Sugar addiction...chemical?

[MonarchX]

I started cutting again and no matter how much of grains, bread, meat I eat, I keep wanting more SUGAR.

If I keep not getting it, will EVENTUALLY this sensation go away?

I can see how not giving yourself sugar will allow your body become a fat burner, and not carb burner.

[Kroms_laugh]

Your cravings have a direct connection to the needs of your body. The desire for foods with sugar is an indicator that your body is burning fat. That's good.

Just don't over do it.

[gfletch]

Give it some time, when I first cut most sugar from my diet it took about 8-9 days for the cravings to go away. Used to be I needed skittles or m&m's to kill a sugar craving but now strawberries work just fine on my sweet tooth. Just by cutting sugar and fast food from my diet I lost 20lbs in the first month. I went from about 260 to 240. That was a few years ago (currently @184) and my sugar cravings have never comeback

[MonarchX]

Your cravings have a direct connection to the needs of your body. The desire for foods with sugar is an indicator that your body is burning fat. That's good.

Just don't over do it.

Yeah, but at the same time it says you should NOT be hungry. But I can eat a whole bunch of oatmeal with cottage cheese and one spoon of PB, and 5 minutes after I will feel full and YET somewhat uncomfortable and have burning sensation a little bit. Is that OK?

Also, I just ate 3 big strawberries . I could not take it after 2 days.

[MonarchX]

Bump?

Would a few fruits prevent me from getting down to about 12% BF?

Lets say I eat 3 bananas, 3 apples, 4-5 strawberries, and 1-2 peaches a day.

Is that too much?

[MattM]

if you cut out sugar from your diet the cravings will go away in a few days, i have not eaten anything with sugar in two years and i never crave anything sweet. and by the way, if you use artificial sweetners they will make you crave also, but anywhere near as bad as sugar.

[MonarchX]

if you cut out sugar from your diet the cravings will go away in a few days, i have not eaten anything with sugar in two years and i never crave anything sweet. and by the way, if you use artificial sweetners they will make you crave also, but anywhere near as bad as sugar.

Well, I drink diet 0 calorie drinks, and it removes my cravings sometimes for a while.