Sugar Addiction Recovery Thread Part 4
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I was curious about everyone’s experience with sugar and inflammation and or pain? I’ve noticed a very direct correlation between the amount of sugar I consume and the aches and pains that pop up seemingly out of nowhere!
Can anyone relate?
Can anyone relate?
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hi all we had to cut all sugar out of our diets when Eddie Lee had his open heart op... he has lost 43 pounds and I have lost 15 in the last 3 months.. I get the funny sweats when I have any type of white sugar product. and chocolate now makes me sick a bit.. Eddie Lee has less pain then ever before.. but his energy level is down terrible.. they say this happens and we should come to a balance soon.. how soon they can not say.. ekekekkekeke
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I notice that I have more inflammation when I eat sugar & white flour. I remember meeting someone many, many years ago who claimed to be allergic to refined sugar & white flour products. Several years later a physical therapist told me the same thing. I am convinced there is something to it.
I've been absent for a while. Wish I could say that sugar has been absent from my life, but alas.....I have not binged, but I just do not seem to be able to abstain. I am trying to eat heavier earlier in the day so that I do not nibble at night. It helps some, but I clearly do not have a handle on my BED. I keep showing up, though.
I've been absent for a while. Wish I could say that sugar has been absent from my life, but alas.....I have not binged, but I just do not seem to be able to abstain. I am trying to eat heavier earlier in the day so that I do not nibble at night. It helps some, but I clearly do not have a handle on my BED. I keep showing up, though.
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Showing up is half the battle! When I give my problems to the Higher Power, there is no battle.
I am sugar free but I don't do it alone. First, there's HP and I happen to be in OA. There are other paths to take. OA doesn't have a monopoly on food recovery.
Good luck and God bless as you find your path to wholeness.
I am sugar free but I don't do it alone. First, there's HP and I happen to be in OA. There are other paths to take. OA doesn't have a monopoly on food recovery.
Good luck and God bless as you find your path to wholeness.
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Hello all, checking in.
My eating going along well. I notice an attitude shift in me that pleases me. My focus has moved from appearance to wanting and working for a strong, lean and flexible body. So have switched to different type work outs as well as making food changes. Added in more food, which for me is quite amazing.
I feel so much better for it. Mentally and physically. I feel mentally much stronger. I notice much more resilience in me too. I have good boundaries which my AH pushes against (as alkies do!) but they stay firm.
My self care is best it has ever been. I am out socialising more. Being an introvert, I pick and choose what social events suit me.
Life feels a lot simpler. I think because I have stopped complicating it!
Other changes have just followed along seemingly on their own but in reality I can see it is because I am just doing the next right thing all the time. Which once I get myself out of the way, is easy.
My eating going along well. I notice an attitude shift in me that pleases me. My focus has moved from appearance to wanting and working for a strong, lean and flexible body. So have switched to different type work outs as well as making food changes. Added in more food, which for me is quite amazing.
I feel so much better for it. Mentally and physically. I feel mentally much stronger. I notice much more resilience in me too. I have good boundaries which my AH pushes against (as alkies do!) but they stay firm.
My self care is best it has ever been. I am out socialising more. Being an introvert, I pick and choose what social events suit me.
Life feels a lot simpler. I think because I have stopped complicating it!
Other changes have just followed along seemingly on their own but in reality I can see it is because I am just doing the next right thing all the time. Which once I get myself out of the way, is easy.
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Originally Posted by PeacefulWater12 
Hello all, checking in.
My eating going along well. I notice an attitude shift in me that pleases me. My focus has moved from appearance to wanting and working for a strong, lean and flexible body. So have switched to different type work outs as well as making food changes. Added in more food, which for me is quite amazing.
I feel so much better for it. Mentally and physically. I feel mentally much stronger. I notice much more resilience in me too. I have good boundaries which my AH pushes against (as alkies do!) but they stay firm.
My self care is best it has ever been. I am out socialising more. Being an introvert, I pick and choose what social events suit me.
Life feels a lot simpler. I think because I have stopped complicating it!
Other changes have just followed along seemingly on their own but in reality I can see it is because I am just doing the next right thing all the time. Which once I get myself out of the way, is easy.
My eating going along well. I notice an attitude shift in me that pleases me. My focus has moved from appearance to wanting and working for a strong, lean and flexible body. So have switched to different type work outs as well as making food changes. Added in more food, which for me is quite amazing.
I feel so much better for it. Mentally and physically. I feel mentally much stronger. I notice much more resilience in me too. I have good boundaries which my AH pushes against (as alkies do!) but they stay firm.
My self care is best it has ever been. I am out socialising more. Being an introvert, I pick and choose what social events suit me.
Life feels a lot simpler. I think because I have stopped complicating it!
Other changes have just followed along seemingly on their own but in reality I can see it is because I am just doing the next right thing all the time. Which once I get myself out of the way, is easy.
