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To wonder how the UPF quitters are now?

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MyDogsPaws · 16/07/2024 22:08

I remember when the upf book came out last year loads and loads do people (me included) went crazy removing UPF from their diets, there were countless threads about it on here.

I have been making better choices some of the time but overall still struggling with sugar craving and binge eating. So still overweight and struggling with pain issues, I also feel like I always feel just as tired and awful no matter how healthily I eat but I struggle to be strict with my diet.

I would love to know if anyone managed to stick to a low/no UPF diet and if you have seen any major changes to your health or general well-being/ tiredness health conditions etc. of if anyone has made any other dietary changes that have had a big impact what were they?

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MyDogsPaws · 17/07/2024 07:03

@Jumpingthruhoops well done for sticking with it, I wish I could get to the stage where a changing my diet make me feel so good that can’t go back to my old ways!

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Jumpingthruhoops · 16/07/2024 23:20

We're still here.
I've been following a high protein/ wholefoods diet for about a year, also cutting out UPFs, caffeine and refined sugar (never drunk alcohol or smoked, so there's that too!), and I'm in the best shape ever mentally and physically.
Whenever I 'fall off the wagon', I feel gross and can't wait to get back to normal.
I used to love 'beige' food - now it gives me the ick!

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MyDogsPaws · 16/07/2024 23:17

Wow @5128gap that sounds like an amazing change, Definitely quite motivating to hear!

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5128gap · 16/07/2024 22:42

I gradually changed to (mainly) whole food, vegan, almost everything cooked from scratch and average 8/10 different fruit and veg a day. Three years on the change has been huge. Lost two stone, sailed through menopause symptom free, hair thick and shiny, skin glowy, body better than I had at 30. Rarely ill, bags of energy and few to no aches and pains. I've never tried to avoid UPF, i eat spread, peanut butter, the odd biscuit, crisps and bread (loads of bread!) Also very occasionally a vegan substitute food which are very UP. But all in moderation.