I quit all at once. The worse is friends wanting you to try just a little bit. I say if I try it, I’ll go home and lick the sugar bowl. One piece sends me over the top. Lost 64 pounds.
@@pcastillo01 I cut out processed sugar I do eat berries and some fruit. .Mostly I eat protein, veggies and make meals and freeze then. Then I never have to think about what I’m going to eat. I eat 1,500 calories a day. I feel so good. I also live alone. No one to say, Let’s get some ice cream:)
@@patmerritt1655 That's awesome Pat, thanks for sharing your experience! :) May I ask how you deal / dealt with cravings? What helped you? (except not having anything sugary at home)
@@ElowenFaye I’m a little strong willed. When I decide something, I follow through. I also keep very busy. I help everyone that needs help. Some days. I want a little something yummy, but I just get busy. I’ve kept it off almost three years. Best part, is people keep giving me clothes they have outgrown:)
I can adhere to this, stopped eating sugar for 13 days exactly, no desire to eat sugar. But also I felt emptiness inside. So I can understand why I got addicted to sugar in the first place. This also requires a lifestyle change. Or else you will force yourself to eat sugar to cope with the emptiness. This has just been my experience.
Vinay Sharma I mean NO SUGAR. I went on the carnivore diet which means you only eat animal products such as meat, eggs and real cheese. They have no sugar whatsoever. My blood sugar also went back to “normal “ levels, and stays there.
@@VinaySharma-by7ss Did you know that your Brain needs cholesterol? Cholesterol is not bad for you it also helps heal the body. Cholesterol in the veins is trying to fix something usually high salt intake is what I have read. When Drs. saw cholesterol in the veins they jumped on it without really knowing why it was there. They started the whole campaign to stop animal fats etc.
The more sugar you eat the more you crave. This is great for diabetics. Doctors do not tell diabetics you have to withdraw from it. Thank you on behalf of diabetics.
Me too Michele! I would drink Karo syrup from the bottle... Pretty sick and addicted I'd say! BUT... Quit cold turkey and am following low carb( veg) moderate protein, and fat food plan and so far have lost 30 lbs and never felt better! It's changed my life!!!😩🤗❣
I’m pre-diabetic. I almost quit cold turkey except that I eat grapes. Tonight I was so desperate for something sweet that I ate one grape. That satisfied the sweet tooth completely! I’m 72 years old! This addiction is extremely difficult to overcome!
I've tried so many cold turkeys, lasted around 2 days tops. I've just accepted moderation is best, and it's best not to overthink what I'm eating/what I'm missing out on
Here's what worked for me First I quit soft drinks but still had sweet tea. Lemonaide, etc. Then I quit corn syrup and only ate things containing real sugar.. Then I gradually reduced sugar consumption and replaced it with whole fruit. Now, most things I used to like are too sweet for me to enjoy and I choose the healthier option because it just tastes better.
That is the key phrase here "you won't be fighting your biochemistry, and that will make you a lot stronger" sooooooo true! I'm on day 13 of Keto and I can honestly say that I can stare down a bag of chips or a plate of cookies and have no desire to eat them. I have a lot of weight to lose, but so far so good. Down 7lbs since beginning on April 21,2018. Thanks to 2 Fit Docs - you really showed me how easy it was to just begin. I've been so sick for so long and I can feel my strength returning. 😊😊
I went cold turkey, and in a successive unbroken time line, found out that a hurricane was heading my way, dealt with the hurricane, downed trees, 6 days with no electricity, 8 days with no internet or phone, a one week visit from my difficult in laws and didn't cave in. My dad in law literally held a homemade lemon meringue pie 6 inches from my face. I stood up and left the room. It's hard but its getting easier.
@@lee48lee68 In case you just abstain from refined sugar, not from carbs in general: dip dates in some good (sugar-free) cocoa-powder. Super tasty, nearly like chocolate and in moderation even healthy.
Dr. Becky you just gorgeous in purple. Soft spoken and kindhearted. I love your kind and soft way of talking. Lovely hands. What you say gathers full attention. Be healthy be happy, Amen
My first detox from sugar was at 28, almost 40 years ago. I allowed myself to eat a small apple when the urge hit. Some days I ate 4. With what I know now, not the best. But it kept me from running to the vending machine at work. I am an addict who battles my sugar demon regularly.
When I quit sugar my health improved almost immediately and I felt better. Cholesterol and triglycerides dropped into the normal range and the doc took me off high blood pressure meds. Problem is I relapsed and I'm back on sugar. Cholesterol and triglycerides are back up and I'm back on high blood pressure meds. This video will give me the kick start I needed, I'm going to quit sugar, this time for good.
I have passed through that sugar withdrawal symptoms. it was difficult at the beginning but I gradually limiting my carb intake as well. Dr Becky has given us lots of knowledge and motivate me to lead myself tosugar free lifestyle. Thanks a million Dr Becky.❤️
Sugar IS a drug... I've been off sugar for 2and a half months, did cold turkey, along with no carbs, started low carb food plan! I'm a hope to die sugar addict with a very high tolerance for it! So no sugar for 2&1/2 months, healthy low carb food plan, eating clean and healthy, veg, moderate protein, fats, down 30 lbs and never felt better !!! Thank goodness for Dr. Becky who makes freedom from food addictions and gives us healthy life choices with love and understanding❤️❤️❤️❤️so grateful!!! With love, Sue
Thank you Becky, for adding your personal struggle with sugar addiction...it gave me the added hope I needed to understand that it is attainable! Your videos are excellent!
That is all I did was quit sugar cold turkey and since then I went from a L to a S shirt size and dropped 5 pant sizes, all in four months. That was last May and since then I’ve maintained and now have some sugar but never to the levels I used to have before. The thing I found is that I had a lot of room to reduce my sugar. I used to drink soda everyday and had a sweet tooth for kit kats and other candies. So simply cutting these out was bound to lead to weight loss and it did. Some people who saw my progress wanted to try the same but they simple didn’t have the excess sugar that I used to consume so there wasn’t much for them to cut out. I guess in their case the problem is carbs which I don’t think people associate with sugar. The pastas and starchy foods etc.
Yes. I just realized I HAVE cut sugar AND things like sweet potatoes and tinned beans (savoury sweet things) and that is causing a massive detox but I'm still addicted to my (no added sugar) cereals like spelt flakes and bread (pure rye and spelt)+ some rice. No sugar, mostly complex carbs in fact, but I'm totally addicted to those, and I;m wanting to transition to keto so this is going to be so hard for me.
