How to cut out sugar

Sugar is tough, since it's in so many things. Your best bet is to not eat processed things (i.e. Make your own foods so that you have the power of what includes sugar and what doesn't). For example make eggs for break fast instead of a bar.

If you don't have a lot of time you can prep ahead and freeze things so they are super quick and easy for later.

Don't buy it and bring it home in large quantities like a tub of ice cream or package of cookies. When you have a sweet tooth buy one single serving.

Use sugar substitutes.

Read your labels and look for no added sugar.

Hope this helps!

First thing you need to analyze is how much sugar is from natural, whole foods (like fruits and veggies) and how much is added sugars. I cut out all added sugars for a while to try to reset my brain and taste buds and it worked quite well for me (not easy though).
Also take a look and see how much of your sugar intake is paired with caffeine (i.e chocolate, sweetened coffee or tea) to see if that is part of the problem.

You have a medically mandated requirement to reduce sugar. As you have found out, it is nearly impossible to cut entirely because natural sugars can be found in so many good foods (like fruit).

If you like sweetness, switch to the artificial sweeteners. Buy products geared to diabetics.

I have Crystal Light, stevia drops, Mio, and Splenda in my cupboard.

No sugar added cereals include Cheerios, shredded wheat, oatmeal.

You can slow down the absorption of sugar by eating your fruit with a little cheese or peanut butter.

kksmom1789 wrote: »

Is it even possible?? I eat too many grams of sugar a day between 50-100 grams a day and after many trial and error days I realize too much sugar is what causes my crazy heart rate (I'm a heart patient)
I read that women should have 25 grams a day my morning meal bar has 14 alone
Any tips on how to cut sugar besides awesome self control?

Like ksharma said, the 25 g is added sugar.

Cutting sugar doesn't require awesome self control, really!

I'd start by figuring out a breakfast that works for you. Bars like that often have a lot, and often it IS mostly added sugar or things like dried fruit (which are more nutrient dense but also tend to be lots of calories and for many of us not that filling). Are their other things you like for breakfast? Are you on other restrictions? I like to get in protein and vegetables, but one thing that would be less of a shift, maybe, is something like plain oatmeal with berries added (and maybe some flavored protein powder, which are usually low sugar). (I make oats savory with vegetables and an egg, but if you are doing fruit/sweet now I'm not trying to preach some kind of big change, as I think that's fine.) Berries have sugar, of course, but not that much in the amount I'd add to oats.

I'd then look at where your other sugar is coming from and think about whether the issue is surprisingly high sugar choices that you could change up (this is often the case if someone eats lots of packaged food) -- that will take no discipline at all, probably. OR is it that you crave/tend to reach for some obviously high sugar foods during the day (cookies and the like)? If so, figuring out how to change that is the key, and it's really not that tough.

The first thing to do is to figure out where the sugar is coming from.

Another good place to start is by deciding what you want to eat instead -- getting enough protein is important and sometimes displaces sugary choices, for example. If you have other food requirements due to your health issues I'd definitely ask for a consult to a dietitian.