Three calendar months: 1 September–30 November 2026
Weight-loss challenge with an open method
Sugar-free September
Baseline 1–31 August · challenge 1 September–30 November · results 14 December
Follow Alexander’s documented weight-loss challenge. Five parts change at once: AI-planned menus, shopping through the app, no added sugar, Alexander’s own choice to skip weekday lunch, and Hyrox training. The method and reviewed results are published whichever way they go; the outcome is attributed neither to the app nor to any one part.
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What is Sugar-free September?
Three calendar months: 1 September–30 November 2026. Alexander is running the personal challenge throughout that period, with no added sugar as one of five simultaneous parts. The Swedish Food Agency's sugar guidance and the Swedish Consumer Agency's household costs provide neutral context. Receipts, weight and method are published without turning one person's result into a promise about how anyone else will respond.
Open method
The rules are open and registered after observation
The first included food purchase had already been made and its checkout total inspected when the protocol was written. The comparison is therefore openly registered after observation, not prospective. Receipts, the same digital scale, the same protocol whatever the outcome, and dated corrections make the method auditable.
Receipts show actual cost; Smaklig's estimate is not used as evidence.
Weight is measured daily on the same digital scale under the disclosed protocol.
The figures receive the same visibility regardless of direction.
Corrections are dated and remain in an expandable history.
Correction history
No corrections have been published yet.
Weekly results
Latest from the challenge
The cost baseline is measured from 1–31 August and the challenge from 1 September–30 November. Fourteen ISO weeks are followed, with reviewed figures published on the Monday after each completed measurement week. The partial weeks at the start and end are labelled explicitly and are not compared as full weeks.
| Week | Cost | Weight | Measured | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 36Sep 1 – 6Partial week · 6 campaign days | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | Published with the result |
| Week 37Sep 7 – 13 | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | Published with the result |
| Week 38Sep 14 – 20 | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | Published with the result |
| Week 39Sep 21 – 27 | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | Published with the result |
| Week 40Sep 28 – Oct 4 | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | Published with the result |
| Week 41Oct 5 – 11 | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | Published with the result |
| Week 42Oct 12 – 18 | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | Published with the result |
| Week 43Oct 19 – 25 | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | Published with the result |
| Week 44Oct 26 – Nov 1 | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | Published with the result |
| Week 45Nov 2 – 8 | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | Published with the result |
| Week 46Nov 9 – 15 | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | Published with the result |
| Week 47Nov 16 – 22 | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | Published with the result |
| Week 48Nov 23 – 29 | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | Published with the result |
| Week 49Nov 30Partial week · 1 campaign day | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | — Waiting for a reviewed measurement | Published with the result |
Cost in context
The comparison is a scenario, not an advantage
The personal outcome is reported as an open descriptive comparison registered after observation: the household's actual cost per household-day from 1–31 August versus 1 September–30 November. Raw totals are shown for August and each challenge month. The Swedish Consumer Agency's 2026 food costs are separate neutral context — never proof of a particular saving.
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About the journey
Round two, with the same demand for openness
Alexander founded Smaklig in 2026 after using AI-planned weekly menus in his own weight journey. August is a separate cost baseline before the three-month September–November period. An older weight is therefore not reused as the starting value, and the app's savings estimate is not treated as a result.
Articles
Weight loss: guide and further reading
Start with the site's weight-loss guide, then explore the eight published articles on meal planning, satiety, measurement and Alexander's earlier experience. They provide context, not a promise about this challenge's outcome.
The weekly-menu guide to weight loss brings the subject together and is the hub for the in-depth articles.
Weekly menu for weight loss shows how a planned week can be structured and which assumptions need to stay visible.
Losing weight without Ozempic reviews food and everyday strategies without equating them with medical treatment.
TDEE calculator and macros gives background on energy needs, measurement and why one person's weight outcome cannot be generalized.
Cabbage and GLP-1 satiety examines what food can and cannot be said to do compared with medication.
Foods that support natural GLP-1 release collects research on fibre, protein and satiety without promising weight loss.
High-protein breakfast during weight loss offers meal examples and explains satiety's role within a broader approach.
Energy balance and measurement explains the mechanism and its limits; the article is background, not an instruction for challenge readers.
Alexander's earlier weight journey with meal planning is a personal experience kept separate from the measurement now under way.
Latest discussions
Comments belong to the articles
When approved comments exist, a readable selection appears here and every entry links to its article. The hub has no composer, reply controls or separate thread to moderate.
No campaign comments have been published yet.
See the articlesFrequently asked questions
Questions about sugar, cost and method
What actually happens in your body when you cut down on sugar?
Responses differ between people and depend on their whole diet, habits and health. The Swedish Food Agency recommends that free sugar provide less than ten percent of energy, preferably less. This challenge documents only Alexander's experience and measurements. It is not used to promise particular symptoms, a set weight loss or medical effects for anyone else.
How much does food cost per month for one person?
The Swedish Consumer Agency's estimated 2026 food cost for one adult is about SEK 2,730 per month, but that amount is a reference value rather than a receipt for a particular household. Age, household type, lunches, special diets and personal choices affect the outcome. Alexander's actual receipts are therefore reported separately from the agency comparison.
What is a reasonable food budget?
A reasonable food budget depends on who is in the household and which meals are included. The Swedish Consumer Agency's tables can provide neutral context for the correct year and household type, but they do not prove an individual saving. The challenge therefore states the baseline, scope and source beside each comparison and never mixes a reference with measured cost.
How do you make a budget and reduce your food costs?
Start by defining which people and purchases the budget covers, then collect real receipts over fixed periods. In this challenge, the first purchase was inspected before the rules were written, so the comparison is openly registered after observation. The same disclosed rule is then applied, and deviations, corrections and every direction of outcome are published openly.
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Plan, figures and results in one place
Bookmark the latest section. New reviewed figures are published on Mondays after each measurement week, including when the outcome did not go to plan.
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