FabSwingers.com forum: How do you wean yourself off sugar?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I know for a fact I consume too much sugar in my diet. But how do you cut sugar out of your diet without craving it?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I know for a fact I consume too much sugar in my diet. But how do you cut sugar out of your diet without craving it?

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The best way to get over an addiction is to substitute it with a other. For example, did you know crack cocaine is sugar free

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sweeteners in drinks.

Low sugar cordial.

No fruit juices.

Cold turkey.. Stay hydrated.

Watch your fruit intake

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Never tried but I imagine that doing it gradually would be a good idea. Although haven't they recently made entertainment from putting people on telly and taking all their sugar away?

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

You can't - you have to go cold turkey at some point.

Lots of free low carb info at dietdoctor.com

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Check your post.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You can't - you have to go cold turkey at some point.

Lots of free low carb info at dietdoctor.com"

spot on

you don't wean off, just like cigarettes, you stop, you pack it in

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's hard at first. One trick is to brush your teeth when you crave something sweet.

After a short time, the cravings will subside and anything with sugar will taste extremely sweet.

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

You might crave it, just eat less of it. It's only sugar not actually addictive...

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By *rcticFoxxxWoman
over a year ago

Hereabouts

I've tried and failed *opens bag of haribo* and by tried I mean I didn't go out and buy sweets today. My bf's mum bought them for me so it would be rude not to eat them.

Yes I have a sugar addiction. But I'm still losing weight so idc

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By *uck knows41Man
over a year ago

Arbroath

Read the labels on food's you buy and pick an alternative with less sugar that's what I do because I'm diabetic

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

I've done it by decreasing it over s few days and then down to no added sugars, just natural. Perhaps do it alongside s new health programme, such as extra walking each day.

Focus on ensuring your food is really satisfying to you, so you're not 'making do'.

If there's no urgent need to be off it, introduce dietary changes with it, such as new vegetables, or increasing your intake of foods that are digested more slowly. If you make it like a punishment, you may rebel easily.

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By *gnitemybodyWoman
over a year ago

Onestepoutofthedoor

Haven't a flipping clue,I think I'd find it impossible to do.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I know for a fact I consume too much sugar in my diet. But how do you cut sugar out of your diet without craving it?

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The best way to get over an addiction is to substitute it with a other. For example, did you know crack cocaine is sugar free"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just go cold turkey. You'll get headaches for a few days but they will settle down.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Whenever I get a craving for something I know I shouldn't eat, I drink some water instead.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've just done it..

wasn't too bad but now chocolate tastes rank

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Start snorting honey instead.

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By *orum TrollWoman
over a year ago

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don't necessarily replace with sweeteners. you'll still get cravings for sweet things. i found by cutting sweeteners in my brews i went off all sweet things as they tasted sweeter.

maybe replace with stevia? that stuff tastes like shit, leaves a nasty after taste also.

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By *orum TrollWoman
over a year ago

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stay away from the fab forums if you crave cake also.

i noticed since i took a break from here i was less hungry, then the hunger came back when there was a lot of food being talked about, but now i can handle food talk a little while.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I know for a fact I consume too much sugar in my diet. But how do you cut sugar out of your diet without craving it?

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Just remove it from your diet.

Cut the soft fluffy bullshit & just do it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm a great believer in cold turkey method ......

Best of luck though...

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By *opsy RogersWoman
over a year ago

London

"You can't - you have to go cold turkey at some point.

Lots of free low carb info at dietdoctor.com"

Spot on and once you stop, it doesn't take long for the cravings to go and you'll never want to feel the way you did when you were eating it. It does mean dropping g carbs though as they are metabolised as sugar and cause the same cravings.

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By *opsy RogersWoman
over a year ago

London

"You might crave it, just eat less of it. It's only sugar not actually addictive...

Sadly, it is.

