How to cut out sugar?

googoodoll said:
How many apples would you put in a smoothie?
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Look - obviously I agree that juicing 6 apples is a lot of sugar. But using a few pieces of fruit in a smoothie provides fiber, vitamins etc. that makes it way healthier that a teaspoon of sugar on cardboard.

Edit: Sorry...I'll reply properly later :). I'm rushing this now.
 
Spizz said:
I sometimes boil a couple of eggs while I shower and eat them with a nice big tomato. Quick and easy.
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Yeah, or with an avo.

Randhir said:
Bacon and eggs? Can be expensive, still better than the junk that's in most cereals. And not a mission at all.
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I meant in terms of time. Mornings are usually a bit of a rush. Must just compensate.
 
googoodoll said:
And that keeps you full?
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Sorry about this morning :).

My morning smoothies don't usually contain fruit. Those that do are usually a frozen banana and a whole mango with some oats. I don't juice the fruits - so I only add as much fruit to my smoothie as I would be able to eat if I chopped it up into a bowl. Non fruit smoothies are usually a few almonds, a tbsp each of chia & flax seeds, a bit of sesame or pumpkin seeds, coconut oil, cinnamon (regulates blood sugar, so a nice addition to smoothies) and about a teaspoon of honey & maybe some vanilla or cocoa powder. I wouldn't eat just a teaspoon of honey, but along with everything else I don't feel any kind of rush from it.

I agree that juicing 6 apples and drinking that all the time isn't healthy. There's no way a person can eat 6 whole apples - so nature kinda builds that sugar limiting factor into fruit and how much a person can consume.

Fruits come with a load of other benefits. I'm not too bothered about naturally occurring sugars in an amount of fruit I can comfortably eat in a single meal. Obviously I wouldn't advocate eating fruit at every meal. There's really no need at all to eat any foods containing refined sugars. If you take a few minutes to prepare your own food from whole ingredients - the last thing you need to worry about is sugar. As soon as your meals come from boxes and packets then yeah - you need to worry about it. Again - cut out refined & processed foods, make your meals from whole ingredients - and you really don't need to worry much about sugar & calories.
 
Cutting out sugar is a walk in the park its actually sticking to it 3 months down the line.
 
Thor187 said:
You'd be surprise
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I didn't seem to go through any kind of cravings. We're obviously different people though. If you can lift you can cut out sugar bro :p. You trying to cut it out at the moment?
 
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saor said:
I didn't seem to go through any kind of cravings. We're obviously different people though. If you can lift you can cut out sugar bro :p. You trying to cut it out at the moment?
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Not me I am chilled with no sugar, just referring to average joe and jane.

My parents and friends and other relatives for example. Sugar is an 21st century addiction
 
saor said:
Sorry about this morning :).

My morning smoothies don't usually contain fruit. Those that do are usually a frozen banana and a whole mango with some oats. I don't juice the fruits - so I only add as much fruit to my smoothie as I would be able to eat if I chopped it up into a bowl. Non fruit smoothies are usually a few almonds, a tbsp each of chia & flax seeds, a bit of sesame or pumpkin seeds, coconut oil, cinnamon (regulates blood sugar, so a nice addition to smoothies) and about a teaspoon of honey & maybe some vanilla or cocoa powder. I wouldn't eat just a teaspoon of honey, but along with everything else I don't feel any kind of rush from it.

I agree that juicing 6 apples and drinking that all the time isn't healthy. There's no way a person can eat 6 whole apples - so nature kinda builds that sugar limiting factor into fruit and how much a person can consume.

Fruits come with a load of other benefits. I'm not too bothered about naturally occurring sugars in an amount of fruit I can comfortably eat in a single meal. Obviously I wouldn't advocate eating fruit at every meal. There's really no need at all to eat any foods containing refined sugars. If you take a few minutes to prepare your own food from whole ingredients - the last thing you need to worry about is sugar. As soon as your meals come from boxes and packets then yeah - you need to worry about it. Again - cut out refined & processed foods, make your meals from whole ingredients - and you really don't need to worry much about sugar & calories.
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If it works for you then good - I just know I'd be hungry again before I even get to work...

Agree with the whole foods though. The minute you need to read ingredients you are looking for trouble. I just notice that if I eat 1 small fruit a day I actually feel bloated and like I put on weight so for me its best not to have them.
 
I cant imagine anyone going gold turkey cutting out all sugar 1 day and keep it up. My sugar usage was decreased over time, and it has worked very well for me, been doing it for almost 2-3 years now.

Coffee is easy. Used to take 2 spoons sugar, reduced it to 1 spoon, stick with that for a few months, then half a spoon, for like 2 weeks and then completely removed it. Now enjoy coffee without sugar.

Sugary drinks was easier to do cold turkey, I just stopped buying them, then all of a sudden your choices of drinks at home and work becomes less quick quick. And that is how I did it for drinks. You tackle the foods separately, but in a very similar fashion and it isnt so hard.
 
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