Before I kicked off with my weekend on Friday with Adam, I wrote up a quick post about how my June challenge is going so far. This weekend didn’t end up being a weekend that I stuck to healthy eating perfectly, but I also didn’t wake up this morning thinking I totally blew it. As part of our Father’s Day celebrations, we went to San Tan Brewery for a tour of the facilities as well as lunch – and while I couldn’t resist getting their barbecue brisket quesadilla, I had exactly half of the large portion and took the other half back home to Adam’s for him to enjoy later. That portion size felt perfectly filling, and I didn’t even really want the other half. For comparison, the last time I went to San Tan, I discovered that the quesadilla was by far the best one of my life, and not only did I devour the whole thing, but I would have gladly ordered a second. Progress!
In my post on Friday, I didn’t talk much about the “no sugar” side of the challenge. I’ve been fairly successful at sticking to 24 grams or fewer of sugar per day, and only on one occasion have I had an actual sweet treat (a popsicle with Adam’s son). However, I haven’t completely eliminated sugar cravings, and it seems like every afternoon, I crave a sweet shortly after lunch. One thing that has been really helpful for me in not going crazy is Adora Calcium’s chocolate calcium supplements – just a small 30 calorie piece of those satisfies my sweet tooth without tempting me with a larger dessert portion where it would be easy for me to overindulge.
According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, 54 million Americans have osteoporosis, which is responsible for over 2 million broken bones each year. The National Osteoporosis Foundation has a few simple (but often neglected) recommendations for maintaining proper bone health:
- Engage in regular exercise. Check! I’ve been really good this month about working out almost daily.
- Eat foods that are good for bone health, such as fruits and vegetables. Check! Veggies are the mainstay of my diet, and while I’ve been really light on fruit this month because of the low sugar challenge, I’m still getting tons of vitamins and nutrients.
- Avoid smoking and limit alcohol to 2-3 drinks per day. Check! I would never smoke (ewwwww), and while I have never had two to three drinks every day, I’ve been conscious this month of trying to make sure I don’t have more than two or three drinks any day. Sometimes it’s easy to just keep pouring the wine, but I’m happier with two glasses spread out over a longer period, and I keep trying to remind myself of that.
- Finally, get enough calcium and vitamin D and eat a well-balanced diet. Check! Adora combines the calcium and vitamin D into one yummy chocolate, which has 50% of my daily calcium recommendation plus plenty of vitamin D3 for enhanced calcium absorption. That gives me a great start on reaching my calcium goal for the day while also still allowing me room to get my calcium/vitamin D from non-supplement sources.
I’ve tried Adora in the past and loved it, but lately, I’ve also noticed a few tweaks to the recipe that make it even more healthy and delicious. Adora is made with only organic dark and milk chocolate, is GMO-free, and now has double the vitamin D of the previous formulation. To me, it tastes noticeably richer and creamier than before – to the point where I emailed the PR rep to ask if something had changed! I love that Adora can satisfy my afternoon sweet tooth for just 30 calories and two grams of sugar, and it’s high quality chocolate makes it plenty satisfying even though it’s so small. Win win!
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Note: Adora Calcium provided me with a bag of their chocolate calcium supplements just like the winner of this giveaway will receive, but I received no other compensation for this post, nor was I pressured to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own, and in my own words 🙂
I keep sugar free minty gum in my purse to help with sugar cravings. If that doesn’t work, I’ll have one or two small pieces of dark chocolate and eat them very slowly.
I usually try to beat the sweets with a dried fig or two. I have eaten the Adora supplements and love them!
i try to beat the sweets craving with fruit.
Honestly, I have to go cold turkey for about a week – I’m fine if I don’t have anything, but the second my sweet tooth gets going, it’s game over.
Trader Joe’s has chocolate bars with added no sugar that are fantastic! Great for late night sugar cravings!
I love San Tan! I wish it were closer to my house. I’m all the way over in Glendale so getting to Chandler is a hike from my place. FYI their pizza is amazing too!
I try to curb my sweet tooth cravings with a small square of dark chocolate or small handful of chocolate-covered espresso beans. Haha, so really I indulge my sweet tooth! I actually crave sweets much less than I crave something salty. I’ve found that just a small taste will satisfy it.
I used to LOVE these but haven’t had them in ages! Would love to get back on the calcium train!
Honestly, I am still working on my sweet tooth! It’s especially bad at the office when there are treats readily available all the time. I try to chew gum or drink something to avoid the craving. Otherwise, I give in to it!
I bust my sugar cravings with a Werther’s Original Sugar Free Caramel hard candy.
I don’t! I give in to my temptations to sugar, but try to keep the portion sizes reasonable!!
drink some water or piece of gum
we actually had to make a conscious no added sugar rule and it’s been going well so far. i find that after the first few days i didn’t crave it as much and was able to get by with fruit or something (although that’s not nearly as fun).
I usually go for something else sweet but more healthy and filling like a smoothie from home.
I usually either have a yogurt with fruit or a small amount of trail mix. Both have sugar but they are usually filling.
Depending on where I am and what’s available to me, my go-to tricks are: fruit (especially seasonal fruits or ones that I paid $$$ for–if it costs $$$, it must be dessert? 🙂 ), tootsie roll pops, or gummy vitamins.
I probably error on the side of getting TOO MANY vitamins. I won’t even list out how many I take, but trust me it is a lot.
To that end, I have some of the most expensive pee in my office building!
I have seen your big baggies of pills 🙂