Originally posted by jbourneidentity:
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Originally posted by Leemur:
I suppose you could get addicted to anything. I’ve always had a raging sweet tooth but my weight creeps up more easily every year and one of the biggest factors is sugar. I cut it out of my diet not quite 5 days ago except for the jug of OJ I was finishing (too expensive to pour it out). As of this morning I’m down 9lbs already. Figuring at least half to 2/3 could be water but I’m still a bit surprised. The downside is that I could punch babies right now.
ETA: I have to drop about 15-20lbs of fat cause when my weight goes up so does my blood pressure and it was high even with my White Coat Syndrome at the dentist last week.
Absolutely real. Sugar releases pleasure hormones just like dope and sex. You may even have headaches and your sleep interrupted by cravings for sugary breads, cereals, etc. There's even some research out there that says sugar causes the systemic inflammation that causes cancer.
I have a friend who went super low carb last year. She was a Type 2 diabetic. She's lost 40 pounds and her doctor has basically told her that she's "cured" of Type 2 diabetes. Amazing.
It'll take 2 weeks for it to pass, but once it does, your cravings will become almost non-existent.
