Tomorrow I quit sugar

[OuchBollocks]

I am OuchBollocks and I am a sugar addict. Not for me one square a day or a frozen curly wurly to take the edge off, no. I have it, I eat it, I want it more.

Last year I quit sugar for New Year, and stayed off minus one or two teeny slips until I got pregnant with DS, then being off alcohol and caffeine combined with the summer heat made the lure of a cold Fanta too hard to resist. Then I broke my leg and was bed bound and in pain and people brought chocolate to the hospital, and the meals all came with dessert, and then I had DS and more chocolate, then Easter and more chocolate, and although I've managed to drop a dress size so far with the 5:2 diet I need to jack in the white stuff. I am going to Ibiza in September '18 and I want to feel confident.

God help me,it's going to be hard. The rules are:
No sweet drinks, including artificial sweeteners
No chocolate, sweets, icecream, cake, sorbets, pastries, jam, marmalade etc etc
No crisps
Read labels of sauces carefully to check sugar levels.

I will update this thread for my own personal records. I am going to kiss sugar goodbye with the slice of cheesecake that is waiting for me after dinner. Goodbye sugar, it's been fun :(

Hello, no, I still ajve carbs. I am hoping to cut down on rubbish ones like croissant etc! But in time.... I'm pleased to hear you are pmt free, ouchbollocks (brill name!)...I get really bad water retention and am hoping it will go. I am on day 6 and today the family had ice cream and tablet but I resisted which was quite something!!

Hi- sorry, I'm still hear. I was just traveling for ages (mixture of social and work). Now back home. Needless to say the 10 days of traveling has been a bit disastrous sugar -wise but onwards and upwards as they say!!

I'm still here too! Enjoying healthy eating (mostly) and not drinking booze (it's been 15 days - which is pretty good going for me).

Not lost any weight, but stating Pilates tomorrow so hoping to tone up a bit (it's just the one class I have to do, right? ).

Off to Belfast for a girly weekend on Friday and cannot wait! Met all the ladies on Mumsnet a few years ago. Will try and be good some of the time...

Yes you can Overcome! Although I've now realised I can seldom go a day without refined sugar. But these days it tends to be in the form of a bit of jam, a teaspoon of Nutella or a plain biscuit at most. Much better than I used to be. You have to focus on the positives

overcome. Sorry you're having such a shitty time. Maybe time to swap the eggs for something else? Full fat Greek yoghurt with a small amount of fruit and granola? Veggie sausages? The cauldron ones are nice.

I ate dessert last night. Half of DH's chocolate peanut stack. It was salty creamy boozy and delicious. Je ne regrette rien. Back on the wagon today though, it was a holiday once off. I will have dessert again on Christmas Day.

Welcome to all the newcomers and sorry to hear some of us are having a tough time.

I was doing well until I went on holiday, well I wasn't too bad on holiday, however since I've got back to the UK I've been crap.

No one to blame but myself, hoping I can pull myself together as I was feeling much better with having less of the white stuff, was sleeping better, skin looked better, moods were more even.

I'm just not feeling it at the moment, perhaps it's the change in the weather or perhaps I'm just being a lazy cow when it comes to eating.

Sorry for not updating. Hope everyone is doing ok. So I've now lost 12lb in 3 weeks following a combination of Weight Watchers and watching sugar intake. Still not low enough sugar (kit Kat today) but much, much less than it was. Fourth weigh in tomorrow!

How did the weigh in go early30s? Your weight loss so far is fantastic.

I am doing well day 12, buy keep eating toast, which is half and half. I actually shake after it so will have to cut it out or change to really brown.

overcome I'm sorry for your loss.

OvercomeByGravity so sorry you've lost your MIL Be kind to yourself.

I need to follow this. I start my sugar rehab this week. Lord help me.

