How to Break SUGAR ADDICTION (15 Tips) 2024 (Break Carb Addiction)
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- Is sugar addiction real? Is carb addiction real?? You can break your sugar addiction! Here are 15 tips on how to break your sugar/carb addiction as quickly as possible, as easily as possible. Get a friend to break sugar addiction with you and it will be even easier. The benefits are many, the opportunity is now, and the excuses are getting weak...
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I’m definitely a sugar addict. It’s kind of sad because whenever I break my keto diet I find myself stuffing my face with all my favourite sugary treats. It’s an eating disorder, really.
Same here, it's like "get it now while you can!"
@@sunshinegirl1967 Exactly!
Same, and the carb hangover the next day is the worst body ache ever, like you’ve been through a meat grinder . And I swear I’ll never do it again, and of course I do it again
Yes, you know the addiction is real when you're hiding stuffing your face with donuts, and you're literally getting high but just for a few min before and during your binge. Then it's guilt, self-hate, and feeling miserable for however long it takes til it's outa your system. It's so not worth it. I have to look at donuts like they're crack or heroin now, lol. Dr. Berry and Dr. Cywes helped me see this.
@@haveabanana2930 Definitely! What’s scary is the lack of control once you start cheating. The idea of once you start you can’t stop is so utterly true.
Recovering sugar addict reporting for duty...
Lol... I live for the day I can refer to myself as a recovering sugar fiend/addict...
fat person eating cookies and cake reporting in
I am an addict for sweet taste
In early October 2020, I visited my physician. I weighed in at 365 lbs, had an A1C of 9.5, a glucose level that day of 363, and was diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic. I immediately adopted a daily 16 hour fasting regimen and the ketogenic diet. I've lost 70 lbs in a little over 3 months. My A1C and daily glucose levels are back within normal range. I came home terrified that day, but I found your videos and followed your advice. Sincerely, thank you Dr. Berry!
I'm sooooo proud of you
Good job! Keep it up! Go lower than their normal! You can do it!
What did your doc say that motivated you?
@@ARolls-dd2zd Being diagnosed with a chronic disease for the first time in my life scared the hell out of me.
Excellent! Keep up the great work!
I was 380lbs, and in 7 months in down to 255 cutting most to all carbs, going mostly carnivore, and water and coffee only fasting for up to seven days. I went from a useless lump of fat that couldn't walk anywhere or work for over 4 years to being a hard worker and athletic again. I went from so much inflammation and spinal compression that i couldn't be on my feet for 10 minutes without his legs going totally numb to a person who just spent an entire day climbing ladders and painting a gymnasium for a local school. I went from telling my kids i couldn't play with them to playing soccer with them. This has totally transformed my life, and the lives of my kids as well. I was a walking heart attack a month or two from death when i started. I could barely make it to the bathroom in time anymore, I couldn't stay awake and fell asleep any time i sat down (even driving a mile to the post office or grocery store) and i let my entire life degrade to the point death was almost welcomed.
I fail constantly at this. I've even given up several times. I ate half a lemon bundt cake in two days, followed by chocolate chip cookies afterwords just a week ago. Today I'm on day 3 of a water and coffee fast trying to undo the problems it caused. He's right. Do not ever give up. Ever. Treat it like a life or death situation and keep walking forward. If you can't walk, crawl. Don't give up because you fell, just do it one more time. Then one more time again. Then one more time again. Don't focus on the goal at the end, focus on forcing yourself to take one more step in the direction of that goal. The goal is nothing more than the arrow on the compass. A point to give you direction. Don't tell yourself "only ten more to go". Tell yourself "just one more step" over and over and over.
Thanks so much for sharing! I’ve been so discouraged lately! I’m addicted to sweets. But tomorrow is another day and I’m going to keep fighting! Thanks and good luck to you❤️
I was 426 in october 5th 2023, my heaviest was 429. Since then, I quit bread, cookies, and cake since, and dropped 40lbs since. But I'm only down 40 lbs since because I reintroduced coffee into my life, which for me to drink it requires a tsp of either sugar or honey, with creamer, butter and salt. Unfortunately, a close one recommended me to use honey instead, now we both regret it, and it's been hell for me since. It made me addicted to it, I've had about 10 kilos of honey in the past couple months, if not more...
About 3-4 TSPs a day (3-4 coffees a day, sometimes 6). When I don't have any, it feels like drug withdrawals, and my sides hurt, and I have this drop in my mood and feel horrible, like some sort of anxious depression.. Quitting sugar was easier than honey. I'm guessing because honey has fructose and fructose is like a fkn steroid-heroin-cocaine drug mix for my brain. As we speak, I have a small cup of coffee, and a cup of tea sitting next to each other. I'm so disappointed in myself dude, fkn hell man.
