My Mom is Addicted to Sugar!! :O

emilygetshappy
emilygetshappy Posts: 11
edited November 8 in Food and Nutrition
I'm worried about my mom quite a bit!
She can't even go a single day without going crazy with sugar.
She keeps bags of candy in our house, whip cream on her coffee, etc.
Although she is counting calories, her sugar addiction is holding her back from losing her last 20 pounds. If I remove all the sweets from our kitchen she gets cranky and irritable, and then all of a sudden eats tons of bananas for the sugar, even after a nice sized meal?
I want to help her reach a healthy weight for her age and height, but it's hard to help someone when they're a sugar addict. She doesn't have low blood sugar or diabetes, but she has just become crazy about sugar after she finishes her normal meals.
Any Advice? :(
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  • Beautifulbridgittlee7
    Beautifulbridgittlee7 Posts: 352 Member
    Cut down gradually? There are books out there about sugar addiction.
  • socalkay
    socalkay Posts: 746 Member
    Let your mom manage her own diet.
  • GinGerSnapS713
    GinGerSnapS713 Posts: 37 Member
    Advice? Stop demonizing sugar. And let your mom worry about herself. She's a grown woman, if she wants to lose the last twenty lbs. she will.
  • Fruitylicious03
    Fruitylicious03 Posts: 301
    Again? Really? Must be Let's-kill-sugar-Saturday.
  • lorib642
    lorib642 Posts: 1,942 Member
    Have you asked if she wants help? Maybe she is fine and doesn't want you removing sweets
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  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    edited November 2014
    If your mom hasn't asked for your help, don't judge or police her choices. She will lose the weight that she wants to lose; just because you want her to lose the additional weight doesn't mean its what your mom wants right now.

    Also, sugar isn't a bad thing. It's all about CICO.
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    Maybe her mom was the lady in the other sugar addiction thread that got shut down.
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    Oh emily, no friends on your FL, four posts, and a thread fearing/demonizing sugar around the same time as that other sugar thread...I liked it when we could see how recently a person's account was made. It was easier to determine who was sincere that way.
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    socalkay wrote: »
    Let your mom manage her own diet.

    QFT..... She is the only one that can make a change if she feels the need too.. You can only lead by example and let her live her life.... Best of Luck

  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    socalkay wrote: »
    Let your mom manage her own diet.
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    If your mom didn't ask for your help in cutting down her sugar consumption, leave her alone.
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  • spinnerdell
    spinnerdell Posts: 233 Member
    If one of my adult children removed the sweets from my kitchen, my "sugar addiction" would be the least of their worries.
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    OdesAngel wrote: »
    Maybe her mom was the lady in the other sugar addiction thread that got shut down.

    Damn it did???? I like that thread. I picked up another 16 flags in it

    Yep, you were racking up those bad boys. Totally jelly.
  • lorib642
    lorib642 Posts: 1,942 Member
    edited November 2014
    MrM27 wrote: »
    OdesAngel wrote: »
    Maybe her mom was the lady in the other sugar addiction thread that got shut down.

    Damn it did???? I like that thread. I picked up another 16 flags in it

    show off ;)


    I just got a couple more. I think for a image?
  • trinatrina1984
    trinatrina1984 Posts: 1,018 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    OdesAngel wrote: »
    Maybe her mom was the lady in the other sugar addiction thread that got shut down.

    Damn it did???? I like that thread. I picked up another 16 flags in it

    Haha sterling work, are you in triple figures yet?
  • NoelFigart1
    NoelFigart1 Posts: 1,276 Member
    socalkay wrote: »
    Let your mom manage her own diet.

    This.

  • trinatrina1984
    trinatrina1984 Posts: 1,018 Member
    I missed the other thread but agree what others have said

    Your mum needs to sort her own diet out.
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  • Debmal77
    Debmal77 Posts: 4,770 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    socalkay wrote: »
    Let your mom manage her own diet.

    Yup^^^^
    sono_master wrote: »
    Advice? Stop demonizing sugar. And let your mom worry about herself. She's a grown woman, if she wants to lose the last twenty lbs. she will.

    Double yup^^^^^
    Fruitylicious03 wrote: »
    Again? Really? Must be Let's-kill-sugar-Saturday.

    Triple yup^^^

    Yes, here we go again. I'm going out for a dilly bar. Anyone want one?
  • trinatrina1984
    trinatrina1984 Posts: 1,018 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    trinatrina1984 wrote: »
    MrM27 wrote: »
    OdesAngel wrote: »
    Maybe her mom was the lady in the other sugar addiction thread that got shut down.

    Damn it did???? I like that thread. I picked up another 16 flags in it

    Haha sterling work, are you in triple figures yet?

    Oh yeah for sure. 181 flags.

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  • LeonCX
    LeonCX Posts: 862 Member
    edited November 2014
    Help! I am addicted to "addicted to sugar" threads. They are everywhere...
  • jkal1979
    jkal1979 Posts: 1,896 Member
    Your mom is a grown woman. If she wants to cut anything out, that's on her. You can't force her.
  • hiswaywardgirl
    hiswaywardgirl Posts: 42
    I have to agree that you shouldn't try to change someone without their willingness to participate. If she ASKED you for help, that's one thing. My mom is a very unhealthy eater cycling in and out of diets, and at this point I just support her when she says she is dieting, and try not to judge. When we choose places to eat, I suggest healthy places and order something healthy for myself. Telling her why or how to change has never worked and is unlikely to do anything but aggravate the other person. So "teach by example."
  • mommyofjan
    mommyofjan Posts: 65 Member
    My grown children know better to come between me and my chocolate. And when I am raging PMS, they have offered to get me some chocolate lol
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    emilygetshappy wrote: »
    I'm worried about my mom quite a bit!
    She can't even go a single day without going crazy with sugar.
    That's why she's so sweet, dear.
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    Damn. I'm putting whipped cream in my coffee next week... fo' sho'.

    DH failed to stop and get me eggnog gelato, so instead I think I'll tuck into some M&M's while I turn my brain into jello trying to cram for the accuplacer.

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  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Oh yeah, you need more whipped cream in your coffee, it's good.

    Maple syrup is good too.
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    dbmata wrote: »
    Oh yeah, you need more whipped cream in your coffee, it's good.

    Maple syrup is good too.

    I have homemade vanilla that will go into it. It will be quite good.

    Maple syrup is a new one. I'll try that tomorrow. I have tried the butter thing... not so good. :noway:
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Yeah. Leave her alone. She's a grown woman and sugar isn't evil.
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