My sugar anniversary

[Random Axe]

It's actually Jan 4, but I've got a lot of errands and stuff to do that day, so I'll just go ahead and do it tonight.

Here's the scoop, last Jan 4, I consciously and willingly gave up all sweets. I have not had a danish, donut, cookie, brownie, pastry, cake, pie, candy bar, milk shake, ice cream or even so much as a chocolate chip in 349 days. I simultaniously swithed all carbs over to whole wheat, foregoing white bread, rice, pasta and most potatoes. I ended up losing right around 85-90 pounds by doing this, and it wasn't a hard thing to do. I cured my diabetes, sleep apnea and high blood pressure in the process.

Today is the day I will eat a bunch of junk and sweets and see what happens. This is a complete experiment that might end up badly, I have no idea. Suddently introducing a bunch of sugar might make me ill or put me into a coma. Or, I might not have a taste for it anymore and never want to eat it again. All I know is there's an entire cheesecake on the counter thawing out for later. I've had a few mini Reese's cups that tasted okay to me, not overly thrilling. So, we'll see if I end up in the emergency room tonight. SHould be interesting...

[wayne foundation 07]

Congrats on your victory Scott,you proved you don't need a hollywood diet, special meals or a calculater to win the battle. I wish everything in your life could be fixed like this. I hope everyone around you can enjoy the new you for a long time to come. Way to go my friend!

[PNGwynne]

I don't understand--you've done a spectacular job & I'm sure you feel great. Why binge "as an experiment"?

[Random Axe]

I just wanted to have one day to sort of see where I'm at. The most likely scenario is that everything tastes bad to me and I will have no interest anymore. I've not had any in a year, so let's have a day to indulge. I use the word experiment because I have no idea what to expect. I can tell you that I had a Little Debbie cake a little while ago that tasted terrible to me and these peanut butter cups are not doing it for me either. So this experiment might be over rather quickly. I think I'd rather have some beef jerkey covered in jalapeno cheese dip...

[Random Axe]

Well, that was a quick experiment. I couldn't even finish one slice of cheesecake, just didn't taste good at all. So I guess I'm back to sugar free once again...

[UnderdogDJLSW]

Good for you. I wish I had the willpower to stay away from those things. I have been reducing my intake of soda pop and such, so I'll take small victories where I can. Congrats to you, Scott!

[BlackKnight]

Congrats Scott !

[madmarva]

Congrats Scott. That's a lot of weight. I've dropped 65 since August, doing pretty much the same thing. I took a week off around Christmas, but am back on the wagon.

Unfortunately for me, everything still tastes good to me, but I don't crave it and realize I feel better when I don't eat sugars and starches and drink a ton of water. I'm hoping to drop another 60 by mego meet and then another 40 by next Christmas. It'll be tough, but attainable. I started lifting weights last week after laying off for a decade and I've been walking.

So keep up the good work and I'll try to do the same.

[piecemaker]

Congrats Scott!,you have more will power than i do.I quit drinking pop about three months ago,but going cold turkey on all sugars,i have'nt been able to that.It seems like everything has sugar in it. I bought a milk out of the vending machine at work awhile back,instead of getting a Pepsi.The bottle of milk had sugar in it too!

[trekman101]

Congrats Scott........you the man

[VintageMike]

Congrats, I'm stuck at the 40 lb loss mark because I just don't have that kind of will power.

[Allie Fox]

Congrats on making it all year and doing so well.

I tried the same thing last year but only lasted until about April. Be careful with your experiment though. The moment I started eating sweets again the cravings came back and the weight followed.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Congrats Scott!!! I'm glad you found that you really don't want or need that stuff. I haven't taken the drastic measures you have, but I did cut WAY back on my soda intake last year, and I feel and look better for it.

Chris

[Random Axe]

It's nice to know that I've completely broken myself of that stuff. Some old personal favorites are just not the same, and I'm cool with that. I have a new life to lead and I'll move forward without sugar. Of course ther's sugar in a lot of foods, but I just don't add to it in any way. I know a lot of people have the mentality of cheat days, but I do not afford myself that luxury. My attempts yesterday are proof that I do not need or want them. Thanks for the support and encouragement.

[Toy Talk]

Congratulations Scott. My wife did the same thing last year after her hospital trips and health scares. She is now 65lbs lighter and much healthier for it. I started following her trend in late November and am down 17lbs so far. It was really hard at first but you are right, it gets much easier as time passes.