I've been a sugar-addict since childhood. Our dear grandmother worked in the Estonian famous candy-factory "Kalev", therefore we had loads of chocolate at home. Our whole family loves sugar. My sister had a special talent to find all the hidden candy bags. My husband is also sugar-addict, he can eat whole day just chocolate and other sweets (without gaining weight). In the mornings, I was craving for sugar. After waking up, I wanted something sweet to eat immediately. Marshmallow kind of dessert for pre-breakfast and a dessert after lunch or dinner. Since I am gluten and lactose intolerant and do not eat meat, sugar was like a small treat for me. At one point, I felt that things were getting little bit out of hands: my skin and body did not feel good any more. In addition, sugar causes a roller coaster of emotions, if you are getting it, you feel happy and without it, you feel angry. So I decided to give up sugar. At first, it was very difficult and I had massive fight with myself, especially when you have lot of chocolate at home and your partner is enjoying all the sweets. But I had to take myself together. The trick is, if you eat less, you will want less. One moment the massive hunger for sugar disappeared. Here are some of my personal observations while quitting sugar: 1. The more sugar you consume, the more you want 2. If after a meal there is a need for sweets, then your meal is nutrient poor, whether there is a lack of fat, fiber or protein 3. A much healthier sugar substitute is good fat ( all nuts, avocado, coconut, oil, etc.). Have a tbsp peanut butter almond butter instead (make yourself!) 4. A good night`s sleep. When I don`t sleep well, I could eat sugar a whole day. Same thing is when you have a headache. I've taken dark chocolate or maple syrup as a substitute for sugar 5. Water. Well, it is an old story. When the body gets less water, it wants more sugar. In any case, I haven`t managed 100% to avoid sugar because sugar is hidden everywhere, but as preparing my meals by myself, the result of almost 95%. Besides, after all, you can have sugar sometimes, but you have to take into consideration that if you give your finger to sugar, it takes the whole hand and soon everything starts all over again :) Ma olen lapsest saati olnud magusasõber. Muidugi aitas sellele kaasa meie kallis vanaema, kes töötas Kalevis ja seetõttu kommi oli meil kodus palju, väga palju!
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