addicted to sugar

[marsmom 2]

I went on vacation at the beginning of the month and can't get back on track to lose the 2 lbs I gained on vacation. I am stressed because of getting kids back to school and starting full time job. I am exhausted and can't make myself get up to exercise.

Any suggestions, hints or tips to stop eating crap?

Thanks,

Alicia

[kosy2 1]

I am not banded yet, however in the past when I fell off the wagon the only thing to get me back on track was a Water fast. One to three days. It was enough time to "detox" from the sugar. Sometimes I would loose as much as five pounds in 3 days and that made me feel better than the crap food. Good Luck.

[Jachut 487]

I find it a bit different. I'm definitely a sugar eater, I hesitate to say addict, I'm really not sure I believe in that.

the only way to kick sugar is willpower, pure and simple. I know my palate will ALWAYS prefer sugary foods. I love them. I dont find it that hard though. I allow myself to indulge (and properly indulge, not this crap about just one cookie) reasonably often. It fits into my calorie allowance, not that I count calories, but I really dont care if I eat a big muffin for Breakfast once a week or so. And then I just say no, the rest of the time.

It really does get easier with practice. But I know where you're coming from, in times of stress, I am prone to returning to my standard diet - sugar and caffeine, throughout the day. Perhaps I would detox if I really kicked it, but I havent found it necessary to do that.

[BetsyB 9]

I would skip the Water fast, and just concentrate on making conscious decisions, as Jacqui suggests.

I love sweets--really, I would eat them all day long if I could.

But the space in my stomach is limited, and it's important to me to get what I need, nutritionally. Sugary foods just don't provide that.

That doesn't mean I don't ever eat anything sweet; I do.

But on a day-to-day basis, I really concentrate on making choices that meet my nutritional needs. When I do that, the craving for sugar really subsides.

(Now most things taste far too sweet to me--which sort of reinforces my resolve to avoid them.)

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[kosy2 1]

If someone is truly addicted to sugar, or anything for that matter, one can not live by "all things in moderation". If that were true than the person would not be addicted. Think back to when you were first banded. You were on a fast. Not as extreem as Water only but a fast none the less. Just my 2 cents.