21 day Sugar Detox?

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  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    Troutsy wrote: »
    Interesting, who exactly is judging?



    The only judging I saw was from the person she quoted.
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    NeeruamRuee wrote: »
    acmiranda7 wrote: »
    Sugar is poison to our bodies! Fructose from fruits is digested slowly and our bodies need this kind of sweets. White cane sugar and flour anything turns to sugar and then fat. I've eliminated all sugars and grains for 30 days and I eat veggies nuts plain European full fat yogurt, meat and fruits. I'm down 10 lbs

    Thank you! I did the same for a month as well and lost 5 pounds and everyone around me noticed it. Sugar is a POISON to our bodies.

    How is it poison??.....or did you just watch some stupid reality show telling you this.



  • Badger_Girl99
    Badger_Girl99 Posts: 2,220 Member
    I did a diet "restart" for 21 days, and eliminated some things, including sugar...and by that I mean just sweets, because it's hard to rid your body of sugar altogether, and why would you want to? Maybe just eliminate the sweets for 21 days and see how you feel, and curb those cravings with fruit? Other than that I don't have any advice...I'm kind of a twit.
  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
    edited July 2015
    TR0berts wrote: »
    Troutsy wrote: »
    Interesting, who exactly is judging?



    The only judging I saw was from the person she quoted.

    Agreed.
  • kia_runs
    kia_runs Posts: 77 Member
    yetispaghetti wrote: »
    starting a sugar detox on Monday and was wondering if anyone had recommendations for recipes?

    Thanks!
    -Aubrey

    http://balancedbites.com/sugar-addiction-detox
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  • disasterman
    disasterman Posts: 746 Member
    edited July 2015
    Very long but a little more information on the debate: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17Sugar-t.html?_r=0

    ETA: Taubes is not a neutral on the question and does believe that sugar is toxic.Nonetheless, he does a pretty decent job here of outlining the debate in a way that's understandable but not totally dumbed down.
  • LiveLighterLife
    LiveLighterLife Posts: 4 Member
    Anyone answer the poor lady or go on sugar craze lol I have been using honey in place of sugar for recipes for my kids that's a great alternative
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Peah09 wrote: »
    Anyone answer the poor lady or go on sugar craze lol I have been using honey in place of sugar for recipes for my kids that's a great alternative

    for the record, honey contains sugar.
  • LiveLighterLife
    LiveLighterLife Posts: 4 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    things that are poisons: arsenic, hemlock, deadly nightshade, yew berries etc etc

    things that are not poison: glucose, fructose, sucrose, lactose etc

    learn the difference people, it may just save your life
    Yes there all fda approved but everyone's bodies react differently

  • LiveLighterLife
    LiveLighterLife Posts: 4 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    Peah09 wrote: »
    Anyone answer the poor lady or go on sugar craze lol I have been using honey in place of sugar for recipes for my kids that's a great alternative

    for the record, honey contains sugar.
    Yes but she was asking for ideas to replace granulated sugar, right? That was the question I believe

  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Peah09 wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    Peah09 wrote: »
    Anyone answer the poor lady or go on sugar craze lol I have been using honey in place of sugar for recipes for my kids that's a great alternative

    for the record, honey contains sugar.
    Yes but she was asking for ideas to replace granulated sugar, right? That was the question I believe

    no, she wants a sugar detox, for some strange reason.
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    acmiranda7 wrote: »
    Sugar is poison to our bodies! Fructose from fruits is digested slowly and our bodies need this kind of sweets. White cane sugar and flour anything turns to sugar and then fat. I've eliminated all sugars and grains for 30 days and I eat veggies nuts plain European full fat yogurt, meat and fruits. I'm down 10 lbs
    NeeruamRuee wrote: »
    acmiranda7 wrote: »
    Sugar is poison to our bodies! Fructose from fruits is digested slowly and our bodies need this kind of sweets. White cane sugar and flour anything turns to sugar and then fat. I've eliminated all sugars and grains for 30 days and I eat veggies nuts plain European full fat yogurt, meat and fruits. I'm down 10 lbs

    Thank you! I did the same for a month as well and lost 5 pounds and everyone around me noticed it. Sugar is a POISON to our bodies.


    The single word that describes these posts is "wrong".
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    edited July 2015
    Sugar is not a "poison" ... therefore the content of those posts is wrong. Simple concept.

