Sugar-Free Diet
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Eh, I'm secure enough in my knowledge not to let a LOLZZOMG get me into a tizzy
I guess we will all keep doing what works for us.
Yours in health.
P.S. I do have a lot of knowledge and experience in this area if anyone wants to know more or learn more.0 -
I just gave up refined sugar, wheat, dairy, alcohol and coffee (that last one is the hardest!) Oddly, it is strangely easier to give up a whole bunch of things at once than, say, just sugar. But yay for you on getting rid of the sugar, even without your doctor's permission
To help me with sweet cravings, I sometime have tea that has cinnamon in it (which tastes sweet, even though it is not). Werthers Sugar Free candies will help you through cravings too, if you don't have concerns about sugar-substitutes (after looking at the research I decided a couple candies a day are fine, probably not 3 dozen though.)
As far as dinner items, roasting veggies like sweet potatoes, onions and parsnips makes them taste sweeter. I find that can trick my taste buds into thinking I am having a sweet.
Some people find fruit help with sweet cravings but, for me, most of it has a lot of calories and is not filling. Berries might be the exception, especially raspberries.0 -
Aaaaaand...deactivated.
Why do people do that? I just don't understand coming to a general calorie counting/fitness website and then getting all bent out of shape if you don't get people to immediately buy in to what you are doing.0 -
Eh, I'm secure enough in my knowledge not to let a LOLZZOMG get me into a tizzy
I guess we will all keep doing what works for us.
Yours in health.
P.S. I do have a lot of knowledge and experience in this area if anyone wants to know more or learn more.
It's totally fine to do what works for you, just please don't go posting blatantly incorrect statements about nutrition on the forums, thanks 0 -
There is a difference between a cookie and an apple NUTRIENT wise, but not how your body reacts to the sugar in them.
You might be secure in what works for you, but trying to spread incorrect information is not okay.0 -
natural occuring sugars are good..... however, I have to watch the fruit... watermelon can wipe out my whole day0
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I did a few months of strict no processed sugar. I could eat fruit, but no fructose, white sugar, etc. While I have stopped it now, I found it made me very aware of what I was putting in my body! It was hard, especially for the first few weeks, but once you get in to the routine and you understand what you can and can't eat, it's great. It definitely helped kick-start my weight loss.:drinker:0
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A lot of you people have way toooooooooo much time on your hands :bigsmile:0
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White sugar and high fructose corn syrup are good for you. Fruit sugar is bad for you. It's poison. Red means stop!
Poison, I tell you! Stay out of my-the produce aisle. That stuff will kill you.
Brought to you by someone who doesn't want competition. Fruit prices are high enough.0 -
I am hypoglycemic as well.
You do not NEED to go on a sugar-free diet. You just need to eat protein and fat with carbs. Eat complex carbs only- no simple carbs.
My dietician and endocrinologist have me limit my fruit intake to 2 servings per day. Lower GI fruits are better for us but I love bananas and personally couldn't give them up. When I eat bananas, I usually pair them with nuts or peanut butter to hold me over and prevent my blood sugar from spiking and dropping quickly.0 -
You do realize it's not the same sugar and it has a completely different effect on the body, right?You do realize that your body doesn't care if sugar is from an apple or a cookie, right?
WRONG
Sugar from a cookie: sucrose which is a disaccharide consisting of equal parts glucose and fructose. Sugar from an apple is fructose and glucose.
Sugar from a cookie: will be consumed along with flour (usually more simple carbs), and - depending on the source of the cookie - various other ingredients that are usually nutritionally useless.
Sugar from an apple: will be consumed along with fiber, various flavonoids ie antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and a small amount of protein and amino acids.0 -
Now to address the actual question the OP is asking:
"Has anyone else tried this? Any recipe recommendations for meals?"
I am currently trying to eat as little processed sugar as possible. Not because of the "processed" aspect so much as it is to cut down on carbs. I have found that the cravings can be pretty bad the first few days, but they will eventually subside. I have a huge sweet tooth, it is a really big weakness, so I have started making things with Truvia. I can't use Splenda because it makes me lethally gassy, and I like the taste of Truvia so much better anyway. It's satisfying for me to have something that tastes good but yet I know doesn't contain simple sugars.
