Need to crack this sugar addiction.....if I could just do that I know I would succeed !

Orphia

johnslater461 wrote: »

The Sugar Addiction 12 steps

We admitted we were powerless over sugar - that our lives had become unmanageable.

Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves (aka Gary Taubes) could restore us to sanity.

Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of Gary Taubes as we understood Him.

Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

Admitted to Gary Taubes, to ourselves and to another human being (preferably Robert Lustig) the exact nature of our wrongs.

Were entirely ready to have Gary Taubes remove all these defects of character.

Humbly asked Gary Taubes to remove our shortcomings.

Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.

Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.

Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with Gary Taubes as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to sugar addicts and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

GrammiJano

mrsnattybulking wrote: »

I used to believe I had a sugar addiction. Turns out sugar is just delicious and I had a self control problem. When I was fat it was no big deal to have 4 more donuts anyway because I was already fat. Are you sure your 'addiction' isn't psychological? I am perfectly able to have just the 1 NOW. Enter personal accountability. It's easy to believe its a big bad substance that's to blame. When the pain of change was less than the pain of staying the same my sugar addiction cured itself. Go figure. Still smoke cigs tho! haha

GrammiJano

So true I think when I used the word addiction it was too stronger a term as when I wake up in a morning I dont rush off to eat a sugary treat quite the opposite its just on a night when my craving towards sugary snacks seem to come out, mostly as I start to get tired, I eat a cereal bar after tea and after I get the taste of the sweetness I seem to crave more, u are probably right I just loose my self control. Its so fustrating though when you know it is the sole reason that you are failing. I have spoken to my G.P's about the issue and they just say its a bad habit that I have to tell myself not to do it ...easy in theory harder in practice. I am going to join a new Slimming World group next week and hope I can find some inspiation in there. Thank so much for your reply.

collectingblues

AnvilHead wrote: »

mrsnattybulking wrote: »

I used to believe I had a sugar addiction. Turns out sugar is just delicious and I had a self control problem. When I was fat it was no big deal to have 4 more donuts anyway because I was already fat. Are you sure your 'addiction' isn't psychological? I am perfectly able to have just the 1 NOW. Enter personal accountability. It's easy to believe its a big bad substance that's to blame. When the pain of change was less than the pain of staying the same my sugar addiction cured itself. Go figure. Still smoke cigs tho! haha

But see, it's much easier to call it an "addiction" because it takes away all that darn 'being responsible for your own actions' stuff (speaking in general terms, not singling anybody out).

Bingo. Call sugar an "addiction" and you're just sick, and it's not your fault, and it's out of your control.

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Secretnotes

I don't see it as an addiction, but evolution predisposes us to like sweets in an effort to make us store fat for times of famines. Daniel Lieberman, an evolutionary biologist at Harvard, explains it well.

ehaze52

I'm working on the same thing, cracking the cravings, and there is a way to do it. For two weeks, you have to go cold turkey on those cereal bars as well as all other grains, alcohol, starchy veggies, baked goods and sweets. Eating them spikes your blood sugar and you're right, does make you want more. So for 2 weeks focus on lean protein, tons of veggies, limited dairy and healthy fats. The first two or three days that I did this were pretty hard and I cried once I was so itchy inside but then there was a break through. It got easier and I'm coming out on the other side. Skipping any food group entirely is not a way to have success long term, so after two weeks you can start to add them back into your meals slowly. What I'm doing isn't exactly the South Beach plan but pretty similar.

jgnatca

Just parking this here. Sugar laden cream soda gives boy superpowers.

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CharlieBeansmomTracey

ehaze52 wrote: »

I'm working on the same thing, cracking the cravings, and there is a way to do it. For two weeks, you have to go cold turkey on those cereal bars as well as all other grains, alcohol, starchy veggies, baked goods and sweets. Eating them spikes your blood sugar and you're right, does make you want more. So for 2 weeks focus on lean protein, tons of veggies, limited dairy and healthy fats. The first two or three days that I did this were pretty hard and I cried once I was so itchy inside but then there was a break through. It got easier and I'm coming out on the other side. Skipping any food group entirely is not a way to have success long term, so after two weeks you can start to add them back into your meals slowly. What I'm doing isn't exactly the South Beach plan but pretty similar.

protein can also spike blood sugar. so whats the point? for healthy people an insulin spike is a normal bodily response.

fb47

CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »

ehaze52 wrote: »

I'm working on the same thing, cracking the cravings, and there is a way to do it. For two weeks, you have to go cold turkey on those cereal bars as well as all other grains, alcohol, starchy veggies, baked goods and sweets. Eating them spikes your blood sugar and you're right, does make you want more. So for 2 weeks focus on lean protein, tons of veggies, limited dairy and healthy fats. The first two or three days that I did this were pretty hard and I cried once I was so itchy inside but then there was a break through. It got easier and I'm coming out on the other side. Skipping any food group entirely is not a way to have success long term, so after two weeks you can start to add them back into your meals slowly. What I'm doing isn't exactly the South Beach plan but pretty similar.

protein can also spike blood sugar. so whats the point? for healthy people an insulin spike is a normal bodily response.

This, I don't see sugar as evil, all I see is protein, carbs and fats and I pick foods that fit within my parameters. No need for fear mongering about how sugar will destroy you or how eggs is like cigarettes, everyone of those videos have hidden agenda.

ehaze52

protein can also spike blood sugar. so whats the point? for healthy people an insulin spike is a normal bodily response.[/quote]

The point is a.) not every one is healthy and b.) trying to keep blood sugar from spiking above or below normal limits is a real concern for many people, me included. And the OP asked a question regarding craving which generally happen when blood sugar levels go either too high or too low.

TWRUNNER32

Ugh. I feel you with this. I know some people are able to have a cookie and be done with it but if i have a cookie it just sends me into a craving storm and there’s nothing stopping me from eating an entire sleeve of them. For me personally, i really just do my best to avoid sweets because i can’t just have a little.

It’s hard, but once I’ve gone a week or so without, i feel awesome.

And i just try not to be in the same room as chocolate cake lol.

CharlieBeansmomTracey

ehaze52 wrote: »

protein can also spike blood sugar. so whats the point? for healthy people an insulin spike is a normal bodily response.

The point is a.) not every one is healthy and b.) trying to keep blood sugar from spiking above or below normal limits is a real concern for many people, me included. And the OP asked a question regarding craving which generally happen when blood sugar levels go either too high or too low.

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cravings can also come from your body needing certain nutrients and vitamins also. so no its not just from insulin spikes. never said everyone was healthy. and many people here who have diabetes or an insulin issue eat sugar/carbs and have no issues, not everyone here has had to cut it out.like I said even if you cut it out protein can cause it to spike so should they cut that out or down? weight loss has also been shown to help those with diabetes and insulin issues to get them under control. cravings can be caused by many things.

jraskin99

Look up Trim Healthy Mama...works for me...no sugar but great sweets with stevia.