Sugar addict needs to go thru detox

Lac091100
Lac091100 Posts: 2 Member
edited December 2 in Introduce Yourself
Any helpful advice how to cut back on sugar would be helpful. Has eliminating sugar helped a lot with your weight loss?

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    edited July 2016
    Sugar has calories, so ya, I cut back on calories but did not cut back on sugar. Sugar is in all sorts of really yummy foods. i just learned how to moderate all foods.

    Typo
  • ReachYourGoalsWithFerny
    ReachYourGoalsWithFerny Posts: 3 Member
    It sure does help a lot! I can help you reach your goal! Feel free to add me!
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    ReachYourGoalsWithFerny wrote: »
    It sure does help a lot! I can help you reach your goal! Feel free to add me!

    How does this work now?
  • Lac091100
    Lac091100 Posts: 2 Member
    How do you add people on here? This is the first time I've used the community feature.
  • roddernation
    roddernation Posts: 48 Member
    "whole30" is a great way to reset your body and break the sugar habi. Google it and check it out.
  • fitnessum
    fitnessum Posts: 3 Member
    I think the best way to kill sugar cravings is by going cold turkey. Its going to be a rough couple of days but it will get easier. Make sure to eliminate any potential items out of your sight to eliminate temptations.
  • fitnessum
    fitnessum Posts: 3 Member
    Also, to add someone to your friends list - click on "Community" and then "Find members". There you can search and find someone by their user name and then add them as a friend.
  • Katealy08
    Katealy08 Posts: 4 Member
    I'm having this same issue. I had no idea how addicted to sugar I was until I tried to eluminate it! Even though I stay under my calorie goal, it never fails that I have a terrible treat attack craving almost daily. It's horrible! From what I'm seeing here, if I can get through a few days without, I will crave them less. Is that correct?
  • seska422
    seska422 Posts: 3,217 Member
    edited July 2016
    Katealy08 wrote: »
    I'm having this same issue. I had no idea how addicted to sugar I was until I tried to eluminate it! Even though I stay under my calorie goal, it never fails that I have a terrible treat attack craving almost daily. It's horrible! From what I'm seeing here, if I can get through a few days without, I will crave them less. Is that correct?
    Perhaps for some people.

    I plan for treats within my calories. I don't have to fight cravings because I eat what I want in moderate amounts. That's much more sustainable in the long term for me.
  • earthakin66
    earthakin66 Posts: 49 Member
    Yes, cold turkey on the sugar is the way to go. Some people say that sugar is just empty calories, but science proves that it more than that, and much worse for our bodies. I'm talking about refined, added sugars. An interesting book regarding sugar consumption and hunger- "Always Hungry". People who want to eat sugar, go ahead. For people who feel they need to give it up, go cold turkey. After about 3 days (those days can be rough) you will feel better.
    Kat
  • earthakin66
    earthakin66 Posts: 49 Member
    Oh, and for motivation you could watch Sugar: The Bitter truth
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM
  • beverlyjlarson
    beverlyjlarson Posts: 104 Member
    I'm a sugar addict as well. I will go cold turkey for a few weeks and still crave it. Ultimately I will end up gorging myself on chocolate bars or????
    I have decided this time that I will allow myself small treats and see if that works better for me.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    sugar is not addictive, and you do not need to detox from it.

    If you want to lose weight in a calorie deficit, get adequate nutrition, enjoy the foods you like, hit macros, and find some form of exercise that you enoy
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    earthakin66 wrote: »
    Yes, cold turkey on the sugar is the way to go. Some people say that sugar is just empty calories, but science proves that it more than that, and much worse for our bodies. I'm talking about refined, added sugars. An interesting book regarding sugar consumption and hunger- "Always Hungry". People who want to eat sugar, go ahead. For people who feel they need to give it up, go cold turkey. After about 3 days (those days can be rough) you will feel better.
    Kat

    please show us studies with human trials showing that sugar is addictive..

  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    earthakin66 wrote: »
    Oh, and for motivation you could watch Sugar: The Bitter truth
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM

    if you want myth, woo woo, and pseudoscience then go ahead....
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Elimination diets are great for weight loss.

    Elimination diets are terrible for weight maintenance.

    Do you want to succeed at both? Find something you can change for a lifetime.
  • JeffreyBurkhalter
    JeffreyBurkhalter Posts: 67 Member
    First, you gotta get the cookies, cake, ice cream, etc out of the house. It just makes it easy to fail if you open the pantry and there is a giant box of chocolates staring back at you.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    fitnessum wrote: »
    I think the best way to kill sugar cravings is by going cold turkey. Its going to be a rough couple of days but it will get easier. Make sure to eliminate any potential items out of your sight to eliminate temptations.

    so no fruit, vegetables, bread, etc?
  • Nikion901
    Nikion901 Posts: 2,467 Member
    Cut back on sugar gradually by swapping out your sugar laden foods for those less sugarfull. That does not mean to never eat those foods again, just to make it a habit to be selective about when, how much, how often ,,, and fit the food item into your calorie allowance instead of letting them be add-on's.
  • snowflake930
    snowflake930 Posts: 2,188 Member
    All foods in moderation and portion control.(over 4 years on MFP, lost 1/2 of my current body weight and have been on maintenance for over 2-1/2 years).
    What will you do when you get to maintenance? You do not need to cut out any foods. All food will lead to weight gain if you consume more calories than you burn. Learn self control, moderation, and portion control. It will help in the long term tremendously. JMHO
  • MichelleLaree13
    MichelleLaree13 Posts: 865 Member
    I cut back on processed sugar and desert all together. I still eat sweets as a social thing but keep them in moderation. To curb my sweet tooth I eat a lot of fruit and coffee. I know fruit has a lot of sugar but for me it is that or things like cheesecake and ice cream. I feel fuller, less likely to overeat my calories and overall find it easier to lose weight with less processed sugar in my diet
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    i always laugh when people say "processed sugar" ..what does that mean? sugar = sugar ...
  • MichelleLaree13
    MichelleLaree13 Posts: 865 Member
    JeffreyBurkhalter wrote: »
    First, you gotta get the cookies, cake, ice cream, etc out of the house. It just makes it easy to fail if you open the pantry and there is a giant box of chocolates staring back at you.

    Agreed! I like to keep candy/desert for guests so I pick things I don't like. Butter pecan icecream and Reese's pieces are two things I won't touch but still lets me be the host I want to.

  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10226257/food-addiction-a-different-perspective/p1
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