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Sugar Detox
Tazeher
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Anyone else start with trying to detox your body from sugar? I am starting day three of detox and I am suffering headaches, shaking hands, crankiness and generally want to curl up in a corner and make the world go away.
I did first two days strict, not even fruit or juices but I woke up this morning and couldn't handle it so I drank 8oz of fresh orange juice. I am feeling a little better now, but I was hoping I wouldn't have to do that.
I guess I am just rambling, but I would love to find others in this situation.
I did first two days strict, not even fruit or juices but I woke up this morning and couldn't handle it so I drank 8oz of fresh orange juice. I am feeling a little better now, but I was hoping I wouldn't have to do that.
I guess I am just rambling, but I would love to find others in this situation.
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I've tried to give it up, and failed. I got shaky and real cranky, so I decided that I was just meant to have it, but I try to limit how much I have. Sorry I'm of no help0
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Are you planning on eating fruit? That might help you satisfy your cravings without eating any refined sugar. I cut out refined sugar, but i couldn't imagine going without fruit.0
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Yes, I went through that. I have 8 months off sweets and artificial sweeteners. Might want to get yourself some L-glutamine from the health food store and take it every day for a week or two. It will remove your cravings. Also red meat can cause sugar cravings. After awhile you'll look around at the crap everywhere and wonder why in the world everyone is obsessed with it. You'll be free.0
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Really its a bad idea to cut out an entire food group, even sugar. Sounds to me, by the symptoms you described, your blood sugar dropped pretty low. Dangerous.0
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In to read later0
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why are you doing this to yourself?
You can eat sugar and lose weight, just maintain a calorie deficit…
Curious, are you not eating ANY sugar…? No fruit, breads, honey, etc?0 -
I'm not a dietitian, but don't you need natural sugars for energy? I know that consuming lots of processed sugar isn't healthy, and we could probably all benefit from cutting it out of our diets, but surely moderate consumption of natural sugars from fruit is ok? Maybe you know something I don't, but I think that just about anything in moderation should be ok...you don't want to restrict yourself to the point of getting physically ill.0
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Anyone else start with trying to detox your body from sugar? I am starting day three of detox and I am suffering headaches, shaking hands, crankiness and generally want to curl up in a corner and make the world go away.
I did first two days strict, not even fruit or juices but I woke up this morning and couldn't handle it so I drank 8oz of fresh orange juice. I am feeling a little better now, but I was hoping I wouldn't have to do that.
I guess I am just rambling, but I would love to find others in this situation.
Sugar is essential for life0 -
Yes I plan on eating fruit in the beginning I was just trying to limit them until I was thru the detox stage.0
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If the OJ had added sugar, you would have been better off just eating a piece of fruit. Your body does need some sugar.
I always add coffee and a bit of cream to my sugar to avoid any concerns. :drinker:0 -
Refined sugar is not a food group!!!!!Really its a bad idea to cut out an entire food group, even sugar. Sounds to me, by the symptoms you described, your blood sugar dropped pretty low. Dangerous.0 -
Not sure I get the belief in a "sugar detox"...0
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Yes I plan on eating fruit in the beginning I was just trying to limit them until I was thru the detox stage.
But you can't limit them as much as you are. Your body needs sugar to function.0 -
Yes I plan on eating fruit in the beginning I was just trying to limit them until I was thru the detox stage.
what are you hoping to accomplish with this detox?
You realize sugar has fruit in it, right? So you are 'detoxing' from sugar, and at the same time consuming it..
There is really no need to do this …
I know you are new here and have been brainwashed into believe that sugar is the devil but it really is not. I eat 50 grams a sugar a day and I am losing and am down to 12% body fat...0 -
Refined sugar is not a food group!!!!!Really its a bad idea to cut out an entire food group, even sugar. Sounds to me, by the symptoms you described, your blood sugar dropped pretty low. Dangerous.
sugar is sugar is sugar….at the molecular level it is all the same ...0 -
Sugar is not a toxin that you need to rid your body of. (not that detoxes actually do that anyway) What exactly are you trying to do?0
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Refined sugar is not a food group!!!!!Really its a bad idea to cut out an entire food group, even sugar. Sounds to me, by the symptoms you described, your blood sugar dropped pretty low. Dangerous.