@BIGGELATO it's a perfectly valid way to feel. That's normal. The hard part is putting that behind you. You are right. Sugar, in general, is a drug. And comes with withdrawal symptoms. Sometimes, there are severe symptoms. And why they're not recognized by whatever association does that I don't understand. Headaches, dizziness, tremors, loss of consciousness, extreme fatigue, sleeplessness, mood swings from hell, nausea, malaise, and just general misery are some of what I made it through. It sounds like an AA meeting. When I started to figure it out, it was watching a video about how sugars activate the same regions of the brain as cocane and meth. That's when I figured out the addiction is real, and honestly, I believe it is extremely widespread, just not known about yet. I believe you may be on to something there about honey, too. Though I wonder if maybe it doesn't last as long as refined sugars and therefore needs to be taken more often?
The important part is acknowledge the failure, pack it away in the trash bag we call yesterday, and pick one way, just one way, one thing that you decide you will succeed at today, even if you fail all other things. Pick one thing today that you decide hell and high water can not stop you from achieving. If you have to, pick the same thing every day until it's gone and you are free to pick something else. Just one thing, just one day. Just put your head down and your shoulders into it, and decide that no matter what, you're going to push through. I still fail. But I also succeed.
@1971_happylifedog how did it go today? It's OK to fail. It happens. It's normal to feel discouraged from time to time. Don't let the fact that you do feel discouraged make you feel worse. You can do this. You can do this because you have a reservoir of awesome inside you that is bottomless! And it's OK to tap into it as much as you want. It's not easy, it's not fun, it doesn't feel good right away. But it gets better, and the rewards are great!
Remember, don't measure the distance to your goal, it's too far away. Don't tell yourself only 1 mile to go. Don't say "just one more day". Say "take one more step" then say "take one more step" again. Then again. And when your brain says "I can't" you tell it "shut up, you can, and you will." And it'll shut up for a while, and you'll realize that yes, you can.
You know what? I'm not actually concerned with how today went. What I really want to know is, how will tomorrow go? I hope it was a great day, but I want tomorrow to be great. And that's up to you. You're awesome, make tomorrow a great day!
@@crisnevin7934 I just finished watching The Sugar Film, it made me pour my full cup of tea down the drain, and delete a bunch of social media stuff such as Pinterest boards (foods, sweets), anything that can influence me. And saw a few interviews and videos that helped me make a decision, and funny enough, it's the same "quote/saying" I used to quitting smoking 7 years ago; change your identity, not your habits. Tell yourself you don't relate to smoking and stop smoking. It's been 7 years, and although close folks still smoke, they still can't believe I'm over it, and never had one since. Also, smelling second hand smoke is revolting to me now. But ya, ill try this again and see.
It's always more motivating to hear others cheer you up, rather than trying to find willpower in things all the time. Sometimes all we need is a simple boost from one another. Thank you for replying 🙏
Sugar junky for 60 years. Now on Keto and completely sugar free for a year. But...I never go a day without thinking about it. I am deadly addicted and suffering. Still grateful for Keto and IF. Rough road!
Maybe (probably) you are malnourished in the minerals from vegetables, do you eat them a lot? cooked? because the soils today are so depleted of nutrients compared to 100 years ago. We need to eat more vegs daily. You might have toxic metals too, we all do. Hair tissue mineral analysis of Dr l. Wilson recommended.(although his healing program is demanding)
@@Medietos Thanks for the idea of malnourishment driving his addiction. Interesting. As Dr Berry wisely suggested in another video, instead of the expensive tests, try the harmless remedy. If it works, you know it was the correct hypothesis without the expensive testing. We all can't afford elective medicals such as the above. Half of us in the US don't even have insurance.
As Claudia said you may be lacking real nutrients. Do you eat Lots of vegs? Do you supplement? We all need extra magnesium, zinc, potassium (we have a very high recommendation 4,700 mg a day), D3 with MK7 for proper calcium absorption. And chlorella (also cilantro the delicious herb) for chelating heavy metals so your body can excrete them. And if you are well nourished with vits & minerals, maybe you can just settle for having some stevia. I've gotten used to it to be honest. How long have you been doing keto? I'm starting to feel less addicted, but it's been about 6 months for me. I cheated many times around my birthday & Christmas and was hard to get back on the wagon, but I was determined because I don't want to be ill and on pills driving my body crazy for my last several decades.
Good on you Clint that's MASSIVE!! 🙌🏻
@@Jodeekowgirl thanks!
I've found the sour taste helps me overcome sweet cravings. I eat green olives, sauerkraut, sour pickles, and put lemon in my water. It helps.
