Cutting refined sugar feels like death
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^^^thats the one. Thanks!1
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I've experienced something that felt like sugar withdrawal (headache and malaise). Most recently when it happened I put a teaspoon of sugar in my afternoon tea and it went away immediately. If it happens again I'll try the salted water thing and see if that also solves it. Personally I'm anti misery when it comes to dieting.
I agree with you, the "bury your face" post sounded like it was meant to mock. Hope you don't let that post turn you off the community here. Lots of good info. Good luck in achieving your health and fitness goals.0 -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM
This is long, but informative and awesome.1 -
cowgrl08642 wrote: »https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM
This is long, but informative and awesome.cowgrl08642 wrote: »https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM
This is long, but informative and awesome.
Actually no, Lustig is misinformative and awful.10 -
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crzycatlady1 wrote: »Dan_Rollins_ACE_PN wrote: »
He started losing me at 1:42 when he admitted that our (Americans) consumption of sugar is actually on the decline. I did watch it all the way to the end though, and his argument against measuring sugar in grams was ridiculous. Don't have a clue who this guy is, but I'm not impressed
Well, when I think about how many people know what grams are, it's people that are serious about food weighing, or crack dealers, so I can see his point about a teaspoon being a more recognizable way. Or circus peanuts, as he uses for amusement value (and also sly marketing by having viewers spread his format for him
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Lustig. Ugh.
I just had to take one of my teaching certification exams and one of the written response questions was on a couple of articles, including Lustig's one about sugar being toxic. I got all riled up. Definitely passed that test.5 -
I cut all processed simple sugars out of my diet almost overnight. At first I used stevia as a stop gap but now I don't use anything. My taste buds adapted. Fruit is super sweet for me now and I can use fruit and sometimes dates or a little honey or maple syrup to flavour and slightly sweeten baked goods on the rare occasions that I bake anything, but nowhere near the volume that recipes traditionally call for. I don't miss it at all.9
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I would recommend anyone interested in this topic read the book Sweet Poison by David Gillespie. It is very informative about how bad sugar is for us and easy to understand. It explains how fructose affects the hormones in your body that control appetite along with many other problems. In the last 50 years since they started putting sugar in everything, humans are the only mammals that have gotten fatter (excluding domesticated animals that are fed by humans). There is a direct correlation with our weight increase over the last 50 years and the introduction of refind sugars to our diet. I quit sugar (fructose) 5 weeks ago after reading the book. I have lost over 3kg in the last 5 weeks with very little effort on my part. I have not measured myself since I started but my clothes are much more comfortable. The best part is that I have not counted one calorie since I started this (counting calories has always been a thorn in my side). I eat more fats and proteins than I ever did before. I don't eat anything "low fat" as it is normally loaded with sugar. Now that the hormones that control my appetite have kicked in I get very clear signals from my body when I have had enough and I can stop eating. When I ate fructose I was unable to stop myself so easily. I am never ravenously hungry anymore. I know this will not be for everyone but for me, it has worked and it has been very easy.6
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I would recommend anyone interested in this topic read the book Sweet Poison by David Gillespie. It is very informative about how bad sugar is for us and easy to understand. It explains how fructose affects the hormones in your body that control appetite along with many other problems. In the last 50 years since they started putting sugar in everything, humans are the only mammals that have gotten fatter (excluding domesticated animals that are fed by humans). There is a direct correlation with our weight increase over the last 50 years and the introduction of refind sugars to our diet. I quit sugar (fructose) 5 weeks ago after reading the book. I have lost over 3kg in the last 5 weeks with very little effort on my part. I have not measured myself since I started but my clothes are much more comfortable. The best part is that I have not counted one calorie since I started this (counting calories has always been a thorn in my side). I eat more fats and proteins than I ever did before. I don't eat anything "low fat" as it is normally loaded with sugar. Now that the hormones that control my appetite have kicked in I get very clear signals from my body when I have had enough and I can stop eating. When I ate fructose I was unable to stop myself so easily. I am never ravenously hungry anymore. I know this will not be for everyone but for me, it has worked and it has been very easy.
