Reduce Calories or Reduce Excessive Added Sugars

LioshaM

Really need some honest input. For the past almost 3 weeks, I have practically cut out foods that contain a significant amount of added sugars, ie. cookies, cereal, muffins, bread, a lot of processed stuff etc. The only thing I have eaten these 3 weeks that contained any added sugars is a 16 ounce cup of hot chocolate mixed with black coffee with 3 sugar packets. My sugar grams including fruits and vegetables are about 65-75 grams per day. And I eat around 1600 calories per day. I am 5'3 213 pounds.

I am really trying to figure this one out. When I eat things that have sugar, cookies, ice cream, cake, muffins, I go extremely overboard and significantly blow my calories for the day. I get sleepy, I get majorly bloated and I usually end of binging the entire weekend or day. But since I've limited my sugar intake, I've not had any binging instances. I am also doing this because of a concern for being pre-diabetic or insulin resistant, though not diagnosed, but both parents was diagnosed in their 50s and I'm in my late 30s. Not sure if it's all about limiting sugar or calories.

JG762

It sounds like you're addicted to sugar, once you have a little your body craves it and you can't deny it. Stay away from sweets for a while (maybe a long while) and more than likely it will be easier to have 1 or 2 cookies and not feel the need to eat them all.
YMMV...