Eliminating added sugar from your diet

[Driller]

I don't think there's anything wrong with the normal level of fat in natural foods in a balanced diet, yoghurt included.

If they have to play on the "low fat" thing to sell to the masses, then I find it usually means there's all sorts of other st in it.

[CinnamonFan]

Driller said:

I don't think there's anything wrong with the normal level of fat in natural foods in a balanced diet, yoghurt included.

If they have to play on the "low fat" thing to sell to the masses, then I find it usually means there's all sorts of other st in it.

I usually get the whatever supermarkets own brand of plain yoghurt in the absence of Skyr. The normal 'fat' version has about 3g of sugar/100g. The 'low fat' version has something like 8g/100g.

[chris watton]

Since cutting out as much sugar as possible from my diet, most 'normal' supermarket foods taste way too sweet, those Activia yoghurts especially, so I've stopped having those, too.

[TurboHatchback]

Driller said:

I don't think there's anything wrong with the normal level of fat in natural foods in a balanced diet, yoghurt included.

If they have to play on the "low fat" thing to sell to the masses, then I find it usually means there's all sorts of other st in it.

In general I agree with your argument I was just pointing out that there are occasional exceptions. I only ever look at low fat versions of anything if I consume it in abnormally large amounts, i.e. I have 700ml of milk in my porridge most mornings so I go for skimmed as I felt that was a lot of dairy fat otherwise. For everything else I would only ever use full fat.

CinnamonFan said:

I usually get the whatever supermarkets own brand of plain yoghurt in the absence of Skyr. The normal 'fat' version has about 3g of sugar/100g. The 'low fat' version has something like 8g/100g.

I get Skyr as my yogurt of choise and Fage if it's not available, I think both are good. Lots of the others contain loads of added sugar whilst purporting to be 'natural' yogurts.

[CinnamonFan]

TurboHatchback said:

I get Skyr as my yogurt of choice and Fage if it's not available, I think both are good. Lots of the others contain loads of added sugar whilst purporting to be 'natural' yogurts.

I havent tried the Fage stuff, Il get some & see. Ive only had two tubs of the Skyr stuff when it was on promotion in the supermarkets. Where do you get it from?

[TurboHatchback]

CinnamonFan said:

I havent tried the Fage stuff, Il get some & see. Ive only had two tubs of the Skyr stuff when it was on promotion in the supermarkets. Where do you get it from?

Sainsburys, currently at £1 a pot . Plain Skyr with some vanilla whey protein and fruit or raisins mixed in is my standard post-gym evening snack, I rather like it.

[Halb]

grumbledoak said:

I've been basically sugar free for about three years now. I even avoid fruit. Every step along the way (dropping alcohol, then sugar, then wheat, now all white carbs) made me get thinner and feel better, thus the progression.

I don't miss sugar at all. I will eat potato occasionally - chips are a rare treat. These days my digestive system doesn't like me eating wheat, even in small doses.

No booze?


Fage zero yoghurt is an exception to the low fat crappy foods, the protein content of zero is slightly higher than the fat version. I like it with frsh fruit. I have flicked to skyr quark/yoghurt recently as it's always on offer and is flavoured. Love the blueberry quark.
I may try a refined sugar free month in a few weeks. My meals are usually free of it, but I do like treats.

[grumbledoak]

Halb said:

No booze?

Yeah. Even a glass of wine will blow you out of ketosis for 24 hours. It has it's compensations - I just ate a cheese selection pack while waiting for my sausages to cook. But, yes, no booze.

[Halb]

grumbledoak said:

Halb said:

No booze?

Yeah. Even a glass of wine will blow you out of ketosis for 24 hours. It has it's compensations - I just ate a cheese selection pack while waiting for my sausages to cook. But, yes, no booze.

I'm not actually a big (or even medium or regular) drinker...not even sure when my last tipple was, but I do like it for big occasions.

[GTIAlex]

Started working a three shift rotation now and have been struggling but starting to manage.

I only seem to have a "breakfast" and a lunch, as I have lost appetite working the shift rotation.
Breakfast is porridge with skimmed milk.
Lunch is salad with tuna, maybe swap the salad out for rice if I am feeling adventurous.
Snacking is fruit or plain mixed nuts, maybe with a bit of Greek yoghurt.