Did I say refined sugar? No, darlin, I didn't. OP said they cut out all sugar, including fruit. Last time I checked, fruit was a food group.0 -
Eat real fruit, skip the fruit juice and your body will still detox off the fake stuff and the cravings will stop.You also gotta cut out white grain/bread and pasta. The stuff turns to sugar as soon as you eat it and your body reacts the same. Eat WHOLE grains. It took about 4 days for me and the weight loss process has been so much easier now that the cravings are gone. Good Luck!0
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Eat real fruit, skip the fruit juice and your body will still detox off the fake stuff and the cravings will stop.You also gotta cut out white grain/bread and pasta. The stuff turns to sugar as soon as you eat it and your body reacts the same. Eat WHOLE grains. It took about 4 days for me and the weight loss process has been so much easier now that the cravings are gone. Good Luck!
this is just dead wrong on so many levels….0 -
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Eat real fruit, skip the fruit juice and your body will still detox off the fake stuff and the cravings will stop.You also gotta cut out white grain/bread and pasta. The stuff turns to sugar as soon as you eat it and your body reacts the same. Eat WHOLE grains. It took about 4 days for me and the weight loss process has been so much easier now that the cravings are gone. Good Luck!
Biochemistry, where art thou?0 -
I'm not sure that I buy in to ANY "detox" but I do strive to limit how much processed sugar I eat. Particularly in the form of baked goods and candy. I think I would go crazy if I couldn't have fruit.0
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I think what the OP means is maybe refined/added sugar. The kind that's addictive and found in fruit juices, chocolate, ice cream, cookies, cake... I've been on a sugar detox a few times (I ate fruit to curb any cravings and avoid sugar crashes). Takes 2 weeks before you don't crave it anymore, but it is totally worth it.0
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I think what the OP means is maybe refined/added sugar. The kind that's addictive and found in fruit juices, chocolate, ice cream, cookies, cake... I've been on a sugar detox a few times (I ate fruit to curb any cravings and avoid sugar crashes). Takes 2 weeks before you don't crave it anymore, but it is totally worth it.
for the love of everything that is holy…NO
you can eat ALL the sugar and be in a calorie deficit and lose weight …
sugar is not evil ….
look up twinkie diet if you do not believe me…0 -
I guess I don't see the point in not eating any sugar just to go back and eat it again, doesn't that defeat the purpose? Like do you think because you are going on this sugar detox, that it is going to remove some unwanted/unseen sugar that's your body is holding onto in some magical spot? Why not just stop eating the types of food you don't want to eat, and stick with that? You are putting yourself through something that makes you feel like crap for pretty much no reason at all.0
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But sugar is sugar......I think what the OP means is maybe refined/added sugar. The kind that's addictive and found in fruit juices, chocolate, ice cream, cookies, cake... I've been on a sugar detox a few times (I ate fruit to curb any cravings and avoid sugar crashes). Takes 2 weeks before you don't crave it anymore, but it is totally worth it.
Are they using sugar as an excuse for eating terribly? Yes.0 -
I read this as "light up a twinkie"I think what the OP means is maybe refined/added sugar. The kind that's addictive and found in fruit juices, chocolate, ice cream, cookies, cake... I've been on a sugar detox a few times (I ate fruit to curb any cravings and avoid sugar crashes). Takes 2 weeks before you don't crave it anymore, but it is totally worth it.
for the love of everything that is holy…NO
you can eat ALL the sugar and be in a calorie deficit and lose weight …
sugar is not evil ….
look up twinkie diet if you do not believe me…
Damn, now I want a fire roasted twinkie.0 -
I would never quit sugar waxing.0
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I guess I don't see the point in not eating any sugar just to go back and eat it again, doesn't that defeat the purpose? Like do you think because you are going on this sugar detox, that it is going to remove some unwanted/unseen sugar that's your body is holding onto in some magical spot? Why not just stop eating the types of food you don't want to eat, and stick with that? You are putting yourself through something that makes you feel like crap for pretty much no reason at all.
you…I like you ..you make sense...0
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