When the calendar flipped, I issued a challenge on my social media page titled ‘No Sugar November’. The challenge to my followers was simple: agree to consume no sugar or anything that contains sugar for this month or face the consequences, which are to do 50 burpees every time they fail to stay away from anything with the contents of the sweet crystals.
I do not know how many participants would be able to go a full month without consuming sugar but what I do know is there will be numerous health benefits for those who do.
The ‘No Sugar November’ challenge is a great way to give our bodies a little detox before the Christmas season. In Guyana, Christmas is a time to enjoy, eat, drink and be merry. If you like to still be super strict at Christmas, well I’m happy for you. But for me, it’s all about doing what I don’t do all year around, sit, eat, drink and relax on my diet. I have learned to be able to do all this without abusing and yet not saying no to anything I wanted.