We are ON IT!! We’ve made our New Years Resolutions…and they’re CLEARLY realistic AND attainable!! Brian vows to be fluent in French by the end of 2010, thanks to his French For Dummies book with accompanying audio CD. FROMAGE!! After eating chocolate for 3 meals a day over the past week, Robin has decided to give up sugar completely. Her trainer, Zeke Cabell from Compton Sports Training has sent in the following email with the foods she won’t be allowed to eat anymore starting tomorrow. GAHHH!!!!
Let’s just say….Robin is already cranky:
“Robin,
The desired outcome of this will ultimately decide how hardcore you want to go.
You will need to STOP EATING:
Foods containing refined sugar include: white sugar, brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, corn syrup, maple sugar, molasses, date sugar, turbinado, raw sugar, demerrara, amasake, rice syrup, sorghum.
Read labels carefully because there may be hidden forms of sugar. When reading the label, words to watch out for include: sucrose, fructose, maltose, lactose, glycogen, glucose, mannitol, sorbitol, galactose, monosaccharides, polysaccharides.
Foods that probably have added sugar…Candy, chocolate etc… (Duh), Commercial baked goods, Breakfast cereals, Processed foods… anything that comes in a bag or a box, fruit juice, fruit beverage, fruit drink, pop, alcohol, Condiments
High glycemic index foods to avoid are:
potatoes, crackers, pretzels, rice, rice cakes, bread, dates, bananas, watermelon
Good luck….we’ll chat soon,
Z”
