7 day sugar detox?

AshleighAnn72
AshleighAnn72 Posts: 83 Member
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Has anyone done this? If so how hard was it?

Thinking about doing it with my other half. Just been reading online about side affects of stopping cold turkey, doesn't sound nice lol. Just wanted to read some experiences with it :)

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  • 100_PROOF_
    100_PROOF_ Posts: 1,168 Member
    No I don't partake in the woo and fads.
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,129 Member
    Nah I like sugar as part of my normal diet.
  • Themajez
    Themajez Posts: 61 Member
    I am going off of refined sugar right now. It is impossible for me to go cold turkey. I am having a sugary meal every X hours, and I extend X each time.

    I don't believe that it's worth the effort unless you plan on being sugar free for long stretches of time.

    I'm not a detox kind of person, I just want to know that I can go say 100 days without having a hint of refined sugar in my system.
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    Stopped using sugar in myy tea and coffee a few years ago. Also stopped adding sugar to breakfast cereals a while before that.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Nope. Sugar isn't toxic.
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    @AshleighAnn72
    Yes, I did in January 2016. Went cold turkey with no refined sugar, honey, etc for an entire month Also ate only at home & whacked back portions. Basically, a reset.

    In June of 2016, I had one small dessert a week & found I had to fight cravings for 2.5 days afterwards each time, so I stopped eating sugar by choice.

    Fasting blood glucose is 70-75. Triglycerides dropped from 202 to 81. Off bp and statin.

    Sugar IS toxic for me. Triggers my cravings/eating, as does white flour & rice. I treat them as an alcoholic treats alcohol. I’m happy other people don’t have these issues, but I’ve tested it enough to know, I’m not one of the lucky ones.

    Good luck, I did have some mild headaches off & on for 2-3 days, but was otherwise fine by Day 4.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »
    @AshleighAnn72
    Yes, I did in January 2016. Went cold turkey with no refined sugar, honey, etc for an entire month Also ate only at home & whacked back portions. Basically, a reset.

    In June of 2016, I had one small dessert a week & found I had to fight cravings for 2.5 days afterwards each time, so I stopped eating sugar by choice.

    Fasting blood glucose is 70-75. Triglycerides dropped from 202 to 81. Off bp and statin.

    Sugar IS toxic for me. Triggers my cravings/eating, as does white flour & rice. I treat them as an alcoholic treats alcohol. I’m happy other people don’t have these issues, but I’ve tested it enough to know, I’m not one of the lucky ones.

    Good luck, I did have some mild headaches off & on for 2-3 days, but was otherwise fine by Day 4.

    Having an issue moderating carb intake not the same as sugar being toxic
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    I am on medicines that can trigger diabetes, so sugar is actually toxic for me. But I see your point as well, as I had not mentioned that in my previous post.

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