Imma try that
I crave dill pickles and green olives. They work great for me when I crave sweet stuff AND when I want the salty stuff.😁
Eww
It helps for me too - But not to recommend whilst suffring a gastritis.
yea its hot sauce for me
Dr. Berry: "Do you have a problem with sugar?"
Me: raises both hands
I did snake diet lost weight had no sugar one chocolate again is all it took
@@jw-vx8im I did keto for about five months and lost a little over 75 pounds, then fell off the wagon for more than a year. I did carnivore a few months ago and did really well, but threw myself off that wagon, too, and have been eating junk ever since. smh
If all else fails, try chromium picolinate.
You could get it at Walmart
@@kathleenking47 Folks need to be very careful with chromium picolinate, as it has blood sugar lowering properties and can have adverse effects when used with insulin..
🤷🏽♀️🙌
I fight my sugar addiction constantly 😩
There ABSOLUTELY IS such a thing as a SUGAR ADDICTION! I am in my 70s and have been a sugar addict my entire life! I've posted details of how much sugar I consume on other websites and one commenter called me a LIAR who was making it up to get internet attention! I PROMISE you Dr Berry if you saw how much sugar I can and DO consume on a regular basis you would be SHOCKED!
Same
@@dawnalawrence6584
I understand,
the sugar consumption and reactions varies with each person .
@@enzoh7763 I actually will eat plain granulated sugar by the spoonfuls if there is nothing else sweet in the house! Whole half gallons of ice cream, entire layer cakes, entire bags of cookies etc within an hour or so! I ate an entire dozen of glazed donuts a week ago and I also ate a 10 ounce bag of gumdrops the same day! I am so glad that I never liked alcohol or cigarettes and never did drugs because I would have been in one hell of a mess!
I will give you hugs and kisses then 💋
went "cold turkey" on sugar 6 years ago... withdrawl symptoms were like a drug-addict kickin crack for the 1st few weeks... but once my system was cleansed, the cravings went away ...thanx doc & god bless
How long did it take for the symptoms to drop?
@@Froggiesandshit I wanna know this, too because it's been almost 4 weeks since I went cold turkey and I'm still very addicted. I have really bad withdrawals😭
@@everclearr keep going ! I had that too I increased my fluid intake and magnesium a great help!
@@sendingspiritslove thanks for the tip, I'll try that!!
not even close
I humble and respectfully thank you Drs
Berry and Cywes for opening my eyes to my additions to sugar and carbohydrates. On August 15th 2020. I started a carnivore way of live.After not eating red meat for 47 years. On that same day I started my life free of carbs and sugar. I am 69 years old feel like 40. It is NEVER to late late to change! One day at a time.
Joseph Desmónd: Good for you, well done! What does your carnivore diet imply? Eating meat only, or with a lot of vegetables? And just ordinary, cheap meats, or organic, grass-fed quality only? Do you have good economy to afford that much meat? And you tolerate it?
@@Medietos h
I am currently overdosing on Carbs after a year on keto and losing 100lbs I need help big time. Thanks Dr. Berry
Me too !!! But I have not lost 100 pounds but I am a carboholic . I only lost 40 pounds but I’m still back on the carbs and sugar
I feel for ya! Even though u did a wonderful job for ur health, that craving is haunting! Pls stay strong!
I am a sugar addict and I have found, if you feel the need to cheat, eat fruit! It’s much better than white sugar. For a treat I have blueberries in some high fat plain yogurt with 100% dark chocolate.
Please stay strong....you ARE worth it.
I have been making. Treats like carnivore custard(heavy whipping cream)and cheesecake. I have cheated and added cinnamon and raw cacao. I also only go shopping after eating for the day so I am less tempted to get garbage foods. I am more carnivore so it is easy just hitting 2 sections in the store
My name is Judith and I am a sugarholic!
Hello Judith,and welcome. Find yourself a seat 🤪👍
Lol
I’m 100% a sugar addict!!! Once I start, it’s like a feeding frenzy in my mind. It’s a real addiction
Same here. Did you manage to break your addiction. I'm in a terrible place with it right now.
@@Satsusss yes I’ve broke it. It takes about two weeks, and it’s a non negotiable, no sugar or starches at all.
@@jameswoods3062 thanks for your reply, in glad to hear you succeed. I will try and cut out the sugar but I wouldn't be able to also cut out all starches.
Yes I do. 11 days off sugar. It’s just starting to get easier.
I'll share a trick with you, maybe someone will use it. My cravings are mostly psychological, I love snacking and I mostly crave salty crunchy things, even after 1,5 year of keto. What I do is I IMAGINE myself eating a bag of chips. I take my time to think about the taste, te crunch, the dusty fingers, just until I finish my imaginary bag. And then I feel like I've satisfied my "need" to eat those chips. I got the phantom experience and the craving is almost gone. Sounds stupid, but if it works, it ain't stupid :D
I tried that with sex. Made me want it more.
