decaffe & desugar

[moonlite]

I want to make my little quest public - since last Tuesday I don't drink coffee and don't eat sugar. It is far more easier than I expected... One thing really bothers me - that besides this forum nobody, I mean nobody in my surroundings even thinks about such things... The more so - I spoke with one of my colleagues about the bad effects on health which the sugar consumption brings and although I'd thought till then that she has some knowledge - she WARNED me that it could be dangerous for me if I would quit sugar... She warned me about hypoglycemia... Unbelievable... Fortunately I had my previous expierience with quitting sugar so I knew that it is completely safe :lol:
She is older than me so out of respect I have not discussed it with her too much, I've said only that if you eat pasta or bread your glucose level is pretty high, and I could see that she's been resistant to acknowledge that maybe she's wrong.

Have you ever had this problem?

[Tristan]

Yeah...You are right. Sugar in any form, especially the concentrated forms are bad for us, but we often forget that those foods that convert easily to sugar are almost just as bad for us as well....starchy foods like pastas, breads, etc.

Another possible reason is that she is intolerant to gluten, which is found in most grains and flour products and which a great majority of people all over the world suffer from, but don't know it. Gluten intolerance causes leaky gut syndrome, which in turn causes a wide variety of other problems, including being overweight.

A little self-research on sugars and gluten is enough to make pasta nights an occassional thing rather than an everday meal.

Good luck on your quest! Your body will thank you for it.

[moonlite]

Another possible reason is that she is intolerant to gluten, which is found in most grains and flour products and which a great majority of people all over the world suffer from, but don't know it. Gluten intolerance causes leaky gut syndrome, which in turn causes a wide variety of other problems, including being overweight.

Maybe you're right, but she warned me against quitting sugar saying that it leads inevitably to hypoglycemia and that she had experienced terrible weakness and dizziness when she had stopped eating sugar for some time. What a great encouragement! I did not expect a nice stroke on my hair and words like 'you are a good girl', but it really shocked me. It's not the only exemple of such an attitude. About two weeks ago I met my friend, we haven't seen for several weeks. We sat in a coffee shop. She smoked and offered me a cigarette, (I quit smoking 3 months ago) I refused and she said: 'why? You've smoked.' 'But I quit almost 3 months ago.' 'So what', she said, 'what is it 3 months, I'd quit for 2 years and you see - now I smoke again' Then I said a bit irritated:'I'd quit for 4 years and was so confused last year that I've started again this destructive habit'. But discussion continued and she tried to convince me that this little slim light cigarette it's nothing bad and 3 months is also nothing. So in the end I said: 'OK, Three months it's really nothing, but it is only 3 months because I quit smoking 3 months ago... Soon it will be 4, 5, 6 and so on because I DON'T WANT TO SMOKE AGAIN. Interesting thing is why does it bother you so much, why do you want me to smoke?'
This stumped her.

Have you ever experienced this kind of 'encouragment'?

I named it encouragment because in a paradoxical way it strengthened my decisions. THEY ARE REALLY ADDICTED AND THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF IT...
And like real junkies they feel some discomfort in a presence of someone freed of their addiction.

[Matthew Shea]

The woman who warned you of the hypoglycemia could be diabetic. Hypoglycemia is pretty rare amongst non-diabetics. It's usually caused by an overdose of insulin relative to the amount of food consumed. My sister is a type 1 (juvenile) diabetic and actually went into a diabetic coma a couple times as a kid, which is basically a severe hypoglycemic episode.

In normal people the body will stop producing insulin when blood glucose levels normalize and will start using stored fat for energy instead.