For years, Lior Wynn lived on the edge of burnout. She was juggling work deadlines, family life, and a growing sense of fatigue that coffee couldn’t touch. Her blood sugar spiked and crashed throughout the day, leaving her foggy-headed and constantly craving something sweet.
“I didn’t even realize how much added sugar was in my meals,” she says. “It wasn’t just dessert—it was everything. Bread, sauces, snacks, even so-called healthy granola bars.”
After a particularly draining week, Lior decided to try something radical: a full seven days with no added sugar. No honey, no agave, no syrup, and certainly no refined sugar. Her goal wasn’t weight loss—it was mental clarity, stable energy, and less emotional eating.
The first two days were rough. “I kept going to the kitchen out of habit,” she laughs. “I missed the sweetness more than I expected.”
But she powered through. Instead of packaged breakfasts, she prepped steel-cut oats with cinnamon and apple. For lunch, she made grain bowls with roasted veggies and tahini dressing. Snacks became fresh fruit, nuts, or hummus with cucumbers. Every ingredient she used had a purpose—not to satisfy a craving, but to nourish her long-term.
By day four, her cravings began to fade. Her energy stabilized. “I wasn’t crashing mid-afternoon anymore,” Lior says. “And I wasn’t constantly hungry.”
The biggest shift, though, was emotional. Food stopped feeling like a coping mechanism and started becoming fuel. She felt more in tune with her body, more aware of what real hunger felt like—and more proud of her ability to eat with intention.
“I thought it would feel restrictive,” she says. “But it actually felt freeing.”
She still enjoys sweet things on occasion, but now she knows she doesn’t need sugar to feel satisfied—or sane.
