Febfast Challenge, wk 1

If you missed what Febfast is all about – here are the details.

We have taken the FebFast concept and added a twist to turbo charge it! The way we are going to do it is give you a specific unhealthy food type each week that you have to give up for that week and the remainder of Feb. So by the end of Feb, you will have cut out 4 things all together and hopefully make some lasting changes for the long term.

How does the challenge work?

  • STEP 1: commit to sticking with febfast for the WHOLE of february
  • STEP 2: starting Feb 1st, give up an unhealthy food type each week for the 4 weeks, starting with sweet treats. So week 1 you give up sweet treats, week 2 is sweet treats PLUS simple carbs, week 3 is sweet treats, simple carbs, PLUS processed food etc.

Week 1: Sweet Treats

Start the challenge with cutting out all sweet treats

We all know that too much sugar is bad for us and yet we are all likely to find ourselves “treating” us to something sweet every day.

Considering what sugar does to our body it really isn’t a treat!
The problem is that sugar is highly addictive: It lights up the same reward centres in our brain activated by tobacco, alcohol, nicotin and heroin.

So let’s start breaking the sugar habit now! Below you will find all the details on whats out and whats in for the next 4 weeks.

 

 

OUT

Chocolate, fizzy drinks, sports drinks, lollies, cakes, fruit breads, ice cream…

Sugar increases the risk of many health problems such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer.

It promotes ageing in the body and causes wrinkles.

Most sweets are energy dense, but nutrient poor, which makes it so easy to eat lots of them, because you don’t get the feeling that you’ve had enough. Lots of commercially produced sweets also contain high levels of saturated fat, which will increase your blood cholesterol levels and your risk of heart disease.

Fructose fools our brains into thinking we are not full, so we overeat. Moreover, excess fructose cannot be converted into energy by the mitochondria inside our cells. Instead they turn excess fructose into liver fat. That starts a cascade of insulin resistance which leads to chronic metabolic disease, including diabetes and heart disease.

Fizzy drinks and Sports drinks are often loaded with sugar, you’ll consume many calories but because they don’t contain any fibre you won’t feel full and have to eat more.

Watch out for sweeteners like corn syrup, agave or maple syrup and honey, which contain a high percentage of fructose, especially if they have been processed, meaning additional fructose is added in. So “naturally” sweetened doesn’t mean it is low in sugar.

Sugar and tooth decay are closely linked.
Dental plaque is a clingy film made up of food particles, bacteria and mucous. The bacteria in plaque depend on sugars to produce acids, which break down the enamel and start tooth decay.

IN
If you really need to use a sweetener give coconut sugar or fresh fruit a go, with has a minimal effect on blood sugar levels.

Although fruit is sweetened by fructose, it doesn’t contain very much. You still shouldn’t eat very sweet fruit like grapes and melon to excess.

Homemade Fruit, yogurt or (nut)milk popsicles are a good alternative for ice creams.

Dried fruits are very sweet but they are a great way to satisfy a sweet tooth and gain nutrients in the process.  Dried fruits contain all the same vitamins and minerals as fresh versions but in a more concentrated form. Try and opt for preservative free versions though.

Bake your own cakes, cookies and fruit breads using ripe bananas or dried fruits instead of buying the calorie laden versions.

Flavour your water with citrus fruits and use sparkling water if you want it fizzy.
Make your own iced tea by brewing your favourite fruit tea and adding ice cubes to cool it down.

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2018-01-29T05:04:13+00:00 February 1st, 2017|

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