No Sugar, Coffee & Alcohol for 30 days (Fat Loss & Energy)

For 30 days I took sugar, coffee, and alcohol out of my diet and watched the effects. Some of the benefits were more sustained energy, better body composition and fat loss, improved sleep, and improved joint health!

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Come along with me to see my results from pulling caffeine, sugar and alcohol from my diet for 30 days. We all know how addictive these substances can be, so how would we feel if we went without? What kind of benefits would I experience? Would there be anything I miss? Or would I realize how I can actually fit these in my life without them taking over. We don't want to have to depend on anything - it's about moderation and mindfulness! Try out the 30day challenge and let us know how you feel!

[Strengthside]

Hey ya'll it came to mind as I'm finishing this video to make another video with some tips and advice on pulling sugar, coffee, and alcohol out of your diet. If you think that would be interesting... please drop a comment here and let me know. I'm also continuing my no sugar and stepping it up a notch to eat no grains over the next 30 days. Finally had a coffee at 33 days and wow it was intense. Sticking to just a couple times a week for now :) - Josh
P.S. We just hit 900k subscribers, big thank you to each and everyone of you for making this journey so fun.

[steverabbits]

I'm 61 and I had been unwell for years, I gave up alcohol, sugar and as many bad carbs as possible cold turkey a few months ago. I cannot tell you how it has transformed me and my life. I'm down 34lbs so far, I sleep better, I have tons more energy, my mood has vastly improved, my gut is transformed (I use about 20% of the toilet paper that I used to get through) and most importantly of all for me, my mind is the sharpest it's ever been and my IQ is way up! I also intermittently fast and I'm sure this is a huge factor also. If you want a better, healthier life just quit alcohol, sugar, carbs and EVERYTHING ELSE that you know IN YOUR HEART is bad for you now! Be brave, just bloody well get on with it, do it today and stop telling yourself all those lame old excuses you've been using for years. The truth is NOTHING WILL CHANGE FOR YOU UNTIL Y-O-U CHANGE! I wish you all great health 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[noakes]

Never drank coffee my whole life (20y) and Im going through a phase where I drink only water, carbon water and milk, dont eat sweets, sugar, chips or anything like that (ice cream excluded... Needed some kind of pleasure hahah). It has been over 4 and a half months since Ive eaten or drunk something like that and I have no reason to do so. It has become very natural to me not to have cheat days. I changed my lifestyle and I like it. I train 2 times a week in average (swimming 1-2 times a week these hot summer days not included) and I feel great. Im in the best shape ever feeling stroger, leaner and simply invincible. My acne decreased a lot, I have much more energy although I dont sleep a lot these days. It is working for me so there is no reason you wont feel as great as I do.

[VoidedTea]

Was on a blood pressure medication for 3 years until the doctor started hinting at increasing the dose to control it. This made me think, did my own research about how the body works and why it calls for higher blood pressure, and then experimented with coffee and alcohol and the reaction of my body to it. Found direct correlation between alcohol and coffee intake (separate tests) and the spikes in my blood pressure. Stopped drinking both and now I am off medication. Also sleep like a baby now, while before it was constant toss and turn. TAKE CARE OF YOUR BODY AND YOUR BODY WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU!

[TreyGarlow]

As someone that gave up both sugar and coffee as the same time for Lent, you gotta prepare yourself and ween off of it slowly before you give it up. I took a two week process to slowly ween off and the first three days of no sugar or coffee, I was useless. I couldn't focus much less exercise effectively. So just prepare if you want to try this. It's definitely worth it.

[jddress]

Sometimes I go too hard on coffee. On Wednesday I had a Venti Iced Americano (4 shots of espresso). Sometimes I forget to have coffee because I am thinking about other things; so I can go four days and realize I have not had coffee. I started drinking coffee socially with colleagues when I was 42 years old. All your videos are great! Your videos are moving towards something; there is no focus on sacrifice, struggle, give this up, etc.

[davideloi]

I like this thing you said: "What doesn't feel good is being addicted to something".
Every time I find an addiction in my life I try to eliminate it. I don't want any addiction in my life, physical or psychological. I cannot even understand people who don't try to get rid of their addictions ...

