hi, from my experience the changes can be subtle, but gradually accumulate over weeks and even months later I find improvements. I've been doing sugar free 6  months and have lost  9ish kgs.  I know you don't want to hear about slow and subtle, but trust me, staying off sugar means you won't throw that weight back on later, (when you do start to lose) 

I don't get the revulsion thing ALL the time, but varying grades of disinterest in food, once full. I had better correct your expectations there!!   

I have been sugar free for about 4 weeks, loist 1.5kgs initially, put back on 1kg. Feeling very demoralised. I can happily say no to sugary treats, but feeling very bored with the options for snacking. Even though I am sick to death of potato chips (my all time favouite food), I keep eating them when i am definately not hungry. Have tried the sugar free Anzac biscuits - very nice, but wonder if I should be eating them given I am not losing weight. One positive side effect is that I am feeling less frustrated with the kids. Things that used to make to fly off the handle now only made me slightly annoyed and I no longer yell. Has anyone else noticed this? For this one improvement alone, I think I will continue, even though I am not losing weight (only have 4-5kgs to lose - surely that can't be too hard!)

My experience has been that I actually don't need to snack anymore. I have lost a fair bit of weight and it's slowed to about half a kilo a week now. I wonder if the people who are snacking are still drinking coffee. I gave up coffee and no longer even think about snacking. I have a couple of cups of tea during the day but have no desire to eat anything.

Great reading ladies, my experience is that it all depends on how busy I can make myself be.  If I spend the day on the computer, I hardly eat, and only do so when I come to & realise that I haven't, then I realise I am feeling hungry. I do feel like a snack after dinner, sometimes, so wait as long as I can then eat a few almonds. I also did the crisps thing, even though I had given them up 2 or 3 years ago, but felt I had to eat something. I also was eating heaps of bread. then I put on almost 4 kilos & had to start monitoring my carbs intake, and my portion sizes.  I have since found out I have to cut right back on the pasta, too.
I'm also losing weight slowly, am now 9.4 kilos down. Which means I'm in virgin territory now, 1st time in over 19 years. Yay for me....

It's a gradual thing, the appetite control coming back, and after 9 months (WOW, 9 months!)  still rears it's ugly head, but just occasionally. I have to keep reminding myself that it took almost 50 years to put it all on, it's not gonna happen in 3 months!  Just trying to be realistic.

You need motivation, and self Love.  I refer you to Cheryl Richardson for making you feel good about yourself, here's the link to the archives of the e-newsletter, look at week 17. Makes sense to me....link here:-
http://www.cherylrichardson.com/2011/?cat=8

You could do worse than join to get her free newsletter, the tips are very good, and just may trigger a light bulb moment, I know they have done for me in the past, that makes it worth reading for me.

Keep on doing what you're doing, but just try to hang in there until you've gotten over the withdrawal symptoms, and, above all, make yourself busy, find something to do, even if you go outside & jump around in the grass, actually not a bad thing to do, is very good for the soul!!

Bye for now

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