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I have a similar story. Many friends asked me how I lost weight. Did I join a gym? Start running? Keto? The answer is boring but I cut out sugar. I stopped add

I have a similar story. Many friends asked me how I lost weight. Did I join a gym? Start running? Keto? The answer is boring but I cut out sugar. I stopped adding it to drinks. I stopped drinking soda and fruit juices and smoothies (fruit juices/smoothies are as bad as soda imho as they all try and pretend they are healthy). Stopped having dessert (unless out for a meal for a special occasion), no biscuits, chocolate, crisps and snacks. Plus I started viewing my calorie intake over a 7 day period rather than daily. This way I didn't 'feel bad' if I went out for a meal or had a movie and pizza night with the family. I found that 'feed bad' mindset made me quit many times as I felt I had 'failed'. So by removing it and viewing intake over a whole week I could easily reduce a bit over 3 or 4 days and still break even. A simple change of perspective really worked for me. It took a while but now I don't like how sweet many things are. Like a mars bar is disgusting to me now. Two bites and I feel kind of sick from how much sugar is in it. It shocks me how desensitised I was to sugar as it is added to literally everything. Also an added bonus to the weight loss was that I also saved a lot as my appetite changed and I was naturally less hungry than I used to be. Smaller meals and less processed crap meant my shopping bill was much lower than before.

systemvoltage 6y ago
To be fair, I eat sugary foods regularly and I too find Mars bar disgustingly sweet. Same with Snickers bar. They're just too sweet, regardless of who is eating them.
- satysin 6y ago
  Shows just how desensitised to sugar I was as I could easily eat two or three(!) full size Mars bars before I cut out sugar. If I was running late in the morning I would have a Mars bar and a 330ml bottle of Coke or Pepsi for breakfast! Looking back I am embarrassed at how shit my diet was. I would eat sweets and sofa for breakfast and a grab a takeaway on the way home (often Chinese as it was near my house). The only "normal" meal I would eat would be lunch at my work restaurant. However it was subsidised which would also lead me to over eating as it was so cheap and I was always hungry from having junk for breakfast. By my late twenties/early thirties I was around 112KG (~247lbs) on a 184cm (6 foot) body. Shocking.

systemvoltage 6y ago

To be fair, I eat sugary foods regularly and I too find Mars bar disgustingly sweet. Same with Snickers bar. They're just too sweet, regardless of who is eating them.

satysin 6y ago
Shows just how desensitised to sugar I was as I could easily eat two or three(!) full size Mars bars before I cut out sugar. If I was running late in the morning I would have a Mars bar and a 330ml bottle of Coke or Pepsi for breakfast! Looking back I am embarrassed at how shit my diet was. I would eat sweets and sofa for breakfast and a grab a takeaway on the way home (often Chinese as it was near my house). The only "normal" meal I would eat would be lunch at my work restaurant. However it was subsidised which would also lead me to over eating as it was so cheap and I was always hungry from having junk for breakfast. By my late twenties/early thirties I was around 112KG (~247lbs) on a 184cm (6 foot) body. Shocking.