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

[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.

[solobiker]

RM I will join you in the challenge eliminating sugar from my diet. I am going on a 5 day backpacking trip next week so I will start when I return. Good luck to you!!

[elk]

it's worth having a look at a glycemic index.....which sugars )carbs) are jolting adn which are long and smooth....for instance watermelon is a jolter...cherries are the lowest (best) fruit on the index.

i need to do the same thing...at LEAST for me...use maple syrup or honey or guava juice instead of white sugar...

The good part is that it tatses so horribly cloying when you step away from it for awhile....

oh....and one other thing....being free from an addiction ALWAYS feels better than indulging it.

[Running Mommy]

I'm not feeling well today. Do you think it could be a withdrawl symptom?
That sounds so odd to me.
I'm not usually a whiny baby looking for excuses. But I feel awful today.
I do have a slight sore throat, so I'm thinking it may be something else. BUt UGH I feel like poop!
And still plugging along. It's hard, but I'm keeping at it.
So far so good.
Thanks all! And to solobiker for joining me!

[pyxichick]

The way I cut out sugar was to read everything I could about how bad it is for your body. The thing that really got me to stay away is the idea that it's really the yeast overgrowth in our bodies that craves the sugar. Once you "starve" the yeast, you no longer crave sugar. Then later, if you want something sweet, ask yourself if it will really feed your body or just feed the yeast and start up the vicious cycle again.

I lost about 5 lbs. without trying, just by not eating sugar/processed foods.

Good Luck!

Kate

[teawoman]

Just a p.s. : Sometimes diet items will have more sugar to compensate for fat missing in the taste, so the real deal (in moderation) is sometimes better on the low sugar front.

[han-grrl]

so true teawoman

that is why you really need to read the labels...

and know the other names for sugar - like glucose, high fructose corn syrup, maltose to name a few!!

[Running Mommy]

thanks all.. still hanging...
I'm trying to eat REAL food. Not so much processed stuff.
It's working so far. Tho I did eat the last sugar free pudding I had in the fridge today...
I also threw away a can of frosting the other day. That is HUGE for me!
I come from one of those families that believes throwing food away is a sin..

[han-grrl]

Good for you!

Getting rid of stuff is hard...i hate being wasteful myself...but you are going to be making new and better choices from now on...and setting a wonderful example...

YAY!!