HELP! How can I kick my sugar addiction?

christinacholoves

I used to be an ice cream / candy addict. To the point where if i didnt eat it, i'd get terrible headaches... but i CRAVED it. so i totally know what you're going through. What really helped me was by replacing my sweettoothe craving with something healthy but also sweet like a shake. I got into shakeology (which tastes like a chocolate milk shake), and every morning i basically psyche myself into thinking it's a dessert... BECAUSE IT TASTES LIKE ONE. So good! you can read more info here about it's nutritional benefits. as well.

Lukes_Dove

I found success in a sugar fast. Basically, Monday through Saturday, I allowed no sugar (or corn syrup, etc.) in my foods/drinks. Sundays I could eat whatever I wanted. I did it for one month. The second week was the WORST. But, afterwards, it really helped tone down my sweet tooth.

Greytfish

Sugar is a carb and there is no reliable documentation of sugar addiction in humans. Unless you have a medical condition, you can eat all types of foods and there is no reason to permanently eliminate items. If your goal is to lose weight, the only thing you need is a calorie deficit. Many times, people set unreasonable goals that do not teach them anything about making major behavior changes.

Read this link and all of the links in it:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants?page=1#posts-16625920

This. It isn't an addiction. And it's all about portion control.

Whilst sugar alone may not be an addiction, it is possible to be addicted to chemicals in processed foods. That is documented and researched. Google 'MSG obesity induced mice'. Eating carb-rich foods can get you Locked in a cycle very cumulate to addiction. You eat lots of processed food chemically designed to taste good the moment you eat then but are empty of real nutrition so whilst you get fat and want more your body is starving of nutrition. Same with sugar, you eat something sugary, your pancreas pumps insulin to meet the sugar in order to turn it ink glucose which provides the body with energy. If you are not exercising and/or eating more sugar than your body needs then that glucose is turned to fat. The body is a machine.

Watch 'hungry for change'

It's not addiction, it's habit.

pianochick5254

Apple and carrots. They are so sweet, and still healthy.

Does that actually work for people? I know that, for me, when I want a piece of chocolate or some Mike & Ike's, an apple does absolutely nothing for the craving.

That's what I was thinking when someone first told me to eat fruit. It never worked for me, but when I started adding it in as a normal part of my diet instead of a substitution for a craving, my sweet cravings went away. I damn near ALWAYS have fruit for breakfast. Usually quite a bit too and if I do crave during the day it's for savory items, never sweet. That's just my experience with it though.

Also - the days I don't eat hardly any fruit in the mornings, I end up eating sweets before the end of the day. It's like I'll die without them. Last night it was a donut.

And to the OP - I really think you should talk to someone and do your research before completely cutting out all sources of sugar in your diet. You need at least a little bit and I was told (may or may not be true) that the number given on MFP is only relevant to added refined sugars, not natural sugars.

Greytfish

Feeding cravings - with anything- only perpetuates the problem.

WendyTerry420

Watch 'hungry for change'