Long story short--I knew I had to make a change, so I started a month-long detox on a whim. I just said--that's it, I'm doing it! I'm not restricting my calories or actively trying to lose weight--I'm just trying to be a healthier person and stop ruining my fitness progress by overloading on sugar all the time. The rules are: no added sugar, no bananas or dates, and no grains allowed until week 2. There are other little rules but those are the biggest ones.
I didn't time the detox well, so it's going to be through Christmas, but I knew that if I waited until after Christmas, my sugar dependency would only get worse.
I'm doing well, and I know I will not quit the detox. I'm 1.5 weeks in, and I'm in a weird place where I don't feel tempted by unhealthy foods because I'm so determined to complete the challenge. However, I know that if I were to quit right now, I would promptly face-plant into a pile of sugar.
So my question is: will that happen after the detox is over?
Some people who have done this say that their palate readjusted and they didn't crave junk food anymore. That was my goal in doing the challenge, because before this I craved sugar 24/7. But I can't imagine that happening with me because I've loved sweets for my entire life, and the only thing that keeps me going is me constantly saying to myself: "I can have it in a month". When I see a cupcake, I start drooling, and I sometimes even dream about dessert! I want these things so badly, even though I have no desire to abandon my goal. Seriously--I think about sugar/what I'm going to eat after the detox all the time, so something tells me that my mentality is not in the right place, and I could end up back at the drawing board once the detox is over.
So what happens on day 32, when the challenge is over and I'm allowed to have sweets "in moderation"/"every once and a while"? Will I really be able to do moderation? My biggest worry is that I'll eat a cookie, realize what I've been missing, and then be unable to stop. I'm worried that I'll just go right back to where I started when I see a piece of cake and I'm no longer thinking, "I want to complete the challenge."
I know I've learned some good lifestyle tips, but my biggest goal was to be able to eat one cookie and not one the entire box. But I feel like at this point, if the challenge ended early, I'd eat TWO boxes of cookies.
Thoughts? Do you guys really think that doing this challenge will change my palate for good, and that I'll be able to eat a piece of cake and not go back for fifths? Or do you think that doing this will make my sugar craze worse because I'm denying myself something? My family and friends are split and I don't know what will happen come New Years. I thought that this would reduce my sugar cravings, but I'm honestly just thinking about what I'll eat after this thing is over.
Any advice on reintroducing sugar/doing moderation would be appreciated.
I didn't time the detox well, so it's going to be through Christmas, but I knew that if I waited until after Christmas, my sugar dependency would only get worse.
I'm doing well, and I know I will not quit the detox. I'm 1.5 weeks in, and I'm in a weird place where I don't feel tempted by unhealthy foods because I'm so determined to complete the challenge. However, I know that if I were to quit right now, I would promptly face-plant into a pile of sugar.
So my question is: will that happen after the detox is over?
Some people who have done this say that their palate readjusted and they didn't crave junk food anymore. That was my goal in doing the challenge, because before this I craved sugar 24/7. But I can't imagine that happening with me because I've loved sweets for my entire life, and the only thing that keeps me going is me constantly saying to myself: "I can have it in a month". When I see a cupcake, I start drooling, and I sometimes even dream about dessert! I want these things so badly, even though I have no desire to abandon my goal. Seriously--I think about sugar/what I'm going to eat after the detox all the time, so something tells me that my mentality is not in the right place, and I could end up back at the drawing board once the detox is over.
So what happens on day 32, when the challenge is over and I'm allowed to have sweets "in moderation"/"every once and a while"? Will I really be able to do moderation? My biggest worry is that I'll eat a cookie, realize what I've been missing, and then be unable to stop. I'm worried that I'll just go right back to where I started when I see a piece of cake and I'm no longer thinking, "I want to complete the challenge."
I know I've learned some good lifestyle tips, but my biggest goal was to be able to eat one cookie and not one the entire box. But I feel like at this point, if the challenge ended early, I'd eat TWO boxes of cookies.
Thoughts? Do you guys really think that doing this challenge will change my palate for good, and that I'll be able to eat a piece of cake and not go back for fifths? Or do you think that doing this will make my sugar craze worse because I'm denying myself something? My family and friends are split and I don't know what will happen come New Years. I thought that this would reduce my sugar cravings, but I'm honestly just thinking about what I'll eat after this thing is over.
Any advice on reintroducing sugar/doing moderation would be appreciated.
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