anonymous wrote:Hi guys I was fructose free from jan-march of this year and felt AWESOME. Best health decision I've made, ever.

To cut a long story short I backslid and am now back to feeling pretty miserable about my diet. I realise that this fructose/sugar-free thing has to be a lifetime commitment.

I bought some dextrose on the weekend and proceeded to experiment with some baking. Some of the recipes turned out well - too well in fact! 

My problem is even though I definitely feel full quicker eating things baked with dextrose instead of sucrose, I think that it's the comfort of eating something sweet that I'm addicted to. I feel that I am always tempted to keep eating even when my stomach is telling me I'm full. Maybe the answer for me is to cut out all sweet things until I, like David, just lose the craving for it completely. It did happen once, but when I allowed sugar back in (even in tiny amounts) I only wanted more. It's just SO disheartening how easy it is to get hooked again.

Anyone else out there who have similar feelings about glucose/dextrose?

Hi everyone

Day 6 and I feel good, I feel like the sugar craving has gotten a little bit worse over the last day or two, I am still waiting on my book but read about mixing 1/2 cocoa - 1/2 dextrose in a coffee grinder and then using a heaped teaspoon in boiling water for a hot chocolate drink, just like the cadbury hot chocolate and that has been my saviour.  I also made the mouse which tastes so very sweet after 6 days without sugar and i have put it in the fridge and just have a teaspoon of it when i find myself at the fridge looking for "just something"  I have been really hugry and eating lost of rice crackers and hommus and bread with avocado, I cant possibly ever loose weight like this surely ????? but i am giving it a go, i have not fallen off the wagon for 6 days so its definately do-able.  If i do start losing weight it will be the easiest lifestile to maintain that i have ever come across :)

Lisa Roberts wrote:

Hi Everyone,

Day 1 week 2. Hurray!

I still feel ok. Not jumping out of my skin fantastic but definitely ok. The best thing is that I am not grazing for snacks. That is a huge break through for me.

I just ate a bowl of plain porrige with a little sprinkle of salt and milk. My Grandpa, from Glasgow so I guess he should have known about porrige, ate it that way every morning. As children we thought he was crazy, as we applied copious quantities of brown sugar. But guess what? It tasted great.

It's school holidays and little boys are about to arrive for play dates so it will be a busy day but I've got Beth's chocolate brownies in the oven so I'm feeling pretty confident that all will be well.

I hope everyone has a great day,

Lisa

 

Hi Kristie,

Breakfast - porridge with skim milk and no sugar or a dash of glucose; or butter and vegemite on a really grainy bread (check not only for fructose but additives, there is a great book/website on that toxic topic called "Additive Alert"); or home made muesli with low fructose yoghurt.  Plus coffee, I have never had sugar in coffee or tea so no sugar here is pretty easy.

Morning tea - I have a Carman's fruit free muesli bar as it was No. 2 on David's list.  No. 1 is either unavailable or very expensive.

Lunch - sandwich with meat, cheese and maybe avocado or lettuce. Piece of fruit.

Dinner - Just about anything so long as it is fructose free or very low, like fresh vegetables with pasta or meat.

My kids and I have also made some of the desserts, the brownies and the mousse (still to try the ice cream) and they are great.

What I have found, 3 weeks in, is that my biggest vices (chocolate licorice, banana bread, etc.) weren't a filling or nutritous part of my diet so whilst I might crave something, it is really fleeting.

This far I have lost about 1kg per week and I have noticed a drop off in my general appetite.  But, the big pay off is that I feel heaps better physically and mentally.  This may be placebo, so I will see how I am after months of low fructose before I reach any conclusions.

Best wishes for the journey.

Grant