Detoxing Off Sugar

[dj112 21]

I agree that you should cut all refined sugar. I still had an occasional fruit, not I by dried fruit with no added sugar, because I just don't eat enough of it to cut ip the whole fruit! No white bread, Pasta, etc. It too me four months to even go to a multigrain bread. I just didn't want it to take up precious space in my stomach.

I also cut out soda and iced tea. You will notice after a couple months you won't even like the taste of soda once you don't drink it anymore. Now I drink hot Decaf tea (occasionally) or SF hot chocolate. That is really the only caffeine I get now days. Don't miss it at all.

Like the others said, once you detox from the sugars, your skins amazing and you do have more energy!

I totally agree. I don't eat high sugar fruits like figs or medjool dates. I quit drinking diet soda over a year ago and got hooked on flavored selter. I miss my Canada Dry Mandarin Orange SELTZER! Now all I drink is Water and coffee. I just started drinking crystal light, I love their new flavor appletini. I'm five years sober and this is the closest I'm ever gonna get to an apple martini. My concentration and clarity improves when I'm sugar free.

[bandedsinger 20]

I guess I have a bit of a different take on this. I believe in moderation in all things, and I try to never say never, if I don't have to. First things first - I didn't make any changes to my diet until pre-op. That two week period was enough to set me straight for awhile, and it wasn't that hard because I was excited about the surgery, and the changes that were about to take place. I too was a Diet Coke addict, and was told I could never have carbonation again, but I'm also a coffee drinker and was given the OK for that as long as it stayed around 2 cups a day. I think the headaches people get during a no sugar/carb period are more about caffeine, and less about sugar - there is so much caffeine in most candy, cake, etc. I was lucky though - I really didn't get any sugar cravings during the pre-op diet even though for the last part of it I couldn't have caffeine. After surgery your stomach is bloated, and for the most part, you're not even hungry for the small amount of liquids you are supposed to have. What I'm trying to say is that I didn't intentionally put myself on a no sugar/carb diet, but by following the pre-op and post-op food instructions, it just happened. It's been about 4 months now and I've been off Diet Coke for that entire time and never crave it. I will say that with all the healthy eating in my diet and my smaller appetite, I rarely have cravings for anything sugary either. However, if I do I will have a small amount, but just not very often.