Here's my absolute favorite snack (not a meal, sorry):
1 cup coconut oil (melt in a glass measuring cup in the microwave)
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
8 Truvia packets (if you have it in powder form Idk what the conversion is)
1 tsp vanilla
Add the Truvia and vanilla to the coconut oil, mix with a stick blender (original recipe said “stir stir stir” but I like using a stick blender to make sure it’s all well mixed!)
Gradually add the cocoa powder, continuing to blend or stir
Pour the liquid (should still be pretty warm) into a square glass baking dish and refrigerate for at least an hour
Cutting it is a bit of a pain. Once it’s set firm, I usually put the dish containing the chocolate into a larger dish with some hot water to loosen up the edges and the bottom, then cut it into small squares.
It obviously is high in fat content from the coconut oil, but if you are low-carb-ing you should be fine with it.
Meals are pretty easy, just avoid things like ketchup and ranch, they are sneakily high in sugar. I like lots of basic meats and veggies, not much pasta or bread (sugar hides in those too).0 -
I have been focusing on eating largely vegetables, proteins and healthy fats for about a month and have tried to cut out all processed foods, especially sugar (and been mostly successful although I am not attempting a restrictive diet). The key for me is to eat plenty of protein and full-fat whole foods (milk, greek yogurt, nut butters, etc) and I have had virtually no sugar cravings.0
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You do realize it's not the same sugar and it has a completely different effect on the body, right?You do realize that your body doesn't care if sugar is from an apple or a cookie, right?
WRONG
Sugar from a cookie: sucrose which is a disaccharide consisting of equal parts glucose and fructose. Sugar from an apple is fructose and glucose.
Sugar from a cookie: will be consumed along with flour (usually more simple carbs), and - depending on the source of the cookie - various other ingredients that are usually nutritionally useless.
Sugar from an apple: will be consumed along with fiber, various flavonoids ie antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and a small amount of protein and amino acids.
That doesn't address the original statement in question. She said that it's not the same sugar and the two different sugars have different effects on your body. That isn't true at all. The sugar is the same in both products. Sure the sugar from the apple will be metabolized slower because of the accompanying fiber and also an apple is more nutrient dense, but the sugar is absolutely not better for you in the apple simply because it comes from the apple. That is misinformation.0 -
Oh Dear lord!!! Whats going on today is it International sugar hate day or something
In 2014 it's ALWAYS international sugar hate day.
Wonder what it will be in 2015.0 -
Which has no impact on the actual sugar itself. Additionally, it's fairly trivial to meet your dietary needs of vitamins, minerals, proteins, fats, and carbohydrates and STILL have calories left over for a sugary dessert of some sort. You don't get extra credit for eating more nutrient-dense foods, once your targets are hit.
You do realize it's not the same sugar and it has a completely different effect on the body, right?You do realize that your body doesn't care if sugar is from an apple or a cookie, right?
WRONG
Sugar from a cookie: sucrose which is a disaccharide consisting of equal parts glucose and fructose. Sugar from an apple is fructose and glucose.
Sugar from a cookie: will be consumed along with flour (usually more simple carbs), and - depending on the source of the cookie - various other ingredients that are usually nutritionally useless.
Sugar from an apple: will be consumed along with fiber, various flavonoids ie antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and a small amount of protein and amino acids.0 -
I did a few months of strict no processed sugar. I could eat fruit, but no fructose, white sugar, etc. While I have stopped it now, I found it made me very aware of what I was putting in my body! It was hard, especially for the first few weeks, but once you get in to the routine and you understand what you can and can't eat, it's great. It definitely helped kick-start my weight loss.
