no sugar for one month...any one try this?

Vegetablearian

Refined sugars - I try to avoid totally.

Being vegetarian means most sweets and chocolate are no go areas anyway.

I even try to keep natural sugars down

I eat 1 or 2 portions of fruit per day maximum - but about 10 portions of veggies a day!

smantha32

I did it for a year at one point. The first 3 months are hard. After that it was a breeze.

The first time you break it for any reason though you're back at square one. It's so addictive if you have even one coke, you'll crave it for months again.

LizzieLepew

Check this site, it's scary! http://blog.world-mysteries.com/science/the-sugar-conspiracy/

chattipatty2

bump, Im in for the serious folks only. Especially if youre already on a plan. Friend me.

thepetiterunner

Just a question. After a month, you're going to eat sugar again? If you are, then why give it up? Why not figure out how to just portion it?

^ This. If you can't handle the change indefinitely, why try for just a month? Make small changes you can sustain rather than drastic ones that will lead you to a short-term-success-quick-fail cycle that will leave you psychologically worn out and make you want to quit altogether.

AmyMW7

Sure, i'm in. I'll do it until the end of April.

I'm almost to my goal weight (1 pound away) and upped my calories and have really been struggling.
and sugar is the problem. those darn cookies and chocolate.
even after 2 years and 80 pounds lost, it's still an issue for me.

so, yes, i'll stay away from it for a month (probably need to stay away from it forever:-) ha)

EuroDriver12

thats what i did for first 2 months of my cut... carb cycling... my sugars were near 0... didnt even eat fruits or anything like that...

JJinWI

I gave up baked goods and candy for Lent. The first week was really tough, but I have now adjusted. I am really going to keep it up after Lent.

owyn999

I'm at day 27 and I feel great. I had planned for this to just be a month but I see no reason to go back to sugar. Even chocolate which I used to eat every day I know longer have cravings for. The first week was hell, I felt twitchy, angry and had really bad headaches. The cravings were more intense then I've ever had in my life. I think it was such an extreme withdrawal that helped me realize just how addicted I was. Mentally when I put sugar in the same bucket as alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, it all made sense.

I feel more energetic, less hungry and Ive lost 4kg. My palate has changed, nutritious foods like meat and veggies taste so much better and cheap processed food tastes dull. Also my teeth don't hurt any more, even when I drink really cold water.

As for people saying just to limit portions, I think this is well meaning but the wrong approach. Unlike other foods a little bit of sugar increases cravings rather than sates them. Also your body's sense of sweetness is completely thrown out by refined sugars. Bell peppers, carrots, etc all have a beautiful sweetness to them that you can't appreciate until you give it a chance to rebaseline, and then you realise how sickly sweet confectionary really is. About 6 months ago I went a month without chocolate (but still ate othet sugars in moderation) and I craved it every day till I finished then binged till I was sick. I also think moderation is the wrong idea because you can completely replace processed sugars with sugars in whole foods. No one says to eat trans fats in moderation.

BBeccaJean

I did that for a year in high school. Need to get back to it again! Had my son last November and it's really the only thing that works for me...