Sounds like you are in what I call a state of balance, or at-one-ment. Thanks for the reminder that simplicity is its own reward.
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Originally Posted by murrill
You have just described the reality I seek. I've had glimpses of it in the past, but it takes very little to throw me off track. As previously mentioned, I keep showing up.
Sounds like you are in what I call a state of balance, or at-one-ment. Thanks for the reminder that simplicity is its own reward.
Sounds like you are in what I call a state of balance, or at-one-ment. Thanks for the reminder that simplicity is its own reward.
You are right, I do feel in balance.
I am also, at long last, getting the HP thing. Has taken me such a long time to accept HP help and presence. Feels amazing. A big improvement to life.
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My birthday was yesterday & my Dad did not even mention it. When I reminded him he pulled $100 from his wallet. My brother & his gold-digging wife get a $10,000 check at Christmas for no reason. Crushing.
I've been trying to get my eating habits under control by remote or autopilot. Time to regroup, make a plan, and stick with it. My pattern has been to jump in guns blazing, stick with it a while, and then begin to reward myself with food. I remember the "keep it green" lesson when I quit drinking. I didn't want to have to sober up again, so I did not drink. Could it be that it is so much easier to quit drinking and smoking than it is to address an eating disorder?
Unrelated to anything: I saw Once Upon a Time in Hollywood today. I liked it.
I've been trying to get my eating habits under control by remote or autopilot. Time to regroup, make a plan, and stick with it. My pattern has been to jump in guns blazing, stick with it a while, and then begin to reward myself with food. I remember the "keep it green" lesson when I quit drinking. I didn't want to have to sober up again, so I did not drink. Could it be that it is so much easier to quit drinking and smoking than it is to address an eating disorder?
Unrelated to anything: I saw Once Upon a Time in Hollywood today. I liked it.
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Hey Murrill, belated Happy Birthday. Please recall that resentments are our Number One offender.
When I finally viewed my food addiction (sugar, in particular) in the same light as alcohol--that God could take away my desire for sweets just like he did with the booze, my life turned a corner. I bet it could happen for you too.
Next time you read the Big Book, try changing the word alcohol to food and see what happens! If you want to talk about it via PM, please contact me.
When I finally viewed my food addiction (sugar, in particular) in the same light as alcohol--that God could take away my desire for sweets just like he did with the booze, my life turned a corner. I bet it could happen for you too.
Next time you read the Big Book, try changing the word alcohol to food and see what happens! If you want to talk about it via PM, please contact me.
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Not much activity around here these days, but I'll check in anyway.
I am feeling pretty good about my eating and my relationship with food. Having three regular meals per day is my anchor. When I find myself straying I "re-dock" there and begin to get some order. I'm not craving or obsessed with food right now. I'm implementing a daily exercise to keep my food recovery on the forefront. Sometimes that means reading a chapter in a recovery book or doing a written exercise. It seems to put to rest the battle I might have had for the day. Several weeks ago, after abstaining from sugar for a while, I "enjoyed" a lemon tart. I had such pain/inflammation in my joints. Took me a little while to make a connection between the two events!
Anyway, hope all are well.
I am feeling pretty good about my eating and my relationship with food. Having three regular meals per day is my anchor. When I find myself straying I "re-dock" there and begin to get some order. I'm not craving or obsessed with food right now. I'm implementing a daily exercise to keep my food recovery on the forefront. Sometimes that means reading a chapter in a recovery book or doing a written exercise. It seems to put to rest the battle I might have had for the day. Several weeks ago, after abstaining from sugar for a while, I "enjoyed" a lemon tart. I had such pain/inflammation in my joints. Took me a little while to make a connection between the two events!
Anyway, hope all are well.
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Glad you checked in Murrill as it bumped this thread. So sorry about your birthday. What a load of crap. My dad did similar. Some cash no card or if there was an actual gift you could see it was picked out by his latest affair.
I still don't like birthdays!
I am good. Abstinent. I had to change up my Abstinence definition. Is now zero sugar, zero processed foods, zero fruit, zero bread.
So am eating plain meats, fish, poultry, eggs, cheese, veggies by ton! I am loving it. Delicious.
Feel great inside and my outsides are slim and fit.
Got quite a bit of stress in my life at present but am putting my sobriety and abstinence as priority.
Without those things, my life would fall apart.
I still don't like birthdays!
I am good. Abstinent. I had to change up my Abstinence definition. Is now zero sugar, zero processed foods, zero fruit, zero bread.
So am eating plain meats, fish, poultry, eggs, cheese, veggies by ton! I am loving it. Delicious.
Feel great inside and my outsides are slim and fit.
Got quite a bit of stress in my life at present but am putting my sobriety and abstinence as priority.
Without those things, my life would fall apart.
