Sugar cravings going cold turkey
jamesPercy1985
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is there a way to keep sugar , chocolate, & cakes cravings at bay . Is it possible to go cold turkey
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I went cold turkey a few times. The first 2-3 days for me are really tough, I really needed to hold my self. But the only thing that keeps me going trough them is the fact that it is going to stop in a couple of days and turn into much more manageable level. I still want sweet from time to times but it isn't as tough now, and I do let myself have a treat once in a few days.0
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jamesPercy1985 wrote: »is there a way to keep sugar , chocolate, & cakes cravings at bay . Is it possible to go cold turkey
Cold turkey from sugar? It's possible but most people can't hang on zero carb for very long
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Cold turkey's a bad idea as it'll make the cravings worse and more likely to give in, you can always have sugar free candy when you're craving sugar. You have to remember they still have calories though and could mess with your stomach. Personally I go with sugar free hard candy like Werther's Originals who also have some new chewable sugar free.0
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Cold turkey is always the way for me until I have settled into my new eating habits. A week or two usually. Then I add treats back in occasionally, as long as it fits into my weekly calorie deficit. The cravings for me usually get better after the first 2-3 days. Knowing that you're quitting just for a while and can enjoy them later in moderation works for me. Also, I loathe sugar free candy.
ETA: I'm only talking about candy, cake, etc., not all sugar and specifically not the natural sugar you get in fruit and many other foods.0 -
What's wrong with sugar?0
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Sigh.
If you have a problem overeating sweet things, then it may be beneficial for you to remove them from your diet for a while until you learn some self-control.
But there is nothing wrong with sugar and sweets in your diet as long as they are in moderation. I have dessert every day, and I am perfectly healthy.0 -
You're eating cold Turkey?0
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What is the RDA for carbs?0
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I'm quitting processed sugar now. I still have fruit in moderation, but feel like when I can't control my cravings I really need to take a break from it to get it back under control. the first few days are always the hardest, but it gets easier and you feel so much better.0
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If by cutting out "sugar" you mean processed sugar rather than fruit, and it's available/affordable to you, I'd suggest getting some especially tempting, unusual fruit, maybe splurging a bit on something like papaya, raspberries, cherries, or melon. Personally, I usually buy whatever is on sale or cheapest but occasionally I like to get something a little more exciting. Fruit this time of year is sweet and also delicious, and if you're excited about eating it it might be easier to stay away from other sweets.0
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Think I have found something that can satisfy my sugar craving and something I wouldn't take much of
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After the birth of my youngest I found myself over-indulging on sweets. I lost the baby weight nursing her, then put it all back on (and more) when she weaned. I cut out all processed sugar. The cravings were gone in three days. I stopped eating processed sugar for about a year before slowly adding it back in. Now I can't eat anything too sweet and I can't eat too much of any dessert. For me, cutting sugar helped me to find some control in eating sweets.0
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You might want to recheck your nutrition info.
According to this site...
http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/gb/groceries/quaker-oat-so-simple-golden-syrup-flavour-porridge-x10-36g?langId=44&storeId=10151&krypto=Ck5VT7kXol2UneJ0TPB9klgA+TFCimSV11g14x/pV/KZEoFoiN6yfTvWouocsKTudSG/fW80/SBb cyeupEHCtteH2cEj85/v9zUaPwqcUbq2ZwY29LkmYLm36+R+brGx&ddkey=http:gb/groceries/quaker-oat-so-simple-golden-syrup-flavour-porridge-x10-36g
Sugar is the 2nd ingredient listed...
Ingredients
Quaker Wholegrain Rolled Oats (76%), Sugar, Natural Flavouring, Salt
According to the nutrition label there is 21.5g of sugar in 100g of your porridge. Complete nutrition label is about 1/2 down the page.0 -
Cold turkey is always the way for me until I have settled into my new eating habits. A week or two usually. Then I add treats back in occasionally, as long as it fits into my weekly calorie deficit. The cravings for me usually get better after the first 2-3 days. Knowing that you're quitting just for a while and can enjoy them later in moderation works for me. Also, I loathe sugar free candy.
