Stop SUGAR Support Thread

Wow it's going to be hard to stop. 

I haven't made the full committment yet, but have gotten rid of the containers of sugar and any sweet treats in the pantry and begun to read this thread. 

But today i was doing errands and thought of getting a dessert.  I considered what I wanted and it was a slice of a particular pie.  I'll avoid naming the pie so as not to arouse images in someone's head!  Then I decided where to go and ate and enjoyed it greatly.  Only as I drove away from the restaurant did I realize what I'd just done.  Then I shopped for and bought a bunch of Easter stuff for 3 little boys - with only a tiny bit of candy.  I ate supper and the next thing i knew i was eating the candy and then it was gone!

Guess I need to do some journaling to remind myself why I want to do this.   And i will not bring sweets into the house again.

Perhaps re-reading Wm. Dufty's book, Sugar Blues, will be good inspiration.  It's really old, but quite  entertaining to read.  He's a bit shrill, but one had to be back when he wrote it.

Thank you for being here and sharing your strategies! 

Granydukes...is Sushi out of the question for you?  There are so many varieties and maybe you would enjoy that?  Spring Rolls perhaps?  They just remind me of little salads. 

Have you made any smoothies?  Treated yourself to a good cookbook?

I gave up sugar - but still use a ittle bit of honey, or agave in my tea.

My "sweet treat" - especially in summer, is to go to Trader Joes and buy Froze Mango - and put it in a Cuisinart, or blender, getting it soft - and eating it like sherbert!  It you refreeze it, it tends to go very hard - unless you add a few drops of rum.  Yum.

I'm reading the NYTimes Sunday Magazine article now - here's to bittersweet chocolate...

Grannydukes, have you tried a powder green food for the veggie nutrition? I used to add something like green super foods to a shake or water to get some of the nutrients I was missing...just a thought, don't know if you would have a hard time with it. 

today im not gonna do anything.I think I have lymphedema in the breast to add to all the rest of this crap.....ill eat my peanut butter,apple,banana,ensure,spoon of coconut oil,drink a glass of almond milk,have some licorice and a piece of fish.im exhausted from all of this.FOOD AND I DONT LIKE EACH OTHER.ESPECIALLY WHEN IM EMOTIONAL.

thanks for all the good advice.hugggggggs K

I just ate a nutra grain pomagranite bar slathered in peanut butter along with a banana,glass of almond milk and my vitamins.later ill have an ensure and a piece of chocolate.

everyone deserves a day off.today is mine....im just sick of all this crap.

Thank you for starting this thread. I am also a sugar addict trying to quit. It as been 3 days so far. Something I make for a snack is bake a sweet potato make slices on the short axis, and sprinkle with cinnamon.

Nancy

I'm finding it difficult to give up sugar although I know I must. Ice cream is my weakness. I appreciate the tips that some of you are posting

Mumayan, I think you are right. Even eating something with a sweet taste makes me want more sweet. I know the artificial sweeteners are not good for us regardless but I have such a sweet tooth.

Xmasdx- I love this thread! Thank you! It's time for me to get serious about the sugar in my life. Btw, I love Crazy Sexy Diet and drink her green juice many mornings. Please pass on your favorite recipes-esp the easy ones.



Barb- lemons, though acidic, are alkalizing in the body and are therefore very different from coffee. I am not prepared to give it up entirely. My morning ritual includes a fresh black americano. Mm.



I agree that there will always be excuses to indulge in treats with sugar... Easter, bdays, etc. I LOVE how I feel when I am in control and the associated benefits are a big bonus! So I'm starting again.... Thanks to this fabulous thread! - Daiva

Hi ladies -- I'm just joining in but love all the info here already!  I just read the NY Times article and it is sobering (since I would say I definitely have metabolic syndrome: overweight, high BP, diabetes and BC -- ugh).  I am finding that a calorie counter app on my smart phone really helps me to keep track of what I eat as well as to make food choices at restaurants.  The other night we went to Chili's... the calorie counter I have can look up thousands of dishes in restaurants by name (and has a huge list of restaurants) as well as look up food items generically (for home cooking).  There was a salad that had 1400 calories (!) and chicken fajitas (which has 350 - 500, depending on tortillas and cheese use -- I kept mine very minimal).  If I had not had the counter I would have ordered the salad.  But I think this is also useful in watching your sugar intake... and if you are a low carber it also helps because all entries link to nutritional info including carb content and sugar content.  This is obviously more helpful if you are trying to lose weight (in addition to cutting sugar)... but thought I'd mention it.  There are a large variety of these apps available.

LOL -- I just realized my picture is of some cookies I made for the holidays... guess I need a new avatar if I'm going to post here 

So glad I found this thread. We have to cut sugar out of the whole family's diet. My 10 year old was told last week that she needs to cut out her sugar. She has Crohn's disease. So the whole family is cutting it out. I think hopefully out of sight out of mind will work.