I found that my addiction to sugar was more psychological than chemical. I was addicted to sweetness, whether sugar or other sweeteners, but the artificial sweeteners triggered a sugar binge. I'd be good all day, but when I tasted the Diet Pepsi I immediately turned toward the deserts. I had to break from artificial sweeteners to break the addiction to sweetness. After a few weeks without any sweet foods I was able to use artificial sweeteners without triggering a sugar binge. Hard weeks, but life is better on the other side. The psychological struggle takes longer than the chemical withdrawal symptoms. I realized I could have no self-respect or pride if I let myself be at the mercy of a self-destructive habit. That gave me the stubbornness to see it through.
Thats great Ted. Im about to embark on cutting out sugar, cold turkey. No sweeteners either! I have alot of weight to lose, and im addicted to sweets. From Australia
Dr. Becky, you are a real God send for so many people who need help with this. I am at the end of my second week without sugar and not only am I alive still, lol, but not even thinking about it anymore! I am so looking forward to beating this drug and sticking with Keto; feeling energetic and optimistic eating just real food!
I've done it before and oh boy gotta tell you I felt great. I had tons of energy and my eyes looked so healthy, but then I fell off the wagon again. Oh well, I'm trying again. I had my coffee without sugar this morning so it's a start. Thanks for all your advice. :)
For me, quitting sugar is much more difficult than quitting cigarettes. The withdrawals are worse. It makes me feel weak and sickly even if I'm not and like you said, willpower can be unreliable. I hope to also break this addiction someday... 🙁
I so wish I had seen this 30 days ago- it so would have helped me understand what was going on when I got off of sugar! Lol 😆 I’m on Day 31 of No Sugar and I am sooooo thrilled! Thank You 🙏
She is totally right.. I could quit sugar with a will of power for 3 entire months with no sugar no honey no kind of sweaters and after 3 months I ate cake in my husband's birthday and it led to keeping to eat more and more sweets everyday over a whole month.. I will put this as a goal for 2020 to exclude sugar from my life:) when I quit sugar, I felt better, lost weight, had great energy at work, slept better, and didn't get sick.. but when I went back, I got sick, felt dizzy and drowsy at work, had insulin drop.. and felt uncomfortable..
Except for some fruit I quit processed sugar last November cold turkey. I have an obsessive/compulsive personality and cutting back is not an option. I lost 40+lbs by February and haven't gained it back, have had very little processed sugar since. Your videos supplement my efforts to stay off sugar but must say I haven't had to force myself to resist because I see sugar as good tasting poison and who wants to consume poison. Your videos help with my vigilance for staying away from this destructive substance. Thank you for the help
Hows it going? Still off the sugar? Wishing you all the best! Yes if you get off track simply remember all the benefits of NOT eating sugar. And remember its not "Will Power" its "Conviction" if you remind yourself of the destruction SUGAR causes you can not just resist SUGAR but you can call it what it is A poison! Take a tesspon of sugar and look at it and CALL IT POISON,,,, now you have "CONVICTION "... And remember this RRR. Resist Replace Remember! Disclaimer DO NOT DO THIS ITS JUST A MENTAL PICTURE TO SEE---: 2 jars, one with powder sugar and one jar with Decon rat poison , now not knowing which jar is the rat poison or the SUGAR are YOU going to chance your HEALTH on a little fake sugar pleasure ? Now PICTURE you walking away Now you lose your sugar desire!
@@anomalous34 well, to be honest, I ate sugar from 26 till today 31, but that's okay I'm gonna start all over again from tomorrow doing 26 days and failing 5 is better than doing none and I'm not gonna let it stop me from trying again!
Let's celebrate! I want blueberry cheesecake, strawberry milkshake with whip cream drizzled in chocolate sauce and marshmallows, ice cream, and what else? just kidding 😁
For someone who’s had pretty much 60g + ( not inc breads etc and sauces) of added sugar a day, I decided taking the cutting back approach and instantly on the first day I did not crave at all. I done a ketogenic diet before for a week and lost a lot of weight. The idea of a new challenge was exciting for me, and I’m thinking maybe I have reached a plateau in my weight loss because I was eating within calories but not losing weight and working out everyday. I’v given up pot, smoking, nicotine supplements, caffeine and now I will control my sugar. It’s not hard at all, I’m starting to feel good already. And out of the 30g that I’v allowed myself a day, 4-10 g will come from pastry/bread. Heroine can kill you instantly and sugar won’t, a healthy moderation is key rather than extreme short term approach.
I'm quitting sugary foods starting tomorrow and eating clean. The only sugars I'll have will be natural sugar from fruit which we need to avoid low blood sugar levels. More greens for me, today is the last day I'll treat myself to sugary stuff before cutting it out tomorrow.
Going cold turkey is what did it for me. I did it by going keto as well and I feel like that helped even more as when you’re in ketosis, your brain chemistry changes even more dramatically and reduces cravings marginally higher than just cutting out sugar itself.
I'm excited to watch this video. Will have to wait till tonight after work 👍 I was extremely addicted to candy and have gone 3 weeks now without eating any. I still have an occasional cookie or brownie but I really don't like those, so it's going to be easy for me now that I've gotten over the candy withdrawals. It was mostly mental though and I just had to tell myself No, don't do it. I did have headaches and low energy at first, now I feel more clear mentally and don't have a bloated stomach anymore.
I love your succinct and simple way of explaining things. Special thanks for not rambling on and on and on too. Sugar is a terrible drug and next to impossible to overcome. I have a long road ahead of me.
Dr. Becky, I just wanted to tell you I appreciate your expertise SO MUCH. I've listened to countless videos, and I've also signed up for your 0123 plan and coaching program. Now I'm not saying I've yet started the 0123 plan, BUT I am following your guidelines about stopping sugar, eating healthy greens and filling in with healthy fats. (I've lost six pounds in the last week, by the way, but that's probably not a REAL good measure, because I had company right at the time I was signing up for the program, so I was eating "company" food that I would not normally eat.) Another thing I learned is that I should NOT be using Splenda, so I've stopped that. (I have hypothyroidism.) But what I find SO amazing is I am not STARVING all the time like I was before. I felt like I was eating small amounts (of JUNK, I guess - ha!) all day long, but I was always starving. Now I'm not! I also got some of the electrolyte drops you recommended and have been using those. Anyway, I just really appreciate you. I don't feel like you're pushing the latest fad. You just KNOW YOUR STUFF, and you're so helpful to me. Thanks, Annette
Hi Annette, thanks for your comment and welcome to my coaching program! I am happy to hear that you're already starting to experience some of the benefits...many more to come :). I wish you the best!
i use like a 62% dark chocolate to help me get back on track. seems to help when i've fallen off the wagon. always been a milk chocolate fan so at first it didn't even seem sweet. it was kind of bitter. but now it really helps curb cravings and i love the taste of it
Thank you Dr. Becky, you mentioned that taste buds will change and I think that is why I don’t seem to like the taste of many vegetables. I need to heed your advice and give this a try.
