Goodbye Sugar
... Americans consume more than 150 pounds of sugar and related sweeteners each year.-Sugar addiction Why is sugar addicting? I went off sugar for a week to see if I could see any kind of difference in my mood, the way I felt, and how hard it would be. I decided I would go off candy, cakes, sugar juices, ice cream basically any foods that had sugar in the ingredients. ... The first day I tried to go off sugar I gave into my cravings and ate a peanut butter cup that was sitting on the cupboard. ... That night I pigged out on sugar. ... I felt sick of course after eating all that sugar, but felt satisfied to know that at least I eat enough to last me a week. The next day was the first no sugar day. ... I tried to get a candy bar out of the vending machine on my break at work and then I remembered that I couldn’t eat sugar, which was a bummer. ... The second day I was more aware I was off sugar but thinking about not eating it for a week seemed like a long time. The third day I found out a lot of food has sugar in it that I didn’t realize did. ... For example I went to eat veggies with ranch dressing but not before I read the ingredients only to find sugar in it. ... By the fourth day I came to the conclusion that I was more cheerful, felt healthier, and had more energy when I did not eat sugar. ... After eating candy I would get a sugar high for about ten minutes then I would start to feel low on energy, tired, and a little depressed. I didn’t really realize I would get the sugar low until I quit eating it. ... I found myself replacing the sugar with fruits. ... I also used honey instead of sugar. On the fifth day, staying off sugar wasn’t hard at all. ... I told myself when I was done with this no sugar week I was going to get myself a cream filled chocolate glazed donut. On the last day I was so excited I could eat sugar. ... I noticed during the experiment not eating sugar increased my will power a lot. ... I was also more aware of my sugar intake when I was done with my experiment. ... After the experiment I started to eat sugar again. ... I started to eat sugar as much as I used to eat it. ... I then made a vow with myself that I would only eat one sugar product a day. ... I know I wouldn’t have made this vow if I did not do my experiment, and research the effects of sugar.