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Tomorrow I quit sugar

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OuchBollocks · 06/08/2017 17:29

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 :(

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TaggySits · 08/12/2017 22:55

What about you honey? You have had a tough time over the last while, how are you holding up?

TaggySits · 09/12/2017 09:14

One month low sugar completed! Have had no fizzy drinks, fruit juice or alcohol, no cakes, sugary cereals, buns or biscuits, very occasional small helping of dessert (approx 3 small helpings in total), no dried fruit except for once in a salad and no sweets or chocolate except for two post-dinner chocolates when out for a meal. Also reduced high sugar fruits such as grapes, though still eat bananas and raspberries.

Have not cut down at all on the white carbs (bread, rice, pasta etc) however and have still been eating crisps and other savoury snacks.

Have found my appetite is reduced - don't get the same hunger I used to, food satisfies me more and smaller portions are sufficient. Still occasionally crave sugary snacks, but not as much. Generally sleeping well and I think my mood is more stable.

And I've lost 10lb of weight!! Pretty good in one month, definitely worth keeping going! Have plenty more to lose and I know it will not all shift as easily, but what a great start! And I've 3 inches off my belly and 3.5 inches off my bust, delighted!

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OuchBollocks · 09/12/2017 10:13

Wow that's amazing! I would be delighted with that if I was you Grin

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TaggySits · 09/12/2017 10:16

I am! I did (still do!) have plenty to lose, but am delighted with it so far and hope to continue. And it's much easier than counting calories or points, just eat less sugar!

honeyroar · 09/12/2017 22:40

That's fantastic Taggy, well done!

I need to pick it up again. I'm a sugar eating addict again! Which is strange/depressing because for six months I wasn't and I thought I'd kicked it.

On the plus side, my mum is seeming a tiny bit better and it's not so worrying/upsetting. However my beloved eldest dog died last weekend, which made for a really upsetting week for us all, especially dog 2. It always seems to happen on day 1 of my part time week - in both of the last two part time weeks my mum was rushed to A&E in an ambulance and this time the dog died. I'm thinking of going back full time! One good thing is I've taken the two remaining dogs for longer walks - the dog that died couldn't walk far and I felt guilty taking the others out for long without her, so that's got to be good. We've had a bit of snow over the last few days, so there's been digging out and I've had to carry water buckets down to the stables from the house as the tap froze, so it's all calories burned!

But I really must get back on the no sugar waggon.

TaggySits · 09/12/2017 23:22

Aw honey, so sorry to hear that! It's been a tough spell for you, one thing after another by the sound of it!

honeyroar · 09/12/2017 23:40

Sorry I'm a real prophet of doom on here, aren't I! It was all going so well (diet included) until September then it all went massively downhill. But I'm still standing, just about, and even though I feel a fraud on this thread at the moment I'm still lurking because I AM going to pick it up again sooner or later.

TaggySits · 14/12/2017 13:08

I dreamt last night that I had a HUGE bag of pick-a-mix sweets and I wolfed the whole lot into me!! 🙈 Woke up in bad mood because I'd spoiled my low-sugaring, was so relieved when I realised it was just a dream!! 😂

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OuchBollocks · 19/12/2017 17:32

Anyone still here? I have abandoned ship until the 28th december...

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honeyroar · 19/12/2017 22:28

I'm still dipping in and out. I'm still off the waggon but ready to clamber back on in the new year. My mum is a tiny bit better, and I don't feel as down/stressed, so time to regain control. But this is the first Xmas and new year I've not been rostered to work in seven years, so I'm going to enjoy it!

TaggySits · 19/12/2017 22:37

I'm still here! I'm still trying to keep my sugar intake low, but am not going to be hugely strict over Christmas.

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OuchBollocks · 27/12/2017 07:53

Today I quit sugar (again)

My pancreas. My teeth. Dear god.