Day four of no sugar. Already feal much less blotting, 5 lbs gone, stiffness in legs 80 percent better and my pants feel less tight. Down side. Felt a little more sluggish but I think that will change soon. Bottom line wish I did this years ago. I'm doing a 14 day no sugar low carb thing and I think I'll be doing it much much longer.
I like those in the bottle. Green Goodness I think was the name........ guess I should check for sugars or make my own. I have a juicer but is a pain to clean. :( Not sure if my blender could handle a smoothie but can at least try it and keep the fiber.
Thanks doc' I've just seriously started quitting in 2019! thanks for all the tips it's so important to not eat sugar thanks for the upload! Love from toronto, Canada
This video is a MUST SEE, it's so accurate and understandable. I've been seriously addicted to sugar, especially in chocolate, so much that I would get serious symptoms if I didn't get my daily fix, and through the past 30 years I've tried both ways to get out of that addiction, and I've found that going cold turkey is the absolute best way, because when you're addicted to something, even the tiniest bit of that drug will set off the whole addiction, just like you describe. But it wasn't until I found the Atkins diet and went keto, that I've been able to really succeed. It made it SO much EASIER, and I've had very little to none of the usual withdrawal symptoms. I can only recommend it to anybody struggling with addiction.
Thanks for the info Doctor…….just one thing though you didn’t mention fruit . When you and other professionals talk about quitting sugar, do you mean added sugar . Most of us are taught from an early age that fruit is really good for us . An apple a day keeps the doctor away ? Your comments would be really appreciated. Thanks again from England.
Becoming sugar-free is really tricky. I have been on it for the last 2 years and it's been an on-and-off tussle throughout. if I don't use a substitute I miss out, especially on those hot beverages and if I do, I lose out on my resolve to abstain from the whole gamut of stuff that's been a weakness.
I have been no sugar low carb for about a month now. I used 3 sugars in my morning coffee. Then I went to using sugar free pancake syrup in my coffee, (tastes a lot better than the sugar substitute packets). Now I just use two hazelnut creamers. I may cut that in half soon.
I have reduced the amount of sugar after a period of fasting, and stopped adding it to some foods. Instead of sweet porridge, I eat salted with pork, or just with milk and butter, and don't use sugar to make carrots juicy. There are products that need some sweetening. One of them is COFFEE. Otherwise I need to stop drinking it, but I like it. Currently I'm adding a teaspoon to 350 ml of drink with milk, which is barely enough, but doesn't overpower the flavor. I used to add 3 times as much and drank several mugs out of habit, which I have now limited to coincide with a meal, and I drink more plain water with salty foods instead. Not eating any cakes saves money. Can't say that I've had "shakiness" due to lack of sweetness. It did happen from glucose when I ate only carbohydrates without meat and fat, and that was what I reached for to feel better, not sugar.
THis is wonderful. I have been looking for this kind of advice for a long time. Thank you very much!!! I am soo addicted to sugar. I've followed a low carb diet for better than 20 years, but keep falling off the low carb wagon every few months and so regret it. I'm getting older now and when I put sugar into my body anymore, it's debilitating.
I went cold turkey the week before Christmas 2019 & craved it daily until I decided to eat sugar again 7/4/19. So, I have decided to just cut back a little at a time until I'm sugar-free again & hoping I won't crave it as much.
I dramatically cut back on sugar and carb consumption for quite a while now, and I feel amazing. But, theres people online that say carbs and sugar are the same thing. Are they though?
I seem to get addicted to anything going. Some people say about addictive personality. I don't know? I managed to get away from Heroin and alcohol after being addicted for 22 years. Maybe im swapping it for something else to fill a void. Constant twitchy legs and sweaty armpits but cold body. I also think I suffer from low dopamine levels and serotonin levels. Definitely a lose connection somewhere in my head! God give me strength 🙏🙏😇
i can cut sugar cold turkey, but i need to see results. losing weight replaces the endorphin rush from sugar, but if I'm not getting that payoff, then the cravings come rushing back.
Quit cold turkey and the worst symptoms did not last 3 days but rather two weeks. The restless legs and depression I did not anticipate. It’s been 3 months and I feel amazing. But my cravings are intermittent, I though they would subside altogether by now.
I've been doing low carb for a year.. lost 50 pounds. I try to do IF 16/8 most days.. but I do bulletproof coffee in AM with non sugar sweetener.. I also love egg and cream cheese dishes with some sweetener.. So my point is that I don't get the issue with something sweet? I like wine, I'm not an alcoholic, I like sweet things but I don't think I'm a sugar addict. Being healthy is my goal and I believe we can achieve that and still enjoy fat, sugar, meat, veggies.. being in ketosis isn't my goal either.. by doing low carb and IF I believe I'm in ketosis at least 40 to 60 percent of the time, and that works just fine. Doing it this way.. makes everything much easier to do. I wonder if I'm just not a person who gets addicted? My daughter definitely felt sick after just a couple of days just trying to cut carbs.. but she's had addition problems, so like many things we have to do what works for us. In general I agree with point if clip, but I don't want to cut all sweets.. and I don't believe it's going to make much difference in my health.. but having some sweetener in my morning coffee will make me a lot happier in the life I live.
Then why are you commenting here .... ok so you have convinced yourself it's not a problem....the rest of us are trapped and figuring out healthy ways to make important changes but understand if the side effects are normal. My family dr is not interested in helping me change my life he is interested in billing my insurance for the inevitable outcome
@@anniesue4456 you're over reacting to my comment.. I understand that if your feeling Ill and no one seems to hear you it can be frustrating .. but my comment is for folks who don't have a firmed up belief based on their own research to let them know that there is no one answer.. so they can listen.. and discern that this clip is only one opinion. We all have to do our own research and pick and choose what works for you. The first two min of this clip about "sugar is a drug" I totally agree with.. so if I didn't make that clear I hope this corrects it. But!!! I also think some people become addicts and some don't. I can have a little sweetener (not sugar), it makes eating healthy easier for me.. but I'm not addicted, I know many are. We should start to think of sugar similar to how we view alcohol. I don't think most folks need to be made to feel guilty for eating a bit of cake anymore than having a glass of wine at dinner... This lady is extreme, but for some . Maybe you... Her answer is your answer... But.. viewers need to understand there is a medium. Hope you ignore doctors that don't listen to you, I don't take anyone's opinion.. I form my own and do what's best for me.
