I'm struggling big time with my diet . I'm 43 .

Any tips. It's mainly sugar that's where my trigger is .
Once I eat on surgery thing I'd eat more on a daily basis .
I'm not over weight but age my age I have to watch my diet . I'm all or nothing .

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shakemeup

Eat lots of fresh vegetables, lentils. Fermented foods and drinks. Some healthy grains. etc.
Eat fresh fruit or Use honey as a sweetener if you really need it

Don't buy sweets, watch the labels on bread, yogurt, and all kinds of things etc for amounts of sugar. If you live in America they add sugar like crazy. It's pretty bad.

Drink water and unsweetened coffee and tea.

I cut sugar when I was in Uni and made an effort to eat really healthy. Eventually you stop craving or even wanting to eat sweets. And most sweet things honestly taste too sweet when you do try it and you don't eat more then a couple bites.

If you rarely eat sweet things then it makes it more special when you do.

riseofthemachine · 41-45, M

@shakemeup See I knew this fella and he stopped eating sweet things and he felt great after a few weeks . I didn't eat chocolate in 3 days ,but I had a cheese cake today .
Did you cut out all sugars

shakemeup

@riseofthemachine yeah. Feels great man. I don't miss it at all.

It's like exercising. You just got to do it.
All a matter of willpower.

riseofthemachine · 41-45, M

@shakemeup Could you send us a plan how to replace the sugar please . I can't eats nuts or herbs I'm allergic to them and I don't know what else to have

shakemeup

@riseofthemachine I'm not a nutritionist, so I feel woefully unprepared to suggest what you personally should do for what you need.

I never really replaced anything. I just cut out anything with loads of sugar. I ended up eating lots more of fresh veggies and fresh fruit. And lots of water.

And when I'm depressed, I tend to go for salty or carbs rather then sweet anyway...so idk. But I also used to keep some fresh fruit as a pick me up snack. Since fruit has sugar.

riseofthemachine · 41-45, M

@shakemeup Thanks you .
Come here . You never get the diet fully right sure you wouldn't it .
Somebody told and this is anything .
If you give up everything to quick you end up breaking out on them all

shakemeup

@riseofthemachine some people go more cold turkey and are successful. I've known several people who have made diet changes, and quit addictions this way. And some people go slower and step by step and are successful that way. Nothing wrong with either. I think it has to do with your personality.

I do better just having a hard limit when it comes to self control. Easier to say no when you are always consistent. Less sugar keeps alcohol cravings a bit more stable too, I've found.