Eliminating sugar?

It can certainly be your body's reaction to sugar withdrawals especially if your diet was high in sugar before. Does eating a piece of fruit or a spoonful of honey make you feel better? I would say your first 5-10 days are going to be hard and you aren't going to feel well but you should eventually not have anymore withdrawal symptoms.

If you don't feel better after a week of eliminating sugar or feel worse - check with your doctor

Good luck!

My diet has been high in sugar and so I am trying to eliminate it temporarily. I think I am addicted to it. I ate a banana and it did make me feel some better. But boy oh boy, the weak spells are unreal. I will add some back once I get control of it.

Bananas are high in sugar, so I'm not sure what you're really trying to accomplish here. Are you even sure?

Some sugar is fine, and would probably help with your headaches or feeling shakey. Just try to avoid the refined sugars, and get your sugar from things like fruit or honey. A little bit of sugar isn't a bad thing.

A blog was actually posted on just this issue which could help to identify added sugars: http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/2014/03/nicknames-for-added-sugar/

I understand where you're coming from because I did this myself many years ago and had good results. I stuck with it for about a year, but I had a specific intent. I used it as a way to cut empty calories out of my diet, so I didn't eliminate items that contained sugar naturally, like fruit etc. I cut out candy, desserts, and things like that and added no sugar to coffee, iced tea, etc. I did lose weight and had the nice side effect of losing the taste for sweet coffee and tea. To this day I drink both without sugar and don't miss it.

But there are other ways to potentially accomplish what you want to do. Sugar is not the enemy, although the ways in which we use it can be unhealthy. It can be even worse if you cut it out and start to feel deprived. Think this through, think about why you want to do it and what you want to accomplish. Then make a plan that will work for YOU, whether it's cutting it out or making some other adjustments that make more sense.

Sugar withdrawal can be the case. Especially if you were a sugar addict. The best thing you can do is not to eliminate sugar all at once, rather gradually so the effects can be minimized. I had the same problem, because of my sweet tooth my daily diet included way too much sugar on it. Gradually I decreased the amount of sugar intake. I still would feel very weak, and nauseous. But soon my body adapted to it.

I have cut down on the processed sugar I am eating. The health benefit it had for me was the recent cold I had only lasted a few days. In the past I would have a cold for a least a week. I eat more fruits,vegetables, and nuts now too. I like the taste of my food better. I also do not have so many cravings and overeat less often. To satisfy my sweet tooth I eat dates and fruit. I eat these within my calorie goals. Whether you decide to cut down on eating processed sugar is a personal decision. Only you can decide if it is right for you.