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Claire Ketchum

Three Steps to Successfully Eat Less Sugar

While deciding to eat less sugar is an amazing goal, if you don’t have a solid plan, then the likelihood that you will be able to follow through is low.  As Antoine de Saint-Exupery said, “A goal without a plan is a wish.” Wishing you wouldn’t eat so much sugar isn’t enough.  Because if you […]

8 Weeks: Sugar and Flour Free

At the beginning of Week 7, I recommitted to living sugar and flour free after my weekend digression caused my sugar craving to come back in full force. Unfortunately, this was easier said than done.

6 Weeks: Sugar and Flour Free

I hit a major stumbling block at the end of week five that previously would have made me quit. Read on to learn what I actually did.

Four Weeks: Sugar and Flour Free

I have been completely sugar and flour free for four weeks. Some days it has been effortless, and other days have been more challenging. Here are my thoughts on planning, cravings, energy, and weight loss.

Two Weeks: Flour and Sugar Free

It has been two weeks since I made the decision to abstain from flour and sugar. Here are my thoughts on planning, cravings and hunger, energy and weight loss.

The Decision: Sugar and Flour Free

Ever since my daughter was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes (T1D), I have been drawn to reading books about how food affects blood sugar, and have learned so much about the relationship between carbs and insulin and their affects on weight loss and health. In addition, when you see how carbs affect blood sugar five to six times a day, it becomes very clear that eating a low processed carb diet is the way to go. However, I just didn’t want to.