Or perhaps I ate too much! :x For the last few years, I have had a chronic exhaustion. This had become very worrysome to me and I was considering going to the doctor to have blood tests done. I have very healthy sleep habits and consume no caffeine, so I knew these were not the culprit. I thought I was doomed to a lifetime of being tired.
Last week, my mom offhandedly commented that perhaps I should give up sugar for awhile to see if there was any improvement. I thought it was worth a try, so I decided to give up desserts only: I would not give up fruit or carbohydrates. You should know that I consumed much more than one dessert per day. More like three or four(I know, I know). It seems that I was messing with my blood sugar in a very bad way.
Within a day, there was an extraordinary difference. I am so angry at myself and cannot BELIEVE that I have been inflicting this exhaustion on myself all along. I feel fantastic and am not tired at all. I thought that I would be able to have one dessert per week, so on Friday I had a piece of strudel-like cake. Within an hour I had both a headache and a stomachache. I hope to be able to work chocolate back into my diet, but for now I will be abstaining.
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Thanks for sharing this. I'm glad you discovered it now, rather than later.
I have found that pop is really bad - totally messes up everything. Except that, for some reason, if I have a cold or some "goo" in my throat, it seems to help. (Strange!)
Hmm, I am pretty exhausted myself. Wonder if I could kick the habit?
Rebecca- I'm glad I finally figured it out, too!
Sarah- If I can do it, you can too! I have the worst sweet tooth and I am not missing sugar at all now (it was bad the first few days).
This is counterintuitive, but to beat the sugar cravings it helps to add fat to the diet. If I find I am having sugar cravings, sometimes I will just go into the kitchen and eat a forkfull of coconut oil (which also is anti-viral, anti-fungal, and everything else).
Crazy, but it works!
Hmm! Good to know, Rebecca! I would have never thought to add more fat. I will give it a try.
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