I used to drink at least 9 to 12 cans of Coca-Cola a day and one day I decided no more. I went cold turkey on them for a good 2 years and it was the best decision ever. Over the Christmas period, I treated myself to a can of Coke-Zero which makes no different to regular Coca-Cola really minus the fancy name. The taste is foul and I have no craving for it so I think in regards to that side of things, I have been successful. I will not drink them unless it's a special occasion but I'd rather drink something else instead. I now drink flavored water which have the sweeteners Sucralose and Acesulfame K but was told by a family friend that they are alright to consume. I'm still working on going turkey with other sugary things such as chocolate, cake, you know the drill; but overall I am feeling better and healthier and have dropped a bit of weight! It's awesome! :)
I quit sugar for a whole months after a decade of severe addiction. I ate some fruit and a sugar free drink and the addictive behaviour came right back. I basically have to cut out everything including refined carbs to cut this addiction. i'm trying to go for 14 months since that is the time that it takes to apparently heal an addicts brain mostly.
Dr. Becky..I'm strong willed having broken many habits in previous years,introducing good fats already. But want to gain weight, not lose..what's the vegetables you recommend, please ?
Other than carbs that are low GI like sweet potatoes and pumpkins, what kind of other carbs do you recommend when going sugar free? What kind of rice do you recommend - brown rice or white rice?
Lisa Love I never considered that! I too have a family history of alcoholism. But I am a recovering alcoholic and a current sugar addict. Interesting. I bet you are right.
Dr.Becky love your shirt. So true what you are saying!!!!!!! When I try to do the sugar free desserts I just want more! For me I have to stay away. Diet Coke doesn't seem to cause me a problem. Worse thing I can do is watch RUclipsrs doing lowcarb desserts that triggers me! Thanks for video. thanks Jennifer 😃
Hi. I’m on my husband’s iPad, but I loved Coke’s. At 35 I had a batch of kidneys, very painful. My Dr. told me no colas, nuts or chocolate, after 11 lithotripsys , and almost dying from sepsis due to kidney infection caused by stones. I quit. It may take a month or so, but good results. Good luck. I started Keto today.
I quit sugar but I do have honey on my toast and eat fruit . I ate loads of sugar every day and had horrible withdrwal symptoms but I am good now . I made a desicion not to eat sugar . There is a huge power in making a decision
I’ve cut “obvious sugars” from my diet. So no cake, candy, sports drinks, soda, and even alcohol. But I haven’t cut out carbs. Probably making the withdrawal symptoms last much longer.. but considering I’m on day 5 and lost 6lbs, that could be making me feel pretty bad too
Went cold turkey yesterday. I have been a sugar addict all my life. I had candida issues, ate stevia sweets during that period and went back on sugar as soon as possible. I am a very disciplined person. However, never had discipline here. It bothers me so much, I am worried for my health.
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I quit all at once. The worse is friends wanting you to try just a little bit. I say if I try it, I’ll go home and lick the sugar bowl. One piece sends me over the top. Lost 64 pounds.
Congrats
Did you quit only sugar or all the whites (flour, rice……)
@@pcastillo01 I cut out processed sugar I do eat berries and some fruit.
.Mostly I eat protein, veggies and make meals and freeze then. Then I never have to think about what I’m going to eat. I eat 1,500 calories a day. I feel so good. I also live alone. No one to say, Let’s get some ice cream:)
@@patmerritt1655 That's awesome Pat, thanks for sharing your experience! :) May I ask how you deal / dealt with cravings? What helped you? (except not having anything sugary at home)
@@ElowenFaye I’m a little strong willed. When I decide something, I follow through. I also keep very busy. I help everyone that needs help. Some days. I want a little something yummy, but I just get busy. I’ve kept it off almost three years. Best part, is people keep giving me clothes they have outgrown:)
I can adhere to this, stopped eating sugar for 13 days exactly, no desire to eat sugar. But also I felt emptiness inside. So I can understand why I got addicted to sugar in the first place. This also requires a lifestyle change. Or else you will force yourself to eat sugar to cope with the emptiness. This has just been my experience.
Yes right need some dompamine kick
Same! I used EFT tapping to help me get through the void and also wanting a treat after meals and see an eft coach David Childerley
I love this comment
Definitely a sugar-holic here! No such thing as cutting back for me, had to go cold turkey. Been sugar free 3 weeks, lost 12 lbs so far.
When you say quit sugar you mean added sugars or something like dates is also NO NO
Vinay Sharma I mean NO SUGAR. I went on the carnivore diet which means you only eat animal products such as meat, eggs and real cheese. They have no sugar whatsoever. My blood sugar also went back to “normal “ levels, and stays there.
@@virginia7191 thanks for your reply, but please keep a watch on cholesterol also
Vinay Sharma Check out videos by Dr Ken D Berry, please. He explains a lot.
@@VinaySharma-by7ss Did you know that your Brain needs cholesterol? Cholesterol is not bad for you it also helps heal the body. Cholesterol in the veins is trying to fix something usually high salt intake is what I have read. When Drs. saw cholesterol in the veins they jumped on it without really knowing why it was there. They started the whole campaign to stop animal fats etc.
The more sugar you eat the more you crave. This is great for diabetics. Doctors do not tell diabetics you have to withdraw from it. Thank you on behalf of diabetics.
I'm I real sugar addict and I know from past experiences I'll have to go cold turkey, one piece of cake leads to a whole cake.
Me too Michele! I would drink Karo syrup from the bottle... Pretty sick and addicted I'd say! BUT... Quit cold turkey and am following low carb( veg) moderate protein, and fat food plan and so far have lost 30 lbs and never felt better! It's changed my life!!!😩🤗❣
Me too
You are not alone 😄😄
Good lord a whole cake 🎂
Same! No such thing as a tiny scoop,a small piece or a cheat day for me.
