David Gillespie - The addiction keeps beating me

21 Aug 2011 5:36 AM

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I started fructose-free on 1 March. I went really well for a while, but recently it's been a bit of a disaster. I seem to be falling off the wagon more frequently than I'm getting back on, and it's starting to annoy me. I've started putting weight back on, instead of losing it. One of the big problems was that my appetite control never kicked in as others have said it did. FOr those that experienced positive changes in appetite control, how long did it take for this to happen? I stopped calorie counting and immediately started eating way too much again. I've been fructose-free for 6 days now since my latest falling-off-the-wagon episode, and am starting calorie counting again tomorrow in a bid to get my overeating back under control.

I'd love to hear from anyone re their changes (positive or no change) in appetite/control.

Cheers
Michelle

21 Aug 2011 6:47 AM

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mine did but it did take a while (maybe 3 months?) it wasn't so much appetite control but more that i was able to not eat (when already full) unlike previously when i 'had' to eat. i'll still eat all the meal on my plate cos it's so yummy, but the portions are smaller than they used to be.

i found it quite easy to stay on this eating plan, possibly because i don't eat chemicals?

21 Aug 2011 8:13 AM

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Hi Michelle,

I keep falling off the wagon too! A birthday morning tea here, a bad day, there, and off I go again. I have a long list of times and situations which are hard to deal with. I'm trying to find a way to deal with each. Also, I need to replace the sugar and dairy choc with better things- especially when away from home. I've tried the glucose snacks, and eat them all. I hate dark chocolate, tried veges and dip, fruit alone or with other healthy food.

I have managed to deal with the "tired at the end of the day coming home" snack attack with a cup of warmed milk and a pack of chicknuts or fava nuts (Safeway). The milk fills me up and the dried beans have the nice salt. I'm dealing with the post dinner munchies by sipping herbal teas. I joined the gym so i could pound out my stress from work instead of eating it. And my reward for doing the weekly shopping is a pack of raspberries, topped with cream and cocoa powder. I will deal with the other bad habits when these 4 good ideas are my new habit. Will let you know.

Dennise

21 Aug 2011 4:49 PM

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I hear you! Its been a couple of months for me and I gained...now am slowly losing. Very disheartening. It takes a while for appetite control, so I've gone back to recording all I eat- keeps me accountable. I have continued my walking, as I feel it allows me to eat that extra - I'd eat it anyway- so at least a tiny smidge of it burnt off.....and same with cortisol...keeps me sane!

I have had no problems not eating sugar, I am adjusting and now feel I am eating less, a little less 'driven' by food. I am determined to stay sugarfree, it feels so right.

I have gone back to low-fat dairy, when the sugarlevel is no higher than the full-fat version- only then. There has been some debate over this, I am waiting for an answer from David. But I feel until my appetite control is fully sorted, at least it reduces calories? My weight gain has halted since I've done this.

So, persist, Michelle. You certainly aren't alone!

24 Aug 2011 8:50 AM

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Thanks for the feedback guys!

07 Sep 2011 11:44 PM

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Guys just make sure you aren't missing the point here. We're cutting out sugar, in particular Fructrose, not fat. If the plan works we should naturally start to eat less. So what we put in our mouths is fine so long as it doesn't contain Fructrose. I have actually added bread back into my diet in small amounts and have cheese and peanut butter (from the peanut van, they have a web site and will post it to you)

I manage to have a pie now and again and a good snack is one slice of bread, a slice of tomatoe and some cheese on top, put under the griller to melt the cheese and there you have a nice fill up

08 Sep 2011 8:37 PM

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Ive been following the plan for 3 months and apart from the subsidence of food cravings (so am eating less) not much else has happened. No hunger signal change, no weight loss, probably some weight gain even though I am eating less. So the weight loss thing isnt a universal thing for everyone it seems. I am certainly disappointed, lack of progress makes sticking to sugar exclusion much more difficult, there isnt much reward for so much effort.

04 Oct 2011 7:48 PM

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Leharna Black wrote:Ive been following the plan for 3 months and apart from the subsidence of food cravings (so am eating less) not much else has happened. No hunger signal change, no weight loss, probably some weight gain even though I am eating less. So the weight loss thing isnt a universal thing for everyone it seems. I am certainly disappointed, lack of progress makes sticking to sugar exclusion much more difficult, there isnt much reward for so much effort.

I reckon I was similar to you in that I had a gain at first and found it hard to stay with the plan because of this. However (and this is 2nd or 3rd go at it), I have found the fact that I don't have the cravings anymore extremely satisfying in that I feel more in control. Not eating everything in sight especially when I have troubles with work etc. It was the 1st thing I did - go for food and wrong stuff at that. My portions are smaller now and I certainly feel better even when I didn't lose anything.

Stick with it and I'm sure it will happen for you too. The hunger signal probably hasn't been refined for me either but I'm trying to consciously stop when I'm getting close to full. Hopefully it will become automatic.

Something I used to do was to 'reward' myself with a choc bar or something 'nice' but how is giving yourself something that exacerbates the problem a reward? I find I don't naturally think of choc as a reward now although I must admit to looking longingly at a jaffa lying in the gutter early on the process!!

good luck

05 Oct 2011 12:49 AM

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Because everyone is different things will happen differently for everyone. In 1 week I'll be 12 months sugar free and like everyone I've certainly had some ups and downs. I can't quite say when my appetite control kicked in, I just gradually was eating less and less and over a period of time I just couldn't keep eating the same amounts. It is disapointing not seeing results instantly but unfortunately there has been so much damage done from the sugar so it will take time for your body to do what it's supposed to do. Also a major problem is over eating, people tend to eat because it tastes good. I know I do the same, so you really need to listen for those full signs or when your not longer hungry.

08 Oct 2011 9:54 PM

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I've found I've had to do leptin resistance (paleo diet) to lose weight and not crave anything at all (even wheat, which is huge for me) and reduce my food intake heaps. It involves eating 50g of protein for breaskfast (within half an hour of getting up), not eating again till lunch time (eventually it may be not eating till about 5pm) and only eating protein and complex carbs (meat, nuts, eggs, vegetables, low fructose fruits. You're not supposed to eat dairy but I do eat a little). No potatoes or wheat.

My sleeping is much better, I've dropped weight, skin is looking great, I'm heaps calmer, eat less and probably more. Very worth it, as food isn't my main obsession any more.