David...where have you been all my life??! LOL
For so long now I have known something was 'wrong' with me. I have been Googling 'Sugar Addiction' for years, trying to find out what is happening to me but until I found this site all I came across were bits and pieces of a puzzle I couldn't put together. I have known for a very long time that my body didn't like sugar and the effect of sugar on my body was slowly killing me but I didn't know why and didn't know how to stop the cravings.
About 15 years ago I started having hypoglycaemic attacks. My blood sugar would plummet rapidly and I would need to wolf down huge amounts of carbs to re set it again. First it happened once or twice a year, then once a month, then weekly and then, after two pregnancies with uncontrolled gestational diabetes I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
About a year ago I joined a gym and since then have been getting some really good regular exercise, alternating between cardio and weight training. I see a personal trainer and I work hard so I know I'm doing all I can in that department.
Still, the weight was hard to shift, especially around my mid section. My body has built a rather impressive stash of muscle but it's hard to see it under the fat. My trainer came across a new eating plan and had me try it. He was convinced it would work and that finally the fat would shift. So I tried it and for about the first three weeks I felt great, never better, but then I crashed and felt absolutely dreadful. I was depressed, couldn't function properly, felt light headed, unmotivated and weak. I told my trainer I didn't think this new eating plan was for me and that it just wasn't working. This eating plan I speak of involved cutting out all processed carbohydrates, thus a drastic reduction in fructose! I was basically giving up sugar and didn't know it (until I saw this site), hence why I felt like crap! It was the sugar withdrawals making me feel so dreadful and after reading the information here, the puzzle piece finally clicks into place and I am one happy girl!
I am absolutely addicted to sugar and I really believe that the majority of my health issues and inability to lose weight are caused by my sugar addiction. I remember years ago telling Doctors that I had these awful sugar cravings and they looked at me like I had two heads. I have been trying to get answers and get help for over ten years, but nobody seemed to know what I was talking about.
Sorry, I know this is a bit long but I'm a bit excited. I am seeing my trainer tomorrow and will be telling him I want to be back on the eating program. I know the withdrawal will be hard, and that I will want to cave in and eat a bucket of sugar. I know I will feel dreadful, depressed, lethargic and have headaches for days on end. But the difference is, now I know WHY!!
I really hope there are some of you still around out there. I'm a bit of a chatter box (bet you didn't guess that :P) and would love to have some support through this journey.
Cheers,
D