ETA: I'm only talking about candy, cake, etc., not all sugar and specifically not the natural sugar you get in fruit and many other foods.
thats not cold turkey then.0 -
fishcat123 wrote: »If by cutting out "sugar" you mean processed sugar rather than fruit, and it's available/affordable to you, I'd suggest getting some especially tempting, unusual fruit, maybe splurging a bit on something like papaya, raspberries, cherries, or melon. Personally, I usually buy whatever is on sale or cheapest but occasionally I like to get something a little more exciting. Fruit this time of year is sweet and also delicious, and if you're excited about eating it it might be easier to stay away from other sweets.
yes, because fruit sugar is so much better for you than regular old sugar ….*sarcasam*0 -
Cold turkey would be very hard, why not have a little every day?0
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Is it even possible to cut out sugar completely? Besides, some sugar is not bad for you one bit.
Seems like an odd thing to do.
Good luck!0 -
Cut out added sugars (candies, sweets, cakes, anything that is boxed or man made, Etc). Indulge in lots of fruits. Fruit is high in fiber (for pooing) and in nutrients. You don't want to cut those out. Do this strictly for one month-two months. That's what I did. Now I have no cravings for sweets whatsoever and they are nonexistent in my daily diet. I don't even think about food all the time anymore. And even when I eat a piece of a cake at a party every now and then, I now find that it is too sickly sweet and usually don't finish it, not because it's high calorie but because I just don't like it anymore. Trust me, you won't miss the sweets. And if you feel you don't want sweets in your diet anymore, ignore those people who keep telling you to eat in moderation and have a little sweets every day. It's your diet, do what you like, as long as you get enough calories in.0
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Swiftlet66 wrote: »Cut out added sugars (candies, sweets, cakes, anything that is boxed or man made, Etc). Indulge in lots of fruits. Fruit is high in fiber (for pooing) and in nutrients. You don't want to cut those out. Do this strictly for one month-two months. That's what I did. Now I have no cravings for sweets whatsoever and they are nonexistent in my daily diet. I don't even think about food all the time anymore. And even when I eat a piece of a cake at a party every now and then, I now find that it is too sickly sweet and usually don't finish it, not because it's high calorie but because I just don't like it anymore. Trust me, you won't miss the sweets. And if you feel you don't want sweets in your diet anymore, ignore those people who keep telling you to eat in moderation and have a little sweets every day. It's your diet, do what you like, as long as you get enough calories in.
I am not the OP but this is very inspiring. I do not want to be a slave to any daily sugar-laden 'treat' no matter how moderate, or any other food cravings for that matter. Thank you for sharing.0 -
YayFoodYayFood wrote: »I don't think you mean going cold turkey from sugar in general, because there are sugars in fruits and vegetables.
I'm assuming you mean that you want to go cold turkey from foods with added sugars. Or at least close to it.
I found that the best way to do that is to just do it.
Try to stick to real whole single ingredient foods. From my experience it is more than possible. And eat until you are full.
If you need a chocolate fix, 85% (or greater) dark chocolate with 3 ingredients or less is something that is quite easy to learn to like, solves cravings well, and fills you up. The relative added sugar content is quite low. And it's a desert with nutrients and is friendly to friendly gut bugs.
After a few weeks you probably won't crave the junk as much. And if you're like me, you won't crave the junk for years.
Yer it's the added stuff not the fruit type,
It's crazy to say but it's like you have one biscuit and befor you know it your dunked 10 of them or your siting there and driving your self crazy thinking about sweet stuf0 -
You might want to recheck your nutrition info.
According to this site...
http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/gb/groceries/quaker-oat-so-simple-golden-syrup-flavour-porridge-x10-36g?langId=44&storeId=10151&krypto=Ck5VT7kXol2UneJ0TPB9klgA+TFCimSV11g14x/pV/KZEoFoiN6yfTvWouocsKTudSG/fW80/SBb cyeupEHCtteH2cEj85/v9zUaPwqcUbq2ZwY29LkmYLm36+R+brGx&ddkey=http:gb/groceries/quaker-oat-so-simple-golden-syrup-flavour-porridge-x10-36g
Sugar is the 2nd ingredient listed...
