Why Avoid Sugar?
If you are reading this you probably already have a sense as to why you might want to stop being sweet. The symptoms of chronic sugar consumption are vast. Not eating sugar won’t cure every ill, but it sure helps you to feel and be better. Below are some of the symptoms I personally experienced.
When I eat sugar I:
· Feel drowsy
· Can’t make decisions
· Can’t wake up easily
· Sleep heavier
· Stay up late at night
· Act moody
· Am more thirsty
· Crave sweets
· Find that my teeth ache
· Find my teeth coated with sugar
· Often have bad breath
· Feel depressed until I eat more sweets
· Can’t feel satisfied by eating anything but sweets
· Have evil and irregular poops
· Can't make it through the day without a nap
· Lose control and want more and more sweets
· Feel bad about myself for eating junk foods
· Need to eat some chocolate every day
· Tend to overeat and use food as a drug
· Get “sweaty butt”
· Reward myself with sweets
· Soothe myself with sweets
· Feel like I’m in a daze
· Medicate myself with sweets
· Hear my joints click
· Pee alot
· Act hyper and annoy people around me
· Worry about everything
· Wake up feeling bloated
· Use sugar like an upper to stay awake
When I avoid sugar I:
· Feel much more even
· Make clearer decisions
· Wake up more easily
· Sleep calmly and thoroughly
· Can make it through the day without a nap
· Don’t act so moody
· Feel depressed only if I eat sweets
· Feel satisfied by eating foods like veggies and fruit
· Have regular and surprisingly elegant poops
· Am not parched all the time
· Don’t crave sweet foods
· Don’t lose control and don't want more sweets
· Feel good about myself for eating well
· Notice how much sugar everyone eats
· Read labels more often
· Am more aware
· Make natural foods at home more often
· Don’t feel bloated
· Feel tighter around the mid-section
When I avoid sugar for long periods of time I:
· Feel even and calm
· Wake up energized
· Need less and lighter sleep
· Have increased stamina
· Want to get out and do things
· Am not parched all the time
· Find it amazing how delicious natural foods taste
· Don’t crave processed products
· Think food products taste like eating plastic chemicals
· Am grossed out by unhealthy, sweet people
· Find myself seeking other ways to be a better person
· Feel better about myself on the whole
· Feel more attractive
· Am more confident
· Find it easier to remain focused on long term goals
· Am a happier person overall
Latest Stop Being Sweet Comment
Hi David,
I enjoyed your audio presentation very much; thanks for making it available on line. You have a very relaxed and authentic style in the way that you tell your story and share your suggestions. I also like the very friendly matter of fact way that you introduce personal accountability to your audience.
I quit sugar almost a year ago and have slipped a bit in the last couple of months. Your talk helped me get back on track and I’m planning on being sugar free until dessert for Christmas dinner.
I am an RN, currently studying to become a certified health counselor through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN). I’m considering focusing on helping people with sugar addictions when I begin my practice.
Check out IIN if you don’t already know it. I will be passing your website on to others there, it’s a great resource. It would be great to have a way to easily email your audio talk.....I am not the most computer saavy person so I may be missing something.
Best to You,
Jean Rapp
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