Food addiction-Sugar
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I go with a tablespoon of peanut butter, which will last me about 2 hours before I'm hungry again. Sometimes hot beverages like green tea with Jasmine, or coffee, which doesn't affect me much in weight wise, unless I have one cup after another you know? But, it is like Acg67 says, we just need to stop making excuses and do it. Which is what I need to start doing. I know you said you're allergic to peanuts, so peanut butter is out of the question right? Try the hot beverages, you can also go with the gum. I mean, so you're not going completely unhealthy. However, I subsitute sugar for honey or stevia for my sweetners, I can't stand black coffee, or bland tea.0
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I think the whole "sugar addiction" thing is a bunch of baloney. They used to vilify fat, now it's sugar. People love having something to blame. The best advice I can give you is to just not have trigger foods in the house if you are prone to bingeing. But don't eliminate them completely or you'll go nuts. There's no reason to be super restrictive if you're staying under your calorie limit.
Not true. Sugar actually stimulates dopamine release in the brain which causes it to become addictive in many cases.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15987666
Did you even read that study? Is the OP a rodent?0 -
im a super sugar holic!!! it is my drug of choice....i crave it day and night and it is the hardest thing to control. i wish that i liked something healthy....but i dont. i do love the skinny cow products by nestles. snickerdoodle icecream sandwich is crazy good and 140 cal. the candy selections are in 100- 130 calorie bags. this helps me because i can kind of see the calories for the day when i am making lunch or dinner. jello temptations are another sinful option. the lemon merangue is off the chain good...exactly like a lemon pie...sweet and tart...yum! only 80 calories. please add me as a friend. it is good to know that there are others that are having the same sugar problem that i do.
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Thank you I find it ridiculous that people that can say its not real I know first hand.
for me I know food has a lot of emotional baggage bc its like once a take a bite of anything my body is like OH I WANT THIS AND THIS AND THIS and before I know it I have eaten well over my calories for a day in setting.
Then perhaps you should also see a therapist if you really feel like you have an addiction, or if you're emotionally eating to an extreme. I used to do the same thing and couldn't say "no" to myself. But then I realized I was full of crap and have power over my own decisions. Every person isn't the same, but that was my experience.0 -
I find some of your completely insensitive and hurtful. I didn't ask if you believed in food addiction I asked for fellow addicts or people for advice. Do your research everything you put in your body makes your body react... I don't want anymore replies. thank you to the ones that gave advice I appreciate it
TO THE NEGATIVE PEOPLE: this is a site to help and motivate people not to tear them down and make them feel like that can't post a forum bc it might not exactly go by what you believe. I completely understand not being able to tempt yourself and for you to tell somebody they need self control is wrong.
Apparently you guys do to if you cant even ignore one post that goes against your standard of thinking.
Food Addiction is real its very real they have done studies where foods high in sugar and other addictive ingredients have the same chemical reaction as meth and heroine. Not excuses they actually have detox/rehab programs for it. so again don't be judgmental and if you have something negative to say just please take it to a different forum I am just a girl trying to get some help.
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What about the fact that EVERY OTHER FOOD YOU EAT also stimulates dopamine release? Or the fact that exercising stimulates dopamine release. Or that avoiding getting run over by a truck while crossing the street stimulates dopamine release?I think the whole "sugar addiction" thing is a bunch of baloney. They used to vilify fat, now it's sugar. People love having something to blame. The best advice I can give you is to just not have trigger foods in the house if you are prone to bingeing. But don't eliminate them completely or you'll go nuts. There's no reason to be super restrictive if you're staying under your calorie limit.