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By *gnitemybodyWoman
over a year ago

Onestepoutofthedoor

Isn't it pretty hard to cut sugar out completely,I could be making excuses though. Suppose it's a case of looking at the ingredients more carefully.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you don't buy it, you can't take it.

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By *opsy RogersWoman
over a year ago

London

"Isn't it pretty hard to cut sugar out completely,I could be making excuses though. Suppose it's a case of looking at the ingredients more carefully."

I've been doing it for ten years. I don't eat anything that has a label so it's simple.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Carb restriction the way lost 3 stone giving up sugar

https://www.reddit.com/r/keto/

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By *gnitemybodyWoman
over a year ago

Onestepoutofthedoor

"Isn't it pretty hard to cut sugar out completely,I could be making excuses though. Suppose it's a case of looking at the ingredients more carefully.

I've been doing it for ten years. I don't eat anything that has a label so it's simple."

Ok I'll go with that that does sound simple. Actually it sounds really hard to not buy anything that has a label,especially having kid's and their treat's.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Although I advocate cold turkey method I think its important to make it part of a concerted effort to change any eating habit that involves consuming processed and pre-prepared foods .....

Eat fresh and make meal from scratch rather than opening a packet or relying on tinned foods....

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By *udistnorthantsMan
over a year ago

Desborough

I used to drink my tea and coffee with the standard milk and 2 sugars before deciding to cut down on my sugar intake...went straight to no sugar with them...unpleasant for the first day or two adjusting to the taste but then just stuck it out.

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By *gnitemybodyWoman
over a year ago

Onestepoutofthedoor

"Although I advocate cold turkey method I think its important to make it part of a concerted effort to change any eating habit that involves consuming processed and pre-prepared foods .....

Eat fresh and make meal from scratch rather than opening a packet or relying on tinned foods....

Does that include tinned tomatoes!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Although I advocate cold turkey method I think its important to make it part of a concerted effort to change any eating habit that involves consuming processed and pre-prepared foods .....

Eat fresh and make meal from scratch rather than opening a packet or relying on tinned foods....

Does that include tinned tomatoes!"

haha ok I'll give you that one....

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By *opsy RogersWoman
over a year ago

London

"Although I advocate cold turkey method I think its important to make it part of a concerted effort to change any eating habit that involves consuming processed and pre-prepared foods .....

Eat fresh and make meal from scratch rather than opening a packet or relying on tinned foods....

Does that include tinned tomatoes!"

Still better than tinned peaches! I use a concentrated tomato paste, much lower in sugars and far tastier.

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By *laymateMJMan
over a year ago

CENTRAL LONDON

Scientific studies have shown that sugar is not addictive, anyone who says otherwise is lying.

What the brain enjoys is the reaction to sugar and the chemicals released in the body, but that is not addictive, just enjoyable.

If you can't go without sugar then your issue is not addiction, it is you.

Simply put, and bluntly so I know I might upset some people but the next time you go for something sugary, ask yourself do you need it? What will this do to my body that a healthy snack wouldn't?

If that doesn't work and you want to lower you sugar intake to change your body appearance then you should have a stern word with yourself, if you cant control eating something purely because you enjoy it and try to convince yourself it is an addiction then you will fail miserably.

We all enjoy a sweet treat, but don't claim it's addictive, its only enjoyment.

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By *opsy RogersWoman
over a year ago

London

"Scientific studies have shown that sugar is not addictive, anyone who says otherwise is lying.

What the brain enjoys is the reaction to sugar and the chemicals released in the body, but that is not addictive, just enjoyable.

If you can't go without sugar then your issue is not addiction, it is you.

Simply put, and bluntly so I know I might upset some people but the next time you go for something sugary, ask yourself do you need it? What will this do to my body that a healthy snack wouldn't?

We all enjoy a sweet treat, but don't claim it's addictive, its only enjoyment. "

I'd like to see those studies, could you pm them to me please?

