Cutting Sugar for Fast Weight Loss

It all began with Youtube. Yes, youtube ladies and gentlemen. I was searching for women who were of similar size, height and stature that had been successful with their weightloss. For informational purposed I am 5'7, 197 pds and thick statured. I wear a size 12 jean ( which some may consider "small for that weight) and a medium to large in most tops. Most of my weight is held in my bust, hips and thighs.

On with this, I was researching those similar to me that had lost large amounts of weight without "fad" dieting. I came across a girl who explained that she was not on a strict exercise regime and she did not count calories but that she still managed to reach her weight loss goals. ( At this point, I almost clicked off of her video completely.) However, I was intrigued. The girl credited her weigtloss to the elimination of one simple component in her diet. SUGAR. I thought to myself- too strict, too impossible, too unsweet- NO THANKS.

BEAR WITH ME HERE.

At some point ,I decided to try no sugar and in the first day I realized exactly why this diet works. When you eliminate sugar and sugar only, you essentially eliminate massive amounts of useless calories. For history purposes, I started my weightloss journey for the umpteenth time in late April of 2014. I worked out and exercised 3x a week atleast and restricted my diet immensely to anywhere between 1200 and 1700 calories. I was previously not counting at all and in a rather sedentary profession. I managed to drop 12 pounds by June 30. Beginning at 215 this placed me at about 203 pounds. For the next almost 10 weeks, I maintained. Which is great! Right? For me, Wrong. I was going for weightloss at the time and totally stumped about why I couldn't "break 200".

I went on the "No Sugar" Diet on September 2, 2014 at about 202 pounds. I went on this regime and quickly came to the conclusion that no sugar meant " nothing white, no excess carbs, no soda, no cakes, no pop, no candy, and no almost all packaged food. In addition you are eliminating white rice, bread, potatoes and all other things of that nature in excess. However, this plan is not low carb. "No Sugar" or " low sugar" regimes actually remind me of something close to whole foods regimes. In my case, I was forced into cooking my own meals within the first week and coming up with original ideas of how to include certain things in my diets. Don't get me wrong, I definitely "cheated", but only in moderation and suprisingly enough, after the first day or two; I felt no need to cheat on this diet. I did not even crave sugar and previously sugary favorites became excessively sweet to me. In addition, the scarce "cheats" that I would succumb too, often caused a belly ache, causing me to cravy my next meal- which would often be full of fiber. I began to find my sugar sources from better sources such as apples, pears, grapes, peaches, plums, oranges and bananas. None of that was restricted to me because I considered myself capable of consuming naturally occuring sugars. This does not include honey, agave nectar, or artificial sweeteners.

As the days rolled on, I began to have much more energy and better sleep, even on the nights I lost a few hours. I often awoke feeling "awake" rather than bogged down and have since had energy to do things that I may not otherwise partake in. Such as household chores, laundry, taking my kid to the park, etc. The best part if the freedom. I still have an ice cream cone or a burger with white bread, or a plate of pasta about 2x week. I do not disregard my diet for entire days or over eat, but I do allow that freedom. Often times, I find that I might have preferred the "lower sugar" version- which might have been frozen yogurt and and burger with no cheese on whole grain bread with mustard.

All in all, I HAVE LOST 5 POUNDS in 2 weeks after a 10 week long plateau and I have never felt better. I do not feel deprived and this is honestly the closest I have ever been to fully embracing my new regime as a lifestyle. Nothing is lost in this situation, but all has been gained.


Please comment if you are interested in extra details, what I ate and how I fed my family without depriving them.