Tricks to help detox off of sugar?
I started slowly nixing stuff from my diet over a few months. Didn't want to shock my system. Truthfully, I have never really been a sweets fan all that much. Using Splenda and/or sugar free syrups can help too!
Starting: 284. Op Day: 264. Current: 185.80. Goal: 180.
Main goal: To be able to take the "morbidly" out.
It's tough, but it really does get better after a few days. It's worth it!
Some things that helped me:
1) Stay busy. The less time you have to think about it, the better.
2) Every time you crave something, reach for your water or a healthy snack.
3) Get in some exercise! I find that when I'm exercising like I should, I naturally want less junk for some reason.
You can do this. Keep pushing, my friend :)
Some things that helped me:
1) Stay busy. The less time you have to think about it, the better.
2) Every time you crave something, reach for your water or a healthy snack.
3) Get in some exercise! I find that when I'm exercising like I should, I naturally want less junk for some reason.
You can do this. Keep pushing, my friend :)
Highest weight: 277 Starting Weight: 250 Surgery Weight: 241 Current Weight: 130
Goal Reached in 10.5 months :)
Yeah I have a feeling that the first few days will be the hardest. Thanks for the great suggestions and encouragement. I know I'm not the only sugar addict to deal with this. This is my BIG weakness for sure, but I HAVE to do this. I really don't want to deal with sugar withdrawal on top of post-op recovery. Now that my surgery will be a couple of months earlier than it was originally, I'm feeling the pressure to do that NOW. I'm hoping that will be enough of a motivator to get me through it. I've done this before but it has been a LONG time and as I recall it was about 3 weeks before it got easier.
Debbie
YouTube WLS Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/NadurraDeb
Everyone is a little different, but it seems that a lot of people here talk about it getting easier after about 3-4 days. I found this to be true for me as well once I went cold turkey.
Coming off of the sugar is definitely a great idea before surgery! Not only will it make the postop way of eating easier, but eating healthier can only increase your odds of a smooth surgery and recovery.
One thing I had to learn the hard way is that white carbs are just as much of a trigger for me as is sweet sugar. Maybe try cutting that as well and see if that takes care of some of the three week detox time you're talking about?
Good luck! :) You're going to do great with surgery!
Coming off of the sugar is definitely a great idea before surgery! Not only will it make the postop way of eating easier, but eating healthier can only increase your odds of a smooth surgery and recovery.
One thing I had to learn the hard way is that white carbs are just as much of a trigger for me as is sweet sugar. Maybe try cutting that as well and see if that takes care of some of the three week detox time you're talking about?
Good luck! :) You're going to do great with surgery!
Highest weight: 277 Starting Weight: 250 Surgery Weight: 241 Current Weight: 130
Goal Reached in 10.5 months :)
That's a good point. I think that often white flour ends up being a substitute since it is processed similar to refined sugar. I think I need to go shopping! I'm looking around my house and I'm not finding many options this morning! Need a food store run!
Debbie
YouTube WLS Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/NadurraDeb
Ok good so there is hope that this headache I have might go away in a few days if I can manage to hold out on the sugar? This is the hardest part of the day...evening hanging with the family watching TV and dinking around on the computer. I had a banana and skipped the cookies. I'm thinking that's not a bad start.
Debbie
YouTube WLS Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/NadurraDeb
Luckily I dropped the sugary drinks years ago for the diet versions. So when i gave up soda it was just the habit that I was breaking. I didn't have any physical cravings for it. That part was easy at least. It's pushing away the awesome chocolate chip cookies sitting on my counter that is going to kill me tonight!
Debbie
YouTube WLS Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/NadurraDeb
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