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jaminben · 11-18-2007, 07:23 PM

Level1,

I was first shocked reading your post. I thought I had typed it up and forgot.. You have the exact problem I do.
My two weeknesses in the world are weed and sugar.. The munchies make it hard to give up the sugar.

I am too a sugar addict. Five months now clean

The longest I've gone since being born I imagine. I'm 33 and have battled the sugar monster tooth and nail since about 13. I tried Potatoes not Prozac. It is a great book desribing how the sugar addict’s brain works almost identical to an alcoholic’s. Have also read Sugar Busters. They give good common since advice on what foods effect us and why. They tell what are acceptable foods to eat and not to eat.. BUT,,,,, there is always the occasion of free snacks in your face or a million other reasons that beat us into submission. I tried cold turkey which works for about 24 hours if I'm lucky. I tried just giving into sweets, gained 25 pounds and felt horrible/suicidal.
Also tried therapy, self punishment or reward, works for awhile and then I just conveniently forget my system...
And many more.

The good news.. 5 months clean and I feel better and look better then I ever have. Table sugar cravings are almost totally gone, it's still kind of hard to walk past the free donuts in the morning at work. Actually I eat about 1 a week or every other week and sometimes a cookie after dinner. And that’s about it for sweets.
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I finally found a book that made the most since and was the easiest to stick to that used my cravings for sugar as an advantage.. It's an older book called "Fit for Life".. I don’t think it's soul purpose was to help people like us it but it does.. It says to eat all fruit/fruit juices in the morning until noon, then salads and greens and more fruit after that and maybe some lean meat "on the side" not as the main course with dinner. I highly recommend reading it. There is tons of good info in it..
Basically fruits and vegies are high energy foods that also contain lots of water which is key for our digestion system. I thought it sounds good but I probably wont be able to stick to it but I will give it my best, I thought..
I went out and bought tons of fruit and salads stuff after reading the book. I found my self gorging on fruit at first to beat the sugar cravings.. And eating a salad about once a day just because I'm supposed too...
The first week was hard but not as hard as I thought it would be. The second week I found myself craving fruit and not even thinking of the usual demon snacks. By the 3rd week I slowed eating on the fruit but still enjoying it more and more each week now. Also it is easier to find salad bars for lunch then preparing one in the morning or at nights..
Now I am a fruit sugar addict in the morning, about 5 - 7 fruits. A good size salad for lunch ( I crave a good salad for lunch now too over the cooked and processed food I ate before, AMAZING !! ) and more fruit in the afternoon. For dinner I eat with my wife who follows the Standard American Diet = SAD. I'll eat about half the portion I used to along with something healthy..

That’s it... Basically fruit is the key.. Tons of good sugar spread out over the day makes a wonderful feeling day.. Before I was lethargic with a horrible memory, headaches, and anxiety, etc.. Now my face and eyes are clear, my allergies are completely gone and I continue to lose about 1 to 2 pounds a week... I feel terrific..
I am totally in love with fruit and loving greens and veggies more and more every day. Right now my wife is preparing pork chops and I'm preparing a grapefruit,, ahhhh greatfruit, I mean grapefruit.
The first couple of weeks the table sugar cravings were there and I ate tons of fruit to calm the cravings and it worked. Now I go down the fruit and veg isle wide eyed at the grocery story like I used to go down the cookie isle. All the different fruits. And no cooking or preparing. The easiest best lifestyle change I have ever made.
Fruit is the key and lots of it.
As a nice bonus,.

And as a side note, smoking weed causes the munchies which does not help us sugar junkies.. But getting the munchies now has me eating more fruit and vegies:P

Here are a couple of sites that have helped me along the way.

Fruitarian Site
Raw Food Talk – The Raw Food Diet Forum

And read FIT FOR LIFE....

11-18-2007, 07:23 PM	#49 (permalink)
jaminben Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1	Level1, I was first shocked reading your post. I thought I had typed it up and forgot.. You have the exact problem I do. My two weeknesses in the world are weed and sugar.. The munchies make it hard to give up the sugar. I am too a sugar addict. Five months now clean The longest I've gone since being born I imagine. I'm 33 and have battled the sugar monster tooth and nail since about 13. I tried Potatoes not Prozac. It is a great book desribing how the sugar addict’s brain works almost identical to an alcoholic’s. Have also read Sugar Busters. They give good common since advice on what foods effect us and why. They tell what are acceptable foods to eat and not to eat.. BUT,,,,, there is always the occasion of free snacks in your face or a million other reasons that beat us into submission. I tried cold turkey which works for about 24 hours if I'm lucky. I tried just giving into sweets, gained 25 pounds and felt horrible/suicidal. Also tried therapy, self punishment or reward, works for awhile and then I just conveniently forget my system... And many more. The good news.. 5 months clean and I feel better and look better then I ever have. Table sugar cravings are almost totally gone, it's still kind of hard to walk past the free donuts in the morning at work. Actually I eat about 1 a week or every other week and sometimes a cookie after dinner. And that’s about it for sweets. . I finally found a book that made the most since and was the easiest to stick to that used my cravings for sugar as an advantage.. It's an older book called "Fit for Life".. I don’t think it's soul purpose was to help people like us it but it does.. It says to eat all fruit/fruit juices in the morning until noon, then salads and greens and more fruit after that and maybe some lean meat "on the side" not as the main course with dinner. I highly recommend reading it. There is tons of good info in it.. Basically fruits and vegies are high energy foods that also contain lots of water which is key for our digestion system. I thought it sounds good but I probably wont be able to stick to it but I will give it my best, I thought.. I went out and bought tons of fruit and salads stuff after reading the book. I found my self gorging on fruit at first to beat the sugar cravings.. And eating a salad about once a day just because I'm supposed too... The first week was hard but not as hard as I thought it would be. The second week I found myself craving fruit and not even thinking of the usual demon snacks. By the 3rd week I slowed eating on the fruit but still enjoying it more and more each week now. Also it is easier to find salad bars for lunch then preparing one in the morning or at nights.. Now I am a fruit sugar addict in the morning, about 5 - 7 fruits. A good size salad for lunch ( I crave a good salad for lunch now too over the cooked and processed food I ate before, AMAZING !! ) and more fruit in the afternoon. For dinner I eat with my wife who follows the Standard American Diet = SAD. I'll eat about half the portion I used to along with something healthy.. That’s it... Basically fruit is the key.. Tons of good sugar spread out over the day makes a wonderful feeling day.. Before I was lethargic with a horrible memory, headaches, and anxiety, etc.. Now my face and eyes are clear, my allergies are completely gone and I continue to lose about 1 to 2 pounds a week... I feel terrific.. I am totally in love with fruit and loving greens and veggies more and more every day. Right now my wife is preparing pork chops and I'm preparing a grapefruit,, ahhhh greatfruit, I mean grapefruit. The first couple of weeks the table sugar cravings were there and I ate tons of fruit to calm the cravings and it worked. Now I go down the fruit and veg isle wide eyed at the grocery story like I used to go down the cookie isle. All the different fruits. And no cooking or preparing. The easiest best lifestyle change I have ever made. Fruit is the key and lots of it. As a nice bonus,. And as a side note, smoking weed causes the munchies which does not help us sugar junkies.. But getting the munchies now has me eating more fruit and vegies:P Here are a couple of sites that have helped me along the way. Fruitarian Site Raw Food Talk – The Raw Food Diet Forum And read FIT FOR LIFE....