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Permalink Reply by Lori Enlow on February 9, 2017 at 1:15pm

You are obviously a man, I will join, but will start Feb 15th. Dark chocolate on Valentines is a must!

Permalink Reply by Jacob Cossairt on February 9, 2017 at 6:28pm

That first line is classic; thanks for the laugh!

Permalink Reply by Karen on February 9, 2017 at 5:59pm

Started 4 days ago and it is great! I lost a few pounds and feel great, even during my long run (which are only 1h30 for me).
Not feeling any craving for sugar and eating vegetables and fruits a lot.

Permalink Reply by jonas fredrik hallgren on February 10, 2017 at 8:58am

Count me in!

Permalink Reply by Katie K on April 2, 2017 at 6:41am

D'oh! Missed the Valentine's Day start...I'll hop in now because there's no better day. This morning, I was annoyed to notice that the almond butter I just opened has sugar and palm oil in it. WHY?!?! I have to admit that my biggest temptation comes from ice cream. There is fabulous local ice cream in my area and I love the heaps of fat that it provides...bet it would taste just as good without! Here goes. Cheers.

Permalink Reply by Jacob Cossairt on April 15, 2017 at 8:28pm

Smucker’s Creamy Natural Peanut Butter is sold at our Walmart and only has 2 ingredients: peanuts and salt.

Permalink Reply by Katie K on April 7, 2017 at 10:46am

Any luck finding good food at Sprouts, Colton?

Permalink Reply by Katie K on April 15, 2017 at 5:41am

How's it going, Colton? It's funny to see how many people get upset when you turn down their offerings of sweets. I'm currently enjoying Gary Taubes' "The Case Against Sugar", a timely read!

Permalink Reply by Lori Enlow on April 15, 2017 at 6:54pm

Get It Colton! I've done a couple of 2 week challenges. The biggest takeaway for me was the New awareness of how much sugar is in EVERYTHING, and how good eating "clean" feels. My training and racing are sensitive to my diet. I do eat sugar some...but it is very k owingly and often strategic to training and racing. When your body is inundated with simple sugars all day every day (just small amounts in everything), you crave more of the same, your overall appetite increases and you have a very dulled sense of what your body really needs. Once you eliminate sugar for a couple of weeks you will be amazed at how you can actually taste food and crave real whole foods. Sugar also dulls your sense of taste and eliminates your cravings for vitamin and mineral rich foods....instead amps cravings for more sugar.

Permalink Reply by Katie K on April 18, 2017 at 8:50am

Hey, the last time that I quit coffee, I only stuck to it for a week. We'll get there!