[Magdalen] Eliminating sugar?

[Rick Mashburn]

I followed a modified Paleo diet for a long time. I loved it...once I got
used to it. I moved to that after a couple of successful years following a
Weight Watchers plan. I did eventually lose my cravings for the sugary
stuff but that transition wasn't pretty! I still don't each much processed
food. Unfortunately, I've been "off the wagon" for the last year or so and
it definitely shows. I regained about half the weight I lost.

When I was serious about it, I ate no processed foods, no sugar or flour of
any kind (if I could help it) and very little dairy. I had to keep a little
cheddar cheese in the fridge to nibble, some Greek yogurt occasionally and
legumes. I love black beans and refused to go without them! I learned to
enjoy vegetables cooked lots of different ways...sauteed, oven roasted and
grilled. I used salsas a lot to add flavor. And,  I learned to cook fish
which I had always been afraid to try. In my family, fish that was cooked
at home was always fried!

Since my recently purchased "fat pants" are starting to get tight, it's
time to get back on the program again! Luckily, I've never been a bread or
pasta person so it has always been easy for me to say no to them.

Peace, Rick

On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 6:23 PM, Susan Hutchinson <shutchinsonca at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> On 2015-01-27, at 2:59 PM, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
>
> >  It says no flavored yogurt, but doesn't mention plain, so I'll have to
> find out about that.
>
> Many flavoured yogurts (also the low fat ones) are filled with sugar.
> Plain, full fat yogurt is generally ok, and you can add whole fruits and
> berries or cucumber/mint (tzaziki). The first thing the dietician told my
> diabetes management class was to avoid flavoured, low fat yogurt!
>
> blessings
> Susan
>
> The Rev. Susan Hutchinson
> 604-319-7148
> shutchinsonca at gmail.com
>
>