I’m pre-diabetic. I almost quit cold turkey except that I eat grapes. Tonight I was so desperate for something sweet that I ate one grape. That satisfied the sweet tooth completely! I’m 72 years old! This addiction is extremely difficult to overcome!
Keep at it, Marilyn!
I've tried so many cold turkeys, lasted around 2 days tops. I've just accepted moderation is best, and it's best not to overthink what I'm eating/what I'm missing out on
Do you consider yourself a sugar addict?
Here's what worked for me
First I quit soft drinks but still had sweet tea. Lemonaide, etc. Then I quit corn syrup and only ate things containing real sugar.. Then I gradually reduced sugar consumption and replaced it with whole fruit. Now, most things I used to like are too sweet for me to enjoy and I choose the healthier option because it just tastes better.
That is the key phrase here "you won't be fighting your biochemistry, and that will make you a lot stronger" sooooooo true! I'm on day 13 of Keto and I can honestly say that I can stare down a bag of chips or a plate of cookies and have no desire to eat them. I have a lot of weight to lose, but so far so good. Down 7lbs since beginning on April 21,2018. Thanks to 2 Fit Docs - you really showed me how easy it was to just begin. I've been so sick for so long and I can feel my strength returning. 😊😊
Congrats, Carla! Keep going!
For others who are interested, 2 Fit Docs is the RUclips Channel I have with my husband: ruclips.net/user/2FitDocs
I went cold turkey, and in a successive unbroken time line, found out that a hurricane was heading my way, dealt with the hurricane, downed trees, 6 days with no electricity, 8 days with no internet or phone, a one week visit from my difficult in laws and didn't cave in. My dad in law literally held a homemade lemon meringue pie 6 inches from my face. I stood up and left the room. It's hard but its getting easier.
Phoebe, you are my lodestar. What a trial. Kudos!
I’ve been sugar free since January 2017. I can’t even watch this video because it makes me remember how much I loved chocolate.
@Steve Hayes -You’re right. I like milk chocolate though.
@@lee48lee68 In case you just abstain from refined sugar, not from carbs in general: dip dates in some good (sugar-free) cocoa-powder. Super tasty, nearly like chocolate and in moderation even healthy.
Dr. Becky you just gorgeous in purple. Soft spoken and kindhearted. I love your kind and soft way of talking. Lovely hands. What you say gathers full attention.
Be healthy be happy,
Amen
Flattery is sweet food for those who can swallow it. ~ Danish Proverbs😉
@@hesch-tag Flattery myass, gr8passion is merely stating the truth.
My first detox from sugar was at 28, almost 40 years ago. I allowed myself to eat a small apple when the urge hit. Some days I ate 4. With what I know now, not the best. But it kept me from running to the vending machine at work. I am an addict who battles my sugar demon regularly.
Thanks for posting. All true in my experience. Nine weeks no sugar and down 25 lbs.
When I quit sugar my health improved almost immediately and I felt better. Cholesterol and triglycerides dropped into the normal range and the doc took me off high blood pressure meds. Problem is I relapsed and I'm back on sugar. Cholesterol and triglycerides are back up and I'm back on high blood pressure meds. This video will give me the kick start I needed, I'm going to quit sugar, this time for good.
You poor thing
Best of luck
I will definitely not use splenda for my coffee or tea anymore. Thanks so much for the advice. From Kingston Ontario Canada
I have passed through that sugar withdrawal symptoms. it was difficult at the beginning but I gradually limiting my carb intake as well. Dr Becky has given us lots of knowledge and motivate me to lead myself tosugar free lifestyle. Thanks a million Dr Becky.❤️
Sugar IS a drug... I've been off sugar for 2and a half months, did cold turkey, along with no carbs, started low carb food plan! I'm a hope to die sugar addict with a very high tolerance for it! So no sugar for 2&1/2 months, healthy low carb food plan, eating clean and healthy, veg, moderate protein, fats, down 30 lbs and never felt better !!! Thank goodness for Dr. Becky who makes freedom from food addictions and gives us healthy life choices with love and understanding❤️❤️❤️❤️so grateful!!! With love, Sue
I just started my journey,day 11
Thank you Becky, for adding your personal struggle with sugar addiction...it gave me the added hope I needed to understand that it is attainable! Your videos are excellent!
That is all I did was quit sugar cold turkey and since then I went from a L to a S shirt size and dropped 5 pant sizes, all in four months. That was last May and since then I’ve maintained and now have some sugar but never to the levels I used to have before. The thing I found is that I had a lot of room to reduce my sugar. I used to drink soda everyday and had a sweet tooth for kit kats and other candies. So simply cutting these out was bound to lead to weight loss and it did. Some people who saw my progress wanted to try the same but they simple didn’t have the excess sugar that I used to consume so there wasn’t much for them to cut out. I guess in their case the problem is carbs which I don’t think people associate with sugar. The pastas and starchy foods etc.
westfield90 same here.,
Yes. I just realized I HAVE cut sugar AND things like sweet potatoes and tinned beans (savoury sweet things) and that is causing a massive detox but I'm still addicted to my (no added sugar) cereals like spelt flakes and bread (pure rye and spelt)+ some rice. No sugar, mostly complex carbs in fact, but I'm totally addicted to those, and I;m wanting to transition to keto so this is going to be so hard for me.
Hello. Did you replace your sugar with fats(meat , sugarless peanut butter?)
wow!
Well done man, loadsa respect
I was sugar free then I was hit with several stressful events in a row and now I am hooked again.
Boy it's not easy
Try and reset don't be to hard on yourself
I feel calmer when listening to her voice
This channel is the most understanding of human nature and the most rational of all the library of nutrition books that I have 😊
Thank you, Maria!
I found that my addiction to sugar was more psychological than chemical. I was addicted to sweetness, whether sugar or other sweeteners, but the artificial sweeteners triggered a sugar binge. I'd be good all day, but when I tasted the Diet Pepsi I immediately turned toward the deserts. I had to break from artificial sweeteners to break the addiction to sweetness. After a few weeks without any sweet foods I was able to use artificial sweeteners without triggering a sugar binge. Hard weeks, but life is better on the other side.
The psychological struggle takes longer than the chemical withdrawal symptoms. I realized I could have no self-respect or pride if I let myself be at the mercy of a self-destructive habit. That gave me the stubbornness to see it through.
Thats great Ted. Im about to embark on cutting out sugar, cold turkey. No sweeteners either! I have alot of weight to lose, and im addicted to sweets. From Australia
Ted Stevens Hi Ted. I respect you for quitting. You’ve encouraged me. Thanks for sharing.
