This is life after sugar, isn't it? For me, it's all the nice things I can do for myself, rather than breaking out a bar of chocolate. It's quite liberating.
You could be a slave to sugar, and when you get rid of that, then you think of all the other things that you can treat yourself with.
It's freeing. Liberating. It's joyful!
I'm so glad I joined the After Sugar Club!

I have all these good feelings or good associations with baking, because I baked with my mom when I was little and I want that for my kids, but also these feelings made me want to kind of cheat...
And instead, since I joined the After Sugar Club, I've started thinking: why does it always have to be something sweet that we're baking?
As Netta said in one of our group calls, it could be so many other things. It doesn't have to be sweet. That's the biggest step, actually.
Because after that, when you are aware, you think well, what's important here is that I do something together with my kids. That's what we really want.

I never thought that I would learn how to improve my nutrition in the After Sugar Club. I just wanted to get off of the white flour and sugar.
But the educational pieces of information, examples of a typical meals from Netta and others, the podcast and community have led me to consider quality food that I now know for sure can satisfy true hunger signals.
There is no "diet" per se. I think you lead by example.

I just got done having coffee with some friends and I was telling them I’ve been off sugar and flour for 60 days since I joined the After Sugar Club. They are really the first people outside of the After Sugar Club I’ve told about my new lifestyle. They were very supportive and my one friend said that she is sure she is addicted to sugar and would like to stop but she felt she would always cheat.
It made me wonder what is different this time where I really don’t feel the need to “cheat”. (I put cheat in quotes because I know I can have whatever I want. I just only want to eat things that help me feel good.)

Looking back I really appreciate the education in the After Sugar Club concerning what is food and what isn't. I learned a lot about sugar, flour and vegetable oils.
Another Aha! moment was when I realised that eating mayonnaise is healthy if I make my own. This has led to an increase of how much greens I eat. Thank you for that.

I've been working on this for a few months with Netta's help, and I'm doing so much better.
Like yesterday I was a little out of sorts. I was frustrated. I remembered that I often used to turn to sweets and food in general when I'm sad and angry. And then I was like, okay, what's the real problem? I thought: I'm frustrated. It's not that I'm hungry. There was cake but I didn't eat any.
I remembered that we'd talked about this at one of our recent check-in calls, and I knew I needed to process my feelings.
I think sugar was definitely a coping mechanism for me, but I'm able to cope in other ways more and more now.

I used to crave chips and chocolate but in the After Sugar Club I’ve learned to find enjoyment in many other ways.
And I’ve also learned to make water kefir and kombucha. My digestion is so much better now.
I’ve learned a lot in a short time. I’m so glad I decided to join the Club.
It was a really good investment! Thank you!

I'm 70 years old, and I recently signed up for the After Sugar Club because it's not as strict as keto. I can choose what I eat and that makes my life easier.
It's not specifically for weight loss, but for my general health, and already my blood sugar and blood pressure have improved.
I feel much better with less sugar, and I really enjoy your videos.
I've got much more to learn, but I'm getting there!