Sugar Challenge Days 1-3

So far I have completed 3 days of my sugar challenge.  You can see what I ate here, here, & here.
The goal is 20 grams of sugar (outside of natural sources). I have failed miserably. I've had some trouble and frustration figuring out what is "natural" sugar. Removing the sugars in a plain apple is easy, but when I see that a cup of plain nonfat yogurt has 12 grams of sugar--is that all natural? And why on earth do companies have to add sugar to dried fruit?? And how much did they add?? And does sugar in seeds count?

I know this is my own challenge and I can figure it out as I chose, but it is still frustrating to see my numbers so far off goal. Monday I had 85 grams of sugar, 52 of them not 'natural' (It was actually more, but I don't know how much sugar was in my margarita...). 86 grams Tuesday with 52 not natural. Wednesday was better, I had 89 total, but only 30 after taking whole food sugars out.

However, looking at my food diary, I'm really proud of the choices I've made. Monday was homemade Mexican, and I made sure to keep my 1 taco as healthy as possible. And I kept the chips to a minimum and also only had 1 margarita. Not only that, but I didn't have soda OR popcorn at the movie we went to. It helped that it was a matinee and I had just had lunch, but I was still proud. Tuesday I went out for dinner and even though I don't have the exact nutrition information, I chose an option with a ton of veggies and I again avoided soda and had tea instead (unsweetened, natch). Wednesday found me on a walk with my husband where he decided to stop for ice cream, then buy soda later. I was able to turn down both.

Part of this will power is a desire to make a solid attempt, but part of it is that if I really think-do I want this, the answer so far has been 'no'. And really, if I am going to enjoy something like a margarita, it should be because I really want it, not just because it is there.

We'll see how the rest of the week goes, but so far I am feeling great and am glad that I've cut out a bunch of my processed foods.

In Pursuit,

Sarah