I totally forgot to post how I did on the Dechox Challenge for British Heart Foundation in April. I did the whole 31 days with no sugary food. I gave up chocolate, cakes, biscuits, puddings and pastries and it wasn’t that hard to be totally honest.
More importantly I raised £110 for British Heart Foundation so a big thank you to all my friends and family who donated.
A big thank you also to all the people in the Dechox Facebook group who were so supportive of each other. We were able to keep each other going, praise the wins and commiserate and support the slips ups or the down days.
BHF is a really important because any of us, however healthy or unhealthy, could have heart issues and not know. Our lifestyle choices, hereditary issues or just a badly functioning heart, could cause us to have to deal with heart problems and related medical problems.
I did lose 5 pounds over the 31 days but have sadly put it back on and a bit more. The psychology of denying myself specific foods has not been good for me and I have gone a bit mad with the foods I gave up. Right now I am not doing well and need to pull it back and be sensible for health reasons.
