Began Covid time last year at 230 lbs. I am 5’9” male. Started working out a lot. By October got under 200. Then...I quit. Halloween candy, pies at Thanksgiving, and of course, Christmas cookies. Got to January 31 and was back up to 213. Sugar dominates me. Always has. Decided to give up sugar for February. Full disclosure: I am 15 years sober. I used the same principles on sugar that helped me to quit drinking. I ask myself, “if I eat this candy (or take a drink), what happens next?” It may be one candy bar today, but how long before I’m dipping Oreos in a shake? And polishing off a bowl of sugary cereal before bed? In AA we call it playing the tape all the way to the end.
I am here today, still off sugar, and I’m down to 184. To defeat my brain, I log my food on loseit, IF 16:8, and work out at least 5 days a week. Running/Orangetheory. It takes all of that to keep me on track. I don’t allow a cheat day, or allow sugar back in. I’ve proven that as with booze, I can’t handle it. So I’m tough on myself, but give myself praise for what I’m accomplishing. It really has been great. Qualifier: I eat fruit, and I will eat peanut butter, which I know has sugar, but it is not a binge food or a trigger food. I’ve never finished off a container of peanut butter like I have ice cream . I count out my crackers, put some pb on them, and party down.
I guess I offer this to say that sugar is not my friend. I can’t use it as a reward. Or a treat. Or something I’ve earned. It’s bad for me, and it’s not needed in my life. Today I won’t eat it.
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