It's simple. It's fun. It's slightly unhinged. Here's the breakdown.
NO candy, cookies, cake, pie, ice cream, donuts, or pastries.
NO soda, sweet tea, frappuccinos, or sugary drinks.
NO added sugar in your coffee, oatmeal, or anything else.
What's FINE:
YES to fruit (nature's candy, baby).
YES to complex carbs (bread, pasta, rice, potatoes).
YES to naturally occurring sugars in whole foods.
We run on the honor system... mostly. Check-ins and challenges are self-reported, but post your proof to LinkedIn, TikTok (@no.sweets.til.natcon), or Instagram (@nosweetstilnatcon) with #NoSweetsTilNatCon. Top prize contenders will be audited before prizes are awarded. No posts = no prizes. Fair is fair.
No social media? No problem. Email [email protected] for an exception — you'll just need to send photo proof the old-fashioned way.
Every action earns points. Points = bragging rights. Bragging rights = everything.
Signing up
Just for being brave enough
Referring a friend who signs up
Per friend, unlimited
Daily sugar-free check-in
Per day, max 31 days
Each daily challenge completed
5 available per day
Weekly social challenge
1 per week, 5 weeks
Bonus donation
Donate your way to the top!
4.13 points each. Do as many as you want, every single day. These are things ANYONE can do.
Post it to prove it! Complete a challenge, then post to LinkedIn, TikTok (@no.sweets.til.natcon), or Instagram (@nosweetstilnatcon) with #NoSweetsTilNatCon. Your water bottle pic, your walk selfie, your gratitude journal — share it with the world. Keeps it fun, keeps it honest, and markets the challenge for free. Win-win-win.
Hydration Hero
Drink at least 64 oz of water today
Fresh Air Five
Go outside and breathe deeply for 5 minutes
Move Your Body
Do 10 minutes of any physical activity
Gratitude Drop
Write down 3 things you're grateful for
Screen Sunset
Put your phone down 30 min before bed
17.5 points each. One per week. These are the fun, ridiculous, post-on-social-media ones.
Film yourself dramatically reading: "I, [your name], do hereby declare that I shall consume NO SWEETS TIL NATCON!" Post it on whatever social media you use with #NoSweetsTilNatCon.
Put on sunglasses and a sideways hat. Stand in your office. Yell "NO! SWEETS! TIL NATCON!!!!!" on camera. Bonus for confused coworkers. Post it with #NoSweetsTilNatCon.
Film yourself walking past a bakery or candy aisle in slow motion. Look longingly. Keep walking. Post it with #NoSweetsTilNatCon.
Film a 15-second hype video counting down to NatCon. Include at least one dramatic point at the camera. Post it with #NoSweetsTilNatCon.
You made it. Film your celebration. Bonus if you're literally in Denver. Post it with #NoSweetsTilNatCon.
Look, we're all adults here. We trust you. But we also know that when prizes are on the line, people get... creative.
So here's the deal: the top 10 leaderboard contenders will be audited before prizes are awarded. We'll search #NoSweetsTilNatCon on LinkedIn, TikTok, and Instagram and make sure your challenge completions match up with actual social media posts.
No posts = no prizes. It's that simple. Daily check-ins ("I didn't eat sweets today") are pure honor system — we can't follow you around. But if you're claiming you did 5 challenges a day for 31 days and we can't find a single post? That's a paddlin'.
Don't have social media? Respect. Email [email protected] and we'll set up an alternative verification. You'll send photo proof via email like it's 2005. Retro.
Want to climb the leaderboard AND support mental wellbeing? Every extra $1 you donate = 1 bonus point. All additional donations go straight to the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.
Yes, you can buy your way to glory. No, we are not sorry about it. It's for a good cause.