Think you can go 30 Days without Sugar?
Most people don’t think that they can, but a sugar free diet is a great way to give your health a boost and extend your life. If you were thinking about joining an expensive weight loss program – where you are stuck buying their food – I have a better (and healthier) option for you.
Sugar is harmful: Despite what the sugar industry and medical associations are saying, sugar is harmful. It is harmful in three ways:
- Adds Weight: As discussed above, sugar adds pounds to our bodies. This causes harm to our bodies because being obese or overweight increases a number of diseases: diabetes , stroke, heart disease, certain cancers and many more diseases. Obesity cuts life expectancy by as much as five years.
- Insulin Insensitivity: Consistently high blood sugar lead to the cells throughout the body becoming insensitive to insulin. This insulin insensitivity is at the heart of diseases such as metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Having diabetes, by the way, can clip as many as 10 years off your life and, maybe as many as 18 quality years off your life.
- Toxic: Sugar is toxic to our blood vessels, much the same way that cigarette smoke is toxic to our lungs. As sugar flows through our blood stream, it destroys the very blood vessels that carry the sugar throughout our bodies. This destruction is easily seen in people who have poor blood sugar control (like diabetics) who have high rates of eye disease (retinopathy), kidney disease, heart disease, nerve disease (neuropathy), and strokes, all caused by the destruction of blood vessels. The destruction also occurs in people who don’t have diabetes, only at a slower rate.
There are many reasons why you will want to join us on our sugar free adventure:
- Sugar is addictive: For many of you who read this blog regularly, you know just how powerful sugar addiction can be. Sugar often feels like it has the power to control us instead of the other way around. Sugar addiction shares common traits with all addictions, including: hoarding, binging, using the addiction to change moods, and many other addictive-like behaviors. Seeing sugar as an addiction explains a lot of how we act around sugar and is likely the reason why so many of us yo-yo diet. If you really don’t think sugar is addictive, try staying away from it for a few days and see; most people become acutely aware of just how addicting sugar can be when they remove it from their lives.
- You Want to Feel Better: Kicking sugar and eating a sugar free diet will be hard at first. But most people who are on the diet report that they feel better, have more energy, and even sleep better. Many people also report the almost magical disappearance of stomach problems, fatigue, depression, sinus infection, skin problems and more.
- Weight loss: Sugar has more to do with weight gain than you might have been led to believe by medical and nutritional professionals. Sugar does contain empty calories, but sugar is also special in its ability to add to your waistline. Your body has certain energy needs and once those needs are met by what you are eating, any excess sugar in your blood stream is going to be stored as fat. Excess sugar is very common when you are eating sugar and foods that act like sugar on a consistent basis. Keeping sugar out of your diet keeps your blood sugar low and, consequently, keeps your body from storing fat.
- You are curious: The last reason you may want to join us on our 30 Sugar Free Days is that you are curious to find out if sugar is addictive and can change your weight. Believe me when I say that those answers will become very clear for you if you join the 30 Day challenge.
Break the Habit, Break the Cycle
Breaking the sugar habit can be hard, but I am here to provide you with the support that you need, including meal plans, recipes, a newsletter and the ability to contact me with your questions; all at no cost.
Taking the 30 Sugar Free Days challenge is a step towards your better health. So many weight loss programs are designed to help you shed pounds, but do nothing to address your health. Why not have both good health and weight loss?
If you think you can go 30 days without sugar, please join us. You can sign up to receive our newsletter by clicking here: 30 Days Sugar Free.
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EV, thanks for you post! I’m hoping the addictive foods (of which sugar is only one) begin to be taken seriously. Like I mentioned above, I never thought I was addicted because I avoided sugar, but found out I was VERY addicted when I removed all the foods that act like sugar.
I’m happy to hear that the 12 step program worked for you. It is clear we all need more support in kicking our addictions.
Thanks,
Thank you for the great posts on sugar- I am a compulsive overeater and attend a twelve step program for food addiction. I also have abstained from sugar and sugar substitutes for almost three years now- I feel that it is highly addictive, and cutting it out of my life has made a huge difference. Having been 100+ pounds overweight at one time in my life, I have to say that getting rid of sugar and flour were essential for me. I also want to mention that I could not stay away from these items without the work I do in my program. If any of your readers would like more info, please have them contact me.
Heidi, you are not pathetic, you are just addicted. Many people balk at trying to go 30 Days without sugar (much less, trying to make it a life-long change).
When I first started researching Sugarettes I decided that I needed to remove these foods from my diet. The results? I freaked out! I would make it through the morning, but by afternoon I would be binging on all sorts of foods. It took me months to make a permanent change; and I still have to work at it and have days were I’m craving certain foods. Maybe we need our own 12 Step program for sugar addiction?
Actually, I’ve never been much of a white sugar person, but crave more of the foods that act like sugar (breads, chips, crackers…).
The best thing you can do is to download the free e-book and then take the test drive (2-5 days of sugar-free eating). This is what will prepare you the most for the adventure in January.
Good luck and thanks for the comment.
okay, I need to really think about this. I mean I think this would be worse than going in rehab. I love my sugar and try to cut back but to do without. I am pathetic.
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