Looking for friends who quit Sugar

tailoredchaos

Anyone looking for ways to go lower carb (or just reduce sugar intake), Reddit has a great set of groups for solidarity, recipes, advice, etc. Its been a lot of help for me.

www.reddit.com/r/keto

www.reddit.com/r/theketodiet

www.reddit.com/r/ketorecipes

www.reddit.com/r/xxketo (for lady issues involving going low carb)

www.reddit.com/r/ketogains

www.reddit.com/r/ketodining

ObtainingBalance

Hi there*

I'm an ex-sugar addict & I was hoping that I could have MFP friends who also quit sugar for motivation and encouragement. I'm quite new to this but doing extremely well. Quitting the white stuff is the best decision I've made for my health & if you haven't already, please go check out Sarah Wilson's I Quit Sugar website!

Hi!

I have a hard time with the mentality of "quitting" any food or food group, unless it's for medical reasons such as celiac or diabetes. I have tried it in the past and quit sugar and grains and find it just sets me up for a rebound where I say "*kitten* it" when I'm super tired or stressed or whatever. The all or nothing mentality does not work for most people and I believe is the reason a lot of us have re-gained lost weight in the past.

What I have done, instead of quitting, is that I have sugar as one of the macros that I watch carefully on MFP and I stay under the recommended sugar number (including fruits of course), at least 9 out of 10 days. 57 grams of sugar is my daily goal, as set by My Fitness Pal. Today is an average day for me, and I'm at 49 and finished eating for the day.

Best of luck!

This is what I mostly do... keep an eye on my macros and try not to eat sugar in excess. When I'm making food choices I will try not to eat things high in sugar (like getting coffee with just cream, or adding stevia to it, instead of using sugar) plus, I limit sweets... I just try not to buy them to be honest, because when I eat sweets it's hard to keep the portions small.

I tried completely cutting out sugar in the past, but it's very difficult to stick to... especially when you go to celebrations and they serve cake or drinks.

Catter_05

I am insulin resistant and I try to keep my sugars below 30 a day. The sugars I get are from ( mostly) natural sources. The WHO recommends women's sugar to be below 20 a day. 30 is difficult! I am training for a half marathon and have recently seen a dietician who suggested that I add some whole grains back into my diet. So, here again I am constantly walking a tight rope between too many and not enough. It's hard, but when you find the right balance you will feel so much better :bigsmile:

RavenLibra

YOU can add me... I was diagnosed with diabetes about 2 weeks ago... as of that moment I quit all additional sources of sugar.. soda...sugar in my coffee... baked treats, ice cream, fruit juice with added sugar...white bread... which would include anything fast food that uses a white bread bun... French fries... THERE are good sugars... fruits with skin or high in fibre... ( skin fruits include berries, apples, oranges, peaches, pears, grapes). Anyway... when you stand on the edge of the abyss, brought there by your own action or inaction... you can drop to the ground and feel sorry for yourself.. or you can roll up your sleeves and get busy working on ways to move away from the edge...I am a roll up the sleeves kind of person.

aeb09

Since starting keto I've kept my sugar under 10g daily (normally around 5g including both natural and added sugars). It's been easy for me and I feel a whole lot better because of it. Not for everyone, and not everyone needs to worry about sugar, but I'm glad I made the change.

CynthiasChoice

YOU can add me... I was diagnosed with diabetes about 2 weeks ago... as of that moment I quit all additional sources of sugar.. soda...sugar in my coffee... baked treats, ice cream, fruit juice with added sugar...white bread... which would include anything fast food that uses a white bread bun... French fries... THERE are good sugars... fruits with skin or high in fibre... ( skin fruits include berries, apples, oranges, peaches, pears, grapes). Anyway... when you stand on the edge of the abyss, brought there by your own action or inaction... you can drop to the ground and feel sorry for yourself.. or you can roll up your sleeves and get busy working on ways to move away from the edge...I am a roll up the sleeves kind of person.

I'm a roll up my sleeves kind of person, too! The only way I can stop craving sugar is to stop eating sugar. I've been on and off sugar restricted diets for many years. During the times I'm restricting sugar, I'm happier, more alert, and definitely more in control of my eating in general.

This time around I'm determined to stay on track. I'm about 65 days off added sugars and white carbs, with only three very small indiscretions along the way. I try to stay under 50 g natural sugars per day, and I feel fine with that.

CynthiasChoice

Anyone looking for ways to go lower carb (or just reduce sugar intake), Reddit has a great set of groups for solidarity, recipes, advice, etc. Its been a lot of help for me.

www.reddit.com/r/keto

www.reddit.com/r/theketodiet

www.reddit.com/r/ketorecipes

www.reddit.com/r/xxketo (for lady issues involving going low carb)

www.reddit.com/r/ketogains

www.reddit.com/r/ketodining

Thanks for posting these! I'm curious.

CynthiasChoice

Hi there*

I'm an ex-sugar addict & I was hoping that I could have MFP friends who also quit sugar for motivation and encouragement. I'm quite new to this but doing extremely well. Quitting the white stuff is the best decision I've made for my health & if you haven't already, please go check out Sarah Wilson's I Quit Sugar website!

You can add me if you like. There's a group you may be interested in called "Say NO to Sugar." It hasn't been very active lately, but I think it would be a great tool for others like myself who find it helpful to talk about their experiences with giving up sugar. I would really like to see it become active again.

Tatarataa

I went without added sugar for a longer time t
and i liked it. I used sseeteners though. In periods with sugar I often faced cravings and binges. Not sure whether I restricted too much or whether it was the sugar. I like the approach some are applying here to go off sugar for a while to test it and then to reapply it in moderation. Summing up I feel better without sugar most of the time. So feel free to add me to your friends, would love to stay in contact with others that try it!

KombuchaCat

Resist all you want, people, but too much fructose is killing us...