{"id":43,"date":"2015-01-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/epicduo\/i-gave-up-sugar-for-3-weeks-this-is-what-happened\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T19:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T19:13:24","slug":"i-gave-up-sugar-for-3-weeks-this-is-what-happened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/epicduo\/i-gave-up-sugar-for-3-weeks-this-is-what-happened\/","title":{"rendered":"I Gave Up Sugar For 3 Weeks \u2013 This is What Happened"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On December 11th, I made the decision to give up sugar \u2013 no cookies, no desserts, no fruit, no sugar.<\/p>\n

You see, I am an all or nothing type of person \u2013 and it was getting to the point where I was just eating WAY too much sugar, and I was NOT feeling good. I would have constant energy lows and highs, was feeling lethargic, and could just feel that it was too much.<\/p>\n

So I made a decision, although it was hard and just gave it all up.<\/p>\n

In this post I will share with you what I went through and how I feel now, 3 weeks later.<\/p>\n

Initially, the first 4 or 5 days, were by far the hardest. I felt like I had ZERO energy, and it was a struggle to do anything. I love going for walks everyday, and my walks felt like they were about 20 times harder than usual (we have some steep hills here) and I almost broke a few times. I had some crazy cravings for sugar and it was pure will power not to give in.<\/p>\n

I also heavily increased my water intake, and decreased my portion sizes \u2013 I wanted to detox and figured if I was going to give up sugar, it\u2019s the perfect time to get healthier and more scheduled with my meals.<\/p>\n

All or nothing, right? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

So those initial few days were the toughest but pretty much immediately following these first few days, I saw myself losing weight.<\/p>\n

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I Gave Up Sugar For 3 Weeks: This Is What Happened\u2026 Before & After<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

One thing I noticed right away too was I was a lot less bloated, and the poofiness (is that a word?) around my eyes practically went away.<\/p>\n

My skin began to clear up, and I began looking younger \u2013 the lines around my eyes were drastically reduced and I felt all around much lighter and way more energized.<\/p>\n

As I continued, I found that I woke up much faster, slept better and found that I had a lot more mental clarity which helped me to become even more productive.<\/p>\n

Ideas were flowing through my head much more and I felt better all around \u2013 I also continued to lose weight.<\/p>\n

So many of these results, I expected but there were some changes that surprised me.<\/p>\n

Food began to taste different \u2013 I could pick up different flavours and could smell food better as well.<\/p>\n

My teeth got whiter, and also there was much less \u2018residue\u2019 on them \u2013 I would run my tongue over my teeth and it felt very different, like they were much CLEANER (although my toothbrushing habits had not changed).<\/p>\n

Before starting this diet, I found that my skin itched a lot and I had a lot of issues with dryness \u2013 but during the past three weeks, my skin irritations went away and my skin began to feel much more supple and hydrated (I did increase my water intake as well, which I know affected this too).<\/p>\n

After the first few days of constant cravings and massive hunger pangs, gradually my feeling of hunger subsided and I began to feel satiated after eating without any cravings afterwards. My appetite also DRASTICALLY decreased.<\/p>\n

I find now that I am much more aware of what my body needs \u2013 not like a \u201ccraving\u2019 but something deeper that I couldn\u2019t detect before. I find myself enjoying my food, but also eating from necessity of what my body actually needs because I can now detect it better.<\/p>\n

Truly, if you listen to your body, it will tell you what it needs, and I realized that too much sugar in my diet, masked my ability to detect what it needed because of the constant cravings for sugar.<\/p>\n

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I Gave Up Sugar For 3 Weeks: This Is What Happened\u2026 Before & After<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

So here I am 3 weeks later, feeling great \u2013 I wanted to see what it would be like so I had some desserts and cookies today, and I honestly didn\u2019t really much enjoy them.<\/p>\n

The sugar addiction is gone.<\/p>\n

Starting tomorrow I am taking on a new challenge \u2013 I will be continuing with my sugar free diet, scheduled meals, and I am going to begin running and working out regularly.<\/p>\n

When I gave up sugar, I had been training but stopped for the past three weeks, only continuing with my walks and morning Chi-Kung practice but that\u2019s about it. Now that I feel great when it comes to diet, time to take my strength and fitness to the next level!<\/p>\n

I am excited to see the changes I will make in the next 3 weeks.<\/p>\n

Just goes to show, a LOT can happen and change in just 21 days.<\/p>\n

Another challenge I am taking is a 21 Day Blogging<\/a> Challenge \u2013 I\u2019m going to be sharing tons of stories, adventures, lifestyle design tips and hacks, and a whole ton of other life-altering, weird and sometimes random posts.<\/p>\n

I am not very much interested in resolutions but rather commitments \u2013 and these are my commitments for the next 3 weeks.<\/p>\n

It just so happens we also just began a new year and I would love to know\u2026<\/p>\n

What are YOUR commitments over the next 21 days?<\/p>\n

Much love,<\/p>\n

Kat \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Kat Zapanta<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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