Sugar addiction argh!

this thread is like a re-run of full house...

you know it sucks, but you cant help but enjoy the entertainment.

carry on...

When did sugar become a toxin??

I'm thinking it happened about the same time that polite conversation became "bullying" and when sensationalist lies became "news." I think this was about the same time when they decided that instead of giving a trophy to the winner, that all kids would get one. This correlates with the timing of the war on drugs going from rhetoric to actually bombing other countries.

Because it's so much easier to blame an inanimate object that has not harmed you than to find the root cause of your own destructive behavior and learn to be a better person.



*sigh*

Interesting thought. Calling me ascinine is polite conversation? Ok. Your opinion.

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To whine about having a sugar addiction belittles those who have battled true addiction. Man up and put down the cookie. Quit making your excuses as to why you cannot lose weight or be healthy or coddling others as to why they are not succeeding by saying "its ok, its' your sugar addiction." This does not apply for those with health conditions. Also, a difference in opinion does not make one a bully.

Please note: I do not think this was the case of the OP!

I am not whining. I have overcome the battle with weight loss sucessfully. Thank you very much! I did have a true addiction and was trying to offer what I knew worked for me. Having a difference of opinion is not a bully. you are right. Calling people names after not understanding their point of view is!

So did you avoid all saccharides to overcome your addiction to them?

Yes!

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So you ate no vegetables? No fruit? No dairy products?

Anyway, your body breaks down everything you eat into glucose (a sugar) without which you would die. Sugar (all sugars) are naturally occurring, non-toxic, and definitely not addicting. Though I will admit to adding sugar and fat (maybe some carbs) together make some might fine goodies that are hard to put down.

I really think you are the pot calling the kettle black, you are the bully, Interersting how you will not even post a picture of your face. You ruin these forums for me

I thank my lucky stars every time I see him post in these sugar nonsense threads.

EDIT: Dear God, you newbies need to figure out how to use the quotes properly!

I do not consider myself a newbie...since I have not missed a day in 3 months but whaever... I just KNEW some KNOW-IT-ALL was going to say somethig about the quote...lol. Do you feel better????

Infinitely. Thanks for asking.

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To whine about having a sugar addiction belittles those who have battled true addiction. Man up and put down the cookie. Quit making your excuses as to why you cannot lose weight or be healthy or coddling others as to why they are not succeeding by saying "its ok, its' your sugar addiction." This does not apply for those with health conditions. Also, a difference in opinion does not make one a bully.

Please note: I do not think this was the case of the OP!

I am not whining. I have overcome the battle with weight loss sucessfully. Thank you very much! I did have a true addiction and was trying to offer what I knew worked for me. Having a difference of opinion is not a bully. you are right. Calling people names after not understanding their point of view is!

So did you avoid all saccharides to overcome your addiction to them?

Yes!

So you ate no vegetables? No fruit? No dairy products?

Anyway, your body breaks down everything you eat into glucose (a sugar) without which you would die. Sugar (all sugars) are naturally occurring, non-toxic, and definitely not addicting. Though I will admit to adding sugar and fat (maybe some carbs) together make some might fine goodies that are hard to put down.
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Disagree. But that is fine. We can agree to disagree don't worry I won't call you any names in the process.

Definitely caffeine withdrawal. There's no such thing as sugar addiction. That would be akin to "oxygen addiction," as the human body literally requires sugar to live.

Well, part of this statement is right.

The body does need glucose to live which is a sugar found in foods like fruits. You're right, in that.

But what the body DOES NOT need, is the highly processed sugar that is found in a lot foods that really don't need it, but it's a great cheap preservative.

And sorry, but you're wrong about the addiction part also. I am an addiction counselor [non-practicing] but yes, a person can be addicted to sugar, especially the type found in things like soda, candy, cookies, cake and that sort of thing. I am living proof of it. When I experience stress, I like to reach for chocolate, or other candy. I have actual physical cravings and they are similar to the nicotine cravings I used to have after I quit smoking. Yes, I did switch one addictive substance for another.

I would normally back this statement up with proof, and give you links, but I just got an emergency call and have to run but felt it important enough to finish this post to you.

To the OP, take it one day at a time. It will get better. I am fighting it myself. I gave up candy for Lent and it's been really rough, but I can tell you that each day it does get better.

P.S. I will come back later and edit this post with scientific fact (not bro-science) of sugar addiction.

After 72 hours, nicotine is out of your system. The cravings you have after that are purely psychological, not physical. It is the same for any physically addictive substance, more or less depending on how long it takes your body to detox from that substance.

Sugar is not physically addictive, but you may have a psychological pull to a food that provides you emotional comfort. if it were truly physically addictive, then you would not care that the food you were reaching for is chocolate. You would eat any food containing sugar you could get your hands on.

Don't need science here, just a little common sense.

I got lost right around the point where someone's logic chain "proved conclusively" that an alcoholic could 'detox' by switching from beer to vodka or vice versa, and they confirmed that this was the case.

How does that work, again?

this thread is like a re-run of full house...

you know it sucks, but you cant help but enjoy the entertainment.

carry on...

I know, right? This thread comes up daily.

Although I'm pretty sure Michelle is a sugar addict and needs rehab.

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To whine about having a sugar addiction belittles those who have battled true addiction. Man up and put down the cookie. Quit making your excuses as to why you cannot lose weight or be healthy or coddling others as to why they are not succeeding by saying "its ok, its' your sugar addiction." This does not apply for those with health conditions. Also, a difference in opinion does not make one a bully.

Please note: I do not think this was the case of the OP!

