Detox it sounds like a sentence for a crime committed but it actually is a journey. Mine started with simply not envisonaging weight loss or even success. I likened it to when I gave up ciggies years ago (all 8 times) and found that when I actually succeeded was because I prepared well.

So when I gave up sugar I kept it simple. being the only one in the house at the time doing the "Detox" there were plenty of opportunities to slip into old habbits. The first step was to prepare a weeks worth of non sweetened goodies ready to fend off the cravings. Mine were Cashews, Plain smiths chips (The original ones) Shapes and Lots and Lots of water. But I believe the main ingredient was my mind set. Like all addictions if you set the task to do something its that little voice in your head that will always try to convince you that one little bit wont do too much damage and then after that you will encourage more of these episodes as they were rewarded before. So if I needed a fix I would grab a bag of chips or a few cashews etc. After a week I wasnt fixating any more. Now I know im probably lucky as we all have different levels of addiction.

The one thing that will always allow you to succeed is to keep your mind on the job stay posative. And at the end it is sooo worth it. I now walk down the lolly aisle at the supermarket as a test and come through smiling as I have no cravings at all. Now im losing weight which is a total bonus and food tastes awesome again. I also now have my whole household on the journey and they too are all feeling great.  So keep at it. Anyone can do it with the right mindset.

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Detox it sounds like a sentence for a crime committed but it actually is a journey. Mine started with simply not envisonaging weight loss or even success. I likened it to when I gave up ciggies years ago (all 8 times) and found that when I actually succeeded was because I prepared well.

So when I gave up sugar I kept it simple. being the only one in the house at the time doing the "Detox" there were plenty of opportunities to slip into old habbits. The first step was to prepare a weeks worth of non sweetened goodies ready to fend off the cravings. Mine were Cashews, Plain smiths chips (The original ones) Shapes and Lots and Lots of water. But I believe the main ingredient was my mind set. Like all addictions if you set the task to do something its that little voice in your head that will always try to convince you that one little bit wont do too much damage and then after that you will encourage more of these episodes as they were rewarded before. So if I needed a fix I would grab a bag of chips or a few cashews etc. After a week I wasnt fixating any more. Now I know im probably lucky as we all have different levels of addiction.

The one thing that will always allow you to succeed is to keep your mind on the job stay posative. And at the end it is sooo worth it. I now walk down the lolly aisle at the supermarket as a test and come through smiling as I have no cravings at all. Now im losing weight which is a total bonus and food tastes awesome again. I also now have my whole household on the journey and they too are all feeling great.  So keep at it. Anyone can do it with the right mindset.

The main thing for me that helped me do it Robyn was being absolutely convinced that this was the right thing to do.

Even now, I haven't lost any weight (don't need to much) but I still think it's the way to go.

Just attending the lecture David gave was enough for me, although most of the people who attended just went outside and dug straight into the sugary food provided :(  Then reading the book helped more.  And then the positive mindset.  Not thinking of it as a negative thing, like the OP said staying positive about it.  For me, who had done the low fat for years, it was a way to return to so many great things I had eaten in my childhood.  I know what that other stuff tastes like, and I'm choosing not to eat it.