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An occasional "sweet treat" does not necessarily ignite a binge, and I have not had an "all-out" binge in more than six months. But I am not convinced that I can use sugar without eventual consequences. I was never one to enjoy an occasional drink: I unapologetically sought intoxication! Once I quit smoking I knew abstinence was the only way to go. Is sugar just teasing me? Or is this a different substance with different properties? I'm "off" sugar right now. I've talked myself down from temptation a few times--it is never as good as I imagined it would be--but it would be easy to partake.
I keep remembering lessons from the early days of sobriety, trying to incorporate what works. I joined a mindfulness meditation group for one thing. Getting more restful sleep. Also had a medication change which seems to help.
I keep remembering lessons from the early days of sobriety, trying to incorporate what works. I joined a mindfulness meditation group for one thing. Getting more restful sleep. Also had a medication change which seems to help.
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Hey can I please join this thread?
Thank you Murrill for advising me on this one as I posted originally on an old thread.
Just a bit of back story... I am an alcoholic and am 16 months sober which I am truly grateful to be. However I am now addicted to sugar! In the early days of my sobriety I would eat chocolate and sweets instead of drinking and that was fine as i had to do whatever it took to keep sober. I am in AA and have a good solid programme of recovery so I do not need sweets or chocolate now but I am addicted! I can go for a week or so without anything and I always feel much better. And then I binge! I'll go to tbe shop and buy a huge bag of chocolates and sweets and eat till I feel sick!
So today is my day 1 from sugar, pasta and flour.
I am going to use my programme around this addiction and would love to share on this thread and to read others experiences to help keep me on track.
No sugar or refined carbs today! Am getting my head on the pillow sober AND sugar free lol
Thank you Murrill for advising me on this one as I posted originally on an old thread.
Just a bit of back story... I am an alcoholic and am 16 months sober which I am truly grateful to be. However I am now addicted to sugar! In the early days of my sobriety I would eat chocolate and sweets instead of drinking and that was fine as i had to do whatever it took to keep sober. I am in AA and have a good solid programme of recovery so I do not need sweets or chocolate now but I am addicted! I can go for a week or so without anything and I always feel much better. And then I binge! I'll go to tbe shop and buy a huge bag of chocolates and sweets and eat till I feel sick!
So today is my day 1 from sugar, pasta and flour.
I am going to use my programme around this addiction and would love to share on this thread and to read others experiences to help keep me on track.
No sugar or refined carbs today! Am getting my head on the pillow sober AND sugar free lol
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Day 2 today. I already feel better today from eating healthy yesterday and having no sugar or wheat/flour products. After a binge I can wake feeling really disgusting and remorseful. So that isn't there today ☺
I am not going to quit fruit because I love fruit especially for breakfast but I am going to stick to lower sugar fruit like berries and stay away from the higher sugar fruit like bananas, mango and pineapple however I would rather eat that than chocolate so no fruit is completely ruled out.
Yesterday I went to the park with friends and our children and she brought some fresh cream cakes along!!! However I thought just for today I do not need to eat cream cakes and instead I had an apple with a slice of cheese.
So, just for today I will not pick up sugar.
I am not going to quit fruit because I love fruit especially for breakfast but I am going to stick to lower sugar fruit like berries and stay away from the higher sugar fruit like bananas, mango and pineapple however I would rather eat that than chocolate so no fruit is completely ruled out.
Yesterday I went to the park with friends and our children and she brought some fresh cream cakes along!!! However I thought just for today I do not need to eat cream cakes and instead I had an apple with a slice of cheese.
So, just for today I will not pick up sugar.
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Good job on Day 2 snitch! I have not had sugar but did have some bread yesterday. I was at a restaurant and that was about the only vegetarian option (veggie sandwich) I had. I agree with you on the fruit. I still eat fruit and dairy. Keep up the good work.
Murril.....happy belated birthday. My heart broke for you when you mentioned your dad and your birthday.
Murril.....happy belated birthday. My heart broke for you when you mentioned your dad and your birthday.
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Thank you Bethany.
I had some yogurt and strawberries for breakfast , a gluten free roll with a little low fat cheese for lunch and some beef stew with homemade potato wedges for dinner (small portion) and smacked on a few gluten free oatcakes this afternoon.
Say 2. Getting my head on my pillow sugar free. Am a bit grumpy tonight though.
I had some yogurt and strawberries for breakfast , a gluten free roll with a little low fat cheese for lunch and some beef stew with homemade potato wedges for dinner (small portion) and smacked on a few gluten free oatcakes this afternoon.
Say 2. Getting my head on my pillow sugar free. Am a bit grumpy tonight though.
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Way to go snitch. This weekend I am going out of town...mini vacation. I always have the hardest time with food issues at times like this. When I get out of my routine it seems like I can be held to eat accountable. I am really going to try to focus eating healthy. I know it will help my mood. Much happier when I am eating healthy and exercising. Will try to post tomorrow to be help accountable.
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