Admitting I have a problem...

Some of you already know that I have recently decided to cut sugar and all simple/fast-acting carbs out of my diet. I recently bought a book called “Sugar Shock!: How Sweets And Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life – And How You Can Get Back On Track” and it has completely changed my life by revealing the shocking depths of my sugar addiction and the effects it has been having on my mind and my body. This is NOT a fad diet, and it is NOT about losing weight! This is about halting the damage I have been doing to myself almost my entire life…

Those of you who know about my hypoglycemic episodes and symptoms know that I suffer from them daily and sometimes severely. For as long as I can remember, I have needed to consume food almost constantly throughout the day simply to avoid a drop in my blood sugar. Most of the time my symptoms seemed not too bad, simply a mild to moderate headache, which I have lived with almost every day of my life for the past 10 – 15 years, if not even longer. However, a few chapters into my book, when I read the extensive 40+ list of symptoms of sugar overdose, it blew my mind to see that each and every physical and mental ailment that I have ever suffered from was on that list!

I have long considered myself to be a fairly healthy eater. Although I indulged my sweet tooth quite often, I also ate a lot of fruit, a decent amount of vegetables, and a moderate amount of carbs. Not very much meat in my diet because I don’t cook, so I would only have meat when I ate out, which was not very often. It wasn’t until a few years ago that I realized I suffered from hypoglycemia, when a friend of mine witnessed a particularly severe episode and pointed out to me that it might be hypoglycemia.

Since realizing that I have hypoglycemia, I have made an effort to eat more protein and fiber, but I have still continued to suffer from frequent hypoglycemic episodes. This book has made me realize that the only way to eliminate my symptoms is to completely eliminate or nearly eliminate sugar and simple carbs from my diet.

I decided to start this blog to help keep me on track as I work my way out of my addiction and completely overhaul my eating habits. And also to share my struggles and everything I am learning about the largely unknown dangers of sugar consumption, which even affects people who do not suffer from sugar addiction like me. If you do suffer from an uncontrollable sweet tooth like me, I hope you will find this enlightening. And if you have any advice to share, please do.. Sugar Kickers Unite!!