Numerous studies have shown that sugar, in addition to carbohydrates and lipids, is a major factor in the few additional pounds you gain.
You are not at risk if you take sugar in moderation, although many individuals do it without even realizing it. Numerous foods and beverages, including sodas, breakfast cereals, pouch juices, salad dressings, yogurt, and sweets, contain sugar. Additionally, some simple carbs like honey, pure fruit juice, raisins, mangos, and bananas contain sugar.
The most prevalent symptoms of a sugar overdose in humans are hyperactivity, which leads to fatigue, yeast infections, depression, headaches, colds or sinus problems, mental confusion, and sleepiness.
Increased diabetes risk, heart disease, and cancer development, particularly breast cancer, are additional issues that sugar can cause.
How sugar consumption and weight gain are related?
When you consume too much sugar, your body uses as much as it needs to boost energy, while the rest that is not needed is stored as fat.
It is important to know that added sugar is not the same as natural sugar. It gets to the intestines and the body reacts to it as intestinal bacteria and increases the levels of blood sugar. At the end, this becomes fat which is visible in the waist, hips and thighs.
Say NO to Sugar
Maybe it sounds impossible, quitting sugar can be done. During this process you will go through classic withdrawal symptoms of any addiction, such as sadness, headaches, queasiness, fatigue and cravings.
Sugar cravings occur after the meal is digested and your body sends signals to the brain that it is hungry again. This is when you reach for that sweet dessert.
You should stay away from it and don’t consume any added sugar. Try a little at the beginning, not all at once because you will want it more. Cut out one added sugar product at time.
At first you will feel bad and you will experience cravings, but after a while you will feel much better and improve your health after some period.
This article gives you a 3 day diet plan that does miracles:
1st day:
Breakfast: 1 cup of oats with berries and almonds/seeds/or 3 eggs (scrambled or boiled).
Morning snack: 1 bowl of nuts.
Lunch: Chicken breast with cooked butternut squash, carrots, beets, parsnips, turnips, beans and almonds.
Dinner: Broiled fish with a bowl of green beans or salmon with fried broccoli and mushrooms.
2nd day
Breakfast: A cup of steel cut oats with berries and seeds or almonds/3 scrambled eggs with spinach.
Mid-morning snack: a small bowl of nuts.
Lunch: Grilled zucchini with red and yellow peppers and a lemon, vinegar and thyme dressing/a shredded green and red cabbage salad tossed with shredded carrots with olive oil, lemon, salt dressing, garnished with chopped parsley.
Dinner: steamed green vegetables with a vegetable casserole and bean soup/baked cod with stir-fried bok choy and roasted Brussels sprouts and turnips.
3rd day
Breakfast: A cup of steel cut oats with berries and seeds or almonds/a 3 egg omelette with shrimp and a sautéed kale, radish and walnut salad.
Mid-morning snack: 1 small bowl of nuts.
Lunch: Roasted chicken thighs with rosemary, sage and lemon/oven roasted chicken with onion, black olives, and thyme.
Dinner: mushrooms with garlic broth, onion, carrots, celery, thyme and bay leaves/penne pasta (with brown rice) with a mushroom, basil, and tomato meat sauce.
Sugar Detox Drinks
You should replace the sugary drinks with detox waters and hot drink alternatives. They are great because will help you to boost your metabolism.
Detox water: chop one of these: grapefruits, blueberries, strawberries, or oranges, including some fresh rosemary or mint and add them to a jar with water. Store and drink this water every day.
Coffee: remember that you should not consume more than 1 cup of unsweetened black coffee daily.
Tea: consume unsweetened herbal or green tea 3 times every day.
Note: This diet plan is proved to calm sugar cravings, so don’t hesitate to try it.
