I Quit Sugar for 30 Days. I Didn't Expect This...

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#quit #sugar #diet

[tebunseang]

I've quited sugar for 2 months now, and I can say I feel much stronger and less fatigue. I can easily do 20 push-ups (I was struggling doing even 10 push-ups). I don't feel sleepy, even sometimes I don't have enough sleep. Not to mention my skin is a little bit smoother.

[DemetriPanici]

I did this challenge last year and it was really insightful to see how my body reacted to the situation

[Nu_Merick]

Been on ketogenic diet for 5 years bc I was getting too fat. No more brain fog, lost 70 lbs, no dandruff, no anxiety, high energy, look younger. I couldn't find a diet that gave me these results. All the alternatives I found really helped me as well so it's not boring.

[Philobiblion]

About 20 years ago I had to lose a significant amount of weight to qualify to have a hernia repaired at Shouldice Hospital in Toronto. They put me on Shouldice Diet #4, which is very low in carbs and no sugar or alcohol. Between October 1 and April 1 I lost about 35 pounds. While I have, over the years, given up addictions to alcohol, tobacco and opioids without any real problems, giving up sugar was the hardest personal lifestyle intervention I have ever attempted. I would crave sugar from one to three hours after eating, and the craving was actually debilitating. Finally, after several months, I noticed I would sometimes pass an entire day without thinking about sugar. The benefits of no sugar and low carbs are as advertised, but it was hard.

[SometimesMyself]

You lost me at “I also removed all carbohydrates from my diet”. That’s it. I’m out.

[KhanhTheLearner]

The biggest problem with sugar is that we tend to miss it in a lot of unexpected places. So the biggest benefit in these elimination challenges, IMO, is that we learn to recognize that sugar might be in a lot of food we eat, and not just the obvious ones like pure sugar (duh), or desserts, and fruits.
Some of my biggest mind-blown moments since learning about food and cooking are that sugar is in everything, like... everything.

1) I start noticing that my family members and Vietnamese shops put sugar in pretty much all dishes sweet and savory, either for taste, or color (caramelization), or to build texture. It's really hard to completely eliminate sugar but I minimize it whenever I can.

2) I learned that sugar is present in a lot of sauces, which prompted me to learn to read all nutrional facts labels from mayo to mustard, hot sauces, ketchup, soy sauce, etc. Same thing, I just use less sauce or eat without sauce whenever I can.

3) Sometimes, manufacturers trick customers with deceptive labels. I have noticed how even for some candies and sweets which are obviously sugary, sugar is never the first ingredient even though there is a law forcing manufacturers to list ingredients in order of abundance. They don't just list 'sugar' for all carbohydrates and sweeteners, but they mess with your brain. I have seen candies where some of the items in the middle and bottom were all different sugars like (high fructose corn syrup, galactose, glucose, sucrose, etc.). Since each of the constituents are technically only a little, they get spreaded throughout the label, and they can even be marketed as 'low sugar'.
Snacks and sweets are optional so I simply avoid them.

[jeffreymorgan]

I went on a diet about 2 months and my first step was to cut out all products with added sugar and highly processed foods. Eventually, I settled on a Mediterranean/keto hybrid style diet. I’ve lost 20 pounds in 2 months and I’ve not felt this good in years. Of course I’ve also exercised and done some IF but I think the most important step was severely reducing sugar and refined carbs

[LennefalkStudios]

Removing the huge carb intake for lunch has been a game changer for me, skipping pasta, noodles and rice unless in smaller amounts and at dinner. Processed carbs like sugar is a whole different story, zero point in consuming. Fruits instead are great 😊🏃 Has made me more more productive, healthy and fit than ever at age 35 👌 And of course not drinking your calories, mostly coffee and water ☀️ Great tips here!

[ItzjahSon]

Why give up fruits? Processed sugars are the real issue here. Sugars that come from whole fruits are fine because of the fibers in the fruit.

[rupsha]

Thank you so much for this video!!!! You won't believe how much your videos have helped me 😭 I literally went from " I can't do anything" to " I can, and I will !" . I can't thank you enough !💙

[samuelbrown]

Thank you for your disclaimer at the end of the video. That is perhaps the most important part. The internet needs more people like you who are not here to spread misinformation.

[bekakhutchua]

This is actually ketogenic diet. Best way of eating for human body in my opinion. I eat in this way and I am healthiest in every way i'am ever been.

[aagayudwiratnawati]

Intermitten fasting is work for me, I feel much healthier and slimmer is the bonus. I am OMAD now.

[christinawoodard]

Me too. Already on it 3 months. My blood work is all normal and it happened significantly quickly. Keep it going you’ll love it

[georgewhite]

Really cool challenge. It's not easy at all to do those diet changes so congratz for the challenge and for spreading the word of eating healthier!

[keithsavagelives]

When I was diagnosed prediabetic (in early 2019), I instantly gave up all processed sugar... but that wasn't enough to reverse my A1c, I had to also cut out all refined flour products _and_ all dairy. It took a while, until the end of 2020, but once I had, everything improved drastically. My 6.4 A1c went back to a normal 5.4, and my 215 pounds went to my teenage weight of 175. (I'm 58.) I am in the best shape of my life, eating a superb diet of lean meats (chicken, salmon, venison), lots of greens (spinach, broccoli, kale and cos) and only sprouted grain breads (made without or very little flour). I use unsweetened vanilla almond milk instead of dairy. Being diagnosed prediabetic and changing my diet was probably life-saving.

[sonalikapoor]

Thank you for posting this It's my 2nd day of quitting sugar needed motivation :)

[Registered_Democrat]

The sugar cravings will cone back. But you can overcome them
It's good that you combined magnesium in your diet immediately.
I hadn't realized that when I first started keto and had some bad muscle cramps.

[PrincessHVHHDSSS]

Well done Mike. I have just cut sugar out of my nutrition plan as well. I no longer need anything between meals. I sleep all night.
I eat lots of green vegetables, lamb, chicken, eggs, nuts, seeds, loads of water, chamomile tea, 1 coffee in the morning with a dash of milk.

My blood sugars stay stable between meals, so I am super productive at work, and I "no longer feel hungry", ever.

I am 3 years away from turning 50 years old, so I want to lose just a few excess kilograms, and live a long life, "healthy as I can possibly be", for me!

Well done! Congratulations!

Love in our Lord Jesus Christ,
Princess Holly of Australia
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[epistimi]

Avoiding Fruits is not good. They do have a bit of Natural Sugar but they are loaded with Antioxidants and vitamins with fibers. So better eat atleast one fruit a day, not more not less.