Ditch Sugar For 14 Days, Lose 5 Lbs

Train your brain to get over sugar with this refreshing menu that seamlessly eliminates the sweet stuff in favor of more balanced and brighter bites to help you drop the weight.

- Tiffani Bachus, RDN, And Erin Macdonald

Sugar. Most people crave it — every single day. Unfortunately, research continues to build linking sugar consumption to major diseases, including diabetes and heart disease. We know we need to break up with the sweet stuff, but for many of us, it’s hard to do. Here are some compelling reasons to cut back.

1. It’s addictive.

Sugar not only fuels your brain’s cells, it also lights up your brain’s reward system. When sugar levels run low, your brain sends a signal – in the form of a craving – encouraging you to keep the steady supply of pleasure coming. By constantly rewarding those cravings, you get stuck on the sugar roller coaster.

2. It increases belly fat.