Suzy Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Dear everyone on Earth, This is a reminder that sugar is really, really bad for you. I know you've heard it, but this is such an important message that it is simply almost impossible to overstate it. I've been keeping healthy on my non-Whole30 time . . . except for added sugar. I thought since I'd given up my obvious culprits of flour and dairy that I could have a Coke, or some Boysenberry jam, or lots of bananas, or tons of jellybeans because they're gluten and dairy free. Well, I've been horribly swollen and achy for a month now, thinking it might be the corn tortillas or that I could have fibromyalgia. I figured out it's the sugar. Sneaky, horribly, delicious, horrible sugar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJB Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Why does it have to taste so dang good?!?!?!? I am in the same boat...I have done pretty well after my W30, just with some standard reintros but way too much sugar. I don't have the obvious physical symptoms you have, but I just started noticing the emotional symptoms. I either turn into a psycho hose-beast or I get depressed. Of course I only noticed this after my 3rd or 4th treat, so now I want to do more "testing," you know, just to be sure...sigh. Sugar, why can't I quit you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katyroq Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Suzy and JJB Totally hear you on this one! Sugar is BAD, and I and my body know it! It's the only non compliant food I've really struggled with or even wanted post-whole 30. I feel much more addicted to it than i was before doing W30...Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Canandaigua Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 http://forum.whole9life.com/topic/7568-sugar-omg/ LOL I just posted this thread somewhere else... Damn sugar! Love, A fellow hose-beast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moluv Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I've been off sugar for months at time before, so starting w30 and giving up sugar was no big deal. I've been off it since January. A couple weekends ago I was cruising my local WalMart for good deals (I never go there) so I was going up and down every isle. When I went down the isle for baking needs I got about halfway through and started having what I can only describe as a mild anxiety attack. The smell of sugar was overwhelming and nauseating. My heart was racing and I felt trapped and like I had to get out of there asap. Of course my child was dilly dallying around the giant marshmallows (that he knows he won't be eating anyways) but I finally got him and got off that isle. As soon as I was away from the smell, I immediately calmed down. I've never had anxiety onset that quickly or leave so quickly, but I know it was a response to all that sugar, and it gives me strong feelings about whether or not I will eat it again, and I really don't know if I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzy Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 OMG Moluv, that sounds terrifying. I can just picture that nasty, vanillin stench, hot, corn syrupy smell. Yick. I think I'll use that thought in self-hypnosis, which I've been dabbling in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moluv Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Repulsion is a great strategy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krista Billows Rodriguez Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 The overwhelming smell in the bread aisle gets me every time....and makes me feel sick to my stomach. Sugar is in everything! It's no wonder the addiction is hard to manage, it's everywhere you turn, in foods you wouldn't suspect, on billboards, TV and magazine ads. It's our country's most popular legal drug. It's a tough one and for sure you are not alone in your sugar struggles!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelliebuStacey Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I like sweet. not necessarily sugar. That said, I do find a lot of old favorites now too sweet following my first W30. Now, insect vomit (aka honey)? Yeah that one I love and do keep in my non W30 diet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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