Not true. Sugar actually stimulates dopamine release in the brain which causes it to become addictive in many cases.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15987666
In human beings, EVERYTHING positive you do in your life to keep you alive and healthy stimulates the release of dopamine. That's how your brain conditions you to stay alive. Sugar is not addictive.0 -
I do not use my boyfriend as an excuse by any means somebody suggested keeping it out of my house but I can't keep all of it out of my house bc he likes them and i'm not doing that to ... that's all. My boyfriend has nothing to do with my eating habits other than the fact we both enjoy eating he doesn't not control what I put in my mouth and how much but I am simply asking for help to cut these out and tips on maintain portion control...no boyfriend or family member or friend is an excuse a lady said I keep it out of my house and I said I can't period. no excuse.0
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Read The hunger fix by DOCTOR PAMELA PEEKE
the whole things are studies at different universities.0 -
yeah me too i had a sugar addiction and believe me, it will begin again if i start putting desserts/sweets/soda pop /and snacks in my mouth (cookies, cake, brownies, muffins, bakery etc)
I decided to give up all those snacky desserts. it took about 2 weeks and the cravings went away.
I do not suggest weaning yourself because once you take a taste, it wont help. you have to really not eat it at all.
try it for 2 weeks going without those things, and see if it will help.. But you have to make some kind of effort. just say no. and stay away from it.
if you do this, and you subsitute other things instead, it helps. For me Fage yogurt does the trick.. its protein so its filling for some reason, and even though it has some jam in it, its not major and seems to help when i want something sweet.
so yeah, i could get tempted, but i choose not to eat that stuff.
other people who dont have food addictions might be ok eating cookies and stuff, but for me a sugar addict, its beter to not eat it.
fage yogurt has about ...wait for it ..7 grams of sugar in it....so you are eating sugar...just an FYI0 -
I gave up added sugar and sweeteners (no sweets and no diet coke) but not fruit or sugar in milks nonfat plain yogurt, etc in January and it's been great. The first couple days were hard -- I would eat more protein or just eat fruit in nonfat Fage yogurt to taste something sweet. But it's helped me. I no longer have the cravings and the sugar bloat/tiredness that I used to get in the afternoons. I've finally been able to lose (a little) weight (slowly), which had been stalled for me before. My plan was just to try it for the year, but I think I might stay on it. For me, the more sweets I ate, the more I wanted. Now I don't eat them and I don't (often) want them. It no longer even bothers me to have them around or have others eat them. My daughter, for example is a girl scout and so our house was full of cookies last month. Also I can go to friends' houses for dinner and see amazing desserts and I'm really okay with other people eating them. Good luck to you.0
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these threads always end up going absolutely no where....
I personally do not believe in sugar addiction.0 -
I gave up added sugar and sweeteners (no sweets and no diet coke) but not fruit or sugar in milks nonfat plain yogurt, etc in January and it's been great. The first couple days were hard -- I would eat more protein or just eat fruit in nonfat Fage yogurt to taste something sweet. But it's helped me. I no longer have the cravings and the sugar bloat/tiredness that I used to get in the afternoons. I've finally been able to lose (a little) weight (slowly), which had been stalled for me before. My plan was just to try it for the year, but I think I might stay on it. For me, the more sweets I ate, the more I wanted. Now I don't eat them and I don't (often) want them. It no longer even bothers me to have them around or have others eat them. My daughter, for example is a girl scout and so our house was full of cookies last month. Also I can go to friends' houses for dinner and see amazing desserts and I'm really okay with other people eating them. Good luck to you.
so you gave up one form or sugar, and continued to eat another form of sugar??? *mindblown*0 -
Read The hunger fix by DOCTOR PAMELA PEEKE
the whole things are studies at different universities.
Doesn't sound quackish at all, guess she's against exercise as well due evil cortisol?Try to have dinner completed by 8 p.m. at least four to five days a week. Dr. Peeke's favorite saying is that if "you eat after eight, you gain a lot of weight!" If you must eat dinner after eight, eat lighter and eat before you go to dinner. (Remember, the CortiZone and your vulnerability to eat mindlessly extends through midnight.)
