Re: help me!! Evil sugar addiction

[Guest guest]

> Please help me and tell me things that work for you to not eat sugar,

> and anything that you heard works, be it food or mentally.

Don't beat yourself up. I still eat sugar, just nowhere near what I

used to. I find that the more good fat I eat the less sugar I want. In

fact there are times when I eat a piece of butter and a sugar craving

will go away. But it's not 100%. I just try to make sure that when I do

eat sweets they're better sweets.

Lynn S.

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Editor/Publisher, The New Homemaker

http://www.thenewhomemaker.com/

Celebrating 5 Years of Homemaker and Caregiver Support: 1999-2004

[Guest guest]

Quoting Lynn Siprelle <lynn@...>:

> > Please help me and tell me things that work for you to not eat sugar,

> > and anything that you heard works, be it food or mentally.

>

> I find that the more good fat I eat the less sugar I want. In

> fact there are times when I eat a piece of butter and a sugar craving

> will go away.

Same here. I tried in vain for five years to give up sugar on a moderate-fat

diet. Once I started eating lots of high-quality fat, I was able to do it

easily. Nowadays, I'm tempted to eat junk food only when I'm very hungry.

The best way to stop yourself from eating bad food is to fill up on good

food first.

--

Berg

bberg@...

[Guest guest]

HA!

ahem.

well, for starters, everyone needs treats! so don't beat yourself up.

things that work for me are to periodically completely forgo sugar for one

or two weeks - i mean, fascisticly. (is that a word?) that reduces my need

for it, if i can make it that long!

also, i use green and black chocolate, which is gluten free, fair trade,

organic, shade grown goodness. also, costly. i break a bar into the squares

and put it in a dish. i only eat one piece at a time, try for only one a

day. if i want more, i remember it's nearly $3 a bar! i make coconut

candies or other treats that are not so high in sweet but still enough

sweet so i like them, but they still have good health value. i make sure

there's always some of the " good treats " in the house so i'm not tempted to

have bad treats (which i simply don't buy, and that also helps). finally, a

mental trick is this: think about after you've eaten a bunch of cookies

(whatever). when you eat the last bite, you still want more. you wish you

had just One More Bite. even though you've had 4 already! am i not right?

ok now. what if you only had one cookie? you'd still want more, but how is

that any different than having 4 and wanting more? when they're gone,

they're still gone, and you still wish you had more. so why not stop at one?

ok, i recognize that's pretty philosophical, and sometimes philosophy

doesn't hold up in the face of cookies (or ice cream or chocolate or

whatever). but often it does and when it works, well hey - it works!

good luck!

katja

At 07:46 PM 5/14/2004, you wrote:

>Hi again everyone.

>You all seem to be such excellent eaters, I'm sure none of you have

>this problem still. But me, I just can't seem to get over the

>addiction! No matter how many times I try to quit, I always go back

>to it and just can't say no to treats.

>I'm trying to get all the resources and motivation together that I can

>to break this awful eating habit.

>Please help me and tell me things that work for you to not eat sugar,

>and anything that you heard works, be it food or mentally.

>

>Thank you,

>Dani

[Guest guest]

I find that increased protein at breakfast (such as egg) and at lunch

(animal protein) as was recommended by my nutritionist plus lots more

vegetables/esp greens all day has greatly reduced my sugar cravings.

A kefir smoothie (which has protein) with fruit and maybe some maple

syrup (like described in NT) also reduces cravings for the less

healthful sweets, I've found. Cheese can also help.

Also, NOT TRYING to give sweets up completely and knowing you can

have them, but less frequently, is FAR easier than trying not to have

any. You don't have to give them up completely. As others have

said, just focus on the " better " sweets as much as possible - refined

sweets are ok once in a while too.

--- In , Berg <bberg@c...>

wrote:

> Quoting Lynn Siprelle <lynn@s...>:

>

> > > Please help me and tell me things that work for you to not eat

sugar,

> > > and anything that you heard works, be it food or mentally.

