This started years ago but it is one of my most memorable wins.

I have a sweet tooth and always had a hard time limiting desserts. I used to have 500g of sugar a day sometimes.

I am in complete abstinence now. I eat nothing sweet except seasonal fruits in limited quantities. It changed my relationship with food. I effortlessly control when I eat and how much. I don't fantasize about food anymore.

I went out recently to my favorite dessert place with a friend. For the first time ever I had one serving, enjoyed it thoroughly and stopped.

It's all about reshaping your gut microbiome and the brain. Eventually you'll stop craving it.

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[–] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Great! Me too, except I allowed myself to slide back recently and quickly noticed that it's still bad.

I stopped eating white, industrial sugar. I still eat honey, sometimes cane sugar, and of course other sugars like fruit and vegetables.

While it's debatable whether refined industrial sugar is actually worse than natural sugars (I maintain it is, because it's "empty"), a decision like this blocks you from buying or eating a fuckton of products.

It’s all about reshaping your gut microbiome and the brain. Eventually you’ll stop craving it.

Of course I heard this before but I'm never 100% sure if it's true. Give yourself some credit for overcoming habit!

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