http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/diet-fitness/weight-loss/10-toxic-weight-prevention-tips.htm#page=00 -
I was a crack addict, but now that I gave up crack and only snort cocaine, it's all good!!:drinker:I gave up added sugar and sweeteners (no sweets and no diet coke) but not fruit or sugar in milks nonfat plain yogurt, etc in January and it's been great. The first couple days were hard -- I would eat more protein or just eat fruit in nonfat Fage yogurt to taste something sweet. But it's helped me. I no longer have the cravings and the sugar bloat/tiredness that I used to get in the afternoons. I've finally been able to lose (a little) weight (slowly), which had been stalled for me before. My plan was just to try it for the year, but I think I might stay on it. For me, the more sweets I ate, the more I wanted. Now I don't eat them and I don't (often) want them. It no longer even bothers me to have them around or have others eat them. My daughter, for example is a girl scout and so our house was full of cookies last month. Also I can go to friends' houses for dinner and see amazing desserts and I'm really okay with other people eating them. Good luck to you.
so you gave up one form or sugar, and continued to eat another form of sugar??? *mindblown*0 -
I love love love sweets. I have tried to curb the cravings with healthier substitutes and sometimes I just have to have the ice creams or candy but to a minimum. The best thing I have found is cut up strawberries, or bananas or even grapes with a serving of Greek yogurt. Hope that helps..0
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dieting is much harder than quiting drugs or smoking. if you do drugs or smoke, you put it down and never have to pick it up again....you cant do that with food. and food besides being addictive with sugar,fat, salt.....you have to balance activity with intake. many times this is hard to do with daily life and many of us eat with stress....well, that in itself is a formula for disaster! sugar is a mood elevator, a flavor inhancer, instant energy....these are hard to resist....now lets add...it tastes fantastic!!! midnite cravings, stress relief,.....the lists go on. i can tell you one thing...at my office, Thursday afternoon, the mood is ugly, the staff are biting each others heads off, and i make rounds with hershey kisses....one for each staff member.....in 10 min. they are all smiling and laughing and planning drinks with each otherr after work! cant tell you how many times this has worked.0
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Hi, I read a fantastic book called "sweet poison." Maybe youd enjoy it too? I still struggle but it certainly helped. Take care!0
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these threads always end up going absolutely no where....
I personally do not believe in sugar addiction.
Then get off here dude seriously if you have nothing positive to say just leave you are ridiculous. You're beliefs are you're beliefs and I respect that but honestly you look like an *kitten* if you have no advice just leave.
Dr. Peeke gives you advice and her method is to get your mind right eat right an exercise and to log everything you do and feel called mind, mouth, movement. So you would be wrong.0 -
Thank you I find it ridiculous that people that can say its not real I know first hand.
for me I know food has a lot of emotional baggage bc its like once a take a bite of anything my body is like OH I WANT THIS AND THIS AND THIS and before I know it I have eaten well over my calories for a day in setting.
yeah! food is like crack to a crack addict. the more you eat the more you want.
there were times when I had to eat my daily bakery pastry or even two, and also what i ate during the day (1-2 desserts like that) and the next day, i wanted more,, so it seemed like an endless need for sweets. so when i chose to stop feeding myself that stuff, i was able to STOP craving it. so i cannot do everything in moderation for that kind of food. really but you have to find something else to replace it. so fruit is it for me. coz its sweet,, some people would say dont even eat fruit coz its sweet, but for now that is working for me.
As for your statement, I'm going to go ahead and say you have no idea what you're talking about. Because if you did, you wouldn't compare a "sugar addiction" to a crack addiction.0 -
these threads always end up going absolutely no where....
I personally do not believe in sugar addiction.
Then get off here dude seriously if you have nothing positive to say just leave you are ridiculous. You're beliefs are you're beliefs and I respect that but honestly you look like an *kitten* if you have no advice just leave.
Dr. Peeke gives you advice and her method is to get your mind right eat right an exercise and to log everything you do and feel called mind, mouth, movement. So you would be wrong.
Why exercise? According to her, food eaten after will turn into belly fat cause you know cortisolDr. Peeke has found that the extra calories consumed by the cortisol appetite trigger are converted to fat deposits that gravitate to one area of the body — the waistline. Fat deposits around the abdomen are associated with illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke and cancer. That expanding waistline isn't just a vanity issue; it's a threat to your life!
