Hello, my name is Ed and I am a sugarholic

edvsoreos

Strawberry Cheesecake (Sara Lee) and Oreos mashed in chocolate ice cream had been dear friends of mine until I turned 30. Then they turned on me! I guess I can’t really say that, since they were conspiring against me from day 1. I love the gym, so my workouts kept them in check (6 days/wk, 2 hrs per before wife and kids). I got chunky (fat) over the years but also built some descent muscle mass, so I convinced myself that all was well because that is what addicts do!

I learned I was just short of high cholesterol, high triglycerides, high blood pressure, and high some other thing I can’t remember after a check-up a couple of years ago. Also, my size 40 pants were getting too tight, and that is when I realized I was at war. I started to fight back at 225 and got down to the 205-210 range (working out more and cutting some snacks) before discovering the MFP app. MFP helped my break thru my plateau, and I am now close to my goal weight (still want to add muscle back and reduce fat).

But the fight isn’t over. I will always be a sugarholic and every day is a fight. I found that when I stopped logging, it was easier to slip back into old bad habits, so I am MFP for life. I figured I should join up with some more folks fighting a similar fight to make this more interesting. A couple of days ago was my first visit to the community. I wish I would have come here a long time ago.

My diary is open to everyone. Feel free to poke around and give me some tips, criticism, food recommendations or whatever. I like to probe thru the diaries of others to see what they are eating that I may enjoy.

I look forward to gaining more support in my fight against Oreos and helping you fight your nemesis, whatever it may be. Good luck!

fast_eddie_72

Weird. I thought this post was about me!

My name is Ed and sugar is my weakness too.

Congrats on all your progress!

edvsoreos

Bump 4 the getting home from work crowd. Happy Monday!

littleandysmom

Hi Ed!.....I'm an oreo lover too!! Although I love sugar/chocolate, pretty much anything sweet but oreos are definitely on the top of my list! I'm a 48 year old mom and have learned I can't keep eating like I used to.
I've found that if I start the day off with sugary foods then its really hard to stay on track. It's almost impossible for me to stop at 1 bowl of cereal. I checked out your diary...would suggest starting the day off with protein--maybe eggs or nuts? I try and eat more protein/veges/fruit. Also I drink lots of unsweetened green tea. Its really helps fight off the sugar cravings.
I still fight the cravings at night and weekends but it's so much better than before. I made oatmeal chocolate chip cookies on Sunday.....ate way too many. I ended up freezing the cookies, so there's no temptation during the week. Weekends are really hard but I pretty much eat well during the week and because of this, I've lost 11 pounds in the last 5 weeks.
Good luck!!

Travko

Welcome Ed! I've never been one to say no to a cookie, so I can definitely relate. Feel free to add me if you like, and I'll try to offer some motivating along the way. That goes for everyone else as well.

lisawinning4losing

Hi Ed.

Thank you for your very inspirational story.

mdwolff

Hi Ed,
I too am a sugarholic so I feel your pain!!! I too never had a weight problem until my 40's and slowly every year a few lbs. gained. Sugar is my big downfall. Have you ever read "The Belly Fat Cure"? It helped me immensely. l'm a female so we have a whole different set of issues(hormones!)if you can get through the first week or 2 it really helped my sugar cravings.good luck

Soritaia

hi im emma ad im a sugarholic
well to be honest sugar isnt my only problem, i also have a problem with fried foods, starchy foods like bread and pretzels and sugary drinks... wait a second i think that covers just about every bad food craving there is
Im working on ith though

Grate job on your ongoing change!!!