What if you could break your sugar addiction in just six weeks—even with Thanksgiving pies, Christmas cookies, and New Year’s desserts staring you in the face? That’s the powerful message that nutritionist, educator, and author Keri Watkins-Webb delivered during our latest episode of the Six Weeks to Fitness podcast.
Keri, the founder of Empowered Living NYC and a certified nutritionist with more than 20 years of experience, has taught over 500 workshops across schools, churches, and agencies. She specializes in helping women over 40 reset their relationship with sugar, reclaim their energy, and step into a healthier, more empowered life. And her revelations on the show will change the way you look at sugar forever.
According to Keri, the holidays create the perfect storm for cravings. Emotionally, this season brings joy, but also stress, loneliness, and overwhelm. Biologically, sugar triggers a dopamine rush—the same reward chemical linked to addictive behaviors. Environmentally, we’re surrounded by sweets on every table, office counter, and gift basket. Add in holiday travel, disrupted routines, poor sleep, and skipped workouts, and it’s no wonder cravings spike.
But Keri insists: it’s not a lack of willpower—it’s biology, environment, and habit colliding all at once.
The good news? You can turn it around faster than you think.
In our conversation, Keri broke down exactly what women can expect when they start a six-week sugar reset:
Weeks 1–2:
This phase is critical. You begin by cutting added sugars—the hidden sweeteners in breads, sauces, dressings, lattes, and packaged foods. Keri teaches clients how to read labels, swap ingredients, and rely on whole foods. Expect irritability, fatigue, and withdrawal symptoms in the first few days—because sugar is eight times as addictive as cocaine. But stick with it and your taste buds begin to rewire. Energy stabilizes. Cravings weaken.
Weeks 3–6:
This is where the transformation deepens. Habits solidify. Blood sugar normalizes. And people notice the changes—better skin, reduced inflammation, improved mobility, fewer headaches, and often effortless weight loss.
Keri shared powerful success stories, including one woman battling cancer who eliminated sugar in just two weeks after receiving Keri’s personalized plan. She also shared her own testimony—overcoming acne, fibroid tumors, and fatigue by removing sugar and embracing a faith-centered approach to health.
Keri’s message is simple: you don’t have to wait until January. Starting now gives you freedom, not guilt.
She offers practical steps anyone can implement today:
Remove sugary temptations from the house.
Prepare healthy snacks.
Drink half your body weight in ounces of water.
And—most importantly—invite faith, mindset, and community into the journey. As she reminded us, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
Keri runs her popular 21-Day Sugar Free Challenge every January, complete with recipes, journals, fitness classes, daily texts, and an encouraging community walking the journey together.
This holiday season, don’t just survive the sugar rush—take back control, one mindful choice at a time.
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