To avoid gaining toxic pounds, Dr. Peeke advises that we keep cortisol below the appetite-stimulating threshold in our bodies0 -
See my issue right now is that my boyfriend keeps this stuff in the house and has not interest eating healthy so I cant keep it out but I will have to try the gum thing!
This, to me, is the beginning on an excuse. Your boyfriend isn't interested in eating healthy so you can't keep it out of the house, which means you can't control yourself because it's always around.
My other statements still stand however. If you HONESTLY think you're addicted (like alcoholic style), then you should seek professional help. A post on MFP isn't going to help you overcome your addiction. However, if its actually a willpower issue, then you came to the right place to seek advice.
I'm curious though, do you binge like that with friends, family, every time you go out to eat, or is it only when you're alone?0 -
Thank you I find it ridiculous that people that can say its not real I know first hand.
for me I know food has a lot of emotional baggage bc its like once a take a bite of anything my body is like OH I WANT THIS AND THIS AND THIS and before I know it I have eaten well over my calories for a day in setting.
yeah! food is like crack to a crack addict. the more you eat the more you want.
there were times when I had to eat my daily bakery pastry or even two, and also what i ate during the day (1-2 desserts like that) and the next day, i wanted more,, so it seemed like an endless need for sweets. so when i chose to stop feeding myself that stuff, i was able to STOP craving it. so i cannot do everything in moderation for that kind of food. really but you have to find something else to replace it. so fruit is it for me. coz its sweet,, some people would say dont even eat fruit coz its sweet, but for now that is working for me.
As for your statement, I'm going to go ahead and say you have no idea what you're talking about. Because if you did, you wouldn't compare a "sugar addiction" to a crack addiction.
This... just unbelievable that someone would compare eating too much to crack addiction.0 -
dieting is much harder than quiting drugs or smoking. if you do drugs or smoke, you put it down and never have to pick it up again....you cant do that with food. and food besides being addictive with sugar,fat, salt.....you have to balance activity with intake. many times this is hard to do with daily life and many of us eat with stress....well, that in itself is a formula for disaster! sugar is a mood elevator, a flavor inhancer, instant energy....these are hard to resist....now lets add...it tastes fantastic!!! midnite cravings, stress relief,.....the lists go on. i can tell you one thing...at my office, Thursday afternoon, the mood is ugly, the staff are biting each others heads off, and i make rounds with hershey kisses....one for each staff member.....in 10 min. they are all smiling and laughing and planning drinks with each otherr after work! cant tell you how many times this has worked.
Seriously? Seriously? You clearly have no knowledge of what drug addicts do to get their high. Please stop spewing completely untrue BS.0 -
these threads always end up going absolutely no where....
I personally do not believe in sugar addiction.
Then get off here dude seriously if you have nothing positive to say just leave you are ridiculous. You're beliefs are you're beliefs and I respect that but honestly you look like an *kitten* if you have no advice just leave.
Dr. Peeke gives you advice and her method is to get your mind right eat right an exercise and to log everything you do and feel called mind, mouth, movement. So you would be wrong.
Why exercise? According to her, food eaten after will turn into belly fat cause you know cortisolDr. Peeke has found that the extra calories consumed by the cortisol appetite trigger are converted to fat deposits that gravitate to one area of the body — the waistline. Fat deposits around the abdomen are associated with illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke and cancer. That expanding waistline isn't just a vanity issue; it's a threat to your life!
To avoid gaining toxic pounds, Dr. Peeke advises that we keep cortisol below the appetite-stimulating threshold in our bodies
read the book not segments of it online the entire book is about getting your eating under control the first chapter she talked about how finding new fun activities to do made her not have sweet cravings and keep it under control.
you can post segments of the whatever but at the end of the day read the freaking book and you'll see the big picture she promotes watching your sugar intake not eliminating it but eliminating any processed foods at all. while finding enjoyable exercise so it doesn't cause your body stress but you have fun doing it.0 -
these threads always end up going absolutely no where....