[Strengthside]

Do you guys have a good relationship with coffee and sugar? How do you balance it? Or do you got too hard? Let us know in the comments below ⬇️

[vinagerie]

omg...Just finished a month+...No added sugar, no yeast, no starches, no soya...ugh, I sooo looove breads! I was quite surprised how much I had to cut out almost all processed foods & eating out, but, indeed, gained a fresh taste for the fruity things in Life. Haven't cut the java, but it's been on my mind alot since it is a programmed ritual, which is the main goal...to cut back or cut out dished programming & re-think the way we do Life. You guys are wonderful...Thank you for all you share! :)

[TXGTPS]

Hey Josh! I love your videos man. I have a long history of chemical dependency, and I've been in recovery for ten years. Sugar was a major struggle (and worse than the drugs in some ways), and fitness is a massive component of my success. While I eat really well most of the time (my preference is protein-focused, low carb) and stay really lean, I still like to eat sweets on occasion, and I still struggle with "binge" style eating when I do. I absolutely recognize my addictive behavioral patterns there. I also drink coffee daily, though much less than I did just a few years ago.

I do have a few tips for strengthening the control of sugar intake and caffeine use:

1. Meditation, breathwork and mindfulness techniques. These practices give us tools to create a buffer between emotion and reaction. They can help us feel when we are actually full and/or when we're going too far. Mindfulness can help us ask "Why am I eating this? Am I actually hungry? Do I really need this cup of coffee?". Breathwork can help us upregulate and downregulate the nervous system without substance, and help give us pause to make better decisions.
2. With caffeine, I personally recommend incremental changes, due to the physically dependency factor. Start by lessening the frequency and/or dosage. I use a pour over or a French press, so I can make a cup much lighter and still enjoy my coffee with less caffeine. I used to drink 4-5 strong cups a day. Now I have 1 strong cup and 1-2 light ones, and I try to cut it off at 3-4 PM. I also try to wait 30-60 minutes after waking before my morning cup.
3. With sweets in particular, I try to not keep anything in the house. Limiting easy access is huge. I also have a rule (that I usually follow) that I only eat desert when I am at a nice restaurant (I mostly cook at home) or if my girlfriend and I made the dessert ourselves. I also generally include any refined carbs/sugars in the dessert/treat category.
4. I don't call them "cheat meals", I call them "TREAT meals". I dislike the negative connotation of the word "cheat". A treat, however, is a reward for my discipline. There has to be a balance for me. I fucking love cheesecake. Why deny myself that joy on occasion? Calling it a treat and viewing it as a reward removes some of the shame/guilt... which comes back when I eat half of the cheesecake in one sitting. I am forever a work in progress. Hope this helps.

[chaimperlman]

Nice man! I cut Coffee for 4 months just to see and there are many benifits. Everything is a drug. Caffeine, sugar, certain foods etc. Discipline is key. I have been off refined sugar and processed foods for 2 years and have never felt better. So worth it. I agree with you. Everything in moderation. Also love your channel, inspired me in my health and fitness journey. I met your brother and had such a good conversation with him. It was one of the highlights of my weekend. I Appreciate y'all very much! Keep up the good stuff. 🤙🏻💪🏼

[florenciomendoza]

True True True. I tried before no sugar, no coffee, no oily foods & I felt great & loss couple inches on my waistline. Bloating disappeared, slept good, looks more great 👍 more energy in the gym, fast definition etc. However, discuss with your family physician regarding overall blood tests etc before doing some changes. Im retired & not perfectly healthy before but following “ strength “ and helps me tremendously & looks much younger . All the best 👍😎😜❤️🇨🇦

[davideloi]

I've found my way to reduce the amount of caffeine that I take along a day.
Bear in mind: I am Italian and as you may know we tend to drink a lot of coffee (when I was at university I could drink 6 - 7 on average in a day).
The solution is simple: when I buy coffee I buy normal coffee and also decaffeinated one, and then I mix them 50 %.
Until now, in the past few months, I used to put the 50% normal coffee in my moka and make 1 in the morning. If I wanted more coffe during the day I would make some only using the decaffeinated coffee.
Now I have reduced the amount of caffeine I drink even more: when I make my first moka in the morning I put half of the 50% normal coffee and the rest is 100% decaf coffee, so I end up having only 25 % normal coffee in my moka.
If I reduce coffee to zero I cannot think or function throughout the day and I tried to resist but the withdrawal sympthoms are too strong and I really can't take coffee out of my life just like that.
So now I think I will keep doing this: 25 % normal coffee in my moka, so I can still give my brain and body some caffeine, but even if I have 3 mokas in a day the amount of normal coffe will be 75 % of what I used to have with just my first moka in the morning (and I used to drink 2 or 3 during the day).
Hope this little trick can help someone reduce their caaffeine consumption (I also need to reduce it because of intestine and neurological problems).
If I sound bit crazy and this sound a bit complicated that's fine lol.

