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StoriesFree of sugar addiction – third time’s the charm!
Before and after
It can be difficult to get rid of a sugar addiction. Just like quitting smoking, several attempts may be needed before you succeed.
Here’s Sara’s story:
Hi Andreas!
Thank you for an inspiring blog!
On two previous occasions, I have tried to adopt an LCHF diet, but neither attempt lasted more than a week.
But in October 2013 I made a decision – I want to live healthfully!
My first two weeks of sugar withdrawal were horrible. I felt awful and my body protested all it could against my new diet. I really was addicted to sugar.
But this time around I was determined and I succeeded!!!
Besides getting rid of my sugar addiction, my goal was to accquire a more healthful waistline measurement, as I had read about on your blog.
I started out with a waistline measurement of 40 inches (101 cm) and now in March 2014 I’m down to 31 inches (80 cm).
Previously, I wasn’t really exercising but now I exercise 3 times a week, which makes me feel very good.
Thank you for all the help and motivation along the way!
Sincerely,
Sara Mattson
Congratulations on your success and your health improvements!
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Do you have a success story you want to share on this blog? Send it (photos appreciated) to andreas@dietdoctor.com, and please let me know if it’s OK to publish your photo and name or if you’d rather remain anonymous.
Sugar addictions is like any other addictions.. a kind of behavior!
http://www.sugaraholics.com
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It's HARD to give up sugar, and unless you fully understand how to replace it with satisfying and nourishing foods (most don't, they are told to limit fat and eat a lot of carbs) it can be a self-defeating cycle. We don't need studies deciding whether sugar is addicting or not, we need good information on how to break the cycle and restore our bodies to optimal health.
I know that when I cut out sugar my appetite is under control and food does not bother me until I'm hungry. Surely this is the state of being that all of us need to be in? How is constantly going to the fridge or cupboard for high sugar snacks normal or healthy? We have accepted the snacking culture because we have adopted the high carb formula in our diets. To me, it is glaringly obvious that by reducing carbs (more for some, less for others) you control appetite and reduce obesity. If you don't lose weight by lowering carbs you have to adjust the diet to your bodies needs; experiment and stop being a sheep because we are all different. The key is appetite control.
Thanks for sharing your story Sara.
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Congratulations Sara! Good For You :-)
Thanks for sharing!
as well as there are malnourished stand-up comedians amongst us, who say that meat and cheese are addictive !
Well done Sara!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VWi6dXCT7I
So a study that purports to test whether children get hyperactive from sugar that fails to control for addiction would have failed to control for an important factor. I get wired from sugar, just like from having a coffee. But I am not a sugar addict and, moreover, my glucose tolerance to a whack of sugar is low, much like a teetollar's response to alcohol. I have not upregulated the metabolic triage response to repeated blows of excess blood sugar.
Given what we know about sugar and kids these days, giving a candy bar to a room full of sugar addicts, would be like giving a mid-morning coffee to a room full of coffee-craving caffeine addicts or a drink to a room full of alcoholics. Would the coffee drinkers get hyper? Would the alcoholics start stumbling with one drink? Not until the dose was much higher than would provoke those reactions in non-addicts.
So the effect of a sugar dose would depend on addiction, where addicts would have greater glucose tolerance and an addiction-satisfying relaxation response.
Then there is the factor of ADHD....
Sam is asking that anyone who has followed a LCHF diet 'To help us overcome this hump in the road to winning the good fight, we’d love to provide the A.S.A. with as many success stories as possible from using a low carb high fat diet along with, but not completely necessary, some strength and interval training for exercise. All you have to do to help us out with this investigation is to submit your success story on our website using the form right here'.
Sam is the person who has been on three 21-day challenges so far comparing different types of diets, and he is very active in promoting a real-food LCHF diet. Lots more information on his website http://smashthefat.com/.