Ingredients
Quaker Wholegrain Rolled Oats (76%), Sugar, Natural Flavouring, Salt
According to the nutrition label there is 21.5g of sugar in 100g of your porridge. Complete nutrition label is about 1/2 down the page.
Yip your Wright there0 -
Chrysalid2014 wrote: »Swiftlet66 wrote: »Cut out added sugars (candies, sweets, cakes, anything that is boxed or man made, Etc). Indulge in lots of fruits. Fruit is high in fiber (for pooing) and in nutrients. You don't want to cut those out. Do this strictly for one month-two months. That's what I did. Now I have no cravings for sweets whatsoever and they are nonexistent in my daily diet. I don't even think about food all the time anymore. And even when I eat a piece of a cake at a party every now and then, I now find that it is too sickly sweet and usually don't finish it, not because it's high calorie but because I just don't like it anymore. Trust me, you won't miss the sweets. And if you feel you don't want sweets in your diet anymore, ignore those people who keep telling you to eat in moderation and have a little sweets every day. It's your diet, do what you like, as long as you get enough calories in.
I am not the OP but this is very inspiring. I do not want to be a slave to any daily sugar-laden 'treat' no matter how moderate, or any other food cravings for that matter. Thank you for sharing.
so is ok to be a slave to fruit sugar then????
again, you make zero sense.0 -
Swiftlet66 wrote: »Cut out added sugars (candies, sweets, cakes, anything that is boxed or man made, Etc). Indulge in lots of fruits. Fruit is high in fiber (for pooing) and in nutrients. You don't want to cut those out. Do this strictly for one month-two months. That's what I did. Now I have no cravings for sweets whatsoever and they are nonexistent in my daily diet. I don't even think about food all the time anymore. And even when I eat a piece of a cake at a party every now and then, I now find that it is too sickly sweet and usually don't finish it, not because it's high calorie but because I just don't like it anymore. Trust me, you won't miss the sweets. And if you feel you don't want sweets in your diet anymore, ignore those people who keep telling you to eat in moderation and have a little sweets every day. It's your diet, do what you like, as long as you get enough calories in.
so replace one form of sugar with another form of sugar?0 -
Chrysalid2014 wrote: »Swiftlet66 wrote: »Cut out added sugars (candies, sweets, cakes, anything that is boxed or man made, Etc). Indulge in lots of fruits. Fruit is high in fiber (for pooing) and in nutrients. You don't want to cut those out. Do this strictly for one month-two months. That's what I did. Now I have no cravings for sweets whatsoever and they are nonexistent in my daily diet. I don't even think about food all the time anymore. And even when I eat a piece of a cake at a party every now and then, I now find that it is too sickly sweet and usually don't finish it, not because it's high calorie but because I just don't like it anymore. Trust me, you won't miss the sweets. And if you feel you don't want sweets in your diet anymore, ignore those people who keep telling you to eat in moderation and have a little sweets every day. It's your diet, do what you like, as long as you get enough calories in.
I am not the OP but this is very inspiring. I do not want to be a slave to any daily sugar-laden 'treat' no matter how moderate, or any other food cravings for that matter. Thank you for sharing.
so is ok to be a slave to fruit sugar then????
again, you make zero sense.
Uh, no... see, that would be covered by the "or any other food cravings" bit of my post.0 -
Chrysalid2014 wrote: »Chrysalid2014 wrote: »Swiftlet66 wrote: »Cut out added sugars (candies, sweets, cakes, anything that is boxed or man made, Etc). Indulge in lots of fruits. Fruit is high in fiber (for pooing) and in nutrients. You don't want to cut those out. Do this strictly for one month-two months. That's what I did. Now I have no cravings for sweets whatsoever and they are nonexistent in my daily diet. I don't even think about food all the time anymore. And even when I eat a piece of a cake at a party every now and then, I now find that it is too sickly sweet and usually don't finish it, not because it's high calorie but because I just don't like it anymore. Trust me, you won't miss the sweets. And if you feel you don't want sweets in your diet anymore, ignore those people who keep telling you to eat in moderation and have a little sweets every day. It's your diet, do what you like, as long as you get enough calories in.