Interesting 🤨
Wonder if it still raises blood sugar, the mind is very powerful.
Me reading this comment while eating kettle chips 😅
I hide my sweets. I hide when I binge on my sweets. I hide the evidence in the bottom of the trash when I'm done with the sweets. The addiction is real!!!
I bought a 6 pack of carrot cake cupcakes. Ate all of them in my room. Took a nap and woke up ashamed🙄
@@kllyc6327 that shame is your friend, act on it, OA is for free and it works if we work it!
I do the same thing 😂😂
I used to think I was special cause I didn’t have a smoking, alcohol or drug addiction.
Turns out carbs are my addiction... how rock n roll...
Same here OMG
Same!
Same here.
vegeta99 ME too! And that makes it HARDER for those like us to quit because we usually do NOT get SUPPORT-like smokers, drug addicts and alcoholics get-especially those like me who have NEVER had a weight problem. People usually tell me-go ahead and eat the sweets- and then they'll look at me and say "it's obviously NOT hurting you!"-based only open the fact that I am NOT overweight
1 set a goal for one day, a week etc
2 call it what it is (I am a addictive)
4 do not set multiple goals.
5 eat healthy foods
6 get sugar out your house, car, office
7 eat little bit of salt when craving sugar
8 make a drink I don't know how to spell 😅
9 mind your minerals get enough
10 no snaking
11 do something that makes you feel good read, dance, take a bath, kiss, cuddle with your kids 🐶
12 hand to mouth component put a toothpick in your mouth
and keep it there.
13 medications may cause sweet cravings
14 if you keep failing talk to a addiction specialist
15 last one but most important forgive yourself if you fail, don't give up. Q
I never thought about it until I started keto & Definitely did have one. No more
Hey Mama what is keto
I went low carb several months ago, and it was so hard at first watching my morning coffee group eat their daily muffins, cinnamon buns, scones and bagels while I sat there sipping my coffee. But it has gotten progressively easier and now I don't miss any of what they're having, so nice not to be a slave to sugar.
You find after time that when you taste those pastries, that they taste truly awful. Next up is seed oils, worse than sugar.
Im 3yrs keto and I am still a sugar addict.
Early in keto, keto bombs were my downfall.
Its a constant battle.
*yes I agree, its the sweet taste for me.
Same ! I do think the fat bombs help a lot in the beginning ... but when you are further down the road like us ... it just doesn’t work ..😩.. it creates cravings and carb creep for me .. and it ain’t happening ...🤬
Use stevia. I replaced sugar with it and forgot about sugar completely. No cravings for sugar at all.
Stevia still effects your insulin hormone the same way sugar does!
@@russelpacheco6296 No, it does not affect insulin. If it does, I would not lose 15 kg.
@@russelpacheco6296.. there is no proof that stevia raises insulin. If you can find me one credible source that proves otherwise, please post it. And not a study in the back of random magazine. There has been proof that a very small percentage of people get a slight increase in blood sugar but those people were using packets of stevia with either maltodextrin or dextrose as the binding agent.
Straight stevia and pure 100% Sucralose has no effect on the vast majority of people using it.
Carnivore is working wonders for my sugar/food addiction. I started on the 1st. I feel so much better and I've already lost 15 lbs.
Don't give up your food addiction! 😅
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Congrats. That’s 2 pounds per day. Have you been urinating nonstop the past week from the water loss?
@@WilliamWBG No. I've been adding a little bit of pink salt to my water
Wow! Amazing! Congrats!
I broke sugar addiction with T-Bone steaks!
If I can afford good meat I'm going to do that
getting pork butt, couple of steaks, and a chuck roast and kerry gold butter. some low carb frozen vegetables, and mushrooms. Not triggers. For me. I'm not getting corn or peas.
We purchase a half of beef at a time. From ground beef to roasts to steaks, $4.68 per pound across the board.
@@laurac5451 I never had the kerry gold butter. I use ghee but always wanted to try kerry.
Charles Tait I LOVE T-bone steaks But I guarantee you even if I ate a large one, I would STILL want to polish it off with half a gallon of ice cream or an entire layer cake! I may hold some kind of RECORD for being one of a few rare ACTUAL sugar ADDICTS!
Doing meat, eggs and nuts only so I won’t cheat. My sugar addiction is bad bad!
I went cold turkey off of sugar. My family REALLY didn't like me for about 4 months...