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Curlyshabtree · 27/12/2017 07:58

Also very interested. I am also going try my dts on a no sugar diet for a week.
Good luck everyone!

TaggySits · 27/12/2017 21:54

Good Christmas Ouch?

TaggySits · 29/12/2017 15:10

New Year, new start! Anyone who has fallen off the low-sugar band wagon, now is the perfect time to clamber back aboard! You will have your pick of seats...

I thought I wasn't having too bad a Christmas regarding sugar, but this week has been horrendous! I'm very ashamed to admit I gorged on so much sweet stuff yesterday I actually threw up! BlushBlushBlush Not good!

But it did remind me of why I need to get unhooked from the white stuff - I started feeling like crap again, tired, grouchy, sore heads, irritable, lethargic, bloated, hungry and generally pretty horrible.

So I'm starting afresh! From Monday I'm going low-sugar for a whole year!! For me that means no sugary drinks, fruit juice, chocolate, cakes, biscuits, flavoured yoghurt, ice cream, desserts, buns, cereals (except Weetabix), sweets, cookies, pastries and limited sauces, fruit or

TaggySits · 29/12/2017 15:15

Sorry! My recent sugar rush had given me jittery fingers evidently! Grin

I'm allowing myself occasional treats ("party food is for parties") but will limit how much and only on rare occasions. I'll not beat myself up if I do slip up sometimes, but will hop back on and get back to it again.

One year...12 months, 1 month at a time...4 weeks each, 1 week at a time...7 days each, 1 day at a time...1 meal at a time.

Anyone want to join me?

FlightyMare · 29/12/2017 19:01

Sounds like a very worthwhile plan Taggy - I NEEEEEEED to do that too, but really struggle with it. I go through very good patches of saving sugary foods for special occasions/treats only, but then at other times I revert back to skipping meals and eating biscuits all afternoon Blush.

I've lost weight by eating 3 meals and only fruit for snacks, and am maintaining well, but the sugar is creeping back in. I'm going to have a think about whether I can realistically join you. I stopped drinking 5 months ago, and now don't miss it one bit, I'd love to feel like that about sugar too...

TaggySits · 31/12/2017 22:24

Here we go! Low-sugar in 2018, starting in 95 mins! Just going to have my last biscuit now...

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OuchBollocks · 31/12/2017 22:26

Hi taggy! it all went spectacularly wrong when I went to stay with family this week but tomorrow is a new day month and year. Onwards and upwards!! Good luck!

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Daisy2315 · 31/12/2017 23:45

I have decided to go low sugar for the month but I’m not starting until the 2nd January and then I will see where to go from there.

This will be hard as I enjoy all the food you shouldn’t eat but I’m hoping to see good results.

honeyroar · 01/01/2018 11:11

I'm back in from Wednesday. My husband is off until then so it still feels like Xmas, and we have loads of crap to finish!

TaggySits · 01/01/2018 12:03

Hi Daisy, not sure if you've had time to read the full thread but I started by doing low-sugar for a month and found that was manageable. It did make a big difference which is why I'm now motivated to do it for longer. Mind you, in my head I have to tell myself I'm doing for this month, then I'll focus on Feb!

TaggySits · 01/01/2018 12:04

Ouch and honey, glad you are both making a fresh start along with me, let's do this!

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OuchBollocks · 01/01/2018 20:11

Today has been a good day.
Brunch - big fry up :)
Snack - small slice cheese, handful cherry tomatoes
Dinner - home made veg and lentil soup

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honeyroar · 03/01/2018 20:09

Hello! Officially back on the wagon. I've eaten so much chocolate lately it's untrue, knowing I was going to give up after New Year. Anyway, Ive been pretty good today and I've done a huge shop, so the house is full of fruit and veg. I've got my new food diary out and ready. I'm sitting wanting something sweet, but it's more habit than cravings, I think.

Have you guys seen the other sugar free thread? I might dip in and out of both. Last year there was a January thread, but it only lasted a couple of months.