No Sugar Diet

I think no sugar is unreasonable, and definitely a diet - not a lifestyle change. Meaning you will cheat, so what's the point of doing it?

Just aim to lower your sugar intake and ditch REFINED sugar, which is usually in things loaded with chemicals anyway. To eliminate all sugar, you're also taking out things that are good for you, like fruits and some veggies.

5 kgs in 10 days, no way. Even if you eliminate all food, you won't lose that much. That's 22 lbs in 10 days by the way, for you imperial people out there.

I stay away from refined sugar as much I can but 2 years ago I was eating 4 snickers a day and still losing. Was it good for my body? No, but if your aim is to lose and ignore health and regret it later on, that's doable.

Make the bulk of your foods vegetables and protein (chicken, fish, eggs) - with half of the veggies being raw (think salads). Add some full fat dairy (plain yogurt or raw cheese) and some raw nuts, and avocados. Drink lots of water. You'll be amazed at how great you feel and how much energy you have. Fruit is not bad per say, but if you are trying to lose fat, it's good to keep your natural sugar intake on the low side. If you need fruit, chose those with the least amount of sugars, like berries.

As for "what's the point of doing it" theory. No one is perfect. If you can do this 80% of the time, you'll be doing great. There is nothing wrong with a splurge meal once a week, or a treat. Once you cut out the sugar, you won't miss it and your cravings will go away. And it is a lifestyle change. If you want to read up more on this way of eating - check out Marks Daily Apple.

Such a rapid weight loss, if it actually happens, probably comes from depleting the stored sugar in your liver, and dumping the water it's bound up with. Once you go back to a more normal way of eating, the liver will restore the sugar, and water, and you'll see that weight come back.

I'm not a doctor or nutritionist, but that's my guess.

Make the bulk of your foods vegetables and protein (chicken, fish, eggs) - with half of the veggies being raw (think salads). Add some full fat dairy (plain yogurt or raw cheese) and some raw nuts, and avocados. Drink lots of water. You'll be amazed at how great you feel and how much energy you have. Fruit is not bad per say, but if you are trying to lose fat, it's good to keep your natural sugar intake on the low side. If you need fruit, chose those with the least amount of sugars, like berries.

excellent post!

i don't eat sugar. it has no room in my life!

looked at your diary, i hate to break it to you but you do.

What people say here is pretty much true, but it really varies for people as to how they can stick to a no-sugar diet for the long term. From what I've seen, it seems to be the people who do well with "no-sugar" diets are the ones who thrive on low-carb in general, and the most miserable people trying to do this are the ones who naturally thrive on a higher-carb diet(this does NOT mean junk refined carbs though). For this latter group of people, of which I consider myself one, going without even fruit is torture, and can't last very long. Sure it works great for dropping weight quickly and all, but how sustainable is that? I found this out the hard way when preparing for a small body building contest and my lead-up diet for the last couple of weeks was both extremely low-fat AND low-carb, not a speck of any type of sugar to be seen anywhere LOL. On the fruit end, I was only allowed one glass of grapefruit juice(that I mixed my protein powder in with). Anyhow, I dropped that last bit of fat and all, but I can tell you this, afterward, I overate on things that I don't even hardly eat. Like ice-cream 10 days in a row, etc.! Again, not sustainable - there has to be a happy medium in there somewhere. For me, it is including fruit, and certain unrefined starches in my diet. I'm not a big sweets eater(unless I haven't gotten enough sleep - that's another story, then I'm hitting more of the chocolate), so what I focus on is staying away from REFINED sugars aka added sugars, and get my natural sugars from fruit, and my treat is some very dark chocolate(72% and above). Not into cookies, cakes, commercial baked goods, most candies, packaged foods or certain sugary condiments either. I don't eat out much on general principle, both because of actual cost, and also it's often really hard to know exactly how much of anything is in one's food.
All that said, no matter what eating style one has, low-carb, higher-carb, somewhere in between, it's safe to say that refined sugar and added sugars can safely be cut out of the diet and one will be better off for it. Fruit fine though, according to one's size, and if one has blood sugar issues or not. These days, there are a ton of healthy recipes out there - there's bound to be something one likes and one won't miss the old sugary things. What happens to people who stick with natural sugars only for a good while, is when they do indulge in a sugary treat, it no longer tastes as good as they thought it would, since their tastebuds have been re-set to natural flavors. Give it a chance!
Anyhow, these are just some thoughts here!

I like the advice of staying away from 'ADDED SUGAR or REFINED SUGAR' and that exactly what I'm trying to do. But I have a hard time identifying foods that may be be considered to have 'added sugar'. Does this mean I should stay from bread, milk, yogut, honey, salad dressing etc? Can some one elabrate on the added sugar definationt?
I do understant, some breads and some salad dressings are better than others, but is there something in the food labels, that will tell me clearly if there is added sugar or not?

I'm desprate to loose 12-15 pounds, but want to do it the right way. I just seem to love everything sugary. I might be able to stay away from added sugar. But still has me eating equal amount of fruits as vegies and carbs. will that help at all?