Guest guest Posted April 6, 2002 Report Share Posted April 6, 2002 ap4bwc wrote: > I have decided to try to cut sugar out of my diet and only eat > complex carbs, at least for 7 days to see if I feel any better. At > this point I will try anything to overcome my daily troubles with > fatigue, foggy head, dizziness, headaches, etc. If you are practising CRON, you should be cutting sugar out of your diet anyway. Sugar increases appetite, is loaded with calories, has no nutritive value, and in some people is thought to cause adult onset diabetes. Many nutritionists and doctors feel that sugar is the most disease promoting food in humans (others think fat is), not to mention the cause of obesity . So if you're on this list and interested in a CR diet, you should have cut sugar first thing. Read the CR support files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2002 Report Share Posted April 9, 2002 > Francesca, > Yes of course I have cut out sugar and did so long before I started CRON. The > crazy thing is, I was amazed to find that pretty much any packaged good on the > shelves has sugar in it. That includes almost all breads and cereals - even > some various veggie burgers that I eat have sugar in them. I have always > tried to eat whole foods in their natural forms, but I do buy some packaged > vegetarian products for the sake of convenience, and am dissapointed to find > that most of them have sugar in them. I agree completely with what you are > saying, but after going through my pantry and looking at the labels, there is > basicaly sugar in everything! I would say that a hypo diet is a lot more > difficult than I would have thought. > > Thanks, > > Amy Amy: I hope you've read the files. A CRON diet needn't be difficult and needn't include prepackaged convenience foods. For example, I make a lunch for my husband to take to work every day. It's usually a large salad and a protein which can be: hard boiled egg, canned salmon, some leftover poultry for example. Breakfast can be eggs, oatmeal, or a smoothie Some people eat salad or veggies + a protein even for breakfast. Dinner can be several vegetables and a protein. Frozen vegetables are convenient and easily prepared with herbs and spices. If you eat yogurt, buy it nonfat, plain and add your own fruit or allfruit. I eat and make easy , mostly made from scratch meals so I know what's in my food. My one exception is Total cereal (which contains sugar), for convenience and for the iron and vitamins; and I feel its pluses outweigh its minuses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 I heard that L-Glutamine helps knock out and curb sugar cravings.... it helped some when I was on that supplement... Love Anne Bird <irishfox@...> wrote: Does anyone have any ways to curb sugar cravings? I always give in to these cravings and I need to get a grip. I had a big problem with getting rid of sugar in my life also. The only way I could do it was to eliminate those foods that triggered sugar cravings - bread, cereal and all grains. In other words, I really started eating a low carb diet.I only use Stevia as a sweetner.It's a hard road to conquer sugar addiction you just have to use a lot of determination along with dietary restrictions.AnneVA USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 I agree with Anne. I found when I did the South Beach Diet induction (cutting out all carbs -- added complex ones in later on in the diet) that I lost my taste for sugar. Pasta and bread, too. And this is someone who is married to an Italian! Pasta and bread 'R' US! Not any more. He had pasta for dinner Friday night and it was the first time he'd had pasta THIS YEAR. His weight is perfect and he stopped snoring, too. I still haven't had pasta or bread, and still don't have any taste for sugar. (I do use stevia in my tea when I want it a little sweeter.) Sharyn From: Anne Bird [mailto:irishfox@...] Does anyone have any ways to curb sugar cravings? I always give in to these cravings and I need to get a grip. I had a big problem with getting rid of sugar in my life also. The only way I could do it was to eliminate those foods that triggered sugar cravings - bread, cereal and all grains. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.737 / Virus Database: 491 - Release Date: 8/11/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 In a message dated 8/15/2004 4:30:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, health writes: I had a big problem with getting rid of sugar in my life also. --- A lot of people do. But the less sugars -- overt and covert -- you eat, the less cravings you get. I co-moderate a list supporting people looking to quit sugar. The list owner is writing a book on sugar issues and we have a consulting dietitian who helps people get on the right track eating sugar free. I've been off sugar now for nearly 20 years myself (I had to. I'm hypoglycemic with a lot of family history of diabetes). You might want to check out our web site at kicksugar/ or the list owner's web site www.SugarShock.com. If you have any questions you can e-mail me either on-list or off-list at MaKaAP@.... Myra PinkhamKickSugar Assistant Moderator Harness the Power of Living Sugarfree! - www.SugarShock.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Anne Bird wrote: > > Anne, while any sugar should be kept to a minimum, unrefined natural > > sugars > > are very healthy. It is refined sugar that is not. The body must > have some > > sugars available to function properly. > > > > Janet > > I'm sorry, but I disagree with you - sugar is naturally occuring in > many of our healthy foods - carbs converting to sugar, etc. and I see no > reason to add any more - " refined " or " natural " sugars. For me and > many, this present a huge problem. > Anne > VA USA > ================================= I do tend to agree with you Anne that we do not need to add any extra sugars to our diets. All the sugar the body needs should come from the fresh fruits and vegetables that one eats. Not everyone can tolerate sugars especially those who have candida problems and pancreas problems. However, if you feel you must use sugar than I agree with Suzi. Use only unrefined natural sugars and do not ever use anything that is refined. Best would be to make your own fruit syrups without heating it. Just evaporating the excess water off and using that as your sweetener. Or use Stevia I guess, though I know little about this one. -- Peace, love and light, Don Quai " Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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