confusedcyclist
Veteran
Has anyone got any personal experiences and killer tips on quitting sugar?
I managed to quit once before, it coincided with 4 months or so on a low carb diet, where I ate zero packaged meals or processed snacks, sugar was off limits, I lived alone, I binned it all, there was no temptation. I put on a bit of muscle, and lost excess fat, honestly, I never felt better. But then I got in a relationship and the weight has crept back, very slowly over 5 or 6 years, and I'm back to my pre-diet weight, although this time round I do have more muscle on account of the cycling. Doing the low carb diet again isn't practical, as I do most of the cooking at home and I start to get complaints about the lack of starch! I'm convinced it's not the carbs per se, but snacking on sugary food.
Since lockdown, I've managed to get a lot more healthy lunch, proper home cooked meals, salads etc, rather than buying crap from the shops at lunch time, which has stabilized my weight, but not sent it backwards.
DW won't quit with me, I think she has more self-control than I do, so doesn't see why she should, fair enough... but she has a supply of sweets and chocolate in a particular cupboard which always tempts me, I might be able to stay away a day, two or maybe a week, but if I have a weak moment, I'm right back in there
HELP!
I managed to quit once before, it coincided with 4 months or so on a low carb diet, where I ate zero packaged meals or processed snacks, sugar was off limits, I lived alone, I binned it all, there was no temptation. I put on a bit of muscle, and lost excess fat, honestly, I never felt better. But then I got in a relationship and the weight has crept back, very slowly over 5 or 6 years, and I'm back to my pre-diet weight, although this time round I do have more muscle on account of the cycling. Doing the low carb diet again isn't practical, as I do most of the cooking at home and I start to get complaints about the lack of starch! I'm convinced it's not the carbs per se, but snacking on sugary food.
Since lockdown, I've managed to get a lot more healthy lunch, proper home cooked meals, salads etc, rather than buying crap from the shops at lunch time, which has stabilized my weight, but not sent it backwards.
DW won't quit with me, I think she has more self-control than I do, so doesn't see why she should, fair enough... but she has a supply of sweets and chocolate in a particular cupboard which always tempts me, I might be able to stay away a day, two or maybe a week, but if I have a weak moment, I'm right back in there
HELP!