seem to disregard the fact of how unhealthy it actually is.
When you consume too much sugar, you are more likely to suffer from weight gain, obesity, energy crashes, and even more severe health issues.
In fact, here’s the end result of consuming too much sugar:
- Diabetes
- Increased serotonin levels
- Lower mineral levels in the body
- Heart issues
- Ulcers
- Weak immune system
- Poor vision
- Hypoglycemia
- Adrenal fatigue
- Gallstones
- Eczema
- Arthritis
- Premature aging
In addition, studies show that every time you are consuming sweets you are reinforcing the neuropathways. Therefore, you are making the brain increasingly hardwired to crave sugar, building up a tolerance similar to cocaine.
Here’s the 7-day sugar detox that will help you lose weight and reverse the negative effects:
1st Day
- Breakfast: Spinach with cheese and baked eggs
- Morning Snack: Tamari almonds
- Lunch: Cheesy sweet pepper poppers and mixed green salad
- Dinner: Spinach, cucumber salad with tomato and feta cheese, and stuff chicken (baked)
- Snack: Ricotta cheese low fat, ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract, ¼ cup part-skim, and few drops of vanilla stevia
2nd Day
- Breakfast: Frittata with sun-dried tomato
- Morning Snack: Tamari almonds
- Lunch: Chicken and spinach and pepper poppers
- Afternoon Snack: Raw vegetables and spinach dip
- Dinner: Sautéed spinach, mushrooms, peppers, and turkey lettuce cups
- Snack: Cheese stick
3rd Day
- Breakfast: Peanut Butter Protein Smoothie
- Morning Snack: The whites from 3 boiled eggs
- Lunch: Salad with cucumber, tomatoes, sweet peppers, green salad with added vinegar, and extra virgin
- Afternoon Snack: Frittata with Feta
- Dinner: Grilled Chicken with Fresh Herbs, Light vegetable soup (don’t include carrots)
- Snack: Vanilla chia pudding needs to be sugar and dairy-free
4th Day
- Breakfast: Sante Fe Frittata’s
- Morning Snack: 1 cheese stick
- Lunch: Cilantro chicken salad made with grilled chicken
- Afternoon Snack: celery with no sugar added peanut butter
- Dinner: Crockpot chicken, mini zucchini cheese bites, and bean stew
- Snack: ½ cup cottage cheese –low fat with cucumber pieces
5th Day
- Breakfast: Sante Fe Frittata’s
- Morning Snack: Spicy Mediterranean Feta Dip with raw veggies
- Lunch: Soup, and green salad with tomatoes, sweet peppers, cucumbers, with some vinegar and extra virgin olive oil
- Afternoon Snack: Cucumbers, tomato, and feta salad
- Dinner: Cheesy bread sticks with low carbs and italian green bean salad
- Snack: Vanilla chia pudding needs to be sugar and dairy free
6th Day
- Breakfast: Egg muffin with crust
- Morning Snack: Raw vegetables in a spicy Mediterranean feta dip
- Lunch: Cheesy Bread Sticks and green bean salad
- Afternoon Snack: Spicy Mediterranean feta dip with raw vegetables
- Snack: Zucchini noodles and chicken drumsticks with lemon and garlic
- Dinner: The whites of 3 boiled eggs filled with hummus if desired
7th Day
- Breakfast: Mushrooms, sautéed spinach, and scrambled eggs
- Morning Snack: ½ cup of cottage cheese
- Lunch: Zucchini noodles and light veggie soup
- Afternoon Snack: Tamari almonds
- Snack: Leftover green bean salad and chicken drumsticks
- Dinner: Vanilla chia pudding, sugar, and dairy-free