I have been carnivore for over a year and have fought sugar addiction the whole time and still do!! I won't keep sugar in the house but will go to walmart at all hours to buy sugar-filled treats!! I have lost 115lbs. but can't stop the sugar. I tremble when I don't have it almost passing out from the thought I have nothing to take away the feeling.
I'm definitely a sugar addict. Forgiving myself is something I definitely need to work on. As of now I haven't been able to do that. Thanks for the video.
Stay happy life is short
Have the sugar when you want
DO NOT FEEL GUILTY
@@AL_FARID_23 That is terrible advice. How heartless! Stop being co-dependent! Being healthy is life changing. You are an adult, you CAN do it.
Forgive yourself, you’re human
I get violent when withdrawing. So yes, it’s an addiction
🤣😂🤣
I am with you ....I am my Father's daughter 😂🤣😂
Me too!!
Lol, me too
I get angry easily
I did as well!
Club soda with a slice of lemon helps after dinner for those who have a craving for sweet. Or a dill pickle.
I found quitting sugar incredibly difficult without consciously removing carbs as well. The glucose roller coaster of carbs, particularly processed carbs and high carb veg, make it very challenging to overcome to sugar lows without resorting to sugar fixes.
Emily M: How does your brain get its (body-made) glucose then? To me, it's a mystery how anyone can live without complex carbohydrates from whole, gluten-free grains. I definitely get sugar addiction crazes if I don't get my whole-grain Millet, Brown rice, Buckwheat, Oat and Quinoa and eat big meals 3x a day. Different constitutions.
Processed/ white/refined carbs are said to behave like sugar in the body, so it is no surprise if it triggers you. but do well-chewed (soaked and cooked) gluten-free whole-grain also effect sugar lows and - fixes? Be well.
@@Medietos Hi Claudia. I’m not an expert but I have seen some videos in this community on gluconeogenisis - the creation of glucose by liver. This process creates a more appropriate level of glucose as required for our body to function optimally without over stimulating insulin. Hope this helps. I have been mostly carnivore for about 18months and am now on day 6 of only animal products (meat and some feta - no honey). I am feeling great but it has been a long journey slowly removing things. This latest choice has come as an attempt to overcome hunger. Whenever I eat things like blueberries or xylitol with cream cheese, I always struggle with not feeling satiated. Eating only meat definitely helps with eating a more appropriate volume of food per day and feeling satiated as opposed to not.
It is absolutely a daily struggle.
I gave up smoking 15 years ago so I know about how hard it is to fight an addiction. I do suffer from sugar addiction, thank you Dr. Berry such good advice.
70 days without sugar or any sweeteners and all I do is thinking everyday about chocolate or sweets.. way harder than quit smoking 😂 its soo toughhhhh
Im the same , it take Absolute steady commitment..GIVING IN ONLY MAKES IT HARDER !!
It’s so tuff for me too. I’m gonna start tomorrow.
Thank you for always being the voice of reason. Every time I have a question regarding Keto/Carnivore, I check your videos. You always have the answers.
I’m an extrovert and so, here in UK, being locked away from my friends and social life has brought back the sugar cravings. So comforting! I’ll try to utilise your ideas. Thank you. H🇬🇧 x
Am with u on this one, basically gone on junkie lifestyle
The world is in need of a lot more Dr. Berry.
Ahhh you FINALLY addressed sugar as an addiction! I commented on one of your posts on Facebook asking why you hadn't talked about this and here it is!! Thank you!!
Bruh I’ve been zero carb for 7 weeks and my carb cravings have only become worse. I’m having vivid dreams about going into candy stores and eating everything, it’s absolutely wild.
😂😂😂
Wow. How are you doing now??
Definitely addiction related.
I dream I eat cakes and donuts every time I try and quit.
I’m lucky, I guess, because I found it a little difficult but it only took me 3 weeks to completely break the addiction to carbs. Been 2 years and I still don’t want them at all. Thanks Doc.
Perfect timing Dr Berry! Artificial sweeteners have been a problem lately. More natural and raw sugars have been really questionable. Butter has been helpful. ACV helps a bit. I just tiny-harvested my first two giant jars of broccoli sprouts this morning. A lot of good fish and meat in the freezer - upstaged by junk for a couple of months. All out of lame excuses. Godspeed everyone.
Super addicted!!!!!! I gave up soda, cigarettes but not sugar. Thank you for all of the tips!!!! I am going to do this. This is my only goal for the year of 2021. I will do this!!!!
Thank you for this video!! I work with food addiction/sugar addiction and help individuals find recovery and I appreciate someone like you with such a large audience putting a spotlight on addiction and recovery.
If you appreciated this video, you may also want to know that while marketing makes you think brown sugar is more natural than white sugar, the only difference is that brown sugar is turned to white sugar by adding phosphate! And when it comes to gut health, brown and white sugar have similar effects!