I'm sorry Overcome. You sound as though you've been a super source of support to her over the last few weeks. My heart goes out to your poor FIL. Look after yourselves.x

I've been up and down the last fortnight. My mum is still poorly. She finally came out of hospital, after 12 days, the night before I went away, which upset me. She didn't seem bad enough for me to come off my trip, and my dad (her ex husband and her now friend) said he'd look after her, but it was horrible leaving (downside of the job!). She was quite poorly over the weekend (they didn't tell me while I was away), but seems better again now I'm home. My poor dad looked exhausted when I got home. So my eating has been hit and miss. I did have a huge sugar fest last week, the first huge blowout I've had all year, partly because I was upset about my mum, but also partly because I've eaten so sensibly for the past three weeks and my weight hasn't changed. I'm just upset and baffled that, after the weight steadily coming off a lb a week for the first 21 weeks, why has it plateaued now??

My work trip was to San Francisco, and the weather was gorgeous, so I went for a walk with a colleague. We ended up walking six hours, doing 12 miles, and going up and down some big hills. I really felt it in my legs the next day, ans I really felt out of breath on the hills, so perhaps I should do it more often and that might kick start it again.

Sorry, that was an essay.

So sorry overcome. Be kind to yourself xx and sorry your mum is also sick going

I got released from hospital today with my newly straightened big toes. The enormity of 3 months on crutches has hit me and I'm bricking it that it won't work and I'll have made everyone else run round after me for nothing. On the flip side I've been sugar free by default for 3 days due to basically getting given vegetarian hospital food with no desserts( it's an Adventist faith hospital).

Now back at home and orderedeveeyone not to bring me sugar however much I beg.

Sorry- I meant honey, not rogue re the sick mum

Thanks Cantsee, glad to hear you're home and hopefully on the mend. Try and relax into getting better (I'm saying this to my mum too!) and let others do the running. Three months will go in no time, you'll have missed half of the bad weather! No point worrying about the future, just concentrate on now and giving yourself the best chance. I'm sure you'll be good as new in a bit.💐

honeyroar sorry your weight has plateaud and you don't know why. Maybe it's time to just eat for health, enjoy your food, and up your exercise where possible?

Cantseethewoods Glad the operation is done and you're home safely. Do rest up and try not to feel guilty for it. Get well soon

OvercomeByGravity thinking of you at this difficult time

Right, so I've decided to bow out from this thread as I just can't quit sugar! Have realised that when I have no/little sugar, I just replace my snacks and puddings with cheese, crisps, oatcakes, full fat yoghurt and nuts etc...and then worry I'm having too much fat!

Same as when I cut out alcohol; I then treat myself to chocolate or sweets because I'm not drinking

So as boring and old-fashioned as it sounds, I'm going to just try to eat less, eat sensibly, and not get too hung up on weight. Have also started going on weekly walks and joined a Pilates class.

I'm glad I joined this thread as now no longer have sugar in my tea, have less sugary cereal in the house, and am more aware of labels/processed food.

Good luck to all of you still trying to kick the white stuff into touch!

Good luck going. I'll see you around these parts, I'm sure

I've now done 5 days sugar free- can't believe that I required hospitalisation and immobilisation to achieve that, but there you go. I am having a glass of wine tonight though as holiday weekend here and already feeling a bit sorry for myself as I'll be confined to barracks.

Bye GoingRogue. Hope you find something that works for you. You'll be missed.x

Still here.. refusing to let the thread die or admit defeat. Day 8 of post-op enforced healthy eating. Yesterday:

Breakfast: protein shake ( doctors orders)
Snack: soy latte
Lunch: salmon tikka with salad
Snack: iced latte
Dinner: rice, kale, courgetti, shredded cabbage, tuna and salmon sashimi, glass wine.

How are you feeling now Cantsee? You're doing really well.

Thank you for keeping the thread going, it's getting quiet on here. I've been terrible this week, I'm having a sulky rebellion that will do me no good at all, but I will get back on the horse! I think I'm worn out with my mum, who is a bit better, but still v poorly. I've booked a carer for a week to do lunchtimes so on the two days I'm home I can get some of my stuff done and sorted out, get my on life back a little bit, I feel like I've been on a treadmill lately! (Shame it wasn't a real one, that may have helped!)

Hi Honey. I'm feeling better but still basically limited to sitting down with feet elevated, the upside of which remains that I cant physically get any food from the kitchen. Still drinking wine though.

Glad you found a solution for your mum. Dont worry about the "sulky rebellion". Every uneaten kit kat is a victory.