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luna991
luna991
Hi all

Any ideas

I know I eat way too much sugar, obviously I need to address this, just wonder if anyone has any experience with this and any suggestions

I think going cold turkey will probably increase symptoms and don't want to have a crash because of it

Thanks

Luna x
AngelaJo
AngelaJo
I have been trying to use a lot less sugar and one thing i do is if i want sweet i grab an orange or a banana etc. That and using honey instead of cane sugar. Good Luck!
Bobbii
Bobbii
Sugar is a serious addiction. You must break the cycle. I have found that adding more protein to my diet has really helped. I did go off completely for six weeks, then I slowly added in more natural sugars and better sugars. I lost 15 lbs. it didnt really help my Fibro. We are beekeepers so I always have honey. A hot cup of tea with a tsp of honey was a good replacement for that sweet craving. I don't really like fruit and much of it causes an allergic reaction in my mouth so I couldn't really go to fruit.

I wish you well with cutting out sugar. It is worth it. It's truly hard to believe how much we take in without even realizing it. Women should be restricted to 6 tsp daily, men 9 tsp. On labels divide the sugars by four for a rough estimate of how many teaspoons is in one serving.
AnnNY
AnnNY
I think a small piece of good a very good chocolate is a good way for me to limit sweets.
PeaceN2You
PeaceN2You
Without planning to, I've found my sugar cravings all but gone when I cleaned up my diet and started paying attention to nutrition. When I'm getting everything I need (including supplements) I really don't think about sweets, and I used to be an ice-cream addict.
LeoX3
LeoX3
Ditto Peace. Just making sure my overall diet is balanced means my body doesn't crave the quick-energy-fix from straight sugar. I don't do much fruit (acidic in my already ulcer-prone stomach) but avoiding processed foods is huge (a lot have "hidden" sugar, fat, and/or salt), I think. IMHO. My hubby was raised on the processed stuff, and I was raised on fresh-from-our-farm scratch-cooked. When he started eating the way I do? He dropped about ten pounds not even *trying*.

That said, if it is needed? I use SweetLeaf brand Stevia (only one w/o aftertaste). A spinkle of that in the oatmeal as it cooks, and it tastes just as sweet, but no actual sugar. :-) So that's my "sugar" fix. I do love chocolate, but I tend to eat the dark stuff straight, or use stevia to make cookies from the dark chocolate.

See if it helps. Hey, if it does, great. If not, hey, you got sugar out of your diet, so it's still good:-)

Good luck!
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