Breaking the sugar addiction for real

amother

Electricblue

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 8:48 pm

I struggle with this as well. I’ve come to understand that there is physical cravings and there’s an obsession of the mind. The mind is very powerful and therefore an obsession of the mind can actually cause physical cravings.
You need to deal with the mind as well as the physical.
This would probably require more professional help from an eating disorders type of therapist.

Again… you need to target this from multiple angles.
Hatzlacha rabba

↑ shanie5

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 9:38 pm

amother Bisque wrote:

That's because the body NEEDS sugar in order to function (obviously talking about healthy sugar and carbs) being that you're diabetic, your body can't process sugar so you end up with a lack of sugar which is causing the sugar cravings. (not saying that you should start eating sugar now since you're obviously diabetic, I'm just explaining from where your cravings stem and that doing elimination diets won't stop your cravings.)

Your body can make all the sugar it need through a process called gluconeogenesis. You don't need to eat sugar or carbs for health. Though a diabetic should be very careful when changing their diet. Best to do that with help from their doctor.

amother

Papayawhip

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 9:44 pm

Look into whole 30. I've been on it for about 6 months and don't have any cravings anymore. Before that I was so addicted

↑ BmoreBubby

Mon, Oct 07 2024, 3:14 pm

amother DarkRed wrote:

What is the solution?

As I replied above, very small incremental and measured reductions, in order to alter your tastes and cravings in a way that will stick. For example, if you normally would have 2 tsp of sugar on your cereal, reduce that to 1.9. But make that a permanent reduction . Don't ever go back. Then after awhile, make it 1.8. Slowly but surely you'll get it down to where a bare minimum will satisfy your craving.

amother

↑ Bisque

Mon, Oct 07 2024, 3:24 pm

shanie5 wrote:

That's true but it's a survival mechanism of the body when the glycogen reserves are very low.

anon3

Wed, Oct 09 2024, 9:45 am

It took me about two years of not eating sugar for all of my cravings to finally fall away. I was so excited when I could look at ads of the most delicious looking crazy sugar foods and feel no desire at all for it. Most cravings went away much quicker though. You just have to hold out each time you see something that you still crave. Eat something else.

amother

↑ OP

Wed, Oct 09 2024, 10:39 am

shanie5 wrote:

What about potatoes and other root veggies. On the glycemic charts, potatoes have more sugar than sugar does! Parsnips, carrots nand beets are also high in sugars. So are tropical fruits. And fruits in general. Look at what you are eating in these categories. Maybe they are triggering you so that you really aren't as sugar free as you thought.

Also, when you went sugar free, did you eat enough to not be hungry?

I hate all the vegetables you listed and never ever eat them (except potatoes, but I gave those up. Everyone knows potatoes are carbs). I am very careful about fruit, I eat mostly berries (which are actually fine and never give me blood sugar) and when I do eat a different fruit, I eat it always with some sort of protein. I was advised NOT to give up fruits entirely, just to be careful with them.

amother

↑ Yarrow

Wed, Oct 09 2024, 1:02 pm

BmoreBubby wrote:

This is very interesting to me. I struggle with cravings in a very intense way. I learned that cutting out all carbs ALWAYS backfires. I still need to lose weight though. I need to outsmart my cravings and I wonder if this is a way to do that.
The example you gave is about literal sugar but how would this be applied to cake, cookies, crackers, pizza, pasta etc.