1. Stop fluctuating and start balancing | Get your blood sugar levels steady first by eating
breakfast within a half hour of waking and then eat smaller meals more often or make sure
you have healthy snacks every couple of hours. Eating a balanced meal while sitting down
calmly is very important.
2. Start combining | Eat simple carbohydrates with fat and protein at each meal and snack.
When sugary foods are eaten on their own, it can quickly satisfy hunger and lift energy,
but it leaves room for future cravings when energy begins to slump a few hours later.
3. Plan your day | Meal planning and grocery shopping might seem like an added stress,
but it can be a lifesaver. This way you can control your sugar on a meal to meal, daily or
weekly basis. If you have a packed lunch and snacks ready to go, it is a lot harder to fall
off the wagon.
4. Make a list | Why do you want to quit sugar? Make a thorough list of why it is important
to you and then refer back to it when a craving hits.
5. Address underlying health issues | When sugar addiction is out of control, it might be
your body’s cry for attention. Some issues that manifest as sugar cravings are
stress/adrenal fatigue, yeast overgrowth, hypothyroid, unbalanced hormones or a slow
thyroid. A lot of people also link sugar with both positive and negative emotions.
6. Take a multi-vitamin/mineral supplement | Sometimes it is not just a sugar craving but a
craving for missing nutrients, like magnesium in chocolate or chromium in oatmeal
cookies. B vitamins are especially critical.
7. Get a good night’s sleep | Your cravings for sugar might be a cycle of needing the
instant pick-me-up that sugar can give. The cycle is set in motion by not getting enough
quality sleep, requiring an artificial energy boost by mid-morning.
8. Avoid triggers | Just like a substance abuse problem, sugar addiction can be
perpetuated by constantly following the same patterns, like going to the same coffee shop
or watching late night TV.
9. Do something else | Take your mind off sugar by finding a new activity to pursue –
knitting, walking, reading, yoga, board games – the sky’s the limit.
10. Get support | When things get tough call up a friend to talk things out. Better yet, get a
friend, colleague or loved one to end the sugar addiction with you!
About the Author
Kristi Ryan is a massage therapist and health coach. In addition to her busy massage practice in Eagle Ranch, Colorado, she supports, educates, motivates and empowers busy women with nutrition, mindset and lifestyle transformation within her holistic nutrition coaching programs.
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Disclaimer: The information I share is for general information only and is not intended to replace medical advice. I do not diagnose, treat or cure disease, prescribe treatments or medications, or recommend medical treatment or surgery. You should speak to your physician prior to making any changes to your diet, lifestyle, exercise or medications or acting on anything you have read or discussed with me. If you don’t, you are doing so at your own risk.
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