Re: Whoa... not eating sugar WORKS!
From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 30 Jun 2000 18:07:07 -0500 (CDT)
I know what you mean about the sugar cravings - they are awful, aren't
they??
Originally my intent was to follow a low carb diet, a la Carb addicts,
but I lasted 2 days on that and the withdrawls were shocking. So, after
talking it over with my husband, I decided the first step was to wean
myself off of refined sugar - ice cream, chocolate, sodas, jam, not even
a half spoonful in my tea! I HAVE been eating fruit and bread - lots of
fruit and bread! it is the only thing that makes my cravings bearable.
Eventually, I would like to give those a bit of a rest too, but for now,
just cutting out refined sugar is working for me. I feel wonderful!
I hope this helps!
At Fri, 30 Jun 2000, anonymous wrote:
>
>Hi -- can you be more specific about what you mean by "no sugar." I too
>tried cutting sugar entirely out of my diet for 4 weeks and lost a pile
>of weight (though I couldn't really afford to, being thin to begin with)
>and felt really terrific, once the cravings subsided. I've since fallen
>off the wagon with a major thud. One of the things that made it hard to
>stay off was the no-fruits rule. Does your no-sugar diet also eliminate
>all fruit?
>
>Thanks.
>
>At Wed, 28 Jun 2000, Sonnet wrote:
>>
>>Margene-
>>Wow, that is really interesting that your doctor told you that! I too
>>had a lot of hypoglycemic attacks early on and not eatin sugar has done
>>a world of good for me. I used to test my suagr at between 50 and 80
>>mg/dl and now, it is consistently up into the 90's and even 100's. I
>>feel great! :) Good for you too - it's really weird what an effect sugar
>>has, isn't it? it's a drug! I never knew...
>>Anyway thanks for the support :)
>>
>>--
>>Sonnet
>>
>>At Tue, 27 Jun 2000, margene wrote:
>>>
>>>Way to go, Sonnet! You know, my dr., when he prescribed glucophage for
>>>me, told me to follow a diabetic diet rather than a low-carb
>>>one...perhaps because I'm one of those who doesn't need to lose
>>>weight...but I notice that the main (perhaps only) thing changed from my
>>>regular eating style is--NO SUGAR. Guess what? I feel great, and I'm
>>>not having any hypoglycemic attacks anymore like I did occasionally
>>>during those weeks that I low-carbed. Not a "too hard to follow" plan,
>>>either. JOY!
>>>
>>>--
>>>Margene
>>>
>>>At Mon, 26 Jun 2000, Sonnet wrote:
>>>>
>>>>hello to all! :)
>>>>
>>>>Just got back from my very first ever doctors visit in California! And
>>>>he was Soooooo nice, incredibly so. He also gave me a prescription for
>>>>my Met without question, with 12 refills! AND he suggested that maybe
>>>>following the Zone or other low carb diets would help. He is a perfect
>>>>doctor!! *grin*
>>>>
>>>>Anyway the GREAT news is: The past week, I have cut all refinred sugar
>>>>out of my diet. I haven't limited my carbs yet, as I wanted to get the
>>>>sugar cravings under control first. And in ONE week, I have lost SIX
>>>>pounds. Just by not eating straight sugar! Is that amazing, or is that
>>>>amazing?? I can hardly believe that this works... that there is such a
>>>>simple solution to the whole problem. now I am ready to finally get my
>>>>body healthy and under control and maybe ready to be a mum :) I'ts so
>>>>exciting!!!!
>>>>
>>>> If anyone wants the name of that doc. in N California let me know -
>>>>Sonnet
>>>
>>>--
>>>margene
>>>
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