Comments on: Breaking the Sugar Addiction: 16 Tips

By: Raven

Raven — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:15:59 +0000

Breaking a sugar addiction actually means breaking your carbohydrate addiction. Cut out not just obvious sugars, but corn syrup, honey, dextrin, fructose, corn sweetener, malt, molasses, cane juice, dextrose, glucose (just about anything ending in ose), fruit juice concentrates. You'll have to become a label reader. Basically if any of these are in the first 5 ingredients you'll want to cut them out. I cut them out if they are in it at all.
Then there are the other bad carbs. Breads, pasta, potatoes, corn, peas, alcohol.
A carbohydrate addiction is almost as difficult to kick as a crack addiction. However, after kicking it, the change is about as life changing also. If you really want to know about breaking your carbohydrate addiction, try one of the many carbohydrate addiction books on the market or Dr. Atkins Diet Revolution.
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By: jellybean

jellybean — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:13:59 +0000

Swap out candy and eat more fruits instead. It still has the sugar but its better for you. Go to the mall and walk. Its a good way to stay active. If you can avoid a health club membership, they offer lots of activities. Enroll in a community education class like martial arts or dancing. Great way to stay active and meet people.
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By: LadyLynn

LadyLynn — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:11:59 +0000

If possible, don't keep any crap in the house. If that's not possible, have someone hide it from you. If that's not possible, drink a lot of water, and eat only when you're hungry; not bored. And if you're about to cheat, brush your teeth. If none of those work , use WILLPOWER!! You can do it!! I know you can!!! Take walks if possible in the morning and in the evening. The summertime is so beautiful at those times of day. And walking without stopping is the best exercise! Good luck to you. -L
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By: Manfa ? ?

Manfa ? ? — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:09:59 +0000

since its been raining at your house, that seems like you cant do much things outside, isnt their a local community center you can go to? to play basketball or any thing else? well if not, your you dont have the $ or a way there, theres things you can do around your house, you could excercise or if you dont want to do that, which is normal try to limit what you eat, eat crackers or snack on healthier foods (so that you'll fill up faster and you wont be so determined to eat that sugar!) but i know thats so hard to do even when your full and they'res a big nice sugary filled candy bar in your way, just try to think every time you go for somethin like chocolate that in that candy bar is tons of calories thats goin to contribute to being obese. a way i broke myself was i filled up on healthier foods (apples, oranges, drank lots of tea & water) and i would dance in my living room (it burns calories!) or id watch the work out channel and work out for a couple minutes then go right back to watchin whatever it was i was watchin before its goin to be hard, but you can do it, just get it in to your brain that you want to be healthier, just try to get passed that and then its not so hard to turn it down even if it resorts to you gettin online and lookin at pictures of obese ppl to keep you away, do it. im over weight and im fightin so hard to be average weight again, im only 18 (almost 19) and i wish i could go back in time and go back to when i was 15 & change my eatting habits, but since i cant i just have to keep it in my head goodluck!!
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By: sam hill

sam hill — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:07:59 +0000

starts in your head. Remember the old cliche ' where there's a will, there's a way'? just so happens to be true. Have you ever read anything by Ben Franklin?
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By: paks

paks — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:05:59 +0000

The longer you go without sugar, the easier it is to quit (bit like ciggies).

I broke my chocolate addiction by ensuring that there was no chocolate in the house and I never got hungry. I recommend lots of veggies and meat. No carbohydrates after 3:00PM. Try low GI foods – they stop you getting hungry. I have been losing 3Kg every 10 weeks, it rocks!
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By: penguinbear354

penguinbear354 — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:03:34 +0000

Does any one know how to stay active in the summer and break my sugar addiction?
It has been raining so much, that now i sit around the tv and do nothing. i love sugar and it is hard to resist it! i am not overweight yet but if this keeps up than i will be. i have just become so lazy, i need tips! no medication suggestions please, it is not that bad.