Mistakes people make when trying to eliminate sugar from their diet

When trying to cut back or eliminate sugar from a diet, there are things that can make or break it. One thing people sometimes do is replace sugar with artificial sweeteners. They think that these are less calories so they must be better for you. WRONG! artificial sweeteners are  man made and are basically just chemicals you are putting into your body. Artificial sweeteners also cause gas and bloating, make you crave more sweet things, and have a bunch of health risks associated with them. There are some things to look for on the ingredients list:

ASPARTAME
APM
AminoSweet (but not in US)
Aspartyl-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester
Canderel (not in US)
Equal Classic
NatraTaste Blue
NutraSweet

ASPARTAME-ACESULFAME SALT
TwinSweet (Europe only)

CYCLAMATE
Not in US as per FDA
Calcium cyclamate
Cologran = cyclamate and saccharin; not in US
Sucaryl

ERYTHRITOL
Sugar alcohol
Zerose
ZSweet

GLYCEROL
Glycerin
Glycerine

GLYCYRRHIZIN
Licorice

HYDROGENATED STARCH HYDROLYSATE (HSH)
Sugar alcohol 

ISOMALT
Sugar alcohol
ClearCut Isomalt
Decomalt
DiabetiSweet (also contains Acesulfame-K)
Hydrogenated Isomaltulose
Isomaltitol

LACTITOL
Sugar alcohol

MALTITOL
Sugar alcohol
Maltitol Syrup
Maltitol Powder
Hydrogenated High Maltose Content Glucose Syrup
Hydrogenated Maltose
Lesys
MaltiSweet (hard to find online to buy)
SweetPearl

MANNITOL
Sugar alcohol

NEOTAME

POLYDEXTROSE
Sugar alcohol
(Derived from glucose and sorbitol)

SACCHARIN
Acid saccharin
Equal Saccharin
Necta Sweet
Sodium Saccharin
Sweet N Low
Sweet Twin

SORBITOL
Sugar alcohol
D-glucitol
D-glucitol syrup

SUCRALOSE
1',4,6'-Trichlorogalactosucrose
Trichlorosucrose
Equal Sucralose
NatraTaste Gold
Splenda

TAGATOSE
Natrulose

XYLITOL
Sugar alcohol
Smart Sweet
Xylipure

Xylosweet

As you can see there are several to look out for! 

Another mistake people make when cutting out or cutting back on sugar is that they use honey, maple syrup, coconut sugar, and so on. While these are certainly better than refined sugars or artificial sweeteners, they are still full of fructose that our body simply does not need.

People also see packaging and think that since it says "sugar free" it must be! WRONG! The labels are allowed to say sugar free if they meet the requirement. Read the ingredients list and see for yourself if there is actually any sugar in the product. Here are 50 other names for sugar:

1. Barley malt
2. Beet sugar
3. Brown sugar
4. Buttered syrup
5. Cane juice crystals
6. Cane sugar
7. Caramel
8. Corn syrup
9. Corn syrup solids
10. Confectioner’s sugar
11. Carob syrup
12. Castor sugar
13. Date sugar
14. Demerara sugar
15. Dextran
16. Dextrose
17. Diastatic malt
18. Diatase
19. Ethyl maltol
20. Fructose
21. Fruit juice
22. Fruit juice concentrate
23. Galactose
24. Glucose
25. Glucose solids
26. Golden sugar
27. Golden syrup
28. Grape sugar
29. High-fructose corn syrup
30. Honey
31. Icing sugar
32. Invert sugar
33. Lactose
34. Maltodextrin
35. Maltose
36. Malt syrup
37. Maple syrup
38. Molasses
39. Muscovado sugar
40. Panocha
41. Raw sugar
42. Refiner’s syrup
43. Rice syrup
44. Sorbitol
45. Sorghum syrup
46. Sucrose
47. Sugar
48. Treacle
49. Turbinado sugar
50. Yellow sugar

Watch out for things like pasta sauce, ketchup, barbecue sauce, salad dressings, etc. Almost all brands of these products contain quite a lot of sugar. 

Also, do not load up on a bunch of juices. There are pre-made juices in the grocery now that most people think are healthy. While drinking one every once in a while is not going to hurt you, you should not drink these very often. If you look at the nutritional label, most juices have 40+ grams of sugar. This is way too much to consume! (just as much sugar as drinking a soda) Instead, grab one apple or one banana. 

Watch out for coffee shop drinks. Read the nutrition online before you order. This also applies to eating out. Most places have nutritional stats posted online. Look them up and decide what you are going to eat or drink before actually going there.

Read this article : 5 mistakes...

Now that we have that covered... here is today's workout videos:
Love your Body with Yoga
30 min. Full Body Workout
Victoria's Secret Model Ab Workout

 Today's meal plan: (forgot the tofu in my smoothie)

I hope this helps! The app is great to see calories and macro nutrients for the day.

My goal for this week is to take some pictures of my meals for you guys! My meals do not always look so great since I use containers all week from my meal prep, but it may be helpful to see. It will also keep me accountable! 

That's all I have for today! Long post this morning 

Later taters!