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I Quit Sugar - anyone up for this?

614 replies

Cappster · 10/04/2015 13:51

I tried quitting sugar during January and it was really good - I lost a few pounds, ate really well, felt very good (after initial detox Blush)

I need to do it again but it would be really good to have a bit of support

Any takers?

OP posts:
Pantone363 · 16/10/2015 13:40

Struggling now, it feels like my skin is crawling i'm craving something sugary so badly.

I've had a raspberry tea and a banana and it just feels like it's getting worse, I feel really antsy.

DP just text to say we're going to a spa tonight though!

Thanks for those links I've been reading all morning

Dowser · 16/10/2015 21:19

Hang on in there Pan. Drink plenty of water to flush it out of you. Cn you buy some milk thistle tablets to support your liver.

Can you keep a cooked chicken in the fridge so you can have a bit of protein when the cravings are bad.

It just shows how bad your dependence on sugar has been .

I'm two days in and this is not happening to me. It's never happened..

Plenty of water. Especially if you've had a massage this evening .

Dowser · 16/10/2015 21:32

A good article by Dr Mercola about sugar and it's link to cancer

www.mercola.com/article/sugar/sugar_cancer.htm

Dowser · 16/10/2015 21:59

Here's a useful article on adrenal burnout. I've taken heed of it too because I often sleep well and feel drained. I eat well. Protein with every meal etc supplements and so on but right now I'm dragging myself about.

www.womenlivingnaturally.com/articlepage.php?id=6

I used to get into bed every night at midnight. I'm starting to go a bit earlier each night .

Pantone363 · 19/10/2015 22:45

Still going Smile

Cravings are still really strong and I've only really cut out sugary drinks. I can't believe how addictive Coke is!

NorksAreMessy · 20/10/2015 18:07

aha! There is a possible problem here, I think.
To make the cravings go away, you need to cut out ALL the sugar. I know, I know, I know, that seems impossible. But you CAN do it.
It takes about ONE DAY for the cravings to go away. ONE DAY of feeling really rubbish and really struggling, and then WHOOOOOSH out of your system, and your body re-programmes.

You have done SO well cutting out coke. They aren't one of the world's most successful companies for nothing!
Keep going Pan :)

Pantone363 · 20/10/2015 20:54

I know I need too, I'm struggling from about 11 am onwards. As soon as I eat anything I get a huge sugar craving afterwards. And I cannot believe how hungry I am all the time, that tea/coffee/coke was obviously masking the true hunger.

I'm going to try tomorrow to not eat the sugar instead Blush

NorksAreMessy · 21/10/2015 16:47

How have you got on today, Pan?
Do you miss the caffeine as well?

Pantone363 · 21/10/2015 17:38

No sugar yet!

Tea no sugar
Nettle tea
Weetabix X 2 with milk
Tuna sandwich on seedy bread
Handful of pistachio nuts
Dinner is chicken stir fry with a sugar free sauce

I've had a horrible headache again all day but I'm not missing the caffeine as much, maybe it's being masked by the sugar cravings!

NorksAreMessy · 21/10/2015 20:22

YAY! You are DOING IT Flowers

Dowser · 22/10/2015 11:00

Oh well done. I'm away with poor Internet access so can only pop in occasionally. Haven't given up on you. Honest. You are doing amazing .

I read an article just the other day I wish I'd take more note of it but it said if you are craving sugar you are lacking in something....it might be l tryptophan.

If you have a google you might find it. It might be worth getting whatever it it.
Be sure to get something good quality not full of fillers.

That was an excellent menu . I'd still try to eat a protein breakfast though. I think weetabix has some sugar in. Not certain.

Dowser · 25/10/2015 07:25

How are you doing Pantone?

News about sugar being the bad guy seems to be everywhere you look these days. In this case I think they are right. I am definitely thinking that my gut issues are minimised since going no/ low sugar.

I read this article from dr Keith Scott mumby about the link between alzheimers and sugar.

Here's some of it. Alzheimer's is rife in m family so I have even more of a reason to cut I out.

Diabetes of the Brain?

Another startling point that I want to share with you, if you've been a reader of mine you heard me say it before, that evidence strongly suggest Alzheimer's disease is actually a third type of diabetes!

Brain cells need insulin to survive and a drop in brain insulin levels leads to brain cell damage. Memory loss can occur if the cells that die are located in the hippocampus.

Patients with type-2 diabetes don't produce enough insulin, or the body does not use insulin properly. It's the same thing, meaning a "no insulin effect".2

Clearly the new study shows that lowered insulin leads to damage of the memory-forming structures and automatically raises the risk of Alzheimer's.

So if you want to age well, keep your insulin levels DOWN. Eat less sugar and starch.

