Kick the sugar habit
I suspect everyone kicks the sugar habit in their own way (some lucky people may have just a little), but the only way I’ve been able to kick it is by completely abstaining from all sugars and grains, with the exception of coconut flour. . This is very difficult to do at first, but it is so important to health that it is an absolute must.
To get over the craving hump, which lasts for 6-9 days, I eat a lot of fat and enough protein to feel like I’m eating something substantial. I also try to limit fruit. Here is a sample of what you could eat:
– Free range eggs with bacon
– Olives and macadamia nuts as a snack
– Chicken salad stuffed with avocado (mayonnaise made with bacon fat)
– Rich meat stews, cooked over low heat in the clay pot
– Tuna with thinly sliced red onion on a thick slice of tomato
– BLT with “bread” made with romaine lettuce leaves
– Baked casseroles with sausage/ground meat, lots of cheese and vegetables
– Pounded liver sausage in endive leaves with mustard and cheddar cheese
– Duck pâté with apricot compote and baked walnuts (for the fancy ones)
– Steamed vegetables with a lot of bacon fat
– Coconut Milk Smoothies with Frozen Berries
– Soft cheeses, such as brie and cream cheese
– Smoked salmon wrapped in pieces of cream cheese and capers
– Celery sticks stuffed with cream cheese and chopped olives
Except for pasteurized cow’s milk, I don’t have a dairy intolerance and cheese, sour cream, butter, and ghee don’t seem to bother me. I eat cheese during my brief sugar knockout phase to avoid wild insulin spikes, and it helps me feel less deprived.
I read in Fire Your Doctor that a tablespoon of L-glutamine mixed with a couple tablespoons of heavy cream and a pinch of stevia would stop a craving in its tracks, and it worked! It’s also a great gut-healing supplement, so those who have intolerances *because* they have a leaky gut should take it daily.
As for staying away from devil’s sugar, if I really want to keep that monster at bay, I more or less abstain from any kind of sweet substitute. I never eat Frankenfoods, but once I start making “desserts” that use aspartame and barley malt sweetener and stevia, or even gluten-free breads, I slowly but surely step over to the dark side and find that I’m eating crap on a regular basis. again. I suspect this is because I haven’t fully cured my hormones and am not insulin sensitive yet. Fortunately, chocolate is an addiction that doesn’t give me a craving for sugar, as long as it’s 70% or darker.