Kicking my sugar habit

c_faulkenburg

I have an addiction. Any tips or suggestions to quit it? Can anyone share a success story? And by kicking sugar I of course mean refined white sugar, I eat plenty of fruit and don't plan to quit.

1223345

Yes. Proceed carefully. I went on a zero added sugar, and very low natural sugar/carb plan for candida. I found myself feeling unusually aggressive, and depressed. Gradually go into this. Start by taking out any food that comes in a bag, box or can. Then later you can work on getting rid some of the higher sugar fruits and vegetables if you feel moved to do so.

If you are interested in a sugar free group, here ya go: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/13299-sugar-free-april-2013

belle_of_the_bar

Im with ya girl. I love the sweet stuff but i did cut back drastically. I track it in my macros by setting a realistic goal of 75 grams a day, most of which comes from fruit and milk. Im struggling right there with you and I wish you the best of luck my friend.

QueenofScott

Refined white carbs are my addiction too. I went on South Beach and plan to keep it as a lifestyle. It has made a tremendous change for me.

KenosFeoh

Today is day 1 of kicking my sugar habit (meaning sweets, not natural raw fruit). For weeks if not months, I've been telling myself that I will only have one piece, or one bite, or one skinny slice, and I have found myself going back for just a little more just a little more just a little more only one more and I mean it this time; oh what the heck, just eat the whole thing and eliminate the temptation!

This strategy hasn't been doing much for my weight loss efforts.

So today - no. Not one bite, not one swallow, not one lick. No sugar except for my bedtime snack, which I can only have if I've avoided sugar all day.

It's 4:35 pm and all is well.

lveh8lve

I'm a major addict. I have to avoid it at all costs because after a slip up I see myself falling back into the deep dark hole. I was stressed out last week and got a candy apple. That led to M&M's and assorted easter candies. I cannot eat alot of fruit because it's triggered relapses in me before. It's like kicking a drug/alcohol addiction. I did it slowly one change at a time. The hardest thing to get rid of was coffee creamer for me. But, I did it!! You need to plan a bit more because most packaged easy foods slip sugar in there. I generally keep my sugars now under 50 grams in a day.

1223345

I'm a major addict. I have to avoid it at all costs because after a slip up I see myself falling back into the deep dark hole. I was stressed out last week and got a candy apple. That led to M&M's and assorted easter candies. I cannot eat alot of fruit because it's triggered relapses in me before. It's like kicking a drug/alcohol addiction. I did it slowly one change at a time. The hardest thing to get rid of was coffee creamer for me. But, I did it!! You need to plan a bit more because most packaged easy foods slip sugar in there. I generally keep my sugars now under 50 grams in a day.

YES! I can not stop at one little treat! I gave myself some room to eat sweets on easter, and now I feel like I can't get back on the wagon!

charovnitza

I stopped eating sugar last Dec 26th ( also stopped eating wheat and grains) and it has made a world of difference. I'm no longer craving these foods. I'm no longer ravenous. Thing is, I know from experience that I cannot (that's CANNOT) eat these things ever, or I will eat them til there's nothing left. So, having a small taste of them, is a BIG no-no for me.

finnsgma

I went sugar free 5 weeks ago and the first week was awful. I felt nauseated, anxious, had headaches that would not go away, was irritable beyond belief...but then it just went away and I didn't even crave it. I am very rarely hungry like I used to be because everything I eat is low glycemic index so my blood sugar no longer spikes and tanks. I have lost 20 pounds in 5 weeks without exercising, my mood has been great, my skin is fantastic and I had NO PMS symptoms this month! FYI I cut out all foods with added sugar of any type and did a lot of reading to learn other names for sugar. A lot of foods use other names for sugar you may not recognize. You have to read labels.

charovnitza

I went sugar free 5 weeks ago and the first week was awful. I felt nauseated, anxious, had headaches that would not go away, was irritable beyond belief...but then it just went away and I didn't even crave it. I am very rarely hungry like I used to be because everything I eat is low glycemic index so my blood sugar no longer spikes and tanks. I have lost 20 pounds in 5 weeks without exercising, my mood has been great, my skin is fantastic and I had NO PMS symptoms this month! FYI I cut out all foods with added sugar of any type and did a lot of reading to learn other names for sugar. A lot of foods use other names for sugar you may not recognize. You have to read labels.

Good for you!

holothuroidea

When I was at my heaviest, it was all about the sugar. There was a time when I would have called myself an "addict," although in retrospect I think it would be more accurate to describe it as just a habit.

I made a series of small changes over a very long period of time. I went from some one who had a soda with every meal, tons of sugar in coffee twice a day, and a HUGE portion of candy or cookies or brownies or icecream every single night, to someone who drinks half a soda once a week and has a single cookie or a few pieces of candy every other day.

I think what happened was I got to the point that I was eating it mindlessly out of habit and I wasn't even enjoying it! Now I have one cookie and I'm like, "Oh man that cookie was delicious and satisfying!" And that's it. Satisfied, I don't need to eat any more.