Comments on: How to Beat The Sugar Addiction http://www.thefitnessadviser.com/2009/08/how-to-beat-the-sugar-addiction/ Fitness Tips, Injury Advice, and Nutritional Advice Geared For Results Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:33:57 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rafi http://www.thefitnessadviser.com/2009/08/how-to-beat-the-sugar-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-410 Rafi Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:04:48 +0000 http://thefitnessadviser.com/?p=1855#comment-410 Sangita - Ha! Well, festivals are a different story. So your strategy is to give yourself such a hard workout the day before the work week that the work week doesn't seem so tough? That's pretty interesting. Also, here in Israel we have to face Sundays since that's when our workweek starts instead of Monday like many other countries. :) -Rafi Sangita – Ha! Well, festivals are a different story. So your strategy is to give yourself such a hard workout the day before the work week that the work week doesn’t seem so tough? That’s pretty interesting. Also, here in Israel we have to face Sundays since that’s when our workweek starts instead of Monday like many other countries. :)

-Rafi

]]> By: sangita http://www.thefitnessadviser.com/2009/08/how-to-beat-the-sugar-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-405 sangita Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:38:47 +0000 http://thefitnessadviser.com/?p=1855#comment-405 Thanks Rafi! Funny your post came on the eve of a major festival in my country(I'm from India). So lets not even talk about my weekend consumption of sugar! :-) Lol! But I went for a killer cardio workout yesterday (1 1/2 hrs). Makes it easier to face Mondays. I reccomend killer workouts on Sunday for everyone. Thanks Rafi! Funny your post came on the eve of a major festival in my country(I’m from India). So lets not even talk about my weekend consumption of sugar! :-) Lol! But I went for a killer cardio workout yesterday (1 1/2 hrs). Makes it easier to face Mondays. I reccomend killer workouts on Sunday for everyone.

]]> By: Rafi http://www.thefitnessadviser.com/2009/08/how-to-beat-the-sugar-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-394 Rafi Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:55:23 +0000 http://thefitnessadviser.com/?p=1855#comment-394 Glad you like the strategies Mike. -Rafi Glad you like the strategies Mike.

-Rafi

]]> By: Michael @ The Fat Loss Authority http://www.thefitnessadviser.com/2009/08/how-to-beat-the-sugar-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Michael @ The Fat Loss Authority Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:10:40 +0000 http://thefitnessadviser.com/?p=1855#comment-393 Definitely one of the toughest things to curb from your diet. I find progression to be the safest way to tackle about anything in life so your strategies are sound. Mike Definitely one of the toughest things to curb from your diet.

I find progression to be the safest way to tackle about anything in life so your strategies are sound.

Mike

]]> By: Rafi http://www.thefitnessadviser.com/2009/08/how-to-beat-the-sugar-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-391 Rafi Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:38:43 +0000 http://thefitnessadviser.com/?p=1855#comment-391 Jeremy - Yeah, moderation is also an alternative to the cold turkey approach. Thanks for sharing your strategy for keeping your sugar intake down! -Rafi Jeremy – Yeah, moderation is also an alternative to the cold turkey approach. Thanks for sharing your strategy for keeping your sugar intake down!

-Rafi

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.thefitnessadviser.com/2009/08/how-to-beat-the-sugar-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-390 Jeremy Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:38:46 +0000 http://thefitnessadviser.com/?p=1855#comment-390 Avoiding refined sugar is difficult and you really need to focus on not consuming any. Unless you eat totally natural sugar seems to creep in everywhere. My approach has been to be conscious of it and really focus on moderation as opposed to the cold turkey approach. I find that this way I am not totally deprived and get my fix every once in a while. That being said, I have noticed that as I cut down on my sugar, my cravings for it have dropped dramatically. Every once in a while they creep back and then I have a small portion. It seems to work for me so far. Avoiding refined sugar is difficult and you really need to focus on not consuming any. Unless you eat totally natural sugar seems to creep in everywhere. My approach has been to be conscious of it and really focus on moderation as opposed to the cold turkey approach. I find that this way I am not totally deprived and get my fix every once in a while.

That being said, I have noticed that as I cut down on my sugar, my cravings for it have dropped dramatically. Every once in a while they creep back and then I have a small portion. It seems to work for me so far.

