Well, recently I have definitely taken charge of my sugar addictions and I am here to help you do the same. Personally, I have struggled with several eating disorder's for many years. In order for me to overcome my sugar addiction I had to do two major things:
1) STOP counting calories
2) get over my FEAR of carbohydrates, or what I like to call carbophobia.
The first thing I did when I took this challenge head on was to incorporate more whole grains into my diet. Whole grains has fiber and all sorts of vitamins and minerals that your body needs. As a result, they are slower to digest and leave you feeling fuller for longer. This is essential if you are trying to regulate your blood-glucose level, which is what causes the sugar cravings to begin with.
The next thing I did was to eat bigger lunches. Lunch should be eaten, ideally, between10am-2pm, this is when your body metabolizes food the fastest. This is important because glucose, the only fuel normally used by brain cells, is in the most demand between 2pm-6pm. If you eat a big enough lunch, you will avoid sugar blues and won't feel like you need that extra cup of coffee in the middle of the day to keep you going. This is essentially an Ayervedic idea. Ayurveda, is a system of traditional medicine native to India, but I digress, we will delve more deeply into that in later posts.
When I started incorporating these two changes into my diet , the first thing I noticed is that I DID NOT gain weight, which is something I ALWAYS worry about. I also noticed that I had more steady energy to carry me through the day. Overall, these simple changes have improved my life tremendously and I encourage all of you to try it out as well. Let me know what happens. Do you have any other health issues you would like to overcome? E-mail me or leave a comment and it could be the topic of my next blog :)
Have a happy, healthy and naturally sweet new year.
P.S. Honey is unprocessed and good for you so enjoy your apples with honey!
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