Not eating sugar and sweets/ How to??

For me, i settle for dates, dried fuits and honey for sweetening tea, coffee and whatnot. I cut processed white sugar the moment I started NoFap.

 

Dates/honey are an excellent substitute for sweets, it really kills the cravings.

I recommend not developing a coffee/tea addiction, or you will get headaches if you don't drink it.

Other than that, it is just willpower. Drink water with every meal instead of soft drinks/fruit juice.

 

It gets easier the more you abstain. Sugar is naturally addictive, so like any other addiction, abstinence gets easier over time. Fruit is fine, just don't overdo it.

 

"How to quit sugar?" Simple. You quit. Not easy, but simple. Every time you say no you are increasing your willpower.

 

Nuts and seeds are awesome for energy. Especially chia seeds mixed in with a yogurt! The more you move out of the processed food world the less you even desire sugar. I use 1 sugar packet in my morning coffee and that's really it for sugar other than what's found in fruits.

 

My last blood work showed that my blood sugar levels were high (doctor said I’d pre debetic and if I didn’t change my habits , I could develop diabetes in the coming 5 years).
So I decided to lower my sugar

consumption and I started with basic stuff like not eating a lot of chocolate bars and cookies and cakes (I don’t like cake anyway) but what really made a huge difference is not adding sugar or sweetener to my tea! I’m a tea addict if there is such a thing lol. At first I HATED how it tastes, but now I am used to it and I still enjoy my teas!

Also a lot of natural products contain sugar (honey and fruits for example) so I’d recommend cutting down on those too BUT not entirely. I tried to cut fruit juices out of my diet becuse of the high sugar content and I’d have the fruit instead (I love bananas after workouts) .
I also try to cut down my rice/pasta/bread consumption. I still eat rice as it’s a big part of my culture but a little less!
And lastly, I stopped drinking soda (I’m not a fan anyway but I’d still enjoy some sprite here and there).

I wouldn’t say that my diet is perfect , I still slip and do what I’ve listed, but I’m feeling a lot better and we’ll see how my blood work would turn out!