Anyone suffer from sugar addiction?
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missteena88
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Has anyone ever truly suffered from sugar addiction? How did you recover?
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Nope.1
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I have a sweet tooth, but i have no addiction problems.1
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missteena88 wrote: »Has anyone ever truly suffered from sugar addiction? How did you recover?
you find a treatment program and serve your 30-90 days to detox? jokes aside you dont have an addiction to sugar you like sugar and it makes you feel good, but do you steal it to get your fix? or steal from others to get sugar? if not its not an addiction.its also does not make you feel the same way as cocaine.5 -
I have a sweet tooth. I started logging in my food on MFP about a month ago. Just found out that eating a box of Good and Plenty candy wasn't as nutritious as blueberries, cantaloupe, strawberries and apples. So I've switched over to those things instead. They satisfy my sweet tooth, sort of. I plan out my eating so that at the end of the day I have enough calories banked so I can have some chocolate or sugar free pudding with whipped cream if I want to. I think if you're motivated to decrease or eliminate sugar from your life, it can certainly be done!1
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I love sugar and salt. I made a commitment to myself I was going to change me and my thinking this January.
For thirty days straight I worked out to form a habit, now I love it. (I started completely sedentary and hated working out), Part two was eating cleaner. After about two weeks of fighting with myself to cut those items way back I felt a thousand times better and didn't want them as much. I also starting logging at that point realized how ridiculous my eating was and how long it takes to work it off. 8 cookies, 60 minutes of serious hard gym work. No thanks.
I feel they aren't ask exciting anymore. In fact many things are "too salty" or "too sweet". Apples, almonds, carrots, etc do for me what a cookie used to.
I'd be happy to walk you through what I did if you'd like, send me a message.
My best advice: be committed and you'll surprise yourself!4 -
You are suffering from bad eating habits.
..And lack of willpower. OP I'm not having a go at you, as my willpower sucks when it comes to sweet stuff. Sometimes i win the battle, other times i say F it! It really is mind over matter in the end, AND not buying stuff you know you wont be able to resist. There are certain food items that do not make it in my shopping cart, if it's not in my house i cant eat it, I would much prefer to make my life/diet easier than to sit there fighting with myself and trying to resist or just stopping at one.
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No I don't.
Side note: why post this on numerous boards?0 -
I don't know about addiction, but I definitely have a sweet tooth. I find that my sweet cravings will go away if I go several days without any substantial amount of processed sugar.0
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I have a problem, yeah. I just don't buy or make sugary things. I can't deal with them. I have fruit instead, factoring in calories/portions of course.0
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missteena88 wrote: »Has anyone ever truly suffered from sugar addiction? How did you recover?
I believe you. Sugar is metabolized quickly. Now I will be as unpopular as you on this post, so I would not be suprised if starches (bagels, pancakes, etc.) are also a craving. If you aim for a lower carb diet, come join me on a closed group that minds its manners and respects its members (LCHF). It welcomes a many who are defining a lower-carb diet that suits them.
Here are some starter ideas, since you mentioned the carb thing is a problem for you. Read about low glycemic eating, so that you can design a stage1...stage8 lowering your carbs, that incorporates substitutions and/or including a fat and/or protein with a carb that is either straight starch or sugar.
There is a lot going on with sugar cravings: from biochemical to mental/willpower. Adding good dietary habits, such as low-glycemic eating will bit by bit help with the biochemical. When it comes to the mental, do it bit by bit too. If you drink pop, replace the am pop with tea (even if you have to sweeten it with maple syrup). Replace the lunchtime pop with miso or stock or broth. Works toward drinking water and loving it.
Think of things you can add to your life: a HIIT (high intensity exercise training routine); going to bed by 9:00p with a book, taking a short walk every morning before your shower, touching base with MFP friends and/or Group that will support you in your goals.
P.S. I dealt with starch cravings. Daughter had a sugar thing. Mother in law had alcohol thing. Everyone of us broke the addictive cycle.
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I am doing keto. I have gone cold turkey, no sugar. I check the ingredients of sunflower seeds to make sure there's no sugar, that's how off sugar I am. No bread, pasta. No fruit.
