Has anyone cut down on sweets and feel better?

Yes, absolutely. I think I've kind of ranted about sugar since I got on here so ill just leave it at yes unless you ask for more :-)

Absolutely 100% YES! After removing them from your diet for about 2 weeks, the cravings for them begin to go away! It is much easier to control cravings once you eliminate it from your diet. It also makes weight loss easier!

yes! I feel tons better. When I do eat/drink sweets Its far less than it used to be. Like I would eat 8 cookies with a tall glass of milk. Or a gallon of sweet teas a days time. Not no more, I drink water and juice mostly with the occasional sweet tea or soda or cookie/cake.

YES! i find that sugary sweet things have sort of a drug-like affect on me...when i eat it, it tastes good, sending dopamine (feel good horomones) throughout my brain and my body thinks im rewarding myself and...wouldnt you know...i got back to craving sugar more and more to chase that MMM GOOD feeling!

i would like to add to this that artificial sugars have the same effect. i limit my actual sugars and think that artificial sugars (sucralose, aspartame, sorbitol, etc) would be a good replacement in place of real sugars...BUT NO!!!!! i used to chew a pack of gum a day to ward off cravings but found that i craved food (especially fatty foods like peanut butter and nuts and cereals) SO much more.

now that i cut gum cold turkey, and limiting my artificial sugars almost entirely (trying to wean myself off some sucralose protein powder until i can get my hands on natural kind!) i have noticed a DRAMATIC decrease in cravings overall. *shrugs* its been working for me! :drinker:

Yes! It causes me to feel really tired and sluggish after eating anything sugary OR fatty. As soon as I cut them out i feel more engertic at work and at the gym. I used to train for squash as a teenager, and found when i had hot chips or anything sugary before my coaching sessions, i couldnt react as fast on the squash court, and i felt like i was half as fit as i actually was. So defo cut it out if you can

Yes and yes. It will work, just do it gradually. Best of luck with your journey!

It's amazing that it only takes

ABOUT TWO OR THREE WEEKS

for your pancreas to heal, and then the cravings go away. Enjoy!

Get real scientific information on the topic -- read the great book "Why we get fat" by Gary Taubes.

Try it!! It's been over two years that I ate pastries or cake. From time to time I still need a chocolate bar, but usually I substitute it by a banana. I know that bananas have a lot of calories, but I think that fresh fruit is much healthier than artificial sugars.. I started eating bananas with really dark chocolate (Lindt, 99%) at first, because I missed chocolate and now I don't miss anything. It's really worth it! I definately feel better!!

It makes a big difference for sure!! But trying to get off them was my biggest issue- i would manage 3 or 4 days without anything, and then all of a sudden my cravings would return much worse than they'd ever been in the past!! Until you can get past the first couple of months without them it can be hard, but you feel awesome for it if you stick it out!! I still can't really trust myself enough to have too much, but i do occasionally give myself a treat or two:)

Absolutely! It's been 2 weeks since I cut out caffeine, sugar and sweets in my diet and I feel good. I also was told by my sister that I look better and my skin looks brighter. It was tough for about 3 days because I went through withdrawals from caffeine and sugar, but it passed. If I want something sweet, I have flavored green tea (Mango is great) and it has serotonin in it and cuts down the cravings. I drink it plain and even add ice to it and it tastes even better.