I'm a carboholic. No carbs in my house (outside of incidentals). I have NO moderation. OMAD. Good bless Dr. Cywes and, now, you.
Sugar has never really been the big problem for me, at least not as an adult! My problem is bread. A loaf of bread lasts about an hour or two in my presence. I'm full carnivore now and down 28lbs since 1/1/21
How much do u weigh
@@angelasmith1394 not something I'm entirely comfortable with sharing, sorry :/ but yeah quite a bit to loose
28 pounds in 8 days.
Are you sure about that? I know Carnivore diet causes a lot of water weight loss at the beginning but 28 lbs in 8 days is way way extreme. Unless you are 600lbs+
Sounds unreal
Sounds unreal
Carnivore definitely helps the addiction better ... I’ve noticed that
Me too
Absolutely agree!
Thank you, I've been thinking of going the carnivore route
Yes! I've been keto for 1,5 year, started carnivore January 1st (10 days ago) and I can already say my cravings are way easier to resist on carnivore. It's not so psychologically difficult as before.
Not for me. It makes me crave desert more.
I actually crave MORE sweets when I include keto treats, it doesn't satisfy anything. Water seems to be the only thing that helps, but I have to be drinking it all day. What's ironic is that ANY sweeteners make me extremely bloated within minutes. Great video!
That’s it! That’s the tip I needed to be reminded of; focus on ONE goal at a time!!! Thanks!!!
Wonderful advice!! Thank you for your insight into sugar addiction. I’ve struggled with it my whole life.
Thank you Dr Berry. I’m a sweet taste addict. Your tips are very helpful. I’ve kinda fallen off the wagon lately. Blaming it on the effects of the UK lockdown and the constant ‘fake news’ messengering about the scamdemic. I’ll pull my socks up now and move forward. Thanks for your motivational support.
Thank you Dr. For continuing to post these helpful videos. I'm getting back on the keto lifestyle and your videos really help me stay motivated and informed.
thank you for sharing that about the addiction to sweetness vs pure sugar. As someone who had a major food addiction and eating disorder, what I discovered on my path of freedom was that it wasn't the food or the sugar I was addicted to but the effect that those foods produced. (i.e. an internal state of ease, comfort, reward, pleasure, distraction, etc ) Once I got free from what was driving me to food in the first place and developed the capacity to cultivate a sense of ease and comfort internally without needing food, the food problem just went away. That was over a decade ago. Thank you for this informative video and for the important work you do!
I did keto for 2 years… when I fell off the wagon, I crashed it, watched burn and collected the insurance money. Trying to get back on track has been so difficult. I can go a few days and then I cave.
Very similar steps I followed to quit smoking and it really helped!
A bit late to this video but I did 30 days strict carnivore and I had a sweet craving so bad I bought a big tub of ice cream, a multipack of chocolate bars and I ate it all in 20 minutes!
I was so upset with myself the next day but I'm back trying again on carnivore.
One of the best videos on the internet on any topic. Thank you.
I admire you for being honest instead of telling people who are addicted that they can have zero calorie sweeteners etc.
Thank you, Dr Berry!! I am addicted to sugar and I absolutely hate when I'm given the advice of replacing a sugary treat with something else sweet (fruit, artificial sweeteners etc.)! That's a setup for failure. Trust me I know! I am 3 weeks into a carnivore diet and I'm doing great. I still get cravings, but they are manageable. Beef broth blended with some kerrygold butter works like magic!
Daily intermittent fasting + keto works best for me. I have gradually progressed to 20:4 (4 hr eating window). It really reduces cravings and helps keep insulin/ blood sugars more stable. I make sure I eat nutrient dense food with adequate protein, veggies and supplements every day. Also awareness of my triggers and making a point of having my last such and such has helped me with this transition giving up refined sugars and keeping carbs low. I really overdid the sugar in my life and this was a tremendous challenge. At this point sugar-laden foods make me feel tired and achy, and I believe I have a fatty liver which I’m trying to reverse, so I know how much better off I am without. I still use keto sweeteners, but with 20 hour fasts my cravings are mostly emotional, I physically don’t want sugar like I used to.
I’m a new subscriber. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. While everyone is looking to make a quick buck off of other peoples suffering. You, sir have just tried to help people with real true and honest desire to help. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate you for sharing your wisdom. I honestly believe when you give to others without expecting anything in return, you will be rewarded ten times over. I have experienced this myself and I say that you can’t out give God. The more I have done for others the more I have given to others the more I have been blessed. Thank You.
You have taught us to get the taste of sweet out of our mouth .... and it’s so true ! One slip up... I’m craving the stuff !
Dr. Berry! This helped so much. Thank you.
