Comments on: If You Eliminate Sugar From Your Diet, What Exactly Do You Eat?

By: JoLynn Braley

JoLynn Braley — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 03:23:03 +0000

Hi, thanks for your comments!

I will probably always be addicted to sugar, also. However, as long as I stay off of it, I’m not driven to eat more and more and more.

You’re exactly correct that it isn’t only sweets, but also pasta, breads, although not all fruit is extremely high is natural sugar, and as long as you eat your fruit in balance with protein, I haven’t had a problem with it. I do stay away from grapes, raisins, oranges, and sweet cherries overall.

Congratulations on losing the 25 pounds! I bet if you returned to simple eating again, cutting out the sugar and eating whole foods that the weight would just as easily drop off.

By: GnomeyNewt

GnomeyNewt — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:34:35 +0000

I’m so addicted to sugar, probably always will be too. Without recognizing that fact it can get pretty out of hand. It is funny though that a lot of people only think eating candy bars and ice cream makes you a sugar addict, but it is pasta, rice, fruits, bread … things you’d never know were part of your sugar addiction.

I know I had to make everything from scratch though as you pointed out in your post. When I limited sugar to my diet 2 years ago I lost 25 pounds. I wasn’t trying to loose weight either, it just happened. I just try to watch what I eat and when possible just chug down as much veggies as possible!

By: Weekend Links 08/31

Weekend Links 08/31 — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:08:04 +0000

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By: JoLynn Braley

JoLynn Braley — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:57:06 +0000

Hi Curtis,

Thanks for your comments, and for your recommendation on the cookbook. I’ve relied so much on the 6WBMO recipe exchange that I’ve never even checked into a low-carb cookbook before…also, because I do eat carbs 3 or 4 times a day (4 x’s if I workout), so I never considered myself to be eating “low-carb”.

Even so, you pointed out that this type of cookbook can offer ways to prepare the veggies and meat, and I definitely need to follow recipes.

Isn’t it wonderful, how much better you feel when you cut out the processed gunk?! I also feel so much better by not eating dairy, like you and your wife…it makes me cough and sneeze, not a healthy feeling.

By: Curtis Penner

Curtis Penner — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:52:46 +0000

This last week, my wife and I cut out all sugar – including fruit, dairy…nothing. This week, we added some fruit back in. We did this mainly to kick ourselves off of a plateau.

Having been a personal trainer, knowing what to eat, and all that, I still find it challenging to eat only natural foods.

My recommendation is to find a good low-carb cookbook. They provide many ways to prepare veggies and meat. You can always lower the fat content by making substitutions, which will then allow you to add in some fruit without consuming a load of calories.

But your right. When I cut out refined products, my energy soars. I can sleep less and still feel good.