I work a physically demanding 8 hour shift, with two 10 minute breaks so whenever I eat, I have to eat quickly.

I've cut out my initial dependence on high sugar drinks, and coffee but I find it hard on night shifts to keep energy levels up.


Any tips on little mid shift pick me ups?

[Hoofy]

I've been excess free (well, apart from a few days a year) for about 4 years. Just ate a block of cheese.

[Flibble]

Thought you ate everything? Pass the doughnuts, Hoofy.

[Hoofy]

Flibble said:

Thought you ate everything? Pass the doughnuts, Hoofy.

I do. I just don't eat an excess of everything.

[Huntsman]

New year thread resurrection! I saw this thread at the time and meant to comment.

Three days without processed sugar and feeling better already. I do know from past experience that I can do this for a few weeks, then fall off the wagon an demolish a huge pack of chocolate biscuits in one sitting.

[grumbledoak]

Huntsman said:

I do know from past experience that I can do this for a few weeks, then fall off the wagon an demolish a huge pack of chocolate biscuits in one sitting.

You just need to abstain for longer. It's been about three years since I quit sugar. I bought some Guylian chocolate seashells as a treat over Christmas as I remembered liking them. I struggled to finish one row (five) before conceding defeat and chucking the box out. Just so sickly sweet.

Edited by grumbledoak on Sunday 3rd January 06:48

[R8VXF]

Apart from the can of red bull in the morning andthe 50g of dextrose when working out, the kitkats.... Wait, I'm not doing this right am I!

[brianthemagical]

Does anybody have experience of eliminating sugar while undertaking serious endurance training?
I'm currently doing in the region of 12,000-13,000 cals of cycling per week, which is pretty much the same as my weekly BMR. I rely heavily on energy gels, drinks and bars to get enough calories while training.
Is it likely that due to the instant energy use (i.e. I'm always in a state of minor glycogen depletion), I should be ok consuming sugar while training? How will consuming energy products affect my 'craving/addiction' to sugar.
Thanks

[Halb]

brianthemagical said:

Does anybody have experience of eliminating sugar while undertaking serious endurance training?
I'm currently doing in the region of 12,000-13,000 cals of cycling per week, which is pretty much the same as my weekly BMR. I rely heavily on energy gels, drinks and bars to get enough calories while training.
Is it likely that due to the instant energy use (i.e. I'm always in a state of minor glycogen depletion), I should be ok consuming sugar while training? How will consuming energy products affect my 'craving/addiction' to sugar.
Thanks

You should be OK. I posted a link from a blog of a fella who kept records of his intake, blood levels, calories expenditure on here. He was a cyclist and still maintained a level of ketosis even though he was consuming sugar/carbs.
If you look you'll find it.

[chris watton]

Halb said:

brianthemagical said:

Does anybody have experience of eliminating sugar while undertaking serious endurance training?
I'm currently doing in the region of 12,000-13,000 cals of cycling per week, which is pretty much the same as my weekly BMR. I rely heavily on energy gels, drinks and bars to get enough calories while training.
Is it likely that due to the instant energy use (i.e. I'm always in a state of minor glycogen depletion), I should be ok consuming sugar while training? How will consuming energy products affect my 'craving/addiction' to sugar.
Thanks

You should be OK. I posted a link from a blog of a fella who kept records of his intake, blood levels, calories expenditure on here. He was a cyclist and still maintained a level of ketosis even though he was consuming sugar/carbs.
If you look you'll find it.

I too am sure that's fine. I think the problems arise when people consume way too much sugar and do not train at all.

[mcelliott]

brianthemagical said:

Does anybody have experience of eliminating sugar while undertaking serious endurance training?
I'm currently doing in the region of 12,000-13,000 cals of cycling per week, which is pretty much the same as my weekly BMR. I rely heavily on energy gels, drinks and bars to get enough calories while training.
Is it likely that due to the instant energy use (i.e. I'm always in a state of minor glycogen depletion), I should be ok consuming sugar while training? How will consuming energy products affect my 'craving/addiction' to sugar.
Thanks

What's the average length of your bike rides?