By ScorpioKnights72 
One thing you eventually learn after years of being glucose intolerant, followed by becoming diabetic, is that you probably should have changed your eating habits a long time ago. Some of us (me included) are slow to learn. I’m not sure if you’d call it denial or stupidity. I guess we tell ourselves it’s not happening to us, but then after gaining 20, 30 or 40 lbs, there we are, a bonified diabetic.
I would think my journey is pretty similar to a lot of people. If I were asked for advice though, I know exactly what I’d say having lived it personally. The bottom line is you have to cut the sugar, or at least a good portion of it.
Once I had made the decision to drop the sugar, I lost weight, had more energy, and was generally healthier. In my mind, sugar is a drug and it’s just as harmful to us as some street drugs. The problem is it’s completely legal and available in abundance. If it were a little harder to access, maybe we’d have a fighting chance of resisting temptation. You can’t escape it as every time you go to a grocery or convenience store, the area around the cash is bombarded with candies and bars and the like.
Another key to success in cutting the sugar is to find alternatives or substitutes. I resorted to things like low sugar or artificially sweetened ketchup and other sauces, soft drinks, fruit juice, candies and the list goes on.
Probably the greatest thing to do to be successful in cutting the sugar, is to not give anything up. You have to consider changes to your diet, not as giving things up, but as making a lifestyle change and just doing it. The sooner you do this and stop feeling sorry for yourself or feeling defeated, the more empowered you’ll become.
There you have it. You have to cut the sugar by finding alternatives. Replace the sugary treats with ones artificially sweetened. I’m not saying it’s easy, but the faster you make the transition, the better off you’ll be. Find alternatives to the things you love and don’t want to give up. My weakness for example was and is milk chocolate, but I was soon to realize there are plenty of artificially sweetened milk chocolate treats out there that fill that void. You can do it too. It just takes a little willpower and a whole lot of patience.
(Oh, by the way, there’s one catch. You have to limit the amount of certain artificial sweeteners you consume. They can be brutal for bloating, gas and extra washroom visits. The key is moderation, moderation, moderation!!!)
Great post! I am literally obsessed with chocolate. I wake up in the morning craving it. First thing I do is gobble up 3 KitKats, 12 Mars bars and a handful of Chipits. Sucks you can't start your day off like me. But hopefully one day you can!
Thanks Sarah! 🙂