Coralie Flint used to start her Mondays with good intentions—and end them with takeout.
As a small business owner with little time and a growing interest in clean eating, she knew she needed a strategy that didn’t collapse under pressure.
“I was so tired of the cycle,” she says. “Overwork, overeat, then regret.” Bloom Nutrition Superfood Greens Powder, Digestive Enzymes with Probiotics and Prebiotics, Gut Health
Her breakthrough came the day she committed to one simple rule: no added sugar for one week. “I thought it would be the hardest thing,” she recalls. “But it actually gave me focus.”
Coralie began with one afternoon of cooking, setting herself up with meals that would carry her through the week. She chose whole ingredients—brown rice, roasted vegetables, lean proteins, and citrus marinades. Snacks became fruit with almond butter or oat bites sweetened only with dates.
What surprised her most was how her taste buds adjusted. “By Thursday, I was tasting the natural sweetness in roasted carrots,” she says. “It was like I’d recalibrated.”
She also felt calmer. No sugar crashes, no mid-afternoon irritability. And for the first time, meal prep didn’t feel like a chore—it felt like self-respect.
Coralie now treats her Sunday kitchen time as sacred. “It’s not about restriction,” she says. “It’s about setting myself up to feel good, even on the busiest days.”
