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    The author tried an experiment to quit sugar for 8 weeks and found it to be one of the hardest things they had ever done. In the first 6 days of quitting sugar, the author experienced muscle weakness, headaches, anxiety, low energy levels, strong sugar cravings, sleep disturbances, skin eruptions, feeling foggy-headed and irritable, and small amounts of depression. However, they noticed an improvement in not experiencing incontinence, which they had dealt with previously. The author is drinking water with lemon to alleviate cravings and eating more protein, good fats, and little but often to manage energy levels and cravings during the sugar detox.

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    The author tried an experiment to quit sugar for 8 weeks and found it to be one of the hardest things they had ever done. In the first 6 days of quitting sugar, the author experienced muscle weakness, headaches, anxiety, low energy levels, strong sugar cravings, sleep disturbances, skin eruptions, feeling foggy-headed and irritable, and small amounts of depression. However, they noticed an improvement in not experiencing incontinence, which they had dealt with previously. The author is drinking water with lemon to alleviate cravings and eating more protein, good fats, and little but often to manage energy levels and cravings during the sugar detox.

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    The author tried an experiment to quit sugar for 8 weeks and found it to be one of the hardest things they had ever done. In the first 6 days of quitting sugar, the author experienced muscle weakness, headaches, anxiety, low energy levels, strong sugar cravings, sleep disturbances, skin eruptions, feeling foggy-headed and irritable, and small amounts of depression. However, they noticed an improvement in not experiencing incontinence, which they had dealt with previously. The author is drinking water with lemon to alleviate cravings and eating more protein, good fats, and little but often to manage energy levels and cravings during the sugar detox.

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    Sugar Free Diet

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    What happens if you stop eating sugar for 14 days?

    Here’s a blog article I wrote about it. It’s not a definitive guide, just a personal experience. (I
    have to admit, I did start consuming sugar again, but at least it gives you an idea of what
    can happen).

    I didn’t realise I was an Addict! (6th April, 2017)

    No, it's OK, I'm just quitting sugar. Just quitting sugar, ha! This is one of the hardest things I
    have ever done, and I've tried some pretty wacky, faddish diets. The experiment is for 8
    weeks and hopefully beyond; maybe forever.

    I can remember when the idea came to me, I'd had a large bowl of ice-cream, it seemed
    more sweet than usual and I felt a bit sick. In the past, before I met my hubby, I was never a
    huge sweet eater, preferring nuts and dried fruit as snacks. But as the decades went by, I
    was slowly converted to chocolate and puddings due to worrying about the *nasties* that
    nuts are sprayed with. Anyway, the past matters not, but I was so sure this gig would be
    easy as I'd convinced myself that I wasn't addicted to sugar.

    I checked on-line about what to expect, and read some stories, but experiencing these
    symptoms was a different matter!

    So, I'm six days into the experiment. Here's the symptoms I've had so far:
    Muscle weakness.
    Headaches.
    Palpitations/anxiety in the morning.
    Low energy levels ( I could hardly wash-up by Day Three).
    Massive cravings for sugar - I mean so bad that you want to just pour sugar straight into
    your gob and dream of golden syrup chasers!

    Sleep disturbance. Anyone who knows me personally will agree that I sleep as soon as my
    head hits the pillow, but I've had trouble getting to sleep in the last three days.
    Skin eruptions. I'm talking weird break-outs. Spots, blemishes, weird craters with multiple
    spots. This must due to detoxing.
    Foggy-headed.
    Irritable. On a short fuse.
    Small amounts of depression.

    One benefit after 6 days:


    No incontinence at all, before, I put the day and night leaks down to peri-menopausal
    symptoms or yet another urinary infection - 2 in one year). Incontinence can be due to the
    extra load on the kidneys (I drank a very sweet tea). This is a biggie for me, it's so depressing
    to keep wearing pads or worrying that a cough will cause leakage. I know that the other
    horrid symptoms will disappear within a few weeks.

    I don't drink alcohol because I'm intolerant to it, I'm caffeine-free and I gave up smoking 24
    years ago, so I guess this also helps with detoxing the body.

    The *experts* say that during this time the following helps with cravings:

    Drink plenty of water (I drink water with two slices of lemon - alleviates cravings).
    Eat more protein when you feel exhausted and up the good fats - coconut oil, avocado,
    *nuts* (at own risk) etc.
    Eat little and often to stop energy crashes. Bananas are very good for sweet cravings.

    Be careful of increasing white carbs as these break down into sugar, eat more veg and fruit,
    pulses, eggs, cheese, natural yoghurt, leafy greens. I make vegetable soups with lentils, and
    have that as an in-between.

    What others have noticed when finally living the sugar-free diet: Increased energy, skin is
    clearer, less wrinkles, less susceptible to colds/infection, clear thinking, weight-loss.

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