Last night, I downloaded Sarah Wilson's ebook, I Quit Sugar. It details how sugar in her diet was making her unhealthy, how she quit sugar, and gives an 8 week plan for you to do it. So, I'm doing it. I mean, what better time than when I've just joined the gym? Unfortunately, for the 8 weeks, it says NO sugar at all... so I can't even have my berries for my yoghurt. But, I'm pretty sure I'll survive without them.... maybe.
I think that one of my favourite parts of Sarah's program, is her attitude towards it all. She says to go slow. To start it out as an experimental program - because its much easier to follow something that you know is going to be for a short time, than it is to follow something forever. She's right, too. Making a commitment to something forever is far more challenging than a short program. Its like saying "Oh, I can do this for 8 weeks!" as opposed to "NEVER eating sugar again?! NEVER?!?!" Its a bit of a freak out.
As, Sarah says, a lot of people, and probably the majority of society, believe that if it has natural sugars, its fine. Not true. One of the things that makes you feel like crap with those sugar highs and lows, is your insulin level. As your insulin level spikes, your blood sugar drops, and with it, so does your energy. ANY and ALL sugars make your insulin levels spike, especially if you happen to have to inject the stuff artificially. Whether you are diabetic or not, we ALL need to watch our sugar intake, and that means things like fruit, agave syrup, alcohol... it all has sugar. Whether you sit there to eat a mars bar or a pineapple, you're going to have a massive sugar dump... your blood sugar is going to rise dramatically, your pancreas is going to freak out, and you'll have an insulin rush to deal with it. Unfortunately, as the insulin does its job and your blood sugar drops, your liver decides to weigh in with a glucogen dump... and up your sugars fly again. THIS is why we feel so crap. Not to mention the extra weight we gain with useless sugars.
So, I'm giving it a try. I'm going to, for 8 weeks, quit sugar. Wish me luck!
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