Hi Margaret,

I have been on the sugar free diet for 10 weeks now and have lost 6kg without much fuss it has slowed down now but thats ok as long as it doesnt come back. I have around 15kg to loose. I still have days when I am really hungry so I just eat what I want (no sugar), normally the next day I am not hungry. I found that I was really tired all the time, I have now taken out bread and flour from my diet and feel better, I know carbs make me tired and hungry. I had started to eat more carbs to make up for the sugar, but as i don't have the cravings anymore I have replace them with other things. I find rice is ok. I try not to eat any sugar (just don't know how sensative I am to it) I sometime will have a piece of fruit. I get the dextrose from Kmart it is 100%, not sure if the maltodextrin would change the recipe as I think it is a filler , I don't really like the taste of it but the rest of the family eat it, you have to be careful as you can over eat on it , it is hard to give up habits. I still find even though I am not hungry my brain is telling me to eat, I suppose it is still part of the addiction even though I am not craving sugar, hopefully it will happen less and less. When I first started I was eating a lot of crackers, cheese, milk, nuts, bread ect but as time has gone on I really only eat the nuts and the first 3 to 4 weeks I only lost 1kg. I try to eat meat, veg and salad and not to much processed foods. Food just doesnt hold the excitment for me as it once did, a bit sad really but hopefully good for my health. I can say that I don't feel any healthier from being sugar free but I am not addicted to it any more. I do love that my days do not revolve around food 24/7. I think the best thing you can do is really listen to you body it will tell you what foods are working for or against it.

Karen

Margaret Kosmas wrote:

Karen Cronin wrote:

Hi Margaret,

I have been on the sugar free diet for 10 weeks now and have lost 6kg without much fuss it has slowed down now but thats ok as long as it doesnt come back. I have around 15kg to loose. I still have days when I am really hungry so I just eat what I want (no sugar), normally the next day I am not hungry. I found that I was really tired all the time, I have now taken out bread and flour from my diet and feel better, I know carbs make me tired and hungry. I had started to eat more carbs to make up for the sugar, but as i don't have the cravings anymore I have replace them with other things. I find rice is ok. I try not to eat any sugar (just don't know how sensative I am to it) I sometime will have a piece of fruit. I get the dextrose from Kmart it is 100%, not sure if the maltodextrin would change the recipe as I think it is a filler , I don't really like the taste of it but the rest of the family eat it, you have to be careful as you can over eat on it , it is hard to give up habits. I still find even though I am not hungry my brain is telling me to eat, I suppose it is still part of the addiction even though I am not craving sugar, hopefully it will happen less and less. When I first started I was eating a lot of crackers, cheese, milk, nuts, bread ect but as time has gone on I really only eat the nuts and the first 3 to 4 weeks I only lost 1kg. I try to eat meat, veg and salad and not to much processed foods. Food just doesnt hold the excitment for me as it once did, a bit sad really but hopefully good for my health. I can say that I don't feel any healthier from being sugar free but I am not addicted to it any more. I do love that my days do not revolve around food 24/7. I think the best thing you can do is really listen to you body it will tell you what foods are working for or against it.

Karen

Hi Karen,

Thank you so much for replying to me.  I am happy to hear you have managed to lose some weight.  I too need to lose about 15 kg.  The first week I managed to lose 1.5kg which I was really excited about but then I think I blew it with all the extra fat which I felt I needed to compensate for the sugar.  I guess I must still be addicted because I still crave something sweet.  I haven't made any of the recipes yet mostly because I thought it would be better to wait till I get the sugar out of my system.  I'm assuming that while I'm still craving something sweet that it must still be in the system.  I can't wait for the day that my life doesn't revolve around food.  It's constantly on my mind, wondering what the next mea or snack will be!  I'm a comfort eater, I don't drink or smoke but I love my food! When I'm happy, I eat, when I'm sad, I eat, when I'm angry, I eat! Gotta break this addiction to sugar 'cos it's usually something sweet.  Thanks for the tip about where to buy the dextrose, I haven't been able to get it anywhere.  The guy in the health food store tried to tell me that fructose was the good part of the sugar, not the dextrose.  I had to give him a bit of a lecture and told him he should read David's books! Anyway keep up the good work Karen. I hope you lose your 15 kgs and feel happy and healthy really soon.

Best wishes, Margaret 

Hi margaret,

thank you for the kind words and good luck to you.

Hang in there it does get easier as the cravings go. You will know when the addiction is going, food starts to loose its appeal and it is hard to choose something to eat it actually seems boring. It is hard to imagine as we are so used to it being constantly on our mind. I agree with you about not trying the recipes until you are sugar free as you can easily over eat on them. Good to hear you gave him a lecture hopefully he will take your advise.

 Please keep us updated with how you are going it great reading everyones posts.

Thanks

Karen