[derekcamarota]

Gave up sugar 3yrs ago. The best thing for you to do for your body. Especially as you age.

[freedomhacking]

Thank you for sharing, Josh! I haven't been drinking alcohol for 5 years. Been on and off caffeine a couple of times, and I'm having a break right now (been off for 3 months). Sustained energy levels (or normalized levels) are the biggest thing with quitting caffeine imo. I agree regarding the perceived jolt of drinking coffee, it's one of the things that get me hooked on it - however, as Josh is saying, you can get that jolt just by moving or doing breathwork.

Alcohol - there's simply no use for it. Some will say it tastes good, but it's poison. You can go out and enjoy yourself without it in any setting. Might sound boring, but it's not.

My final boss is sugar, it's a tough one. Haven't been able to cut it out, but I've been limiting it to weekends now. Let's see if I can find the motivation to slay the dragon!

I believe consuming in moderation = not consuming at all. It's just a toxic illusion that we feel benefits from these types of things. There's an empowering feeling when you start getting small wins from beating addictions. Best of luck to you all!

[Deusaga]

Without a doubt, most people are completely in denial about their dependence on coffee.
- Coffee, more specifically caffeine blocks adenosine receptors in the brain
- Therefore blocking adenosine from being used up
- Adenosine is a key chemical that induces sleepiness, and builds up slowly over the day
- Adenosine is then used up during sleep, it allows the body to enter deep and restful sleep
- Coffee just blocks the receptors, it does NOT stop adenosine from being produced.
- Even trace amounts of caffeine in the system will still block some adenosine. This causes adenosine to continue to build up.
- For the average person, Caffeine has a half-life of 5 hours.
- So if you've had 100mg caffeine at 12pm, or 1 cup of coffee, you will have 50mg at 5pm still in your system, 25mg at 10pm, 12.5mg at 3am etc...
- This means the average person is still blocking some adenosine receptors throughout the ENTIRE night sleep cycle
- This is also why many people wake up groggy and require their coffee fix in the morning.
- With the caffeine in your system consumed the previous day, finally depleted in the morning, you still have unused adenosine in your system, making you feel tired and groggy in the morning.

Hopefully this information laid out like this makes it much easier to understand. If you're a coffee or stimulant addict, this is why you can easily sleep 12+ hours the first couple days of consuming no caffeine. Your adenosine receptors are finally unblocked and you have an abundance of adenosine built up.

This reliance on caffeine doesn't just come from coffee or energy drinks either. Many soda drinks contain caffeine, and most people like to enjoy a soda or three at night time with dinner or even after dinner. So many don't realise they're creating the negative feedback loop of caffeine dependence with the soda they drink.

[lemaitrethemonk]

Just finished a Daniel Fast for 21 days. Fasts really put what we ingest into perspective. The Daniel fast is no sugar, caffeine, dairy, meat or processed food for three weeks. Glad I did it. Stay strong, y'all!

[SpLUrGe]

Yea I’m definitely going to try this. I’ve been generally 95% clean balanced non-processed diet, but i allow a couple days of drinking a week, wine or a couple beers, a couple bites of chocolate a few times a week, and 1 coffee a day, but lets try seeing how different i feel if I fully cut it out. I also think its important to challenge ourselves to show a level of control over our addictions. Thanks for the inspiration.

[cindyhefty]

I’ve been drinking coffee since I was 3 years old. Now at 70, I still drink one cup every morning. Not gonna give it up😂. I love the taste. Alcohol and sweet are not part of my diet. I’m pretty active. Snowboarding, bouldering, a little running, natural movement. Sadly waiting on a new hip at the moment ; but will be right back on track asap.

[jijahzah]

I’m 56 . Drink a cup of black coffee every morning. A cup of tea in late afternoon. The kind of sugar I consumed was coconut, date or honey all about 2 tsp per day. I cooked using ghee or duck fat. No alcohol, minimum processed food ( you gotta enjoy chips once in a while) no smoking or pork . I drink and eat a lot of fermented food. Intermittent fasting and work out every day . Sleep good every night.
It’s a lifestyle that happened gradually since I was in mid 30.
This channel is a game changer as I learn new ways to exercise smarter.
Thanks!