I am totally with you... do we have to start now?  Wow, this is going to be hard as I eat honey DAILY!  And dark chocolate!  But I am going to see if I can replace fruit with the normal sugary stuff I eat.  So you are figuring June 1st?  The no-no list consists of chocolate, straight/added sugar, sweets, candy, cookies (mmm cookies), and any other horrible stuff. 

Can I still eat peanut butter? That has to be allowed!

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I just read my post and I meant June 1st as our end date... hehehe.  But it totally sounded as if I meant start date! 

Monday works even better for me as I am heading back to SF to see my mother (who has candy EVERYWHERE in her apartment). Now I can safely eat a few handfuls of stuff and then begin on Monday.

I was never a big juice person, so I am good with giving that up. And your guidelines sound perfect.

Any other takers???

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Count me in... And Monday the 15th is a great day to start for me too. Hubbie going out of town for two weeks so there will be no cookies handy.. Giving up the oatmeal breakfast bars before my a.m. runs will be the hardest.. Any ideas on what to replace that quick a. m. jump start with? (I run at 5:45 a.m. T-W-Th) Can't eat much but need something to get me going...

RunrWife - oatmeal breakfast bars has sugar in it?  Are you sure?  Dang.  This is going to be harder than I thought.

How about a banana before your a.m. run? Is that allowed?

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Originally posted by NurseSarahB:

... I wanted to ask others what they thought ....

I think our guideline is to ask ourselves: Does this contain added corn syrup or sugar? If it does, then don't eat it! Also, as I said, fruit juice is pretty much pure sugar even if it's 100% real juice, so that's a no-no as well.

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Since you're asking for other's thoughts ... the whole idea sounds fascinating but ....

Do you have a link to any kind of a study showing (or even a theory as to why) abstinence can stop a sweet tooth. Or is that just based on a friend's theory or anecdote? (You said you heard it somewhere, right?) Do you actually know anyone who has done this?

And what's to stop one from regaining a sweet tooth in the future? Even assuming you lose your sweet tooth, unless you know how to avoid regaining it, aren't you likely to just regain it the next time you have a piece of cake?

I'd also like to hear more about your theory as to why its sufficient to avoid sugar, added sugar, and corn syrup. There are many other intensely sweet things - most whole fruits (well, good quality whole fruit anyway!) are just as sweet as any candy and even vegetables can be sweet to the tongue.

Even if not sweet to the tongue, many foods (bread, rice, pasta, etc.) are quickly broken down in the gut and can cause blood sugar spikes, creating a rebound affect that creates a desire for sugary food.

So...
- Are you going to cut out all sweet foods?
- Are you going to cut out all GL-foods?
- Are you going to cut out all artificial sweeteners (aspartame, splenda, etc)?

Which of these you decide to cut out depends on what your theory is of the sweet tooth.  For example, if you decide it's a "taste" thing, then you don't need to cut out the GL-foods.  But if it's a gut thing, you don't need to cut out aspartame, etc.

NurseSarahB - I like your proposal as is.  I don't think you have to already know all the answers beforehand.  If you did, the challenge wouldn't be necessary.  This is just my humble opinion, but I think some of us, like me, could potentially learn from this challenge.

Back in the 80s, when I was a teenager, I drank way too many sodas. This was before, people were even concerned about drinking too much sodas. I decided to do an experiment on my own and not drink any sodas for 30 days. It was extremely hard at first, because I believe I was addicted to sodas. But at the end of 30 days, I had no desire to drink a soda. And 17 years later, I still do not drink sodas. If I'm at a potluck or something like that where there is only soda, I can drink one, but I don't have a desire to drink anymore.

Shortly after kicking the soda habit, I decided to see if it would work on chocolate. So I did the same experiement for 30 days, and lo and behold, I haven't eaten chocolate since. I have no desire to eat chocolate at all.

However, I am definitely a sweets person and it does seem like I am looking for something sweet to eat everyday. Participating in your 3-week challenge sounds like a perfect experiment for me. Although, I would absolutely have to be totally committed to it for the entire 3 weeks...no cheating at all...to discover the real outcome for me. Hopefully, we can all be a source of inspiration to each other! !http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/smile.gif|src=http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/smile.gif|border=0!

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