I'm getting off sugar again.

[SarahB]

:grr:

And I'm grouchy! In the last couple of months between Summer ice cream, utilizing chocolate to stay up at work, and Finnfan's yummy pasta dishes, I've put on about 5 pounds. Time to go back to a veggie and protein based diet to get this off again. It sucks. I'm so active, but have to be so careful or I blow up (seriously) and I'm determined not to let that happen again (for me). I'm not even talking about skinny. Just healthy here. Sucks.

Oh well, rant done and I'll be better again by the end of tomorrow. x(

[kick-ass-bob]

1. I was about to say

"lighten up, this is the lounge" because I saw a rant coming.

But then I saw the double entendre, and thought, hmm, probably not the best place to use this one.

Anyways, good luck, Sarah!
:hug:

[pdx_prog]

2. I haven't used sugar

in over two years. I don't really count sugar grams in food or anything, I just don't use table sugar and I "try" to stay away from sweets as much as possible.

Chocolate is my biggest downfall...:)

[djeseru]

3. "Damn you chocolate!!!"

Yes, I blame it for my few extra pounds this summer...yikes, it's harder when the kid is outta school...

Good luck Sarah!

[LynneSin]

4. I'm trying to do the same - try this

I take several amino acids which help with the sugar cravings most notably L-Glutatamine.

I'm getting there.

[SarahB]

7. I used to do L-Carnatine (sp?).

Then after I lost it, I slacked because I was able to maintain it. I do as long as I stay on track. I used to cheat 2 days a month, but then it kept getting stretched out. Now, I notice some things are tight again that shouldn't be. It's easier to nip it in the bud now than having to take 50 pounds off all over again. :scared:

It's never easy though. Some of us have to work harder than others unfortunately (and I know you faced similar challenges from the evil sugar drug hell). Back to eating like a bird. :(

[LynneSin]

12. You and me both

ANd it's tough because we're both beautiful inside and out but so many people see overweight and just assume we're lazy and don't try. So let's both do it and we'll do 10lbs at a time. And if we have to bitch we'll pm each other when the sugar cravings get the best of us - ok!

[SarahB]

14. If you need anything, let me know.

Right now, I only need to lose about 10 (not that 20 would kill me, but I'm content with 10). I used to be over 200 though 3 years ago. Some of it was baby weight, but a lot was just me. It took me awhile to lose it, but I did. Sometimes it pisses me off the way men used to be with me (just jerks- even my ex-husband- nevermind I put on the weight with his kids). Why I prefer the truly nice men and not shallow creeps (and one can tell pretty easily). I just need to stay on top of it or I go right back to old habits (which isn't best for me just emotionally more than physically even), so sometimes I need support from people who understand what it's like. :hug:

[LynneSin]

15. Mine was weight gained when I moved - 60lbs OUCH!!

I left everything I had known to take a job in Delaware where I knew nothing and hardly knew anyone. And I hated the job.

Now I have great friends, great job, great life but the weight - damn is it hard!

[Taverner]

5. Splenda and Stevia

Great sugar substitutes

[SarahB]

8. Splenda's good.

I tried to get into Stevia because it's natural, but I can't. To me it tastes gross. :(

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

6. I'm trying to cut down, myself

We'll suffer together!

[caty]

9. I read a book titled "Sugar Blues", by William Dufty,

several years ago. It was very disturbing. It chronicled the history of sugar and told how it is used today to "hook" us on certain foods. Go into your kitchen and look at the ingredients of items you wouldn't think had sugar in them. You'll be surprised. They put sugar in our salt to make it more addictive. If you smoke, 10% of the cigarette paper is sugar to make the cigarette keep burning and make it more addictive. I was so angry after reading this book.

http://www.livrite.com/sugar1.htm

[no name no slogan]

10. wow, good luck

that's a tough one to kick. and if all else fails, you can always take up crack. seems to have worked for me... :silly:

[SarahB]

13. I did it before.

I'll do it again. I'm one of those once-I-make-up-my-mind-I-do-it kind of people, no matter how much I suffer. :banghead:

[Wapsie B]

11. That's the worst addiction in the world for me.

It's so hard to keep the cravings away. But exercise does help calm me and suppress my nervous eating.