> >

> > I find that the more good fat I eat the less sugar I want. In

> > fact there are times when I eat a piece of butter and a sugar

craving

> > will go away.

>

> Same here. I tried in vain for five years to give up sugar on a

moderate-fat

> diet. Once I started eating lots of high-quality fat, I was able to

do it

> easily. Nowadays, I'm tempted to eat junk food only when I'm very

hungry.

> The best way to stop yourself from eating bad food is to fill up on

good

> food first.

>

> --

> Berg

> bberg@c...

[Guest guest]

Hi Dani,

I wasn't able to limit myself, or only eat the good homemade coconut oil

candies. I had to go completely off the sugar. I also gave up potatoes

when I realized they were becoming a substitute of sorts. So I wasn't

having any maple syrup or raw honey or white potatoes in any form, and no

grains (but we'd given them up before - they weren't part of my giving up

sugar).

Since I knew I had a problem, and no self control, I searched the net for

info on sugar that would give me the oomph I needed to go completely off.

It worked! And after just a few days of being 100% off (of all sugars and

all high glycemic load foods) I didn't have any cravings for sugar and could

make treats for my kids without wanting any. That was it's own wonderful

reward!!!! To be around sweets and not want them. It was a high,

definitely. : )

These are the only two I remember off the top of my head:

http://www.mercola.com/2001/jul/14/insulin.htm

124 Ways Sugar Can Ruin Your Health

www.nancyappleton.com

I'm not saying going 100% off is THE answer, just sharing what I needed to

do and what worked for me.

I wish you well : )

Rhea

[Guest guest]

This is such a timely post for me. I have been trying and trying too. I keep

slipping back into eating it.

Thanks for the link.

Sherry

Rhea Richmond <honeysuckles@...> wrote:

Hi Dani,

I wasn't able to limit myself, or only eat the good homemade coconut oil

candies. I had to go completely off the sugar. I also gave up potatoes

when I realized they were becoming a substitute of sorts. So I wasn't

having any maple syrup or raw honey or white potatoes in any form, and no

grains (but we'd given them up before - they weren't part of my giving up

sugar).

Since I knew I had a problem, and no self control, I searched the net for

info on sugar that would give me the oomph I needed to go completely off.

It worked! And after just a few days of being 100% off (of all sugars and

all high glycemic load foods) I didn't have any cravings for sugar and could

make treats for my kids without wanting any. That was it's own wonderful

reward!!!! To be around sweets and not want them. It was a high,

definitely. : )

These are the only two I remember off the top of my head:

http://www.mercola.com/2001/jul/14/insulin.htm

124 Ways Sugar Can Ruin Your Health

www.nancyappleton.com

I'm not saying going 100% off is THE answer, just sharing what I needed to

do and what worked for me.

I wish you well : )

Rhea

[Guest guest]

---Lately I been making my fruit smoothies with cream instead of

milk or yogurt. The cream smoothie seems much more filling. Instead

of eating 2 quarts I only eat one quart and I don't get hungry for a

long time. Try more cream!!! At your own risk!!Not sure what it'll do

to the scales. I do use lots of fruit w/o added sweeteners in the

smoothie. Dennis

In , " beauty3trees "

<daniismnn3@c...> wrote:

> Hi again everyone.

> You all seem to be such excellent eaters, I'm sure none of you have

> this problem still. But me, I just can't seem to get over the

> addiction! No matter how many times I try to quit, I always go back

> to it and just can't say no to treats.

> I'm trying to get all the resources and motivation together that I

can

> to break this awful eating habit.

> Please help me and tell me things that work for you to not eat

sugar,

> and anything that you heard works, be it food or mentally.