I am not the OP but this is very inspiring. I do not want to be a slave to any daily sugar-laden 'treat' no matter how moderate, or any other food cravings for that matter. Thank you for sharing.
so is ok to be a slave to fruit sugar then????
again, you make zero sense.
Uh, no... see, that would be covered by the "or any other food cravings" bit of my post.
I was specifically referring to the sugar part.
sugar = sugar, no matter how badly you want to demonize it.0 -
IMHO Life is too short to not enjoy a cup of ice cream in the summer or a few dark chocolates and a glass of wine on the weekend. I like to 'earn' my treats by logging, watching my macros and keeping active. If I get a craving for something I know I really shouldn't have, I get a big glass of water or take a 10 minute power walk. Or I'll lift my kettle bell or dumb bells. Anything to distract me seems to help.0
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Chrysalid2014 wrote: »Chrysalid2014 wrote: »Swiftlet66 wrote: »Cut out added sugars (candies, sweets, cakes, anything that is boxed or man made, Etc). Indulge in lots of fruits. Fruit is high in fiber (for pooing) and in nutrients. You don't want to cut those out. Do this strictly for one month-two months. That's what I did. Now I have no cravings for sweets whatsoever and they are nonexistent in my daily diet. I don't even think about food all the time anymore. And even when I eat a piece of a cake at a party every now and then, I now find that it is too sickly sweet and usually don't finish it, not because it's high calorie but because I just don't like it anymore. Trust me, you won't miss the sweets. And if you feel you don't want sweets in your diet anymore, ignore those people who keep telling you to eat in moderation and have a little sweets every day. It's your diet, do what you like, as long as you get enough calories in.
I am not the OP but this is very inspiring. I do not want to be a slave to any daily sugar-laden 'treat' no matter how moderate, or any other food cravings for that matter. Thank you for sharing.
so is ok to be a slave to fruit sugar then????
again, you make zero sense.
Uh, no... see, that would be covered by the "or any other food cravings" bit of my post.
I was specifically referring to the sugar part.
sugar = sugar, no matter how badly you want to demonize it.
You know what? Quit attacking everyone who says they have trouble with processed sugar and wants to reduce or eliminate it. This is not "demonizing" sugar. It is part of trying to get a handle on what for some people is an impediment to healthy weight loss. This is truly an issue for some people.0 -
Chrysalid2014 wrote: »Chrysalid2014 wrote: »Swiftlet66 wrote: »Cut out added sugars (candies, sweets, cakes, anything that is boxed or man made, Etc). Indulge in lots of fruits. Fruit is high in fiber (for pooing) and in nutrients. You don't want to cut those out. Do this strictly for one month-two months. That's what I did. Now I have no cravings for sweets whatsoever and they are nonexistent in my daily diet. I don't even think about food all the time anymore. And even when I eat a piece of a cake at a party every now and then, I now find that it is too sickly sweet and usually don't finish it, not because it's high calorie but because I just don't like it anymore. Trust me, you won't miss the sweets. And if you feel you don't want sweets in your diet anymore, ignore those people who keep telling you to eat in moderation and have a little sweets every day. It's your diet, do what you like, as long as you get enough calories in.
I am not the OP but this is very inspiring. I do not want to be a slave to any daily sugar-laden 'treat' no matter how moderate, or any other food cravings for that matter. Thank you for sharing.
so is ok to be a slave to fruit sugar then????
again, you make zero sense.
Uh, no... see, that would be covered by the "or any other food cravings" bit of my post.
I was specifically referring to the sugar part.
sugar = sugar, no matter how badly you want to demonize it.
You know what? Quit attacking everyone who says they have trouble with processed sugar and wants to reduce or eliminate it. This is not "demonizing" sugar. It is part of trying to get a handle on what for some people is an impediment to healthy weight loss. This is truly an issue for some people.
saying that one is a slave to sugar is in fact demonizing it.
sugar addiction is a myth.0 -
Just stop.0
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