Sugar cravings going cold turkey
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Whether it's a myth or not, sometimes walking away from something for a while allows you to regain perspective, doesn't it? Are you saying that it's not good to avoid something that you feel is keeping you from achieving your goals? I'm just curious what your plan would be.
That being said, I enjoy fruit in moderation and will go back to having processed sugar in moderation once I've overcome the habit of seeking it for comfort constantly. I work with my macros daily and feel like I can keep it in balance better with **mostly** unprocessed foods.Chrysalid2014 wrote: »Chrysalid2014 wrote: »Swiftlet66 wrote: »Cut out added sugars (candies, sweets, cakes, anything that is boxed or man made, Etc). Indulge in lots of fruits. Fruit is high in fiber (for pooing) and in nutrients. You don't want to cut those out. Do this strictly for one month-two months. That's what I did. Now I have no cravings for sweets whatsoever and they are nonexistent in my daily diet. I don't even think about food all the time anymore. And even when I eat a piece of a cake at a party every now and then, I now find that it is too sickly sweet and usually don't finish it, not because it's high calorie but because I just don't like it anymore. Trust me, you won't miss the sweets. And if you feel you don't want sweets in your diet anymore, ignore those people who keep telling you to eat in moderation and have a little sweets every day. It's your diet, do what you like, as long as you get enough calories in.
I am not the OP but this is very inspiring. I do not want to be a slave to any daily sugar-laden 'treat' no matter how moderate, or any other food cravings for that matter. Thank you for sharing.
so is ok to be a slave to fruit sugar then????
again, you make zero sense.
Uh, no... see, that would be covered by the "or any other food cravings" bit of my post.
I was specifically referring to the sugar part.
sugar = sugar, no matter how badly you want to demonize it.
You know what? Quit attacking everyone who says they have trouble with processed sugar and wants to reduce or eliminate it. This is not "demonizing" sugar. It is part of trying to get a handle on what for some people is an impediment to healthy weight loss. This is truly an issue for some people.
saying that one is a slave to sugar is in fact demonizing it.
sugar addiction is a myth.
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Whether it's a myth or not, sometimes walking away from something for a while allows you to regain perspective, doesn't it? Are you saying that it's not good to avoid something that you feel is keeping you from achieving your goals? I'm just curious what your plan would be.
That being said, I enjoy fruit in moderation and will go back to having processed sugar in moderation once I've overcome the habit of seeking it for comfort constantly. I work with my macros daily and feel like I can keep it in balance better with **mostly** unprocessed foods.Chrysalid2014 wrote: »Chrysalid2014 wrote: »Swiftlet66 wrote: »Cut out added sugars (candies, sweets, cakes, anything that is boxed or man made, Etc). Indulge in lots of fruits. Fruit is high in fiber (for pooing) and in nutrients. You don't want to cut those out. Do this strictly for one month-two months. That's what I did. Now I have no cravings for sweets whatsoever and they are nonexistent in my daily diet. I don't even think about food all the time anymore. And even when I eat a piece of a cake at a party every now and then, I now find that it is too sickly sweet and usually don't finish it, not because it's high calorie but because I just don't like it anymore. Trust me, you won't miss the sweets. And if you feel you don't want sweets in your diet anymore, ignore those people who keep telling you to eat in moderation and have a little sweets every day. It's your diet, do what you like, as long as you get enough calories in.
I am not the OP but this is very inspiring. I do not want to be a slave to any daily sugar-laden 'treat' no matter how moderate, or any other food cravings for that matter. Thank you for sharing.
so is ok to be a slave to fruit sugar then????
again, you make zero sense.
Uh, no... see, that would be covered by the "or any other food cravings" bit of my post.
I was specifically referring to the sugar part.
sugar = sugar, no matter how badly you want to demonize it.
You know what? Quit attacking everyone who says they have trouble with processed sugar and wants to reduce or eliminate it. This is not "demonizing" sugar. It is part of trying to get a handle on what for some people is an impediment to healthy weight loss. This is truly an issue for some people.
saying that one is a slave to sugar is in fact demonizing it.
sugar addiction is a myth.
I am saying that avoiding one form of sugar because one feels the other form of sugar is superior is totally unnecessary and utterly ridiculous.
eating too much of anything will derail your goals.0 -
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Chrysalid2014 wrote: »Swiftlet66 wrote: »Cut out added sugars (candies, sweets, cakes, anything that is boxed or man made, Etc). Indulge in lots of fruits. Fruit is high in fiber (for pooing) and in nutrients. You don't want to cut those out. Do this strictly for one month-two months. That's what I did. Now I have no cravings for sweets whatsoever and they are nonexistent in my daily diet. I don't even think about food all the time anymore. And even when I eat a piece of a cake at a party every now and then, I now find that it is too sickly sweet and usually don't finish it, not because it's high calorie but because I just don't like it anymore. Trust me, you won't miss the sweets. And if you feel you don't want sweets in your diet anymore, ignore those people who keep telling you to eat in moderation and have a little sweets every day. It's your diet, do what you like, as long as you get enough calories in.
I am not the OP but this is very inspiring. I do not want to be a slave to any daily sugar-laden 'treat' no matter how moderate, or any other food cravings for that matter. Thank you for sharing.
Not everyone is a "slave" to sugar or any other food for that matter. If you feel that way maybe there are issues that go beyond the actual food itself you need to get help with if you feel like you're a slave to any kind of food.0 -
Some good pointers and for those that say sugar is sugar I do also agreed to that , but I do get told there is a difference between the two0
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