Dr. Becky, you are a real God send for so many people who need help with this. I am at the end of my second week without sugar and not only am I alive still, lol, but not even thinking about it anymore! I am so looking forward to beating this drug and sticking with Keto; feeling energetic and optimistic eating just real food!
I've done it before and oh boy gotta tell you I felt great. I had tons of energy and my eyes looked so healthy, but then I fell off the wagon again. Oh well, I'm trying again. I had my coffee without sugar this morning so it's a start. Thanks for all your advice. :)
For me, quitting sugar is much more difficult than quitting cigarettes. The withdrawals are worse. It makes me feel weak and sickly even if I'm not and like you said, willpower can be unreliable. I hope to also break this addiction someday... 🙁
you can
I so wish I had seen this 30 days ago- it so would have helped me understand what was going on when I got off of sugar! Lol 😆 I’m on Day 31 of No Sugar and I am sooooo thrilled! Thank You 🙏
How many days was it difficult at the beginning?
@@beccathering7035 I think it was about a week or so. They got super easy after that.
She is totally right.. I could quit sugar with a will of power for 3 entire months with no sugar no honey no kind of sweaters and after 3 months I ate cake in my husband's birthday and it led to keeping to eat more and more sweets everyday over a whole month.. I will put this as a goal for 2020 to exclude sugar from my life:) when I quit sugar, I felt better, lost weight, had great energy at work, slept better, and didn't get sick.. but when I went back, I got sick, felt dizzy and drowsy at work, had insulin drop.. and felt uncomfortable..
Hi Mariam, I wish you the best for a sugar-free 2020!
@@beckygillaspy Thank you wish you the best of luck in the new year and really enjoying your useful videos!
I seriously struggle with this so so badly. I keep trying and failing. Thank you so much Dr.
I had a hard time quitting cold turkey. It's so good the day after Thanksgiving.
Except for some fruit I quit processed sugar last November cold turkey. I have an obsessive/compulsive personality and cutting back is not an option. I lost 40+lbs by February and haven't gained it back, have had very little processed sugar since. Your videos supplement my efforts to stay off sugar but must say I haven't had to force myself to resist because I see sugar as good tasting poison and who wants to consume poison. Your videos help with my vigilance for staying away from this destructive substance. Thank you for the help
“Good tasting poised” what a helpful way for me to reframe!
Well put
I tell people I'm off sugar and they think I'm nuts!
Definitely cold turkey.
Quit cold turkey. Fell off the wagon. Went from perfect skin to breakouts again. Sleep is again disrupted. Back into no sugar
Hows it going? Still off the sugar? Wishing you all the best! Yes if you get off track simply remember all the benefits of NOT eating sugar. And remember its not "Will Power" its "Conviction" if you remind yourself of the destruction SUGAR causes you can not just resist SUGAR but you can call it what it is A poison! Take a tesspon of sugar and look at it and CALL IT POISON,,,, now you have "CONVICTION "... And remember this RRR. Resist Replace Remember! Disclaimer DO NOT DO THIS ITS JUST A MENTAL PICTURE TO SEE---: 2 jars, one with powder sugar and one jar with Decon rat poison , now not knowing which jar is the rat poison or the SUGAR are YOU going to chance your HEALTH on a little fake sugar pleasure ? Now PICTURE you walking away Now you lose your sugar desire!
NO sugar in 2019! here I come!
thank you DR
how you holding up?
@@anomalous34 well, to be honest,
I ate sugar from 26 till today 31, but that's okay I'm gonna start all over again from tomorrow
doing 26 days and failing 5 is better than doing none
and I'm not gonna let it stop me from trying again!
@@البُشرَیالسَّارّة nicee
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Let's celebrate! I want blueberry cheesecake, strawberry milkshake with whip cream drizzled in chocolate sauce and marshmallows, ice cream, and what else? just kidding 😁
For someone who’s had pretty much 60g + ( not inc breads etc and sauces) of added sugar a day, I decided taking the cutting back approach and instantly on the first day I did not crave at all. I done a ketogenic diet before for a week and lost a lot of weight. The idea of a new challenge was exciting for me, and I’m thinking maybe I have reached a plateau in my weight loss because I was eating within calories but not losing weight and working out everyday.
I’v given up pot, smoking, nicotine supplements, caffeine and now I will control my sugar. It’s not hard at all, I’m starting to feel good already. And out of the 30g that I’v allowed myself a day, 4-10 g will come from pastry/bread.
Heroine can kill you instantly and sugar won’t, a healthy moderation is key rather than extreme short term approach.
I'm quitting sugary foods starting tomorrow and eating clean. The only sugars I'll have will be natural sugar from fruit which we need to avoid low blood sugar levels. More greens for me, today is the last day I'll treat myself to sugary stuff before cutting it out tomorrow.
Going cold turkey is what did it for me. I did it by going keto as well and I feel like that helped even more as when you’re in ketosis, your brain chemistry changes even more dramatically and reduces cravings marginally higher than just cutting out sugar itself.
I'm excited to watch this video. Will have to wait till tonight after work 👍 I was extremely addicted to candy and have gone 3 weeks now without eating any. I still have an occasional cookie or brownie but I really don't like those, so it's going to be easy for me now that I've gotten over the candy withdrawals. It was mostly mental though and I just had to tell myself No, don't do it. I did have headaches and low energy at first, now I feel more clear mentally and don't have a bloated stomach anymore.
Off of sugar for 2 years and 3 months. Best decision I ever made where food is concerned. Took me 3 days to stop totally...
Did u go cold turkey?i realise if I ate o sugar at all,I’m less likely to binge than if I ate one small piece of chocolate
I love your succinct and simple way of explaining things. Special thanks for not rambling on and on and on too. Sugar is a terrible drug and next to impossible to overcome. I have a long road ahead of me.
