I have a confession – today I had a coke! I went to the Sydney Opera Bar for lunch with workmates and because it was too early in the week for wine, I thought I’d have a coke instead. After all I consume very little sugar these days so once in a while is ok.
I have to admit I really miss sugary drinks. I have said goodbye to a lot of sweet things and not even been tempted to eat the things that use to get me through the day. But I do miss Coke and bottled peach ice tea!
Once you go off sugar for more than 6 weeks you’re body becomes sensitive to it and you will regret it when you have it. My nice cold refreshing coke made me feel sick and shaky. My body can’t handle the sugar or caffeine!
Most days I make the choice to say no to my old sugar friends, as I am all too aware of the harmful ingredients in a Coke. If I am going to have sugar, a cake would probably be the better option, at least it doesn’t have the other crap in it!
Fruit juice isn’t much better than soda, in terms of sugar content. Sure it’s natural without the chemicals, but your liver will still struggle to digest the 5+ apples it took to make your juice, way too much fructose!
Drinking 2 Litres of water is great and I do this each day, but sometimes it gets boring!
So what can we enjoy as a substitute to soda and fruit juice? And no it’s not wine!
Why not add fruit to your water! Buy a few glass jars from the dollar store, fill with water, and add pieces of fruit, leave for a few hours. So refreshing and delicious without too much sugar. I am sure you could even ask for this at a bar – most bar’s have fresh fruit they use with cocktails.
I also love herbal tea and this has really helped me with sugar cravings. There are so many varieties and you can have hot or cold.
I have told my workmates to slap me next time I say I feel like a Coke! Lesson learnt. It’s just not worth feeling crap afterwards!
Stilettos and Green Juice 