One more suggestion for postponing the craving is when it strikes, immediately switch on a Dr. Berry video on UA-cam or a Neisha loves it blog on your phone🙂
or read a book. the chapter " the white poison" helps, and " sugar, the bitter truth" by psych-neuro-immunologist dr Sanna Ehdin.
I'm definitely a sugar addict. If I start eating sweets I can't stop. Sometimes I still crave sugar after devouring 4 or 5 100 g chocolate bars. Despite the fact that the last bites made me slightly sick... 😀
Over the past year and a half Ive gone from 339 to 240 pounds. I could barely do any of the lifts at the gym when I started and i’ve gained about 20 pounds of muscle. My goal is 190 and the only thing that’s holding me back is once every few weeks I end up on a sugar binge for a few days and then i feel like garbage for two weeks. Everyone told to just use artificial sweeteners but I believe you’re 100% right here. It just keeps that craving around and eventually you go back to the sugar. Getting rid of all of it and just going to eliminate it from here on out.
It does not help when I am trying to eat healthy and my husband buys me chocolate 😋🥺
Yes my husband used to do the same thing, 😤😤
As a sugar addict I realise it’s like being an alcoholic - you have to get it totally out of your life. As a ex smoker I know I’m a smoker who doesn’t smoke, I can’t have one cigarette, similarly I can’t have any sugar. The next thing on my list to remove? - Bread! I need to get all carbs out of my life.
Hoping you can do it. Bless you.
A doctor told my friend decades ago that alcoholism is a sugar addiction.
This year I am going to work on it and fix my sugar addiction thanks for the motivation and information
This explains why I've been craving sugar for last couple of months when I never have in my life before. I started on Elavil, a tricyclic, to treat neuropathic pain about 6 weeks ago. I'll have to put up with the cravings as it is helping my pain when nothing else has before now. Hoping I won't need it long term.
Dr. Berry, I got the book "The Case for Keto" by Gary Taubes. He used one of your quotes as a tag line for one of his chapters. "Chasing a calorie deficit is a fool's game". I am sure you know this but thought it was neat that he read your material.
GREAT advice! I am a sugar addict. I didn't know it until I changed from a low fat, high carb, whole food diet to low carb to now ketovore. Now, it is so obvious I can't believe I didn't know it before. Honesty, and gentleness with yourself is key. Thank you for helping make my journey slightly easier. The improvements in my health were SO worth the effort.
Thank you so much, Dr. Berry! I needed this today and I shared it with a group I'm a part of, "The Steak and Butter Gang", Bella's group. A lot of new Ketovore's and Carnivore's in the group.
I'm definitely a sugar addict, all day I'm 100% on track doing keto/carnivore...but as soon as I've had my antidepressant at 9pm boom the cravings are horrendous....😩 I'm trying so hard, thank you for this video x
I'm definitely a sugar addict and it's getting worse not better...I'm so scared
I gave up sugar about 4 years ago when I first tried keto. I've been on-and-off keto multiple times since but sugar(or sweeteners) is the only thing that I never come back to. 90-95% cocoa chocolate is the only treat that I occasionally consume and it's delicious and perfectly satisfying. What's crazy is that once you've weaned yourself off of sugar sweet things taste so sickly that you don't even want to think about eating(or drinking) them.
I’m definitely a sugar addict. So glad to hear this Now I know what I need to do 🤗✌️
Thank you so much for this video. At the end when you said "forgive yourself" I teared up. I have been fighting with this grueling addiction for so long, it really feels like there's no salvation sometimes. But I'm willing to be honest now, with both myself and others, so that I can address this problem once and for all.
I'm crying too. Sugar is my self-soothing from when I was 5 till till now that im 60. My husband eats sugar and carbs so I can't remove them from the house. I'm back to the struggle. The holy spirit will help give me strength.
Remember to start small and not expect too much. Even 1 day without sugar is a win by itself. I hope for the best for both of us@@penelopypitstop1627
Ugh, yes. Staring at a king cake setting right beside me at work.... fighting with myself...
I'm the same. When I keep it out of the house completely I do ok. During covid I eat like crap though. No gym doesn't help.
Here I will give you some hugs Andrew kisses then 💋
Here I will give you some hugs Andrew kisses then 💋
U r a warrior..
There is Nothing that you can eat that is better than being thin and healthy....fat people are unhealthy and ugly.
Quetiapine (brand name Seroquel) causes MAJOR sugar cravings for me. Unfortunately it is the only medication that helps with my bipolar symptoms. I gained 106 lbs rapidly when I started taking Quetiapine.
Solid advice! Luckily I figure a lot of this out on my own but unfortunately after much trial and error. Love this channel!! And hello from Murfreesboro!
