It’s that time of year…fun size candy. Everywhere. At friends’ houses. In doctor’s offices. At banks. Of course, at Costco and every other grocery store. I’m going to be very honest here and say that Kit Kat and Butterfingers are two of my favorite enemies.
Last year, I completed my first-ever 61 Day No Junk Challenge. Weird that I was still “Clean Eats in the Zoo” then. A lot has changed in one year!
So, wondering what the no junk challenge is?
I am resolving to get through the Halloween season (Sept. 1st – Oct. 31st) without eating junky candy. I decided to make it an official challenge open to all of YOU! Now, eating no junky candy does not, I repeat, does not mean we won’t be eating treats. We’ll just be eating high-quality treats, mostly home-baked, and not giving in to the Kit Kats or Twix bars. Mostly because once I go down that road, it takes a long time to get me back to where I want to be.
What exactly qualifies as “junk?”
GMO-laden, not-real-food candy. Stay away from any of those “snack size” (or KING SIZE!) Crunch bars or Snickers or Almond Joy (and the king size ones, too). If you want a treat, bake something at home, or find a good quality chocolate bar to munch on. And who knows? Maybe if enough people stop buying this junk, they’ll start offering better, non-GMO options in the mainstream markets!
For me, wheat and sugar are completely out for the next 61 days.
So, are you in? If so, share this blog post with your friends! Use the hashtag #nojunkchallenge on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and keep up with everyone doing the challenge!
Need support? Join my “No Junk Challenge” Support group on Facebook!
Questions? Fire away!
Want the cute printable below to hang on your fridge? You can print that out HERE.
Holly says
So do you completely remove sugar so for example no ketchup etc too? I would like this to be stricter like that for me because simply removing candy bars just isn’t enough…..there are so many other bad things out there! Just curious how you personally do it. Thanks
Life Made Full says
Hi, Holly! For me, yes. I need to be strict, or it just doesn’t work for me. However, some people do just fine (and it’s actually more doable) if they just focus on cutting out the candy stuff. If someone’s JUST starting out and hasn’t done anything like this before, that would probably be less intimidating. So, long story short–I’m doing NO refined sugar, but do allow honey and pure maple syrup as those don’t affect me negatively.
Holly says
That’s what I thought…..I may do that strict as well. I did 30 days no sugar before and felt great! Is there a support group for this then?
Life Made Full says
Yes! There’s a link in the blog post! Here it is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/515095651906637/