It’s been 7 and a half years now since I went Practically Sugar-Free, and I thought it might be good to share an update. I know I have posted many posts over the years, but 7 years seems like a bit of a milestone. I think reviewing and reflecting is an important part of us. It can be incredibly empowering, and an opportunity for us to explore our journey forward. Quickly for those that don’t know, back in January 2017, I went sugar free, as much as I could. So I cut out all processed sugars, things like cereals, canned soups, fizzy drinks, cakes, biscuits (cookies), and many other things. I st ..read more

Every so often, I get chatting about my sugar free journey to someone. Please don’t get me wrong, I’m not one of those that goes round talking about it the whole time. I really believe that it’s important to find your own path when it comes to food. I spent much of my life trying to follow a certain plan, or diet. Do the right thing! Then I realised, who was the I doing the right thing for me…or to follow something designed by someone that didn’t know me. Anyway I digress, one of the single most important things, I have learnt from my sugar free journey is the importance of reading food labels ..read more

It’s been over 7 years now since I made the decision to go practically sugar free, and it occurred to me that it might helpful to share what this journey of self discovery has meant to me. Over the years I have shared tip’s, idea’s, thought’s and recipe’s, yet I haven’t really touched too much on what this has meant to me. So, I thought today I would share a bit more about how I have found this experience. The biggest surprise to me has got to be that after 7 years, yes 7 years I am still here blogging about my practically sugar free experience. This certainly wasn’t planned, it just happened ..read more

It’s just over seven years since I went practically sugar free, yes seven years!! I really can’t believe it. My life has changed so much in the last seven years, I made a big move across the UK from the north to the south. I’ve had a few jobs, set up a counselling practice, been a very ill with covid and then bought my own house. It’s been a roller coaster ride and there have been challenges along the way. My point for sharing this is life changes, and our circumstances change however it doesn’t mean that we can’t adapt and make a situation work for us. I am thinking back to all the times I we ..read more

Making changes isn’t always easy. Sometimes it can take a while to reach the decision to make those changes. On other occasions it be life circumstances that throw up our need to change. When I went practically sugar free, I spent a while umming and ahhing about what a sugar free life would be long. When I got Covid three years ago, change was thrown upon me, and I had to adapt to those changes. Sometimes it’s not always about the change that occurs but it is more about how we respond to it. I have a varied relationship with CHANGE, on one hand the thought of it inspiresand excites me. Two suc ..read more

Since going practically sugar free. I have come across a lot of people that have said, I couldn’t do that! The reality is a few years ago I would have said the same thing. So what changed for me? I changed my mindset, and once I changed that everything else fell into place. I can hear any of you say it’s not easy, and I am right there with you. Changing beliefs and mindsets we have held for sometime isn’t easy, however all because it isn’t easy, it doesn’t mean it’s in possible. Once we let go of the restrictions that hold us back, we can then move forward in life. The beliefs that limit us do ..read more

A Practically Sugar Free Breakfast How many of you are stuck in a food rut? Eating the same foods, and getting bored with what you eat? I certainly have. It’s not always easy , to find inspiration when you are cutting down on all the ‘nice’ things you might have previously enjoyed. When we get bored it can be really easy to let all those good habits slide, get into a rut with eating, and lose motivation. Keeping motivated, and staying positive can be key to managing our eating patterns. So, how can we keep motivated? Motivation doesn’t just have to be about big motivators, it is often the smal ..read more

I haven’t posted for a while, partly because life I got busy, my health hasn’t been that good. I’m also beating myself up that although I am still very much sugar free, there are occasions when I do have something with sugar in. I haven’t been doing as much to promote wellbeing on here or on fb page as I once did. When I started this off a few years ago, my health was better, and I wasn’t working. I’ve had a turbulant few years, and life has been touch. I’ve been sugar free for 6 years now, and it’s become a routine. So I guess if I am honest, I have lost some of my energy and enthusiasm for a ..read more

So it’s been while since I have posted, life has been a little up and down with few challenges thrown in. In fact a few years ago, I would have been fueling myself with sugar and comfort food to make me feel better. When I started my sugar free journey six years ago that no food can make you feel better, it might take away the feelings for a while. But after that initial feeling of pleasure, enjoyment, or feeling better, we are still left with those difficult painful emotions that were there originally. I remember well how I used to eat ‘naughty’ foods to take away the pain. I’ve recently beco ..read more

Okay so I’m going to be honest with you…I’m not a fan of vegetables, though I do eat salad and fruit. I don’t like hot or spicey foods either. For a reasons I won’t go into mealtimes as a child were traumatic experiences, as I result I believe this led to me not enjoying vegetables, and certain other foods. So I have battled a lifetime, trying to eating healthily. This is partly why my eating habits were so bad prior to giving up SUGAR. In fact I always saw sweet sugary items as being ‘safe foods’, how wrong I was. So for me I really had to come out of my comfort zone, and re examine a life ti ..read more