I'm in. Our week in Virginia was disastrous for me, sugar-wise.

Me too. Also, this is the webstore that I mentioned this afternoon. They have discounted prices on rings, jump ropes, kettle bells etc. Rebecca and I ordered a pair of a pair of kettle bells, a speed rope and a set of rings, shipping was 46$ by fedex ground. I'll re-post when I can report on the quality.

Great work on the wod, Daniel. You can see the individual photos in the collage at Daniel's and Bekka's blog:
http://onrockrockon.blogspot.com/2009/01/life-is-like-bowl-of-pennies.html
There's also a link on the CFEB main page (left hand bar).
I really should quit the crack. I've been pretty hopeless at kicking it on my own, after falling off the wagon...maybe a month and a half ago. Maybe doing it with other people will make it easier? Hmmm...

I'm in too.

I have made a little counter on right side of the main page to track it.

Also I think if we all put in some money, perhaps 20 or 50 dollars, winner(s) take all, it would be motivating.

Also if anyone is really good with Movable Type 4.0 can you contact me, I am having problems making the CSS/Text borders behave exactly how I want them to. eMail me @ info@crossfiteastbay.com.

I'm in. I'm going to indulge in an ORANGE now.

I'm in as well...happy to do a pool of some sort if you guys want.

I'm in, too. Sugar in condiments is just mean. No more dinners with Hoisin Sauce.

Bekka: I've got a great Asian sauces cookbook. It's not Pan-Asian cooking but sauces from different countries/regions. Acually, I should be directing this to Daniel, who's the one who does the cooking at your house, right? LOL. You're a lucky woman.

24:30 or 26:30 rx (damn those DL)

28:02 RX
Deadlifts were sets of five. Pullups were 1 or 2 at a time (consecutive kipping C2B pullups continue to elude me).

Hey: beer (alcohol) isn't sugar, is it?

Beer is not sugar. No whiskey sours, etc.

I believe, beer is the alcoholic product made by yeast fermentation of the sugar maltose. Residual sugar remains. If I recall correctly maltose is the highest or near highest glycemic index (GI) sugar. The above may be wrong but Daniel's question brings up my question for this challenge. How strict is this going to be? I assume the standard high GI carbohydrates including sucrose, maltose, dextrose, trehalose, fructose, and maltodextrin are all off limits? However, milk products are almost certainly not despite their low GI lactose which still gives a huge insulin response. Any way you make it I am up for the challenge. Although, I think a strict diet challenge focused on minimal insulin response would be the most fun as it would be the most challenging.

Gita, it is true that some beer contains residual maltose, so I agree, if we are going to ban trace amounts of sweetener in sauces beer is off the list.

If you are going to drink, the only acceptable beverages are going to be pure spirits, which contain no carbohydrate whatsoever, and wine which contains only about 3.5 g per glass of naturally occurring fruit sugar, the rest having been converted to alcohol.

It might be helpful to understand alcohol metabolism:

There are actually four (or even five) sources of calories, not three as is usually understood.

Protein: 4 cal per g
Fat: 9 cal per g
- Tropical Fats (coconut, etc) 7 cal per g
Carbohydrate: 4 cal per g
Alcohol: 7 cal per g

Alcohol cannot be turned into fat by the body, this is why alcoholics can waste away while drinking huge amounts of calories from alcohol. Any alcohol in the system will be used (metabolized) for energy until it is gone. This interferes with normal carbohydrate metabolism and to some extent protein synthesis. If you go out and have beer and pizza, for example, for as long as the alcohol is in your system (being used for fuel) all of the carbohydrate and fat that you consume, if you are prone to gaining excess bodyfat, will be converted to fat. This is why White Russians, etc. are the kiss of death for dieters. Some people, as we know, cannot gain excess bodyfat, but all of that excess carbohydrate metabolism cannot be good for you.

Anyway, wine, spirits, OK, everything else is off the list.

Glad I snuck that beer in last night.

225 deadlift, C2B pullups, jumped rope for 1:30 in between. took ~ 35 mins

All right fine... I'm in.

I'll do the "No Sugar Challenge" for thirty days.