Hi, I am only on Day 2 of cutting sugar and I am blown away by the extent of my addiction. It feels just like giving up smoking..that empty, gnawing, light-headed feeling. But hey i did give up smoking...it only took 10 years! LOL! I really didn't think I would have much trouble with this sugar caper as I don't drink soft drinks or juice. When i got to work yesterday at 3pm I was feeling odd then I realised that usually the first thing I do is have a cup of coffee with sugar. I work in a high-pressure, deadline driven environment and sugary snacks seems to keep everyone going. I finally had a banana and that seemed to settle me a bit. I am eating heaps...nuts and crackers and cheese etc to try and fill the void. Is this OK? Is it OK to have a couple of pieces of fruit a day? I am hoping that all this eating will pass with the addiction. I have tried just about every diet known to man only to lose weight and  put it and more back on. I am just trying to focus on being healthy now (but of course I would still love to lose 10-15kg). Any tips gratefully received

 

Keep me informed girls, would love to know your progress! I have been low fructose a month or so now. Ive fallen off the wagon a few times but I feel great these days, loads more energy, even mood, etc... So let me know how you are both doing!

Dinah ... that all sounds pretty standard for the withdrawal period :-) ... Don't worry how much you eat - just let your apetite tell you when to stop (this will seem like tightroping walking without a net at first) ... all you need to do is - Do not eat any sugar (you might even want to cut back on the fruit during withdrawal).  During this munchy stage you will tend to want to eat everything that's not nailed down, but that's normal at this point.  Once withdrawal is complete this will calm down and you will be able to walk past a jar of nuts :-)

Hi Dinah.  I'm still eating too much, but have noticed today that I'm not as hungry as the last few days - this is my seventh day. So hang in there, I'm thinking things are only going to improve from here on!

Dinah ... don't worry too much ... just keep going ... it does get easier, believe me :-)