Sugar addiction...where do I start...
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Ok, so I am obviously addicted to sugar. Any suggestions on how to start reducing sugar besides the obvious? No Cokes, no candy etc....frustrated that it has become a cycle.
Thanks for your help
Thanks for your help
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I find lower calorie alternatives with whole grain, high protein, or vegetables / fruit that are still sweet. And then I sweeten them so they taste like desert.
An example would be sweetening some 100-calorie whole wheat blueberry muffins with truvia. Or my favorite, plain greek yogurt mixed with a tablespoon of cocoa powder and 3 - 4 packets of the stuff. Truvia is based on stevia, a naturally sweet plant and erythrytol (misspelled), a sugar alcohol with a high tolerance that is basically absorbed and excreted by the body unchanged. I also try naturally sweet vegetables, like mashed sweet potatoes with a bit of pumpkin pie spice.
It it's fresh fruit, don't worry about the sugar levels unless you have a medical reason to do so.
Life feels so much better without the sugar spikes and crashes. I don't miss white sugar at all, but I do get a lot of sugar through fruit - just remember to eat it with a protein rich product to minimize the effects.0 -
Cut it out and go cold turkey if you really think you're addicted. You'll be fine after a few days (though you'll still miss it). I suggest completely cutting out sweets and sugary beverages for three weeks or more to help break the addiction.0
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Life feels so much better without the sugar spikes and crashes. I don't miss white sugar at all, but I do get a lot of sugar through fruit - just remember to eat it with a protein rich product to minimize the effects.
So true. Life is different once you aren't constantly crashing.0 -
Replace desserts with Larabars. They're amazing, and most of them are sugar free.
http://www.larabar.com/products/chocolate-coconut-chew#ingredients0 -
I LOVE sweet stuff and now days when I NEED the sweet fix I drink 8oz of silk pure almond vanilla unsweetened milk with a tsp of stevia.0
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GO cold turkey
AND be ready to simply take naps or go to bed early and or pace the floor. Don't give in! You are craving sugar because your insulin is going crazy.
Find low/no sugar meals and stick with it --
AND for now also stay away from fruit.0 -
Going cold turkey is the answer for me. Today is day one for me. I did 28 days once and I felt better. It took about 3-4 days to get through withdrawal......headache, hard to focus...etc. but worth it. Good luck!:flowerforyou:0
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It it's fresh fruit, don't worry about the sugar levels unless you have a medical reason to do so.
Life feels so much better without the sugar spikes and crashes. I don't miss white sugar at all, but I do get a lot of sugar through fruit - just remember to eat it with a protein rich product to minimize the effects.
All those blueberries you eat? Have sucrose in them...0 -
I am also a sugar addict. I did a 21-day challenge of no sweets. I still ate lots of fruit, but no cake, candy, cookies, etc. The first few days were really hard, but it definitely got easier as time went on. I finished in early March, and don't crave sugar like I used to. I feel WAY better now.0
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Just stop.
Don't try to replace with other sweet things.
Change what you eat, and what you enjoy. It takes about 30 days to re-train your taste buds.
I used to take lots of sugar in my coffee, once I got used to no sweetener in it, now I enjoy the flavor of the COFFEE, not just the sugar, and other tastes followed the same way.
You can do it, it is a change to how you eat and think about food, not just replacing one form of sweet flavoring for another.0 -
Ok, so I am obviously addicted to sugar. Any suggestions on how to start reducing sugar besides the obvious? No Cokes, no candy etc....frustrated that it has become a cycle.
Thanks for your help
It you can't cut it completely use a sweetener or substitute it with honey.0 -
The only way I've found works for me is to go cold turkey and after about 3 days I no longer want any.
Course that only works if you don't pick up that habit again, other wise it's a vicious cycle all over again. I found for myself it's much easier to stop eating it initially than to stay off of it, that's what I struggle with. I realize I'm not one of those ppl that can eat simple carbs and leave it at that, the blood sugar cycles up and down and then the cravings are there all over again, stronger than ever.
I've never cut back on fruit while cutting back on simple carbs perhaps I'll give that a try ...worth trying at least.
I've also found drinking extra water helps me since too much sugar seems to dehydrate me.0 -
just cut out most....its not as hard as it seems, more meat more veggies nothing too sweet fora while till you get a hold of it0
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Read the book: IT STARTS WITH FOOD.0
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good luck with this its a hard one to cut out but you can do it
Like a few others said go cold turkey
drink lots of Lemon water it will help with the detox you will feel like CRAP for the first few days as your body will react to not having sugar in your body
I would still have fruit but watch your intake on that also as it may be a natural sugar its still a sugar and stay away from the higher sugar ones i eat apples and berries as they are lower on the scale and i will only eat 1 apple and 1 serving of berries and that serving can be 1.5 cup some days i will have more berries it depends on what cardio i am doing that day0 -
Ok, so I am obviously addicted to sugar. Any suggestions on how to start reducing sugar besides the obvious? No Cokes, no candy etc....frustrated that it has become a cycle.
Thanks for your help
I started by stopping drinks with sugar or diet sweeteners in them. And I stopped adding sugar to my foods. That gave me an unexpected bonus --- I stopped having migraines!0 -
Gonna agree with the cold turkey approach. Plan your next several days of meals so you don't get caught looking for quick things to eat. High proteins and complex carbs to fill you up. Find some fruit you enjoy and snack on it between meals. Drink lots of water. I find it best to avoid artificial sweeteners as well, for me they trigger a sweet tooth response, but you'll have to find your own comfort level with that. Eventually, your craving for sweets will go away, and when you do indulge, you'll see that a smaller amount is satisfying, or some things will just be too rich to finish. Good luck.0
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The only way for me is to cut sugar and most refined carbs out completely. It's hard for the first week but after I get through withdrawals I feel so much better!0
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I just tried to limit my sugar intake to 30 grams per day. Some days I met the goal and some days I didn't, but at the end of 21 days, I do not crave sugar, it actually tastes not so great. Real food tastes soooo much better. It is one of the best things I've ever done for myself.0
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I agree with everyone on going cold turkey. The first few days will be hard: possible headaches, fatigue, muscle weakness, or any number of other possible withdrawal symptoms - but after that you will start to feel so much better!!0
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