Hey there, any chance you've read the book about sugar poision?
I love sugar, fully addicted. I read the book and started immediatley. Cut out suagr in my coffee, tomato sauce, bbq sauce, most pre packaged stuff, yogurt etc. I lost 3 kg in a few weeks and felt great after the first 2 weeks. Got to the point i didnt even think about sweet stuff, when usually i couldnt resist a cake or a freddo or a treat
My best tip was that i used potato chips as a treat (fat is okay) and diet coke (artificial sweetners are bad but okay to help you withdraw)
Its true that once you cut out sugar your body starts to recognise when its full now, rather than telling you your not full until it gets its sugar hit
I lost weight so easily, yet still ate lots of 'fatty' food. Sugar seriously is terrible for you, and its not that hard to learn and teach yourself to avoid it. I've just started again after falling off the bandwagon on a holiday
The sugar poison book is just fantastic!
I am diabetic so I go mostly sugar free - I do have it in natural forms though - honey and fructose in fruits. Lots of veggies also have some sugars.
I guess I was wondering the same as jungle mum - are you going fully hardcore? Carbohydrates have sugars in them and carbohydrates are very good for you if you choose complex carbs rather than simple carbs. Complex carbs are wholegrains, low GI type foods. Your body does need them to a degree for energy.
As a diabetic, I eat 5 times a day - small meals. My meals are 1/3 protein (yoghurt/meat/egg etc), 1/3 low GI carb & 1/3 legumes or fruit. There is very low sugar in my food, but still enough for energy.
I think you will probably find giving up sugar a little difficult at first especially if you have been having a lot of it. It does get easier after the first couple of days. I find once I have been off it for a couple of weeks, it is really hard to go back to and all I can taste is super sweetness. Food isn't as enjoyable once you get used to having less sugar. Salt also works the same way - just for the record.
Good luck with your diet. I would mostly suggest that you know what you are doing and make sure you are still eating in balance. Your body still does require sugar for energy in complex forms so just keep that in mind.
Dee - lol, yep have just finished 'the sweet poison quit plan' yesterday!!! Very interesting book...scary what they say about dementia....if it's correct then I'll never eat sugar ever again!! Recommend the book to anyone who hasn't heard of it..
Not going completely hardcore, still happy to eat bread that is 3.5% sugar...once I get home (currently at in-laws who only eat white bread) I'll start on my usual bread which is less than 1% sugar though. Will still be eating fruit & veg that are known for sugar content (carrots and tomatos..), really just will be cutting out the processed crap. Luckily don't have sugar in tea (I will miss my milos though...and aktavite ) and I'm not into soft drink so that's a good head start too.
Will be interested to see how long it takes before I only need to eat three meals a day with a tiny snack (if that) in between. I am such a grazer usually. Also interested in seeing if our grocery bills go down! Though the chocolate money might just convert to BBQ Shape money ha!
THanks for all the replies....appreciate the tips and encouragement!
Best thing I noticed when I went sugar free is that I smelled a lot more pleasant, both in my mosh pits and at the lower end of things.
Going cold turkey is hard, and I don't think it's sustainable. That said, once a year I do cut sugar and refined carbs for 6 weeks, and feel amazing. The cravings for it tend to wane, and I know when I'm going overboard because I start turning into a sugar hound and looking for it everywhere.
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) and I'm not into soft drink so that's a good head start too.
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