Sugar Addiction Help

jess17587

OK SO I HAVE A KEY!
the first tip i gave was very good but no one seemed to listen so what im thinking now is the reason you have a addiction to sugar is because a lot of the foods you like are full of it so i think that you need to work on finding a handful of new faveorite foods that aren't full of sugar

levitateme

Recovering sugar addict lol

I know.

A lot of people with binge eating or compulsive overeating disorder think they have "food addiction," when really they have an eating disorder.

Hey everybody! If you have issues with eating, particularly where you feel out of control eating certain things and binge on them: therapy, mental conditioning, online resources. I had binge eating disorder for most of my life. Develop a healthy relationship with food. Don't blame your binge triggers, especially when you are still eating them (meaning "i don't eat sugar!" but still eat fruit, honey, any carbohydrates) take some personal accountability.

I'm a live and let live type of person but if I can change my satiety and eating patterns in a couple of weeks by cutting way back on the sugar and carbs how is that not physical? How is that not being personally accountable?

Your issues are your issues -- and diagnosis -- don't project them onto everyone else. Just because you have food "relationship" issues doesn't mean everyone else does. For some of us it actually is the types of food we're eating that's causing the problem not a "relationship" issue that takes years and years of counseling and conditioning to work through.

Cutting out sugar and carbs is not a long term solution to so-called "sugar addiction," neither is eating "certain types of sugar" and demonizing others. I'm not advocating eating 14 cookies a day, I'm saying that eating what you want within reason is attainable for everyone, it just takes work, rather than eliminating things that are "bad." It's the same mentality that leads the obese to rearrange their insides to lose weight rather than just find the strength and willpower to fuel themselves properly. I wish you success in your efforts, but I won't be surprised if you quit because going lowcarb/low sugar in the long term is very hard to sustain.

I've been eating this way for two years now. I've maintained my 65lb weightloss for over a year -- not only is it sustainable it's almost effortless.

Way back when I started eating low carb for health reasons (family history of diabetes, cancer and heart disease) I described the unexpected effect on my appetite as miraculous. Do you know how freeing it is to have a normal appetite again? How wonderous it feels to eat because you're hungry and to stop eating when you're full? Not to have that compulsion to eat and keep eating even if you're not really hungry but you have this overwhelming need and feel like you can't stop? And then to be "cured" in a matter of weeks and have a normal appetite again simply by eating a low carb, high fat whole foods diet?

You REALLY don't know what you're talking about. I'll happily eat my ribeye and vegetables sauteed in onions, garlic, butter and bacon for the rest of my life -- or the dozens of other dishes I think are equally delicious and satisfying. And enjoy the carby/sugary goodness on holidays and special occassions. Happily. Effortlessly. Good food and a normal appetite are not a hardship.

Your experience is not my experience, is not someone elses experience. By all means share what you know and works for you but stop speaking in absolutes because you don't know what the bleep you're talking about.

you probably should take your own advice. Note that you are advocating that cutting out sugar is good as a blanket stTement because you feel differently on your diet. Pm me if you want to discuss further, this thread is a lost cause. Not because I don't legitimately believe that some people have aproblem binging on junk food, but because a lot of them seem to thin k sugar is to blame and that their bodies can tell the difference between sugar from candy and sugar from corn (it cant).

Francl27

A craving for chocolate can be cured by eating a sweet apple. The apple provides much more sustainability.

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I wish I lived in your world.

I quit cold turkey for a couple months personally, and it's made it easier... sort of. After a while I was just using 'better for you' alternatives like Quest bars, but now I'm back to eating sugar and loving it. But that's why I'll keep logging forever... because I know it needs to be controlled. But I'm happier and more importantly, I don't feel like I'm depriving myself.

It's true though that when I went cold turkey, it was easier after a while to just say no. The question is, how long would I have been able to just say no? I had much more willpower at first, and I don't think it had anything to do with cravings. Sweets still appealed to me. I'm thinking the whole 'stop eating sweets' thing just last as long as your willpower, in the end. And I know that people say that when you get off sweets for a while, when you try them again they are typically too sweet, or you can't finish a serving... I didn't experience that at all. It was still delicious to me. So I just try to eat them in moderation now, which means I've reduced my consumption of bread, rice or pasta a lot so I can fit them in.

QuietBloom

Cold turkey baby. You can do it! Once you kick it, when you try to jump back on, you hurt yourself. Try a little agave or honey to get you over the hump but only as reward system.
Your admiring Liv ox

Maybe I'm talking to a brick wall in this thread, but do you not understand that honey contains sugar?