  • Nataysha88
    Nataysha88 Posts: 15 Member
    Sugar has a horrible effect on my body and I stay as far away from it a s possible.. going without it can be a major shock to the system and the withdrawals are hard! (Hence maybe the word detox) it can make you feel 10 times worse ! but after about 2 weeks you will start to feel like a whole new person, full of energy :smile: It's 100% worth it!!!!!!!!!!! Try and eat as natural as possible, veggies, grains, meats, poultry, try plain Greek yogurt with a bit of Cinnamon it is a great way to elevate you blood sugar levels. Good Luck
  • LiveLighterLife
    LiveLighterLife Posts: 4 Member
    But couldn't it be possible the processed sugar is a cause of many diseases but it is the leader in selling most our food and to admit that it's being overused by Americans would only cause more problems for the Fda so they say nothing and let it continue to be a big part of food being produced in our stores.
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    Peah09 wrote: »
    But couldn't it be possible the processed sugar is a cause of many diseases but it is the leader in selling most our food and to admit that it's being overused by Americans would only cause more problems for the Fda so they say nothing and let it continue to be a big part of food being produced in our stores.

    Perhaps you should learn about sugar from reliable sources, not scare based psuedo-documentaries. Glucose, regardless of source, is processed identically by the body. The same goes for fructose and sucrose. Sugar from chickpeas is processed the same as sugar from a Coke. Sugar quite simply is not a poison. Period.

    If you are the one flagging posts that are not violations of the rules, that is a violation in itself.
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  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    NatayshaMorschel wrote: »
    Sugar has a horrible effect on my body and I stay as far away from it a s possible.. going without it can be a major shock to the system and the withdrawals are hard! (Hence maybe the word detox) it can make you feel 10 times worse ! but after about 2 weeks you will start to feel like a whole new person, full of energy :smile: It's 100% worth it!!!!!!!!!!! Try and eat as natural as possible, veggies, grains, meats, poultry, try plain Greek yogurt with a bit of Cinnamon it is a great way to elevate you blood sugar levels. Good Luck

    but greek yogurt has sugar in it….
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  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Peah09 wrote: »
    But couldn't it be possible the processed sugar is a cause of many diseases but it is the leader in selling most our food and to admit that it's being overused by Americans would only cause more problems for the Fda so they say nothing and let it continue to be a big part of food being produced in our stores.

    no, that is ridiculous.

  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    flyingtanuki wrote: »
    acmiranda7 wrote: »
    Sugar is poison to our bodies! Fructose from fruits is digested slowly and our bodies need this kind of sweets. White cane sugar and flour anything turns to sugar and then fat. I've eliminated all sugars and grains for 30 days and I eat veggies nuts plain European full fat yogurt, meat and fruits. I'm down 10 lbs
    NeeruamRuee wrote: »
    acmiranda7 wrote: »
    Sugar is poison to our bodies! Fructose from fruits is digested slowly and our bodies need this kind of sweets. White cane sugar and flour anything turns to sugar and then fat. I've eliminated all sugars and grains for 30 days and I eat veggies nuts plain European full fat yogurt, meat and fruits. I'm down 10 lbs

    Thank you! I did the same for a month as well and lost 5 pounds and everyone around me noticed it. Sugar is a POISON to our bodies.


    If it's poison, why am I not dead?

    because fiber...
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  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    acmiranda7 wrote: »
    Sugar is poison to our bodies! Fructose from fruits is digested slowly and our bodies need this kind of sweets. White cane sugar and flour anything turns to sugar and then fat. I've eliminated all sugars and grains for 30 days and I eat veggies nuts plain European full fat yogurt, meat and fruits. I'm down 10 lbs

    And I'm down 83, eating stuff like this on occasion (actually, literally ate today).

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    And just for your perusal.

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    If you don't want to eat sugar, don't. But calling it poison is nothing short of ridiculous.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    I just ate Talenti chocolate peanut butter cup, how long do I have to live???
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  • ACSL3
    ACSL3 Posts: 623 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    things that are poisons: arsenic, hemlock, deadly nightshade, yew berries etc etc

    things that are not poison: glucose, fructose, sucrose, lactose etc

    learn the difference people, it may just save your life

    I like this post. But I will say that I think lactose is evil! But that could be because my body refuses to make lactase, no matter how hard I try to make it do so. Good thing there are lactase pills - otherwise I'd be doomed to never eat cheese and ice cream (not together) or doomed to have constant bowel issues :wink:


    For those of you who think sugar is poison - if it's poison then why are there several tissues in the body that only use sugar (glucose) for energy? Brain, eyes, kidneys, red blood cells - they only like glucose and don't do well with other forms of energy. I think you want those things, but hey, I could be wrong, maybe you don't.


    Too much sugar is bad, too little sugar is bad (ask any diabetic). All things in moderation - including moderation :smiley: That said, if you want to cut down your sugar intake because you think it's too high, then I applaud you, but since I don't cook I have no recipes for you. Sorry :neutral:
  • Patttience
    Patttience Posts: 975 Member
    I quit sugar but it wasn't a detox.
  • njnz
    njnz Posts: 6 Member
    Sarah Wilson has 100's of recipe ideas. Start here: https://iquitsugar.com/
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