I would recommend people look at peer reviewed science instead of fearmongering misinformation.19 -
I would recommend anyone interested in this topic read the book Sweet Poison by David Gillespie. It is very informative about how bad sugar is for us and easy to understand. It explains how fructose affects the hormones in your body that control appetite along with many other problems. In the last 50 years since they started putting sugar in everything, humans are the only mammals that have gotten fatter (excluding domesticated animals that are fed by humans). There is a direct correlation with our weight increase over the last 50 years and the introduction of refind sugars to our diet. I quit sugar (fructose) 5 weeks ago after reading the book. I have lost over 3kg in the last 5 weeks with very little effort on my part. I have not measured myself since I started but my clothes are much more comfortable. The best part is that I have not counted one calorie since I started this (counting calories has always been a thorn in my side). I eat more fats and proteins than I ever did before. I don't eat anything "low fat" as it is normally loaded with sugar. Now that the hormones that control my appetite have kicked in I get very clear signals from my body when I have had enough and I can stop eating. When I ate fructose I was unable to stop myself so easily. I am never ravenously hungry anymore. I know this will not be for everyone but for me, it has worked and it has been very easy.
I would recommend people look at peer reviewed science instead of fearmongering misinformation.
^ This.5 -
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Dan_Rollins_ACE_PN wrote: »
Lol, they should be standing on a big pile of cash in that last panel.6 -
I decided to quit for a month because I was just too addicted. Eating nothing but candy, and it was awful. I would eat candy for breakfast, have some with lunch, eat it for an afternoon snack and then after dinner. The sugar withdrawal lasted probably 5 days for me. I was a pill and was mean to everyone. But then felt really good after the withdrawal was gone. I went back to eating it after 30 days, but it helped reset me in that I wasn't so horribly dependent on it anymore. You'll be fine. You'll be nice again after a few days and the cravings will stop after you get out of the sugary mindset you had before.2
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I get it! I get on sugar binges and I feel horrible and then trying to get OFF the binge is hard. Especially being around so many sweets. You can make it through the hump, don't never not eat anything but the less you eat it - the less you crave it. It's hard at first but I always feel so much better after a couple days. Don't give up!1
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What if the guy just wants to give up sugar????? Some of you make it sound like a crime. Its no big deal - cut out sugar if you want. You dont have to cut it 100% but its not going to harm anything if you do. It might take a few days to a couple of weeks to get use to it. I swear some you just follow this thing all day and wait for the first chance to type your condescending views.8
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I wish I liked sugary foods. My kryptonite is a fresh loaf of bread from Wegmans!3
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What if the guy just wants to give up sugar????? Some of you make it sound like a crime. Its no big deal - cut out sugar if you want. You dont have to cut it 100% but its not going to harm anything if you do. It might take a few days to a couple of weeks to get use to it. I swear some you just follow this thing all day and wait for the first chance to type your condescending views.
No one thinks it is a crime to give up sugar. It is, however, unnecessary, and for most people, unrealistic and unsustainable. There are a lot of misconceptions about sugar (as evidenced by some of the links posted here) and as a result, it has become a convenient scapegoat for all the reasons why a person can't reach their goals. Understanding the actual science and how the body breaks down sugar (both natural and added) helps demonstrate that there is no fundamental difference from a biochemical standpoint.
Explaining to people that you don't HAVE to cut it out completely can help them realize that they don't need to take such drastic measures. For many, that helps put them onto a path of long term success when they find something that they can adhere to for the long haul. I'm sorry you find that condescending, I find it helpful and supportive.8 -
What if the guy just wants to give up sugar????? Some of you make it sound like a crime. Its no big deal - cut out sugar if you want. You dont have to cut it 100% but its not going to harm anything if you do. It might take a few days to a couple of weeks to get use to it. I swear some you just follow this thing all day and wait for the first chance to type your condescending views.
If someone wants to do something and then they say it feels like death, it can be helpful to figure out what their goals actually are.
If they're doing it because they think they need to or that they should, that terrible feeling is completely unnecessary.
If I was undergoing needless suffering, I would appreciate someone pointing it out.6 -
Dan_Rollins_ACE_PN wrote: »I wish I liked sugary foods. My kryptonite is a fresh loaf of bread from Wegmans!
Strangely, Wegman's bread has sugar. You so addicted, brah!
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