Oh, Dr, Berry. Your advice is simply golden. Much appreciated.
If you liked this video, you may also want to know that while marketing makes you think brown sugar is more natural than white sugar, the only difference is that brown sugar is turned to white sugar by adding phosphate! And when it comes to gut health, brown and white sugar have similar effects!
I rarely have sugar cravings these days. But when I do I may eat a soft boiled egg sprinkled with hymalian salt. I boil my eggs for 3 minutes and 40 seconds.
I am a coffee addict. Got off once, then back on. It's really hard to stay off. A lot of your tips here apply to caffeine too. Thanks.
coffee is keto.
@@rhondae8222 Coffee is not healthy and caffeine is not healthy, albeit for different reasons. Remember Keto and healthy are not sufficiently synonymous.
I tried quitting coffee a couple months ago. It was going half decent but then something happened and now I’m drinking heaps more coffee than before. I want to be off so bad
@@enigmatistic8470 you know whats not healthy, oxygen.. its a free radical.
Try teas...it helps kick coffee habit
Currently watching this while puking, with a headache sitting in a steaming hot shower.
Thanks Dr. Berry! You nailed it.
struggling with it right now as I write this. Thank you for your advice and information! My jaw is killing me, i cant focus on anything and im very irritable. Im sick of giving in to the addiction cleaning up and relapsing again. Staying full and eating a lot really makes a difference. I just spent a hundred on big steaks that fill me up and satiate me intensely. fight through the suffering!
Ok....tomorrow is day 1. Tossing the stuff and forming a plan. Thank you!! I appreciate you!
My day one is tomorrow. I would love to hear how it went for you. X
Love the distinction,
Addiction , cravings, sweet tooth, , ,
I woke up from a nap in full throttle sugar craving, I replaced it with fat trimmings in the Air fryer. I’m going to eliminate any sweetener as of today!
Hello, my name is Doe, & I am a Sugar Addict! I had a few slices of Stollen with Marzipan a few hrs back & now having some Panettone with butter whilst I watch this 🤦♂
After smoking for 21 years (60-90 a day) I quite cold turkey & its been 11 years since, but my goodness, sugar is on another level 😭
I'm addicted to diet soda ! I don't eat much junk food , but that damn diet dr.Pepper gets me every time !!!
I quit smoking 22 years ago and never looked back. I went cold turkey. I'm doing the same with sugar. I do think eating keto and intermittent fasting is very helpful. I have not felt hungry or had any cravings at all. I've tried in the past and didn't even last a day. I'm 7 days in.
tangle 06: what is your life situation like? can you sleep? those thíngs are essential and missing for m,e. but it should still be possible.
so glad I foundbthis video. March 10 was my last Soda. One step at a time. Love your videos.
I realize I have a huge addiction to listening to your videos. They are so informative. Thank you.
I am so freaking mad at myself. If it wasn’t sugar my weight wouldn’t be an issue
Went on keto for a month, not sure how I did it. Lost 20 pounds (including water weight, to be fair) and felt better than ever, no overeating or cravings during that time. Then I had a taste of carbs and sugar again and it all spiraled down from there. The moment I start keto again I must give up sugar and processed carbs for good if I want things to stay this way.
Dr. Berry I think your 💯 Right I cut out all sweeteners for the passed two days and I have been more satisfied. And don’t have the urge to keep eating. So it’s not so much the sugar but just a sweet thing thank you.
Love all your videos and sharing all your amazing knowledge! Thank you!
I really do. Its my biggest issue trying to stick to keto. I literally feel the high when I eat sugar.
Same! Especially if I've been not eating it and then do...awful and scary!
I've been very strictly keto/ketovore for over 3 years. I do not use substitute, no carb keto sugars to make sweet tasting treats. I still crave sweets 24/7! It really is an addiction that is as serious as cigarettes, alcohol, or heroine
Any real suggestions to true to life. My downfall is I can't eliminate it from my home because I have a family
Thank you, Sir. God bless you and your family.
Wow! That is a mind-blowing tip for me. Do something else that INCREASES your dopamine levels. I had to just pause the video there & absorb that tip. It's genius. I've been working on overcoming my suger/sweet taste addiction for years but I always thought I should be trying to avoid the dopamine hit altogether. To avoid the high so I don't get the low & the unavoidable vicious cycle that ensues. I've never heard anyone say to substitute the dopamine hit with something positive (for that purpose)! I've heard people tell me to go for a walk to distract myself from the craving but not for the positive dopamine hit you get from it - or the simpler ways of getting a hug or a kiss. Watching a comedy or something that can be done cheaply & quickly. I love it. I makes so much sense. This is the best tip I've heard in 4 years! Thank you!