2021 - 2022 sugar free here I come ! Thanks for the video
Dr. Becky, I just wanted to tell you I appreciate your expertise SO MUCH. I've listened to countless videos, and I've also signed up for your 0123 plan and coaching program. Now I'm not saying I've yet started the 0123 plan, BUT I am following your guidelines about stopping sugar, eating healthy greens and filling in with healthy fats. (I've lost six pounds in the last week, by the way, but that's probably not a REAL good measure, because I had company right at the time I was signing up for the program, so I was eating "company" food that I would not normally eat.) Another thing I learned is that I should NOT be using Splenda, so I've stopped that. (I have hypothyroidism.) But what I find SO amazing is I am not STARVING all the time like I was before. I felt like I was eating small amounts (of JUNK, I guess - ha!) all day long, but I was always starving. Now I'm not! I also got some of the electrolyte drops you recommended and have been using those. Anyway, I just really appreciate you. I don't feel like you're pushing the latest fad. You just KNOW YOUR STUFF, and you're so helpful to me. Thanks, Annette
Hi Annette, thanks for your comment and welcome to my coaching program! I am happy to hear that you're already starting to experience some of the benefits...many more to come :). I wish you the best!
i use like a 62% dark chocolate to help me get back on track. seems to help when i've fallen off the wagon. always been a milk chocolate fan so at first it didn't even seem sweet. it was kind of bitter. but now it really helps curb cravings and i love the taste of it
Thank you Dr. Becky, you mentioned that taste buds will change and I think that is why I don’t seem to like the taste of many vegetables. I need to heed your advice and give this a try.
Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease that book is a must if you want to stop being obese.
some study said carbs will be less if and if rice, water remove on 80% cooked, with coconut oil and keep on 2 hour fridge before devouring.
I’m not really a sugar addict, but I’d like to become more serious in my sporting career and this seems like a way to better my fitness
Day four of no sugar. Already feal much less blotting, 5 lbs gone, stiffness in legs 80 percent better and my pants feel less tight. Down side. Felt a little more sluggish but I think that will change soon. Bottom line wish I did this years ago. I'm doing a 14 day no sugar low carb thing and I think I'll be doing it much much longer.
I found having green smoothies stopped me wanting sugary foods..
COOL!!! Thanks for sharing
I like those in the bottle. Green Goodness I think was the name........ guess I should check for sugars or make my own. I have a juicer but is a pain to clean. :( Not sure if my blender could handle a smoothie but can at least try it and keep the fiber.
Thank you for this helpful video. What about eating fruit? There is sugar in it. Can I eat fruit? Or better just vegetables and salad?
I think fruit is ok as long as you don't go overboard on it. Berries are good for you in that they have fiber & antioxidants.
Thanks doc' I've just seriously started quitting in 2019! thanks for all the tips it's so important to not eat sugar thanks for the upload! Love from toronto, Canada
This video is a MUST SEE, it's so accurate and understandable.
I've been seriously addicted to sugar, especially in chocolate, so much that I would get serious symptoms if I didn't get my daily fix, and through the past 30 years I've tried both ways to get out of that addiction, and I've found that going cold turkey is the absolute best way, because when you're addicted to something, even the tiniest bit of that drug will set off the whole addiction, just like you describe.
But it wasn't until I found the Atkins diet and went keto, that I've been able to really succeed.
It made it SO much EASIER, and I've had very little to none of the usual withdrawal symptoms.
I can only recommend it to anybody struggling with addiction.
Thanks for the info Doctor…….just one thing though you didn’t mention fruit . When you and other professionals talk about quitting sugar, do you mean added sugar . Most of us are taught from an early age that fruit is really good for us . An apple a day keeps the doctor away ? Your comments would be really appreciated. Thanks again from England.
Great info Dr Becky just have to do it such a addiction sugar in lots of things thanks fr caring
I love hearing all the great information you put out. Keep it coming. Thank you !
Having an 11 year..it's so difficult to cut out sugar. And we're innundated with sugar everywhere we look. It's frustrating.
Very nice calm videos, well explained and interesting. New subscriber from England.
Becoming sugar-free is really tricky. I have been on it for the last 2 years and it's been an on-and-off tussle throughout. if I don't use a substitute I miss out, especially on those hot beverages and if I do, I lose out on my resolve to abstain from the whole gamut of stuff that's been a weakness.
I have been no sugar low carb for about a month now. I used 3 sugars in my morning coffee. Then I went to using sugar free pancake syrup in my coffee, (tastes a lot better than the sugar substitute packets). Now I just use two hazelnut creamers. I may cut that in half soon.
I have reduced the amount of sugar after a period of fasting, and stopped adding it to some foods. Instead of sweet porridge, I eat salted with pork, or just with milk and butter, and don't use sugar to make carrots juicy. There are products that need some sweetening. One of them is COFFEE. Otherwise I need to stop drinking it, but I like it. Currently I'm adding a teaspoon to 350 ml of drink with milk, which is barely enough, but doesn't overpower the flavor. I used to add 3 times as much and drank several mugs out of habit, which I have now limited to coincide with a meal, and I drink more plain water with salty foods instead. Not eating any cakes saves money.
Can't say that I've had "shakiness" due to lack of sweetness. It did happen from glucose when I ate only carbohydrates without meat and fat, and that was what I reached for to feel better, not sugar.
Thank you, excellent video. Very informative. Some things havent before. I will take your tips
THis is wonderful. I have been looking for this kind of advice for a long time. Thank you very much!!! I am soo addicted to sugar. I've followed a low carb diet for better than 20 years, but keep falling off the low carb wagon every few months and so regret it. I'm getting older now and when I put sugar into my body anymore, it's debilitating.
I went cold turkey the week before Christmas 2019 & craved it daily until I decided to eat sugar again 7/4/19. So, I have decided to just cut back a little at a time until I'm sugar-free again & hoping I won't crave it as much.
What about the role of the gut microbio him? And the real reasons that people use sugar to self medicate?
I dramatically cut back on sugar and carb consumption for quite a while now, and I feel amazing. But, theres people online that say carbs and sugar are the same thing. Are they though?
I think all at once is best for me because even small amounts cause cravings for me.
I seem to get addicted to anything going. Some people say about addictive personality. I don't know? I managed to get away from Heroin and alcohol after being addicted for 22 years. Maybe im swapping it for something else to fill a void. Constant twitchy legs and sweaty armpits but cold body. I also think I suffer from low dopamine levels and serotonin levels. Definitely a lose connection somewhere in my head! God give me strength 🙏🙏😇
Imogen Jennings , get some magnesium for the twitchy legs. For the cold body and sweaty armpits have your thyroid hormone levels checked too.
Great job, thank you for the information
i can cut sugar cold turkey, but i need to see results. losing weight replaces the endorphin rush from sugar, but if I'm not getting that payoff, then the cravings come rushing back.
Quit cold turkey and the worst symptoms did not last 3 days but rather two weeks. The restless legs and depression I did not anticipate. It’s been 3 months and I feel amazing. But my cravings are intermittent, I though they would subside altogether by now.