Finally, if you haven't joined the dots yet, Alzheimer's is not a genetic condition, whatever is claimed. It's environmental and triggered by lousy diets, especially sugar, starch and junk.

3point14159265359 · 02/11/2015 11:10

My people! I've found you. I've been sugar free since about 11 o clock last night.

I'm really overweight, have yoyo dieted for years although recently it's been more off than on and it's showing on my hips (and tummy/face/back/legs...). I'm bloody enormous, unfit and unhappy about it.

So here I am. I fully accept that I really probably am addicted to sugar; I can binge eat huge amounts of cake/biscuits/chocolate. So I'm going cold turkey. (Sort of, I didn't forward plan this so there'll be a couple of days of 'good enough' before I manage to do my meal planning/shopping.)

My plan is fridge porridge for breakfast, slow cooked whole food dinner at night and slow cooked left overs for lunch.

Day 1 is going okay. Dinner is already on, soup for lunch is already on. I AM A WINNER Wink

I feel like a champion organiser - completely ignoring fact that I took DD to school only to find it closed for inset day. Grin

msrisotto · 02/11/2015 11:23

Ah, I lost this thread after it dropped off my 'threads i'm on'.

So, a little update from me! I've been no added sugar-ing for coming 5/6 months now! Where has the time gone? I have had a few breaks - the odd holiday and a birthday, but i've been mostly on than off.

I am delighted to have broken the habit/association of: get home from work - sugary snack, finish a meal - sugary dessert. That was the hardest thing for me. In the first month really, it was almost always on my mind because of bad habits. Now it doesn't even occur to me unless at a restaurant or with friends/family who force sweets on everyone eat sugary stuff. That is my biggest win. I have lost about half a stone which is dandy, although losing weight wasn't the priority for me. My skin still looks good so i'm pleased about that.

I'm aiming to be as (added) sugar free as possible until mid December.

3 point - you can do this! The first few weeks might be trying, but push through and you can break some really bad habits :) good luck!

pnutter · 02/11/2015 11:29

Started this today. I lost 1.5 stone when I did it a few years ago.
I'm a total sugar addict. And I now have health problems and feel unwell most of the time.

My worst thing is the automatic way in which I shovel sugary foods in. Sometimes I think I don't even realise I'm doing it!

msrisotto · 02/11/2015 11:45

Yep, it's so easy! At the end of a restaurant meal the other day, the bill came with after eights for everyone. I picked it up, before realising I wasn't going to eat it. Same with loads of things.

NorksAreMessy · 02/11/2015 20:40

ONE MONTH!
I have changed my whole way of looking at food. Yesterday I had some apple sauce with my roast pork and it tasted soooo sweet. Let's hope I can keep this up. I feel so much healthier.
I have neverevereverever been on any sort of diet / restricted my intake or any other sort of a thing, so this is a bit of a revelation. However, this is NOTa diet, I plan to not eat sugary things any more at all...and even typing that, I dont feel sad!
It's a miracle, I tell you!
Plus, my teeth feel squeaky at the END of the day, so reduced dentist bills, too, with any luck.

Am feeling PROUD

msrisotto · 02/11/2015 20:58

Well done Norks!!

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canalknit · 05/11/2015 07:59

Hi notenough day 1 for me too! I've been meaning to try and kick the sugar habit for the best part of a year now and I just can't do it; I'm addicted! Good luck!

NorksAreMessy · 05/11/2015 09:45

Hello not and canal
I found the first 24 hours tough, but from then on I have had NO cravings, NONE.
I feel better, have lost some wobbly tummy, don't have palpitations any more, have MORE energy and mostly feel rather SMUG as I spot more and more articles saying that sugar is the enemy.

Good luck both of you. This thread has been BRILLIANT as a place to have a little boast (would not dream of doing that IRL) and get some motivation. You CAN do this, it is not impossible AT ALL

3point14159265359 · 05/11/2015 10:05

I'm on about day three and it's really, really, really been okay.

I'm reading the Sweet Poison Quit Plan, which is working brilliantly for me. (If any of you ever looked at Alan Carr's easy way to quit smoking, it's very similar.)

If you stop looking at it as missing out on a treat, and start looking at it as ceasing to poison yourself, it makes it a lot easier. I've still got tons of sweets/chocolate in the house (DC/Halloween) but it actually holds no attraction at all atm. Normally I'd have scoffed half of it 'to save the kids from eating it'.

And I'm just heading out to the supermarket to buy some non-sweet snacks. If the no-sugar theory is right, fat is acceptable. So I'm going to have some lovely, lovely cheese!

NorksAreMessy · 05/11/2015 11:10

"Ceasing to poison yourself" is a brilliant phrase.
Years ago there was a book called 'Pure, white and deadly' which is great just for the title!

canalknit · 05/11/2015 11:22

Thank you norks and 3point!

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