I personally do not believe in sugar addiction.
Then get off here dude seriously if you have nothing positive to say just leave you are ridiculous. You're beliefs are you're beliefs and I respect that but honestly you look like an *kitten* if you have no advice just leave.
Dr. Peeke gives you advice and her method is to get your mind right eat right an exercise and to log everything you do and feel called mind, mouth, movement. So you would be wrong.
I do not believe in sugar addiction wherein a person is ONLY addicted to cakes, cookies, and such, but not addicted to fruit, milk, and yogurt. Your beliefs are your beliefs, but honestly, saying that others look like an *kitten* for pointing out the obvious is just not nice.0 -
See my issue right now is that my boyfriend keeps this stuff in the house and has not interest eating healthy so I cant keep it out but I will have to try the gum thing!
This, to me, is the beginning on an excuse. Your boyfriend isn't interested in eating healthy so you can't keep it out of the house, which means you can't control yourself because it's always around.
My other statements still stand however. If you HONESTLY think you're addicted (like alcoholic style), then you should seek professional help. A post on MFP isn't going to help you overcome your addiction. However, if its actually a willpower issue, then you came to the right place to seek advice.
I'm curious though, do you binge like that with friends, family, every time you go out to eat, or is it only when you're alone?
not an excuse it is completely my fault but a lady suggested not putting those things in my house... I am not going to make my boyfriend, friends or family diet bc I am that's all that I said.0 -
these threads always end up going absolutely no where....
I personally do not believe in sugar addiction.
Then get off here dude seriously if you have nothing positive to say just leave you are ridiculous. You're beliefs are you're beliefs and I respect that but honestly you look like an *kitten* if you have no advice just leave.
Dr. Peeke gives you advice and her method is to get your mind right eat right an exercise and to log everything you do and feel called mind, mouth, movement. So you would be wrong.
Why exercise? According to her, food eaten after will turn into belly fat cause you know cortisolDr. Peeke has found that the extra calories consumed by the cortisol appetite trigger are converted to fat deposits that gravitate to one area of the body — the waistline. Fat deposits around the abdomen are associated with illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke and cancer. That expanding waistline isn't just a vanity issue; it's a threat to your life!
To avoid gaining toxic pounds, Dr. Peeke advises that we keep cortisol below the appetite-stimulating threshold in our bodies
ead the book not segments of it online the entire book is about getting your eating under control the first chapter she talked about how finding new fun activities to do made her not have sweet cravings and keep it under control.
you can post segments of the whatever but at the end of the day read the freaking book and you'll see the big picture she promotes watching your sugar intake not eliminating it but eliminating any processed foods at all. while finding enjoyable exercise so it doesn't cause your body stress but you have fun doing it.
What I posted was past statements from her, she is under the belief that eating from cortisol induced hunger turns to fat and stored mainly in the belly region. Since you are so intelligent, you already understand that exercise increases cortisol levels, thus according to her, eating afterwards it would just turn to fat. Sounds legit, no?
And so she encourages no cooking oils, no frozen veggies or fruits, no bottled seasonings or anything? Again, sounds legit0 -
I do not keep anything sugary or salty a la junk food in my house. I cannot. I will eat it. One serving bags? Nope, I will eat every single on of those bags. The only thing that works for me is to NOT keep them in the house. I know this may not be the best strategy for everyone, but it works for me. I have absolutely no self control when it comes to stuff junk food. So it is best to just cut off the supply completely.
Why not try to teach yourself some self-control? That's what it's going to take in the long run. You can't make everything out of sight, out of mind.
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Do what every other successfully recovered addict I have known has done. Don't put the **** in your body. It worked for me too.0
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I think 'addiction' now means 'I just wanna eat too much of savory foods'. Like - who doesn't? The trick is, to learn moderation.0
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