]]> By: Rafi http://www.thefitnessadviser.com/2009/08/how-to-beat-the-sugar-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Rafi Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:16:53 +0000 http://thefitnessadviser.com/?p=1855#comment-388 Sangita - In my opinion and considering that you're active and eat healthily, I'd say that having some sugar in your tea once a day is fine. :) Some people, like Jack Lalanne, might disagree with me but I like to give advice that allows people to be healthy without having to go the extreme. Rob - That's a really crazy story. Just goes to show how not just how bad refined sugar is for you but also how stores try to lure you into getting it. You have to be on your toes! Henry - Really interesting (and somewhat scary) study. Thanks for sharing it. Lihan - In my opinion, when you consider that you're also getting sugar in the normal foods you eat (like fruit), you might want to try cutting down on the refined sugar intake a bit. To start, it might be a good idea to only put one teaspoon of sugar in your coffee instead of two. Hope that helps. Once again...really great comments guys (and girls)! -Rafi Sangita – In my opinion and considering that you’re active and eat healthily, I’d say that having some sugar in your tea once a day is fine. :) Some people, like Jack Lalanne, might disagree with me but I like to give advice that allows people to be healthy without having to go the extreme.

Rob – That’s a really crazy story. Just goes to show how not just how bad refined sugar is for you but also how stores try to lure you into getting it. You have to be on your toes!

Henry – Really interesting (and somewhat scary) study. Thanks for sharing it.

Lihan – In my opinion, when you consider that you’re also getting sugar in the normal foods you eat (like fruit), you might want to try cutting down on the refined sugar intake a bit. To start, it might be a good idea to only put one teaspoon of sugar in your coffee instead of two. Hope that helps.

Once again…really great comments guys (and girls)!

-Rafi

]]> By: Lihan http://www.thefitnessadviser.com/2009/08/how-to-beat-the-sugar-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-387 Lihan Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:10:19 +0000 http://thefitnessadviser.com/?p=1855#comment-387 I generally eat 2tea spoons of sugar wid coffee 2-3x a day(dat makes it 6t spoons daily.)other than dat i dont even touch sugar.is it 2much? I generally eat 2tea spoons of sugar wid coffee 2-3x a day(dat makes it 6t spoons daily.)other than dat i dont even touch sugar.is it 2much?

]]> By: henry http://www.thefitnessadviser.com/2009/08/how-to-beat-the-sugar-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-386 henry Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:19:15 +0000 http://thefitnessadviser.com/?p=1855#comment-386 good advice sugar also increases the risk of gum disease and some studies have found that it weakens the immune system. With so many health promblems associated with sugar it best to avoid as much as possible. It is well known that obesity causes chronic health promblem such as heart disease, cancer etc but what is more surprising is that it also reduces your mental capacity. A study found that people who were overweight had brains that were an average of 16 years more aged than people who were slim and had a increased risk of alzheimer's. http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/08/25/as-waistlines-widen-brains-shrink.html good advice sugar also increases the risk of gum disease and some studies have found that it weakens the immune system. With so many health promblems associated with sugar it best to avoid as much as possible.

It is well known that obesity causes chronic health promblem such as heart disease, cancer etc but what is more surprising is that it also reduces your mental capacity. A study found that people who were overweight had brains that were an average of 16 years more aged than people who were slim and had a increased risk of alzheimer’s. http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/08/25/as-waistlines-widen-brains-shrink.html

]]> By: Rob http://www.thefitnessadviser.com/2009/08/how-to-beat-the-sugar-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Rob Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:03:09 +0000 http://thefitnessadviser.com/?p=1855#comment-385 Rafi, This is a great post. Several years ago, i was totally sugar free for about 2 years. No sugar at all except what i would get naturally. One day while shopping, i ran into some of those really evil cream cheese brownies that were not in the bakery section of the store and were strategically placed in the produce section. when I got home, I had one and withing 5 minutes, was having heart palpatations and sweating and feeling rather poorly.....sugar is a bad thing for sure. It's not always easy to kick and sometimes folks might not think they are addicted, but a craving is our body's way of letting us know that we're lacking something. Rafi,

This is a great post.

Several years ago, i was totally sugar free for about 2 years. No sugar at all except what i would get naturally. One day while shopping, i ran into some of those really evil cream cheese brownies that were not in the bakery section of the store and were strategically placed in the produce section. when I got home, I had one and withing 5 minutes, was having heart palpatations and sweating and feeling rather poorly…..sugar is a bad thing for sure. It’s not always easy to kick and sometimes folks might not think they are addicted, but a craving is our body’s way of letting us know that we’re lacking something.

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