OF A SUGAR ADDICT….
I promised honesty, and honesty is what you are going to get from me.
Some time ago, I embarked on a 21 Day no sugar challenge, and oh how I have failed. Yes, I failed miserably, as I am sure many of you out there have gone through the same thing.
Yes, I found it hard I even told myself instead of putting all the “bad” sugars to a stop, how about I minimize it. Honestly, it is what I have been doing to date. I would find every excuse to fulfill my craving for that cupcake or that chocolate.
I’d tell myself it’s okay we can just start tomorrow again, I mean what wrong with a little cheat day?
So, here I find myself back at the drawing board.
For me quitting sugar is not just about the physical benefits. It is a challenge that will challenge me mentally as well.
- Getting to know the enemy.
I came across this article while doing some reading.
(If you’d like to read the article, I have added the link at the end.)
“Sugar is eight times as addictive as cocaine.
Being addicted to sugar and flour is not an emotional eating disorder. It’s a biological disorder, driven by hormones and neurotransmitters that fuel sugar and carb cravings—leading to uncontrolled overeating. This is not a limited phenomenon. It’s the reason nearly 70 percent of Americans and 40 percent of kids are overweight. In one study, Harvard scientists found that a high-sugar milkshake (compared to a low-sugar one) not only spiked blood sugar and insulin and led to sugar cravings, but it caused huge changes in the brain. The sugar lit up the addiction center in the brain like the sky on the Fourth of July. Think cocaine cookies, morphine muffins, or smack sodas.”
From this, I discovered that I needed to get to know my enemy.
I needed to know what it does when it enters my body, but most importantly, how to get rid of it.
And it is simple DETOX!
Why?
Because I need a clear path to detox from sugar, to break the addictive cycle of carb and sugar cravings that rob me of my health.
Here I was thinking, I will be wake up the following morning, have loads of water, eat fruit and vegetable and stop with my “bad” sugars, and that’s it. Little did I know this would be way more of a bigger challenge for me.
So I find myself back at the beginning, starting my challenge from scratch, back at 1.
will be following a sugar detox plan which you will find in the link below.
Sugar Detox: Nutritionist Explains How to Reset Your System (And Fight Cravings!) (foodnetwork.ca)
So, let see how this goes and who knows, maybe I could add to my sugar challenge.
How to Detox & Cleanse Your Body From Sugar in 10 Days | Chopra
(The above link is to getting to know your enemy)
MY JOURNEY MY STORY 