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Addicted to sugar

I am sure you can still crave it even if it tastes horrible you still remember how it used to taste
 

I have this diagnose for life so im lchf'ing for life. Taking it day by day.

It will get better for you hippo. I have been on lchf for 12 months before i got the diagnose (a few years ago trying to loose weight) and it gets better and easier as you go.

I still fell of the wagon after 12 months but not this time
 
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Sober sugaraddic here , I satisfy a sweet craving or comfort food craving by simply a diet soda and dont over do it- this keeps ME on track ,I worry also at some point loseing it and eat sugar but I always remember that I do not want to ever release that ''monster '' again because I now what happens and it simply just isnt worth it at all.
 
Yes , addiction is addiction , untill we can process and workout and understand why we need that feeling our addiction gives us to not feel what we dont want to feel- deal with - etc... we wont be able to really see the difference of finding other ways to cope with what upsets us etc... and understand all the dynamics of addiction , Its a hard journey but well worth the journey , I have been in addiction recovery many years for pills , alcohol , sugar , shopping and others - addiction is addiction and takes many forms. I realize some reading this this may not make sence or apply here believe me it does.
 
 

I recognise this. I can eat a healthy low carb diet for a long time and keep my blood sugars and weight under control. If I eat one piece of cake or some candy I also fall off the wagon big time and get cravings for sugar and carbs and sometimes binge.

Have you read this?
“I ate one cookie and gained 30 lbs” (by Dr. William Davis of Wheat Belly)

For me sugar and carb addiction is real.
 
Good thread. I am not so much a plain sugar addict but I never saw a chip I said no to. Love all savory carbs. Roast potato, roast parsnip, roast anything really.
I have had to go cold turkey and the first week was really tough.
Its only been just over a month and I absolutely know that one sunday lunch and I will be craving carbs all the time.
It is very difficult being an addict, especially when the stuff that is your addiction of choice is everywhere, everyone uses it and without it you truly cannot survive.
Congratulations to everyone who attempts this journey. Its not easy.
 
Following a meal I often have sugar cravings .so I chew a small piece of sugar less gum,this helps me to get over it,
A small piece of Extra dark chocolate also works for me
 
Well now 4 months have passed since i last ate any bad carbs. Still feeling great and my bg is almost never above 5

Have lost 20kg.

I am never going to eat sugar again.

Im still scared i will fall of the waggon but not today!
 
Lost 4 stone since Jan 17 diagnosis lowered my Hb1ac from 101 to 45
Never big on liquorice allsorts and jelly baby's.
I used to eat 4 bags of crisps a day and 3 cans of Pepsi.
EVERY DAY I now crave bags of sweets e.g. Haribo Jelly babies etc.
I buy bags of them Just to pretend I can eat them,it just torments me BUT I can't drop it.

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12 months free from sugar today!

Weight loss has come to a halt and its super hard to even loose a gram.

Bright side is my bg is never above 6 and my hba1c is steady at 35.

I dont miss sugar and all my sugarcravings are gone.

The only negative is the price on healthier eating. Not everything is expensive but if i want to eat something really tasty its almost always really expensive.
 
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