Anybody who has gone off sugar completely ???

Just because there is something on the internet, it doesn't make it true. Honey is sugar is sugar is sugar. The only real way to break a sweet tooth is to cut sweets out entirely.

I am completely sugar free, did it cold turkey too. I switched over to Stevia. I find that even that is too sweet for me now and I use very little of it. I only eat low sugar fruits like berries, and not very often. They are treats.

hmmmm:ohwell:
Well I've got me a squirty bottle of honey :bigsmile:
So I'm gonna experiment . . .
and keep u guys posted . . .
See right now Im on a sorta plateau so if substituting sugar with honey cud help I'm game . . .
:drinker:
also any tips on going sugar free

If you are at a plateau - why not look at how many calories in total you are consuming and not try to pin it on one specific food?


bcos im doin about 1000 cals/day so i cant go lower than that> The idea is to improve the quality of the calories I take in
so substituting empty calories with more wholesome ones (something like that)
:bigsmile:

Instead of pinpointing one specific item, why not try eating MORE than 1000 calories per day...I've heard from a number of people here on MFP that when they upped their cals slightly, they were able to break through plateaus (no weight loss for at least 4 weeks, I believe, is considered a plateau? I could be wrong on that) I dunno...I take in about 1850 calories through food plus eat most of my exercise calories...I eat items from all the different food groups (no allergies or apparent sensitivities) and I am still losing weight...much more slowly than I was at first, because I'm closer to my goal, but still able to eat, enjoy, and lose a little weight. Not a bad deal.

Good luck!

hmmmm:ohwell:
Well I've got me a squirty bottle of honey :bigsmile:
So I'm gonna experiment . . .
and keep u guys posted . . .
See right now Im on a sorta plateau so if substituting sugar with honey cud help I'm game . . .
:drinker:
also any tips on going sugar free

If you are at a plateau - why not look at how many calories in total you are consuming and not try to pin it on one specific food?


bcos im doin about 1000 cals/day so i cant go lower than that> The idea is to improve the quality of the calories I take in
so substituting empty calories with more wholesome ones (something like that)
:bigsmile:

Instead of pinpointing one specific item, why not try eating MORE than 1000 calories per day...I've heard from a number of people here on MFP that when they upped their cals slightly, they were able to break through plateaus (no weight loss for at least 4 weeks, I believe, is considered a plateau? I could be wrong on that) I dunno...I take in about 1850 calories through food plus eat most of my exercise calories...I eat items from all the different food groups (no allergies or apparent sensitivities) and I am still losing weight...much more slowly than I was at first, because I'm closer to my goal, but still able to eat, enjoy, and lose a little weight. Not a bad deal.

Good luck!

Can't believe it took almost a full page for someone to point this out.

OP, is a DOCTOR telling you to eat 1000 calories a day? You're probably plateauing because you're not even eating your BMR.

I wish I could tell you that I fought the good fight, and sugar let me be. I wish I could tell you that - but dieting is no fairy-tale world. I never said who did it, but they all knew. Things went on like that for awhile - dieting consists of routine, and then more routine. Every so often, I would show up with excess body fat. Sugar kept at me - sometimes I was able to fight it off, sometimes not. And that's how it went for me - that was my routine. I do believe those first two years were the worst for me, and I also believe that if things had gone on that way, dieting would have got the best of me.

And so the random slot of internet 'proven' facts begin.

The fake sugar is thought to be worse for you than sugar, in the long run. (Carcinogen and all that jazz)
Real sugar has a good bit of calories with it, and when you consume too much of it, yes it's going to make you fat.
Honey is sugar, say what?! I always thought it was sweet because of how hard the bees worked to make it....

Truth is I used the 'fake' sweeteners whenever I was stressing over every singly calorie that my body would touch, but since then have tried to clean up my diet and make it more of a lifestyle rather than a, 'let's scan the barcode or we aren't gonna eat it!'

I now eat lots of fruits, nuts, meats, and in the morning I put sugar in my coffee, because I loathe coffee completely black. Truth is that I feel much better consuming the real sugar.

Most of the time it's not those choices that are hindering your weight loss. It's a bunch of the little ones, but by all means if the 50 calories you save from switching from sugar to honey gets you off of your 'plateau' then more power to ya.

Here's the stuff I got over the internet . .seems very interesting . .what do u guys think??

http://www.benefits-of-honey.com/honey-lowers-cholesterol.html "

Honey is an excellent natural home remedy for obesity and lowering of cholesterol levels. It mobilizes the extra deposited fat in the body allowing it to be utilized as energy for normal functions and purifying the blood as a result. Honey is known to be a cholesterol fighter - honey lowers cholesterol in our blood. The antioxidants in honey prevent cholesterol from being moved out of the blood and into the lining of the blood vessels. Daily consumption of this natural sweetener could raise blood levels of protective antioxidant compounds in the body.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_effects_of_honey

Scientists have revealed that honey has powerful anti-bacterial properties on at least sixty species of bacteria, and unlike antibiotics, which are often useless against certain types of bacteria, honey is non-toxic and has strong effects.It is also stated to cure some allergies, particularly localized honey to an area could help minimize seasonal allergies as bees feed on pollen from local plants which eventually finds its way to form honey.

Just to put it out there, the honey that is used for anti-bacterial purpose is not the same honey you eat.. its pharmaceutical honey and although it helps some people with infected wounds etc, a lot of people don't get any benefit from it so it's still a debatable thing depending on who you're talking to

And I believe honey is better for you than sugar but not because it makes you lose weight, just because its less processed than white sugar.

A calorie is a calorie is a calorie. And honey IS a sugar. That said, honey also has vitamins, etc., that processed sugar or "high fructose corn syrup" doesn't have. So if you like it, use it for the added nutrients, but keep on counting the calories. :flowerforyou:

This is wrong a calorie is not a calorie, but I know you typed it with the best intentions x

A calorie is a calorie as far as the unit of food energy it supplies the body with. They are further defined into corresponding macronutrients and clearly 1 calorie of protein has a different effect and utilization as 1 calorie of fat or carbohydrate but they are still 1 calorie.

Just like my foot is a foot and not a lampshade.

This is very loosely what I was trying to say lol!

I wish I could tell you that I fought the good fight, and sugar let me be. I wish I could tell you that - but dieting is no fairy-tale world. I never said who did it, but they all knew. Things went on like that for awhile - dieting consists of routine, and then more routine. Every so often, I would show up with excess body fat. Sugar kept at me - sometimes I was able to fight it off, sometimes not. And that's how it went for me - that was my routine. I do believe those first two years were the worst for me, and I also believe that if things had gone on that way, dieting would have got the best of me.

You win the internet.

Also, I read this in Morgan Freeman's voice.