This is not directed at you, as it's all over the forums, but I'm starting to find the whole "kick starting" thing really weird. Where did this come from and why does everyone think it's what you do with weight loss? (Journey is worse, though.) /curmudgeon
That aside, I actually did something similar in that I gave up sugary treats for a few weeks when I first started. I wasn't even eating much fruit at the time, just because I don't eat it as much in the winter. For me it was more because I was in the habit of snacking on them when not hungry and using them for emotional reasons, and I wanted to stop that. So I do agree it can be worthwhile. Personally, I thought it would be much harder than it was, which is one reason (also being short on calories on occasion and thinking about it and not seeing any reason to eliminate things) that I decided to add them back in, in moderation, so long as they are really worth the calories (nothing just because it's in my work kitchen).
I find that there are tons of sugary things I used to eat just because that I almost never eat anymore. I do ice cream a lot (in moderate amounts only), but have eliminated the cookies I used to buy at lunch just because, don't bake sweet treats except for special occasions, don't eat most of the endless treats found around my office, so on. This is because when I do the "is it worth the calories" calculation it rarely is. I was eating tons of treats before just because I'd kind of decided that my payback for being fat was that I could have dessert with every meal and stupid stuff like that. Now when I get to eat what's really worth it and have a regular small dessert after dinner (when I have workout calories to spare), I don't even think about sweets at other times much, and can easily turn down most of what's available.
If I'd cut it out permanently (beyond the early phase where I just felt like I was getting control of myself), I'm sure I'd constantly be thinking "can't have that!" and it would be much harder. Similarly, there are plenty of other non sweet foods I like, but have tons of calories, that I haven't had since I started but that I also haven't cut out. If I had cut them out I'd be missing them even if they were things I had reasonably rarely when gaining. That's why I find the focus on cutting things out so counterproductive, even if I do see why it can be helpful at times.
I realize most of this was a digression--just thoughts inspired by your post!0 -
Just like in the 00's it was always carb-hate day, in the 90's it was always fat hate day...
We're always trying to demonize some food component, when the studies actually show that diets made up of different macronutrient compositions don't really make any difference if the calories are the same from one to another. There is growing evidence that we each have a preference for certain food textures and tastes, so it seems that some people will respond to some diets better than others, but this is merely a question of how hard or easy it will be for people to maintain these changes. (ie meat lovers may do well on a keto diet, etc.) http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa0804748
If you like sugar a lot, include moderate amounts in your diet and the likelihood you will stick with it is much higher.0 -
book: Sugar Impact Diet by JJ Virgin. I'm listening to it on Audible and it basically follows this idea (minus too much fruit from the high glycemic index list). I've already lost 3 pounds. Also, problem with Truvia is it contains additional "natural flavors" crap which means they can put anything they want in there and not tell you which chemicals. I use it sparingly (like a fraction of a packet to make my coffee better).0
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IN for lolz, and...
Yes, I'd definitely like some terrible advice plz.Eh, I'm secure enough in my knowledge not to let a LOLZZOMG get me into a tizzy
I guess we will all keep doing what works for us.
Yours in health.
P.S. I do have a lot of knowledge and experience in this area if anyone wants to know more or learn more.
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You do realize it's not the same sugar and it has a completely different effect on the body, right?You do realize that your body doesn't care if sugar is from an apple or a cookie, right?
WRONG
Sugar from a cookie: sucrose which is a disaccharide consisting of equal parts glucose and fructose. Sugar from an apple is fructose and glucose.
Sugar from a cookie: will be consumed along with flour (usually more simple carbs), and - depending on the source of the cookie - various other ingredients that are usually nutritionally useless.
Sugar from an apple: will be consumed along with fiber, various flavonoids ie antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and a small amount of protein and amino acids.
It's all just sugar, nothing else was discussed. I also eat the wrapper of my suckers, does that count as fiber?
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I've cut carbs (including pretty much all sugar) as I am currently eating a ketogenic diet. I like it because it works for me, but by no means do I believe sugar to be the devil or any such crap, I just prefer to "spend" my calories on things that keep me fuller and that I enjoy eating even more than sweets.
And sugar is sugar is sugar indeed
Doesn't mean I will encourage my kids to eat the very little remaining Halloween candy over an apple/banana/pear etc. 0
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