What an excellent video. Thanks a million for putting this out. Such a balanced video and world view/philosophy/outlook.
New subber here! 🥳😍
Can you do a video on high protein vs high fat? Which is better for sustainable weight loss?
I've been doing low carb for a year.. lost 50 pounds. I try to do IF 16/8 most days.. but I do bulletproof coffee in AM with non sugar sweetener.. I also love egg and cream cheese dishes with some sweetener.. So my point is that I don't get the issue with something sweet? I like wine, I'm not an alcoholic, I like sweet things but I don't think I'm a sugar addict. Being healthy is my goal and I believe we can achieve that and still enjoy fat, sugar, meat, veggies.. being in ketosis isn't my goal either.. by doing low carb and IF I believe I'm in ketosis at least 40 to 60 percent of the time, and that works just fine. Doing it this way.. makes everything much easier to do. I wonder if I'm just not a person who gets addicted? My daughter definitely felt sick after just a couple of days just trying to cut carbs.. but she's had addition problems, so like many things we have to do what works for us. In general I agree with point if clip, but I don't want to cut all sweets.. and I don't believe it's going to make much difference in my health.. but having some sweetener in my morning coffee will make me a lot happier in the life I live.
Then why are you commenting here .... ok so you have convinced yourself it's not a problem....the rest of us are trapped and figuring out healthy ways to make important changes but understand if the side effects are normal. My family dr is not interested in helping me change my life he is interested in billing my insurance for the inevitable outcome
@@anniesue4456 you're over reacting to my comment.. I understand that if your feeling Ill and no one seems to hear you it can be frustrating .. but my comment is for folks who don't have a firmed up belief based on their own research to let them know that there is no one answer.. so they can listen.. and discern that this clip is only one opinion. We all have to do our own research and pick and choose what works for you. The first two min of this clip about "sugar is a drug" I totally agree with.. so if I didn't make that clear I hope this corrects it. But!!! I also think some people become addicts and some don't. I can have a little sweetener (not sugar), it makes eating healthy easier for me.. but I'm not addicted, I know many are. We should start to think of sugar similar to how we view alcohol. I don't think most folks need to be made to feel guilty for eating a bit of cake anymore than having a glass of wine at dinner... This lady is extreme, but for some . Maybe you... Her answer is your answer... But.. viewers need to understand there is a medium. Hope you ignore doctors that don't listen to you, I don't take anyone's opinion.. I form my own and do what's best for me.
Thank you so much, Dr. Gillaspy.
Thank you Dr for being honest .... you said ... you have to just do it and make it happen ... you are right .. in my heart you are right
I haven’t had sugar for 3 weeks the first 3 days was really bad
I used to drink at least 9 to 12 cans of Coca-Cola a day and one day I decided no more. I went cold turkey on them for a good 2 years and it was the best decision ever. Over the Christmas period, I treated myself to a can of Coke-Zero which makes no different to regular Coca-Cola really minus the fancy name. The taste is foul and I have no craving for it so I think in regards to that side of things, I have been successful. I will not drink them unless it's a special occasion but I'd rather drink something else instead. I now drink flavored water which have the sweeteners Sucralose and Acesulfame K but was told by a family friend that they are alright to consume. I'm still working on going turkey with other sugary things such as chocolate, cake, you know the drill; but overall I am feeling better and healthier and have dropped a bit of weight! It's awesome! :)
I quit sugar for a whole months after a decade of severe addiction. I ate some fruit and a sugar free drink and the addictive behaviour came right back. I basically have to cut out everything including refined carbs to cut this addiction. i'm trying to go for 14 months since that is the time that it takes to apparently heal an addicts brain mostly.
Thank you. This was very helpful.
Dr. Becky..I'm strong willed having broken many habits in previous years,introducing good fats already. But want to gain weight, not lose..what's the vegetables you recommend, please ?
I stopped eating sugar but my problem is I like fruits. What do you advise me ?
Any tips for getting kids to taper off their sugary habits?
What about fruit (1-2 apples a day) or dried fruits such as raisins in musli? Are these okay?
Other than carbs that are low GI like sweet potatoes and pumpkins, what kind of other carbs do you recommend when going sugar free? What kind of rice do you recommend - brown rice or white rice?
Thank you :) I have had issues with sugar addiction. Could this be because alcoholism runs in my family?
I definitely think it's related. Specifically insulin
Lisa Love I never considered that! I too have a family history of alcoholism. But I am a recovering alcoholic and a current sugar addict. Interesting. I bet you are right.
I agree...maddie needs to detox off sugar
I struggle because of the dissociation cutting carbs an sugars creates. Aka saturday night takeaway with the family, eating out on sunday, etc.
I saw that little dog! Your videos are very helpful.
Does this mean no fruit in smoothies also?
Dr.Becky love your shirt.
So true what you are saying!!!!!!!
When I try to do the sugar free desserts I just want more!
For me I have to stay away. Diet Coke doesn't seem to cause me a problem.
Worse thing I can do is watch RUclipsrs doing lowcarb desserts that triggers me!
Thanks for video. thanks Jennifer 😃
Thanks, Jennifer! I agree. Low-carb desserts should not become a crutch.
Hi. I’m on my husband’s iPad, but I loved Coke’s. At 35 I had a batch of kidneys, very painful. My Dr. told me no colas, nuts or chocolate, after 11 lithotripsys , and almost dying from sepsis due to kidney infection caused by stones. I quit. It may take a month or so, but good results. Good luck. I started Keto today.
So are you saying we can't eat fresh fruit?
I have to seriously get on board with this but there is a box of brown chocolate cigars that are calling my name!
I quit sugar but I do have honey on my toast and eat fruit . I ate loads of sugar every day and had horrible withdrwal symptoms but I am good now . I made a desicion not to eat sugar . There is a huge power in making a decision
I’ve cut “obvious sugars” from my diet. So no cake, candy, sports drinks, soda, and even alcohol. But I haven’t cut out carbs. Probably making the withdrawal symptoms last much longer.. but considering I’m on day 5 and lost 6lbs, that could be making me feel pretty bad too
Went cold turkey yesterday. I have been a sugar addict all my life. I had candida issues, ate stevia sweets during that period and went back on sugar as soon as possible. I am a very disciplined person. However, never had discipline here. It bothers me so much, I am worried for my health.
Does this mean no fruit as well?
Now does that include fruits ?
So can I eat fruit if giving up sugar?