The important point missing in your statement is people gorge on white sugar. The only person who gorges on straight honey, like sits down and eats a pound at a time is Poo Bear.

Fruit, a little honey, those are carbs that people don't go nuts on. I am like the other abusers on the board that would eat a lot of oreos, not the whole pack, but a whole lot of the pack. I would heat a lot of ice cream the same day as the oreos. I gave up sugar, and I don't even miss it as of the 2nd week.

I really don't necessarily want it. But I will treat myself here and there if I want it

People gorge on white sugar? Really? Like - open a bag and break out a spoon?

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AlabasterVerve

you probably should take your own advice. Note that you are advocating that cutting out sugar is good as a blanket stTement because you feel differently on your diet.

Again, you don't know what you're talking about. My advice before you started diagnosing people with eating disorders and telling them there's only one true way...

'It's not for everyone -- as you can clearly see from this thread -- but I thought I'd share because the everything in moderation, everyday approach was not sustainable for me. There's no one size fits all approach to something like this. Just keep at it until you find a balance that works for you and is as close to effortless to maintain as possible. Best wishes."

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1358869-sugar-addiction-help?page=4

whovian67

Little changes, trivia..blue agave nectar,,.increased protein..eventually the cravings subsided,,Greek yogurt as dessert

Meerataila

People gorge on white sugar? Really? Like - open a bag and break out a spoon?

Yep, if that was all I could get my hands on when I was a kid. But I preferred it with some salt, fat, and caffeine. Or with milk.

myfitnesspale3

I'm tired of being diagnosed by amateur psychologists as having mental problems because bready sugary stuff makes me hungry.

But I swear, if even one person pushes it too far, I'm going to start describing all the nasty insects and insect excretions found in most processed treats

Arguing with sugar junkies in early-onset dementia, is waste of time. It's too late for them - ditch 'em. I find it helpful to ignore-filter the most rabid high-posters, quote-monsters and parrots that use phases like fear-mongering and FTFY. Sugar threads then are much shorter and more substantial.

Do you think any retailed food is so clean as to still appeal after close inspection of its production? I love beef and chicken but that production is grim. Even water is a dirty business.

Cutting sugar is an excellent experiment for anybody to try. I think it gives most people more control over their health.

Meerataila

I'm tired of being diagnosed by amateur psychologists as having mental problems because bready sugary stuff makes me hungry.

But I swear, if even one person pushes it too far, I'm going to start describing all the nasty insects and insect excretions found in most processed treats

Arguing with sugar junkies in early-onset dementia, is waste of time. It's too late for them - ditch 'em. I find it helpful to ignore-filter the most rabid high-posters, quote-monsters and parrots that use phases like fear-mongering and FTFY. Sugar threads then are much shorter and more substantial.

Do you think any retailed food is so clean as to still appeal after close inspection of its production? I love beef and chicken but that production is grim. Even water is a dirty business.

Cutting sugar is an excellent experiment for anybody to try. I think it gives most people more control over their health.

I fear I love to argue too much to completely ignore them. A few of them are capable of constructing something resembling logical debate. The ones who just drive by post a few mocking words are ridiculous, though.

Meat packing is grim business all around. I've gone vegan for ethical reasons, even though I did very well and lost a lot of weight on low carb, because my conscience got the better of me. I'm also aware that meat gets contaminated. So does processed food. Including, sadly, some of my staples, like dried spices. Insects and insect excretions are common contaminants in our grocery store shelf foods. I'm now so grossed out that I'm dedicated to learning to cook everything from scratch, or as close as possible. Including dehydrating at least some of my own spices. And it keeps me out of the cookie aisle. Where I don't need to be anyway.

kevinsmithrn

The great sugar debate. Wow. I feel that the research that charges excess ADDED sugars with being a major risk factor for metabolic syndrome are spot on and work well for my fitness plan. It's not a huge loss for me as I was not drinking cokes or fruit juice anyway and donuts, cakes, and processed food were no brainers but I do miss Choboni Blueberry Greek Yougurt! I've been working on a blueberry purée without "evaporated cane juice" wish me luck.

Meerataila

The great sugar debate. Wow. I feel that the research that charges excess ADDED sugars with being a major risk factor for metabolic syndrome are spot on and work well for my fitness plan. It's not a huge loss for me as I was not drinking cokes or fruit juice anyway and donuts, cakes, and processed food were no brainers but I do miss Choboni Blueberry Greek Yougurt! I've been working on a blueberry purée without "evaporated cane juice" wish me luck.

Good luck! If it works out, post the recipe, it sounds delicious!