No Sugar Fools Challenge

21 days. Count your own days.

Why no sugar?

Sugar is a quick form of energy. When you eat sugar, your body burns it first and does not bother to use stored fat — and excess energy gets stored as fat. We don’t need sugar. Remember, a few years back, sugar was only used on special festival days: pedha, shrikhand and jilbi-ladu were festival foods only. Now we have a problem of abundance. Sugar and simple carbohydrates are linked to obesity and heart disease.

Who can join?

Everyone who is reading this must join. If you have any medical condition that is causing rapid weight loss, or you are taking insulin, consult your doctor first.

Why 21 days?

Psychologists tell us that it takes 21 days for a habit to take root. So 21 days are required for the full flavour of the new lifestyle — hopefully you will keep it going as a lifestyle change.

What foods are avoided?

Everything that has a sweet taste:

• Any kind of mithai — but obviously!
• Tea / coffee with sugar
• Chocolates, cakes, pastries
• Sugar-free powders / granules, stevia, etc.
• Energy drinks, sports drinks
• Biscuits, cookies, health / energy bars
• Aerated drinks, sherbets
• Horlicks, Boost, Complan
• Alcohol
• Artificial sweeteners
• Honey
• Jaggery / gul — look out for sugar and gul in cooking

Fruits are allowed, but in moderation.

What is THE CONFESSION BOX?

Whenever you break the rules, you immediately post a message on the WhatsApp group — “I have a confession to make… but I will try not to lose my way again.”

You are allowed an unlimited number of confessions!