As far as the addiction thing, I definitely see similarities. I have never been a junkie or into cocaine so I can't speak to that. I have quit smoking and I've quit coffee, both of which are pretty undisputed as being addictions. Here is how it's similar:
1. Detox, you are sluggish, headache-y, flu-y, blah for a few days to a week.
2. I know that, if I have a little sugar, it's going to be a whole thing. I'm going to be thinking about it and wanting it again for at least a week. Right now, my husband has a bag of licorice allsorts in the cupboard. I couldn't care less. If I had sugar in my system already, that bag would not stand a chance. It's the same with cigarettes. I am not interested in them anymore. But, if I had a single cigarette, I wouldn't be able to think of anything but having another cigarette for weeks after. I look at a piece of cake the way I would look at a cigarette, five minutes of pleasure followed by days of regret.
3. I'm calmer without it. My mood is more stable. My anxiety is much less of a problem.
I don't imagine everybody reacts to sugar the way I do. I'm sure there are people who don't have any idea what I'm talking about. But sugar *kitten* me up. Big time.8 -
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10409192/sugar-addicts-withdrawal-support-language-warning-tis-a-side-effect
Here's a thread that was created that turned out to be helpful for some... there may be some members you feel you connect with. It's 2016 but came up with a forum search on sugar addiction withdrawal support @missteena88
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missteena88 wrote: »Has anyone ever truly suffered from sugar addiction? How did you recover?
I believe you.
OP asked two questions. How do "believe" a question?
You're projecting your own beliefs onto OP.Here are some starter ideas, since you mentioned the carb thing is a problem for you.
Again, you're projecting. OP said no such thing. OP didn't even mention carbs (which is a larger category than sugar). OP made no declarative statements whatsoever.Think of things you can add to your life: a HIIT (high intensity exercise training routine); going to bed by 9:00p with a book, taking a short walk every morning before your shower, touching base with MFP friends and/or Group that will support you in your goals.
I'm curious -- Is it bad to go to bed at 9 p.m. and just go to sleep? Is it bad to sit or lie on another piece of furniture with a book? Is it bad to read on an e-reader or read a magazine instead of a physical book? Can people take their walks after their showers?
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My issues with sugar were are addiction like. If I have some I crave more. It affects my body and causes energy swings and increased hunger. It hurts my health...
I treated it like an actual addiction. I stopped eating it. I no longer eat added sugars. I also severely limit my carbohydrates, especially grains, starchy root vegetables, and high sugar fruits (well, almost all fruit TBH). Carbohydrates turn into glucose (and fructose) in the body so I limit all of them. They all affect me to a certain degree, so discovering that I don't need to eat carbohydrates was rather freeing. Now I skip most of them, feel much healthier, and don't have to deal with sugar/carb problems.
TBH, not many people around here who claimed they had addiction like issues with sugars were able to moderate them successfully. If sugar is a real problem for you, you may do best to avoid it completely.
Good luck.4 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »missteena88 wrote: »Has anyone ever truly suffered from sugar addiction? How did you recover?
I believe you.
OP asked two questions. How do "believe" a question?
You're projecting your own beliefs onto OP.Here are some starter ideas, since you mentioned the carb thing is a problem for you.
Again, you're projecting. OP said no such thing. OP didn't even mention carbs (which is a larger category than sugar). OP made no declarative statements whatsoever.Think of things you can add to your life: a HIIT (high intensity exercise training routine); going to bed by 9:00p with a book, taking a short walk every morning before your shower, touching base with MFP friends and/or Group that will support you in your goals.
I'm curious -- Is it bad to go to bed at 9 p.m. and just go to sleep? Is it bad to sit or lie on another piece of furniture with a book? Is it bad to read on an e-reader or read a magazine instead of a physical book? Can people take their walks after their showers?
I think you may have missed some information the OP shared about herself in her other threads, that might be why you're confused.2 -
Thanks to those who answered in a helpful manner. I honestly don't recall what I've posted on other boards because it's been a while and I've done every "eating scheme" out there.
For those who cannot relate or say it doesn't exist, you're lucky. It's a very real thing for many people, myself included.1 -
missteena88 wrote: »Thanks to those who answered in a helpful manner. I honestly don't recall what I've posted on other boards because it's been a while and I've done every "eating scheme" out there.
For those who cannot relate or say it doesn't exist, you're lucky. It's a very real thing for many people, myself included.
Substance addiction is either real or not. The science says it's not. You have problems moderating foods that contain sugar, not with sugar itself.9
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