I am an avid fan of the south beach diet. I have lost weight on it and most importantly stopped my sugar addiction (well that was 4 months ago). It is important to me not to have a sugar addiction because doctors have told me that due to my insulin levels (when I was on a high-sugar diet to treat a previous hypoglycemia that I suffered with) I am developing insulin resistance. Many family members in my family have passed away with type-2 diabetes (non-obseity linked). Sugar addiction scares me.
I have slipped up recently and have noticed a greater urge for eating and sugared foods (breads, milk, fruit, ice cream, etc.). I want to loose the sugar craving but I want to start on phase 2 since I don't necessarily have weight to loose. Has anyone had success loosing the sugar cravings on phase 2?
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Honestly I don't think you need to giv up all those foods but what you need to do is look into how insulin works and feel how foods react in your body and use that as a gage rather than some diet ideology. The reason South Breach diet works so well is it's use of foods low in sugar, meaning they will not incite an insulin reaction.
Did you know that not only the sugar content can effect sugar reaction but fat, protein and fiber content can also cause sugar to create a lower impact on your insulin levels? Combining a fruit with a piece of cheese causes less of a insulin reaction.
Start reading about the glycemic index, it pt foods into categories of how they effect blood sugar and will tell you how when eating foods together what effect it will have on your insulin levels.
My feeling is as long as you eat a diet that is vegetable and fruit based, with healthy protein, fat and whole grains to complement the fruits and veggies along with daily exercise that your insulin resistance should not be a problem. It's when you try to avoid exercise and relie too heavily on "diet food"(the prepacked crap) that it become hard to manage.
ReplyI'm on a paleo diet (which I find much better than South Beach), but it's also sugar-free and low-carb when I want it to be.
When I cheat, I definitely feel my brain reeling for sugars the next day. It never fails. The best thing to do is fight it and get back on the bus. If that means I need to down 400mg of caffeine that day to keep me awake, so be it.
So in summary... suck it up for two lousy days and stop eating sugar. The cravings WILL go away.
ReplyI didn't need any special diets to kill my sugar addiction. I simply stopped consuming sugar and that's that.
ReplyStopping the sugar is very hard. I elected to make choices that seems bad but help me cope with those urges. I don't binge. I enjoy some sugar free gourmet popcorn. I feel like I'm cheating but I'm being good. I have to best of both world
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