Is it possible to get like a sugar withdrawal if you normally consume a lot every day and then stop? as in chocolate, soft drinks etc

YES and it can make you ill feeling and bitchy

Mach said:

ok... thank you hon

http://www.sugaraddict.com/

http://www.sugar-addictio...anizer.htm




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Mach said:

omg that is me down to a tee! THANK YOU for that Mach! wow... definately checking that out thoroughly

another

yup - Dr. Neal Barnard wrote about that in this book:

omg that other link is awesome too! thank you so much

My Grandad used to pour tea in the sugar bowl then drink it..

Well not really but seemed like it.. he LOVED sugar!

IrresistibleB1tch said:

awesome!! thank you so much Martina

REDFEATHERS said:

Natisse said:

Oh ya, for sure. I'm a total sugar addict myself.

Natisse said:

But really too much sugar is bad.. he is diabetic now..

yep....most definitely will give you withdrawal symptoms....

...but on the flip side, cutting out all sugar intake or cutting down significantly will help you drop weight and body fat.....

so the shakes come with SOME benefit.....

thank you everyone this is the start of me eating healthier again. I saw "The Diet Doctor" for the first time ever the other night and it shocked and inspired me into action - I haven't eaten or drunk anything really really bad since. I had a chicken roll last night but that's probably the worst I've eaten since. I'm not even gonna say the amount of chocolate, coke and crap I normally eat every single day, sufficient to say I am not surprised I'm getting sugar withdrawals lol my head is pounding.

I have a new home, though, a new haircut (had it all chopped off shorter than anyone over here has seen it) and a new determination.

thanks again for your help guys

Natisse said:

Natisse said:

Good Luck!! WE GOTCHA BACK!!!

TOTALLY possible. I get headaches.

Not that I eat a lot of sugar, but I get headaches for so many things that now I can tell if it is telling me it wants caffeine, sugar, water or nicotine!


It will pass after a couple of days

Natisse said:

Drink lots of water!

And if you need sugar have honey instead, in tea,fruit, yoghurt or something....

Oh yeah, and WELL DONE!!!
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susannah said:

thank you again hon for your support

Natisse said:

Any time, and all the time!

i used to eat alot os sugary snacks - sweets, biscuits etc... But about 6mths ago i went on a major health kick. I train and exercise at least 6 days a week and i tried to cut out alot of the rubbish i was eating. At first i really craved sweet things but believe me , if u can stick with your program it will be short lived. After around a week and a half the craving had died down dramatically. The key is to find a replacement for these things

I tried nuts, not too many just a couple of hand fulls a day

Seeds, u can get these from health food stores and they are mad good for u for a whole host of reason!

Peeled raw carrots! sweeter than a picture of a baby monkey and a tiger cub!

obviously u have fruit too!


it all tastes great too, its just a case of reprograming ya brain

Give it a try, it can be done and it is sooooo worth it. NOW I LOOK MAD FUCKABLE!!!!!


p.s. try cut down on sugary drinks and alcohol too - as an alternative drink sparkling water/flavoured waters


however, a little of what u fancy does u good from time to time. u will find though that u dont really want any of the junk food that much anymore anyhow

Technically in terms of true adiction the answer is no. However when your body, in particular you brain, becomes acustomed to certain sugar levels it finds it more dificult to aquire suger by the breakdown of fat, because of this delay or lag, you are likely to experience headaches. However, these are just as likely to go away if you drink a glass of water as if you take on some sugar.

Natisse said:

YES! YES! AND YES!!!
It's parasites in your body giving off chemicals to make you crave the food they need to stay alive.




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this is why fasting and body cleanses are very important to maintain metabolism and health.




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again thanks guys taking it your info in!

Natisse said:

http://www.prince.org/msg/105/219154

according to Mach's link,if you read it, its an excellent time to start this sort of thing!

Ribbed4UrPleasure said:

that's good news!! I haven't had the chance to fully read it yet but I will... I've said "I'm going to be good " a few times over the year year or so but I actually started this time before I said anything to anyone...

thanks again

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