>

> Thank you,

> Dani

[Guest guest]

I have learned a lot more about sugar addiction recently in my own quest to

eat less and lose some weight. Firstly, carbs are addictive and trigger

sugar addiction. Gluten grains have opioids that make them physically

addictive like heroin. You need to eat a low-carb diet (but not necessarily

to the point of ketosis) to kick sugar cravings. This means eat fruit,

starchy vegs, and grains sparingly if at all. I have gone grain-free and it

has helped the sugar addiction enormously -- i can't even begin to tell you.

It is so liberating to be sitting there in front of cookies or some other

dessert being shared and not to partake out of plain indifference. Mercola's

No-Grain Diet addresses sugar addiction really well. (He advises smokers to

go off sugar first because it's more dangerous.) Good fats are helpful as

people mentioned. For me, the most important thing is to not get too hungry.

Today i was starving and looking at some spelt bread and i swear it was

singing to me. Luckily i got a good lunch in me quickly enough for it to

lose its appeal.

I like the idea of never eating sugar again but i'm not sure how realistic

it is. I find it better to slowly adapt a way of eating that will make the

sugar cravings drift away. But it is an addiction IMO and needs to be

treated as such.

Elaine

[Guest guest]

>Please help me and tell me things that work for you to not eat sugar,

>and anything that you heard works, be it food or mentally.

>

>Thank you,

>Dani

For me, getting my blood sugar levels in check (or cortisol,

they are kind of related). Once I was no longer hungry, sugar

held no interest. If I get really hungry, I want it!

The Warrior Diet was the key for me. I.e. fasting half the

day. This has been shown to fix blood sugar problems pretty

quickly. Also I drink wine in the evening ... wine really

kills sugar cravings. And, I eat the protein part of the

meal first. If I'm really hungry after that, I probably

didn't have enough. " Saving dessert til last " is a great

concept.

Eating lots of greens seems to do great things too. We

have good vegies locally now, and have been having big

ol' salads every lunch, with fish often, and that

seems to change one's metabolism.

Another great concept: WRITE IT DOWN. Eat whatever you

want, but force yourself to keep a diary of it. This has

an amazing effect on the ol' psyche. Keep track of quantities,

total calories, food quality.

Also, I don't tell myself I can't have it. I have a drawer

with good chocolates in it, and I have some sometimes.

But really, it's just not a craving any more.

-- Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

> >Please help me and tell me things that work for you to not eat

sugar,

> >and anything that you heard works, be it food or mentally.

> >

> >Thank you,

> >Dani

for me, increasing animal protein helped immensely. i've heard

that experimenting with animal protein levels may help sugar

cravings. ie if you already eat a lot, try lowering. if you don't eat

much, increase the amount.

when i went on the specific carbohydrate diet, my sugar cravings

disappeared overnight. i didn't have crazy cravings before...but

did crave chocolate chip cookies with EVERY meal, and it felt like

compulsive behavior.

julie

[Guest guest]

hmmm are there really people who can eat just 4 oreo's? i didn't

know that was possible! LOL ...they must have MSG in them because i

find them extremely addictive.

if there was a contest between sugar VS splenda, who is more evil?

vera

finally, a

> mental trick is this: think about after you've eaten a bunch of

cookies

> (whatever). when you eat the last bite, you still want more. you

wish you

> had just One More Bite. even though you've had 4 already! am i not

right?

> ok now. what if you only had one cookie? you'd still want more, but

how is

> that any different than having 4 and wanting more? when they're

gone,

> they're still gone, and you still wish you had more. so why not

stop at one?

[Guest guest]

Dani:

I too have trouble with sugar. I can give up grains with no problem, but sugar

still flirts with me shamelessly.

Marie

help me!! Evil sugar addiction

Hi again everyone.

You all seem to be such excellent eaters, I'm sure none of you have

this problem still. But me, I just can't seem to get over the

addiction! No matter how many times I try to quit, I always go back

to it and just can't say no to treats.

I'm trying to get all the resources and motivation together that I can

to break this awful eating habit.

Please help me and tell me things that work for you to not eat sugar,

and anything that you heard works, be it food or mentally.

Thank you,

Dani