tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986192051338423463.post4412194182411619584..comments2019-11-12T21:00:05.744-08:00Comments on The Recovering Sugar Addict: Self ExaminationCarey Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04585747758360680236noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986192051338423463.post-56226565567470962752010-10-26T09:43:49.785-07:002010-10-26T09:43:49.785-07:00So true! My husband and I have tried to visualize...So true! My husband and I have tried to visualize it as acidic poison in our bodies. Because the quantities we were eating were just that - poison. What does poison do other than kill you. Again, thanks so much for your perspective and thoughts.Carey Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585747758360680236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986192051338423463.post-14157684701936461862010-10-26T08:46:51.122-07:002010-10-26T08:46:51.122-07:00This is some advice i gave to a friend once who as...This is some advice i gave to a friend once who asked me how I lessened the sugar urge:<br /><br />One powerful way to beat it, is to give in to what your brain is really trying to tell you...to eat more simple sugars. I don't know how much fresh fruit you eat, but I guarantee if you satisfy that urge with eating a piece of fruit first, and give it ten minutes, it will get easier. I'd maybe give it a week. You can think of it as a refined sugar fast.<br /><br />Also I don't know if you have ever had a bad experience with food, or if there is something you find very revolting. Use your most powerful visual to help you overcome bad food. I read that someone would visualize broken glass shards when she’d think of sugar, and how it would cut her up inside if she ate it. Chocolate… you could come up with some nasty things.<br /><br />You can also reduce the sugar intake of things you make by ½, that way you still have some sugar, but it is decreased, and you’ll find that you’ll get used to things less sweet, and I think that might be the easiest way, to dial down your sugar meter.<br /><br />One thing for me is if I know something is bad for me, I try to relate it to a very bad sin. (I agree with Carey, it is not a sin in an of itself these are just ways that have helped me) I would never steal from someone, or anything worse, it just helps me put it into perspective: D I guess I mostly use that one with bad or negative thoughts. They can be just as addictive as sugar.<br /><br />Just with any bad habit or vice, really the best way isn’t to merely remove it, you need to know your triggers, the situations you get into that make it harder. If you were a recovering alcoholic you wouldn’t go to a bar. You need to plan ahead, be prepared for those emotional or physical triggers, and rely on the Lord. Replace the negative with something positive. And pray allot :D<br /><br />avoid artifical sweetners like the plague. they increase the bodies desire for sugar more than "real" sugar does. <br /><br />I admire your quest Carey, since I've known you, you were skinny and healthy. Since you've known me I was greatly overweight. I admire those who seek out health improvements when it looks like everything is fine. hope that makes sense.LPBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751741108285132830noreply@blogger.com