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By *orum TrollWoman
over a year ago

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"Scientific studies have shown that sugar is not addictive, anyone who says otherwise is lying.

What the brain enjoys is the reaction to sugar and the chemicals released in the body, but that is not addictive, just enjoyable.

If you can't go without sugar then your issue is not addiction, it is you.

Simply put, and bluntly so I know I might upset some people but the next time you go for something sugary, ask yourself do you need it? What will this do to my body that a healthy snack wouldn't?

We all enjoy a sweet treat, but don't claim it's addictive, its only enjoyment. "

that's how i stopped eating all crap by telling myself it would do nothing for my body and i should eat something proper. i do still eat some shit but it's rare now and i never call it a treat coz it's not a treat for my body no matter how mice it tastes.

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By *gnitemybodyWoman
over a year ago

Onestepoutofthedoor

"Scientific studies have shown that sugar is not addictive, anyone who says otherwise is lying.

What the brain enjoys is the reaction to sugar and the chemicals released in the body, but that is not addictive, just enjoyable.

If you can't go without sugar then your issue is not addiction, it is you.

Simply put, and bluntly so I know I might upset some people but the next time you go for something sugary, ask yourself do you need it? What will this do to my body that a healthy snack wouldn't?

We all enjoy a sweet treat, but don't claim it's addictive, its only enjoyment. "

You see I've tried having a stern word with myself infact I do it all the time,I even had some word's ordered from the Internet to put on my kitchen cupboard,don't snack be healthy that kind of thing. The next minute I'm hunting out the kid's chocolate,I am a failure...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It seems in the world of dietary needs that for every scientific report supporting a definitive train of thought there are an equal number definitive scientific reports challenging those claims .......

Interrogating google does not always make matters clear

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Going cold turkey takes about 3 to 4 days before you feel better. Just go for it

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By *laymateMJMan
over a year ago

CENTRAL LONDON

I'd like to see those studies, could you pm them to me please?"

Message sent.

For anyone that would like to read a good article about sugar, google "Mike Matthews Sugar Addiction"

He writes lots of posts on his website muscle for life and has a knack for putting science in to common sense and understandable terms.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A craving is the bodies way to tell you it needs something. Don'ttotally Iignore it.... its actually not good to ignore cravings assuming you've a bbalanced diet.

I cut out desserts...I only have a dessert if I'm eating out for a meal. I cut out coffee completely except on very special occasions. ..no sugar and cut out sugar in tea.

lots of water and no juices.

Don't cut it out completely. It's the steady consumption that does more harm ( as it accumulates) rather than occassional binge.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You can't really just not crave something, you can use sugar alternatives but overall will power is what you need

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Isn't it pretty hard to cut sugar out completely,I could be making excuses though. Suppose it's a case of looking at the ingredients more carefully."

Depends what you eat.

If you make the majority of your meals from scratch then it's very easy! If you buy ready meals or food that's ready to eat then you'll find it almost impossible as it's put it pretty much everything.

It also will probably be hidden and not called 'sugar' but either dextrose or maltodextrin. Which are both essentially the same thing.

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By *ire X IceCouple
over a year ago

coventry

I've gone in a no sugar/ Keto diet. Cold turkey is the best way to go. You get fly like symptoms for a few days, weakness etc but I feel a million times better for it

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By *orum TrollWoman
over a year ago

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"Isn't it pretty hard to cut sugar out completely,I could be making excuses though. Suppose it's a case of looking at the ingredients more carefully.

Depends what you eat.

It also will probably be hidden and not called 'sugar' but either dextrose or maltodextrin. Which are both essentially the same thing. "

anything ending with 'ose is likely to be sugar also. lactose, fructose etc.

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By *iss_Samantha_LovecockTV/TS
over a year ago

bmth /poole sometimes blandford

its not a drug ..just stop buying it and eating sugary crap ..you'll soon stop craving it..sweeteners such as aspartame are far worse for you that sugar anyway .

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