Need a Sugar Detox plan

Get all the sugar out of your house. Along with Breads, Pasta's, Rice, Potatoes etc. Your body will crave these just the same as sugar, especially if you are already craving sugar, and your body treats these the same as cookies, cakes, and candies.

Whole grains are not terrible for everyone...I can't give them up completely..nor do I want to!

My plan is upping my protein grams and taking l glutamine to help with the sugar cravings...so far so good!

I agree, up the protein, it will fill you. Give away the sweets in the house or dump them. try tea with honey, hot ovaltine, tsp. coolwhip, that works for me. good luck!

I find that if I don't anything sugary for breakfast - eggs/meat/vegetables only, I am not as likely to slip up later in the day. However I need to change some behavior patterns because I believe my sofa is truly toxic. . .if I sit and either read or watch TV I feel the need to eat as well -- and I am a master at "just one won't hurt"!

This exactly! Call me the masters loyal follower...I have a tootsie pop in my mouth right now trying to sustain from all the holiday pies and goodies ..the lesser of two evils. I need to "detox" too! I think it may have to be all or nothing for me. I have taken to getting up in the middle of the night to "feed the need" for sugar.

just don't eat it?

Easier said than done! Some people struggle with eating the proper foods and to simply waste our time and put "Just don't it it" is rather rude in my opinion.

Now to be productive to this post: I start with getting the food out of my house. This doesn't always work, because people bring sweets into work, I might stop somewhere, and will power isn't always easy. I also find that repeating to myself "I do not eat sweets" actually works! Positive affirmation can add to willpower.

I'm having trouble understanding why it is so hard to do. If you want it bad enough, then you will do what it takes. That goes for anything in life. It's not being rude, just using common sense.

Logically, it makes sense. But like a lot of other addictions (physical or emotional), it's easier said than done. Some of us just need external tools to help us out. Others, like you, are lucky enough to have the internal tools are already built in. I know it's hard to understand, but it is what it is unfortunately. I envy you.

you make a good point!!

I need to be a little more sensitive to that... I just think from time to time, we all need to take a tad more accountability... But yes.. at the end of the day, it is difficult...

I say this because i was 'addicted' to fast food and soda... I BS'ed the situation on a day to day basis, came up with every excuse in the book.. And one day I took accountability, and made the decision to stop.. It was HARD at first, i'd have to call a friend of mine as i drove home just so i could talk to her and drive past the McDonalds etc... But before I knew it, the desire was a thing of the past!!

Good luck on your journey! You can do it! Just gotta make it happen!

I have found the Whole 30 works well for sugar detox. It is 30 days of super clean eating and some may think it is restrictive. However, really helps with the sugar cravings, it gives no leeway for the month so you can't make deals with yourself saying you will have a cheat day or just one...two...three pieces of candy..fill in the blank.....Good luck! You can do it!

you can google.....whole 30 to get all the info

I think this is a valid concern. Not everybody knows at once what to do and certainly not everything works the same for everybody.

I have a little bit more than a year that I started to cut down my refined sugar intake. I say started because I didn't do it all at once cause I don't think is the most reasonable path to follow. I mean, if you're used to drink a lot of sodas or eat a lot of candy, just because it's there or because you can buy it, you won't get rid of that habit overnight. It's a matter of creating a new habit.

What worked for me: cut back a little each day. If you drink two cans of soda, take it down to one. If you usually eat a cookie with your coffee, have instead a toast. If you put two or three tsp of sugar in your coffee, reduce 1/2 tsp until you get used to it and then reduce it a little bit more. And so on.. I didn't want to cut it all at once because I knew I'd feel miserably for a few days and then I would fall back, it happened before. It takes a lot of will but it's totally worth it.

It is by no means easy, refined sugar is in almost if not every processed food. So it doesn't hurt check on the labels and increasing fruits and veggies, especially those that contain a lot of fiber since they'll fill you up. And always always eat a good breakfast, with lots of protein and fiber that will keep your blood sugar stable and you won't get those cravings in the afternoon.

As of now, when I eat something really sweet like ice cream or a cream-filled cake, I get a headache that reminds me that I'm not supposed to eat those. If I want a taste, I eat a little bit, just enough to satisfy myself, without guilt or anything like that. Again, it's just what worked for me.

I went cold turkey. I had to compensate by having lots of salt in my diet for a while. But now im low sugar and low salt. My tastebuds now are heaps better. Love the sweetness of fruits but limit this to twice a day.

Sometimes people get sweets to work but that is not a problem because you can have your own bag of nut, hazelnuts, dry banana, raisins, dried broad beans and some other sort of things. They are sweet and you can eat 4 pieces in the middle of the afternoon. It´s a good option and it brings benefits to your health.

just don't eat it?

Easier said than done! Some people struggle with eating the proper foods and to simply waste our time and put "Just don't it it" is rather rude in my opinion.

Now to be productive to this post: I start with getting the food out of my house. This doesn't always work, because people bring sweets into work, I might stop somewhere, and will power isn't always easy. I also find that repeating to myself "I do not eat sweets" actually works! Positive affirmation can add to willpower.

I'm having trouble understanding why it is so hard to do. If you want it bad enough, then you will do what it takes. That goes for anything in life. It's not being rude, just using common sense.

People get addicted to sugar for lots of reasons, and they are all very legitimate.

Sugar is physically very addictive - this is becuase of the effect it has on your blood glucose/insulin levels (creating fluctuations and cravings, and also needed to up your intake) , it also affects dopamine receptors in the brain - these are linked to pleasure and cravings - is also ocurrs when someone is using substances like addictive illegal drugs. More and more of the substance is needed to recreate the feelings of pleasure.

People get addicted to sugar for emotional reasons too - sometimes it is to forget things for a while, or to try and make yourself feel better. or just to fill a gap of something else that is missing in their lives. It is also a fact that some people are genetically pre disposed to be addicted to things. Sometimes its just habit, and sometimes someone doesnt have much self control, or they are greedy!

Theres plenty of very credible scientific studies outthere Wendyterry, if you want to understand it further. Just becuse its not something you properly understand then it doesnt mean its stupid or doesnt exist

No, it isn't physically addictive. I have actually studied addiction issues and volunteered time working with addicts. Lots of things affect our dopamine and serotonin levels, that doesn't make ANY those things addictive.

Recent research answers "maybe" anyone arguing for or against the addictive nature of sugar is cherry-picking one side. If it is addictive it is much less so than opiates. There is no need to completely eliminate sugar from the diet of most people, but if it helps to meet your goals to remove it from your diet then do so.