How to Kick the Sugar Habit (and Added Pounds) for Good
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Added sugars have invaded our diets.
All these empty calories inhibit your weight loss efforts, and the unfortunate truth is eating it makes you crave more of it. That makes reducing the added sugar in your diet a real challenge.
Please note that we aren’t talking about sugar from fruit, which is supplied to your body with nutritional benefits like vitamins and fiber. What you need to be careful about is the junk from cookies and “healthy” snacks and sneaky hidden packaged food sources (ketchup, marinara, bread, SIGH).
Does anyone remember those SnackWell cookies from the 90’s? I realize I dated myself there, but I was alive during the low-fat diet trend, which didn’t lead to lasting weight loss for essentially anyone. Do you know why? What they used to replace the fat was…extra sugar.
What we now know is that fat is not our enemy! The human body NEEDS fat to survive, especially the good stuff that comes from olive oil, avocados, and salmon! What we don’t need is added sugar.
Fat is good for your body, your health, and your metabolism, while sugar wreaks havoc. Sugar clogs your liver, causes inflammation, and causes spikes and drops in your blood sugar that ignite cravings for more sugar and make you hungry again for essentially no reason!
Your body thrives and hums at an optimal level when you eat like this, and as a side effect, you shed excess pounds. Yes, the weight falls off when you replace sugar and processed carbs with delicious things like guacamole, nut butter, and olives!
Since the more you eat, the more you crave, eating excess sugar just starts a vicious cycle, but it is one that can be overcome. Once you recognize you are in it, you can take some steps to stop your reliance on sugar.
So if you are tired of struggling to kick the sugar habit, failing at every “diet” you start, constantly feeling deprived and hungry and cranky, and still never reaching your goal weight, then you have come to the right place!
I landed myself in the hospital with a liver virus over Christmas of 2020. In order to simply survive, then ultimately repair my body, I had to be very cognizant about the food I ate. (I discuss my journey in a prior post, Surviving a Health Crisis.) Needless to say, I am grateful to be here writing this now and in probably the best health of my life at 40 years old. You can be there too!
A big part of detoxing my liver, rebuilding my body from almost death, and helping it function optimally was cutting out added sugar and eating real food that my body needed.
I discuss the problems sugar can cause to your liver in my blog post Supercharge Your Weight Loss with This Organ. Once I cleaned up my diet, I repaired my body, got healthier than ever (your bloodwork doesn’t lie!), and built my strongest body at 40 years old. I eat more than I used to so am never hungry, but it is high quality, satisfying food that is delicious (never underestimate a good spice rack to increase the taste of your meal) and doesn’t leave me wanting more.
I want you to have this too! It’s impressive how your body reacts to a higher quality level of food you put in it. If you want help with subsiding your sugar cravings and healing your body, this plan has had proven results – click here to get started!
The beautiful thing about your body is that when you give it what it NEEDS rather than what it most certainly does not, it doesn’t go haywire with cravings.
That means if you can decrease your added sugar intake, you will not want sugar as much.
My body completely changed when I decreased my added sugar/processed carbohydrate intake and added lots of healthy fats. No more blood sugar surges and crashes, no more need for a 3PM vending machine run. My life has completely changed for the better, and I’m in better health than I was 10 years ago! Are you looking for that too?
When you add protein and fats to a meal, you would be surprising how filling it is. Add lots of fresh avocado, hard boiled eggs, and walnuts to a big salad, and you will feel far more satiated for HOURS than you would with a plate of white pasta with alfredo sauce!
If that sounds good to you, click here to start your customized program filled with produce and good-for-you fats customized to your tastes and lifestyle!
After all, a big part of losing weight, rebalancing your blood sugar, and ultimately improving your health, is to have a healthy eating plan that is personalized to you.
I like this program because not only is it specific to you, but it provides lots of support and education to keep you on track. The weight loss actually becomes secondary to all the other things you focus on for better health!
Why try this? The benefits of a keto diet are extensive:
Blood sugar regulation
Heart health
Boosted energy
Lower risk for chronic disease
Mental focus
And finally…weight loss
I got all these things when I changed my diet, and I want them for you, too!
If you’re ready to get off the blood sugar roller coaster, feed your body the nutrients it needs to thrive, eliminate your cravings and hunger, and lose weight for good, I encourage you to take the keto quiz and get started on a eating plan totally customized to your preferences and lifestyle! Click here to take the quiz and get started on your journey to your best body ever!
The biggest factor in kicking your sugar habit for good is creating a mindset to do so. Even if you are not ready to go all in on your weight loss goals, I have two FREE guides for you that will help you shift your thoughts from weight loss to actual health (which guarantees weight loss!) and starting a workout program with which you can actually stick!
It only takes one step to get started on your health and weight loss journey. If you aren’t ready to sign up for an entire sugar detox program and want to dip your toe in effortlessly, I have an easy 3-day meal plan that will help you begin treating food as medicine, healing your body, gaining tons of energy, and losing weight.
Get my FREE 3-day body reset menu where you will eat far more than you expect!
This is an instant first step in reshaping your body and health into the best it can be, regardless of your starting point! You will eat a ton of real food that is actually delicious, which guarantees you will not be hungry or feel deprived!
If your goal is to exercise more, but you don’t know where and how to start, my mix and match cardio and strength training routines are quick, effective, and adaptable to any fitness level…and require ZERO equipment! Sign up here!
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