A Different Approach

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Hi all, I've lost 34 lbs - again - and I hope to lose another 10 or 15. Unfortunately, I've lost this much, more than a few times in the past but this time I did something different. I've always read all the articles on how to lose weight but I couldn't keep it off. This time I started reading on why people regain the weight. I quickly ran into the impact of sugar on the brain, how it acts LIKE an addictive substance, etc... but then I ran into a lecture video by a famous doctor (I'm not sure I can name him here) who flat-out said sugar IS an addictive toxin. I almost fell out of my chair! I realized that all these years, I've been trying to maintain weight loss all wrong. I cannot eat sugar in moderation. I am a sugar addict. I think I have to approach sugar the same way any other addict approaches their drug of choice. It was really hard to think I can never have m&m's with peanuts again :) but I'm getting used to the idea. I'm doing great now but I thought it would be a good idea to join this forum. If I have bad cravings hopefully someone will tell me "one day at a time." :)
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Hi, Martha & welcome to the forum. I’m in the position of needing/wanting to lose 14 kg that I have been slowly regaining (again!). Let’s do this one day at a time :)
 
So far cutting out sugar is really helping ne combat my binging. Were you talking about Dr. Lustig?
 
I haven't read his books but I watched some of his talks on Youtube a couple of years back. I'm not a doctor so I can't say if everything he says is correct but I tried a sugarfree month in November (not counting the hidden sugars in things like Sriracha because I don't use a ton of packaged stuff anyway and I don't want to overcomplicate things), and it was so much easier to just have a blanket ban on all sweets except fruit than to have to debate every specific situation with myself. I did also cut out the chips because for my brain they're basically the same thing: quick carbs plus fat. Right now I hardly even think about any of it. I have an exception in place for social gatherings to make it feel less extreme and final. I don't want to binge when I'm not alone anyway so I feel safe with that but I may need to reconsider once the world allows social gatherings again...
If you can feel the urge coming on we have a no-binge-no-purge thread you can use to rant in, or to explore why you want to eat things that aren't good for you.
 
Thanks, LaMaria. He seems to have a large following in the medical community. I've never been a big chip eater - except for Doritoes, which surprise surprise, have sugar - but I've given up almost all non-sugar, processed food too. I love Chinese food and while I leave out the added sugar when I cook it, there's still tons of it in Hoison and oyster sauce. They've been my only concession to sugary, processed food. I'm afraid if I eat sugary things at social gatherings it will start a slippery slope.
 
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I'm afraid if I eat sugary things at social gatherings it will start a slippery slope.
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That´s a valid concern. Due to the plague I´ve only had one sugary exception so far and that was fine but if it turns out it triggers my sweet tooth/binge urges I´ll definitely have to reconsider.
 
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