Day two with no sugar. Will my head explode??

[TahoeDirtGirl]

I feel your pain. It takes about 5 days when I slide from my normal eating to get back to eating non processed foods. Drink lots of water!

What I looked at was I found that weight watchers (and I think South Beach) has the same glycemic index ideas in that there are foods that are zero points with WW that appear to follow the low glycemic index (GI) scheme. Blueberries, strawberries, kiwi, and lots of veggies are zero. I don't follow the points plan by WW (it kind of reinforces eating processed foods which I don't like) but I adopted the list of zero point foods when I'm starting to get that weird "I gotta eat" hunger.

I think that is my problem today, I have no energy, NONE and I just want to lay in front of a fan. Someone please kick me. Time to put away the s'mores from July 4th!

[bmccasland]

RM - if you're trying to stay away from processed sugar in things, but fresh fruits and vegies are OK... then raw sugar snap peas. For me they meet the crunchy craving, are sweet, but still a vegie! I bring a snack ziplock bag of them to work to munch/crunch on. Almost better than cookies.

[KathiCville]

Another vote for sweet-tasting fruits and veggies! Sugar snap peas, baby carrots, raisins, pineapple, bananas, apples, melon, grapes, berries......Cherry tomatoes make a great snack in the summertime!

I also find that a handful of small cinnamon or honey graham cracker treats can be a good substitute for a candy bar or a piece o'cake---especially if I focus on eating one...at...a...time, not just tossing them down the hatch, LOL!! Setting out just a few, then putting the box AWAY is key! ......... Another combo I like is almost-unsweetened granola sprinkled with a little bit of fruit juice---just enough to moisten the granola. Sometimes I toss in a dollop of plain yogurt, too.

Good luck!

[han-grrl]

I completely understand -

the fact is


you need to ride out the wave.

Eat raw crunchy vegetables

chew gum

drink broth and warm tea...

PM me with your questions...

[Running Mommy]

I'm riding the wave.... sigh... I'm riding.
Just looking forward to feeling MUCH better!

[han-grrl]

Ok, i'm at home now - i was at work earlier so i had to type quick.

You will find once you cut out the sugar, that you won't need things to be as sweet - your baking, your coffee (or tea)...

Make sure you stay hydrated too.

and keep smiling you're doing great!

[tulip]

When I get sugar-crazy (not often these days, but in the past it was a big problem), I found it useful to brush my teeth when I was having a craving. Who wants to muss up a fresh mouth?

Alternately, I would eat an apple instead. I told myself to eat an apple BEFORE having the sugarsweettreat, but when I finished the apple, I found that I didn't want the sugarsweettreet afterall.

I've also found that eating an apple a day really helps with controlling my weight. It takes the place of sugary sweets for me, and if i don't have one, I miss it.

Oh, and I always have a big Mason jar of ice water with me to drink all day. Drink and fill it back up.