I am not whining. I have overcome the battle with weight loss sucessfully. Thank you very much! I did have a true addiction and was trying to offer what I knew worked for me. Having a difference of opinion is not a bully. you are right. Calling people names after not understanding their point of view is!

So did you avoid all saccharides to overcome your addiction to them?

Yes!

Uh huh. And now we know you have no idea what you are talking about. Unless you've been eating nothing but plain meat, as that's about the only way you can avoid all saccharides.

Why is that hard to believe? In that plan I was on, you elminiated just about everything for a period of time. Just eat rice and protein. Then incorporate them slowly to see how your body handles it. I had to go to this extreme. Why is that wrong?

I was a Diet Cherry Coke-a-holic and beat it! You can too! This is what I did. I cut myself back to one soda a day for a week. And if I got a headache I took aspirin (but I didn't really get one). The other MAIN thing I did that I believe helped me beat that need for something sweet to drink is I started drinking Zero Vitamin Water (but make sure it's the ZERO no calorie version). I try and drink 3 of them a day - minimum! If I get hungry, I drink my Vitamin Water because 9 times out of 10 you're not hungry you're thirsty. I buy them in a 20 pack from Sam's (a lot cheaper than the grocery store - only $12 - 14 a 20-pack vs $1+ a bottle at the grocery store).
I SWEAR by Zero Vitamin Water. You're getting hydrated and you're kicking the soda habit!
Good luck!! It's not easy at first but I guarantee you will be SO happy you did it in the end!

I know where you are coming from. I'm proud of your for connecting through this forum. How many Cokes do you drink a day? What times of day do you drink them?

My suggestion is this...

First - reduce the portion you drink by 50% immediately, but don't change the time you drink them. Add lots of ice and take small sips. Make it last longer.

Second- Once you are not bothered at all by the reduction in portion, eliminate one portion entirely and replace it with water. So...if you are drinking a coke for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack, then eliminate snack and replace with an ice cold bottle of water.

Repeat this process after adjusting until you no longer feel the urge to constantly drink coke. It may be that you end up drinking just one a day.

Good Luck!

I get what you are saying about sugar addiction and I've known people who have had headaches from drastically reducing their candy intake.

It works like an upper and when you crash you need more. Also certain forms can trigger overeating. It sounds like you want off that roller coaster. I am/ was very similar. I had to attack it from all angles. I did get help from a Therapy group for people with binge eating and compulsive overeating. Its is NOT about f** will power! Addiction is not freedom from responsibility or consequence and it is really disheartening to hear so many people say 'how about stop making excuses'. There is a difference between making excuses and trying to understand something better in order to find solutions. You sound like you want to find real solutions you can stick with.

I learned to reduce my 'sweets' to once a day with a 200cal max. and to have it with a meal. Sweets meaning things with refined sugar, honey, maple syrup, corn syrup and the like NOT whole fruits or whole grains.

I don't have them in the house.

I try to eat them socially where I won't binge on them.

I plan for them, meaning I have certain times during the day that I eat. If its not my time I wait. I never go longer then 4.5hr without food. Thus if someone brought cookies to work I can have one but I wait to have it with a meal. aka removing the impulse.

I eat my sweets closer to bed time so when the 'crash' comes I'll be in bed.


Just whats been working for me, lots of small steps.

Best Wishes!

I get what you are saying about sugar addiction and I've known people who have had headaches from drastically reducing their candy intake.

It works like an upper and when you crash you need more. Also certain forms can trigger overeating. It sounds like you want off that roller coaster. I am/ was very similar. I had to attack it from all angles. I did get help from a Therapy group for people with binge eating and compulsive overeating. Its is NOT about f** will power! Addiction is not freedom from responsibility or consequence and it is really disheartening to hear so many people say 'how about stop making excuses'. There is a difference between making excuses and trying to understand something better in order to find solutions. You sound like you want to find real solutions you can stick with.

I learned to reduce my 'sweets' to once a day with a 200cal max. and to have it with a meal. Sweets meaning things with refined sugar, honey, maple syrup, corn syrup and the like NOT whole fruits or whole grains.

I don't have them in the house.

I try to eat them socially where I won't binge on them.

I plan for them, meaning I have certain times during the day that I eat. If its not my time I wait. I never go longer then 4.5hr without food. Thus if someone brought cookies to work I can have one but I wait to have it with a meal. aka removing the impulse.

I eat my sweets closer to bed time so when the 'crash' comes I'll be in bed.


Just whats been working for me, lots of small steps.

Best Wishes!

Great points. Every one's journey with weight loss is their own.

I'm 28, always naturally yoyo'd through childhood, went to uni, piled it on and my weight just keeps going up. Until now. I signed up nearly 2 weeks ago and I'm already feeling better, despite a glitch with the scales, I moved where I weighed myself and shot up a stone and a half overnight My main setback now is my addiction to Coke (the drink not the drug) I should probably say addiction to sugar as I do have a sweet tooth but when I try to cut back on the pop I get horrible headaches whereas I can do without the chocolate. If anyone has any advice on getting over that I'd greatly appreciate it

Instead of making excuses, buckle down and stay on track. Try diet soda if you like soda but don't want the cals

This. YOu have to go through SOME level of discomfort. It ain't gonna be easy but white knuckle your way through it. Like everything else, this will pass.

I suggest therapy, a 12 step program, and a sponser for your hard days.

*hugs*

Sponsor and DON'T EVEN. I know it's a joke, and it's a good one. BUT, god help me these people will hang on to "Sugar addiction" like it's a real thing. Try kicking freebase, booze and cigarettes and then tell me about your sugar addiction. (hugs)