tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post8256085499645475032..comments2024-01-30T13:57:40.271+11:00Comments on LoveCats DownUnder: Sugar Addict: The UpdateAlly Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352564320902831489noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-9890938896360343732012-08-10T13:11:02.682+10:002012-08-10T13:11:02.682+10:00Rach, I'm absolutely certain of it. ;-)Rach, I'm absolutely certain of it. ;-)Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-40298239274895196202012-08-10T12:50:02.622+10:002012-08-10T12:50:02.622+10:00Michelle, this post is fascinating! I've never...Michelle, this post is fascinating! I've never been at all interested in bread, cheese, butter, etc, but I do love a bit of sugar.<br /><br />Funny you should mention that scene in At The Billionaire's Beck and Call - I was thinking of it too. In fact I often manage to sneak in a food scene. In What Happens In Charleston... the heroine loved making desserts, so of course they had to be eaten. Together. <br /><br />Do you think people can guess my sweet tooth from the books?:)Rachel Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200504088343160284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-59976208111255736992012-08-09T18:23:51.519+10:002012-08-09T18:23:51.519+10:00Sue, when the dessert gods put fruit and chocolate...Sue, when the dessert gods put fruit and chocolate together, they really did hit the jackpot, didn't they? (Fruit and chocolate always reminds me of Rach's book At The Billionaire's Beck and Call). <br /><br />However, it's crunchy, cheesy corn chips that I have a hankering for today.Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-8238180160178708342012-08-09T18:18:22.899+10:002012-08-09T18:18:22.899+10:00Annie, I will have you know that your navel orange...Annie, I will have you know that your navel oranges also contain fibre, and eating the whole fruit is far better than drinking OJ (which contains as much pure fructose as soft drink!).<br /><br />Hmm...no, I'll pass on the choc-caramel slice (say what!) and the choc crackles...but you better shift over because I'm definitely going to partake of that dip platter. :-)Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-39246143206220414502012-08-09T17:45:19.927+10:002012-08-09T17:45:19.927+10:00Michelle, you're doing great. I like most food...Michelle, you're doing great. I like most food, but love fruit and chocolate. At least living where we do, miles from shops, I don't jump in the car and go for choc bars eveery timethe urge takes me - which is often.Sue MacKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05475372981173809219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-82639742293651388082012-08-09T17:33:50.254+10:002012-08-09T17:33:50.254+10:00Michelle, what willpower! I'm impressed you la...Michelle, what willpower! I'm impressed you lasted the whole 2 months so well.<br /><br />Laughing here as my brekkie lately has been all fructose! A couple of sweet, juicy local navel oranges. Yum. <br /><br />As for sweet treat faves, how about choc caramel slice or that old standby - chocolate crackles? My weakness though is the dip platter. Put me where I can graze on nibblies and I just keep grazing. So hard to resist!Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-68591015963112919532012-08-09T11:32:13.877+10:002012-08-09T11:32:13.877+10:00You love sugar but can say no to chocolate? Wow, L...You love sugar but can say no to chocolate? Wow, Leah! Still, I'm finding it's true that the longer I stay away from sugar, the less inclined I am to want it. I thought it was an exaggeration to say you could become addicted to sugar, but maybe there's something in it after all.<br /><br />Oh, and those sneaky sugars -- yep they make me mad!<br /><br />Nope, I didn't need to give up fruit. In his book Gillespie recommends limiting it to 2 pieces a day (and only fresh fruit not dried). The fibre in the fruit works somewhat to protect against the sugar.Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-60975189194064218922012-08-08T18:40:40.087+10:002012-08-08T18:40:40.087+10:00I love sugar, so am very impressed by your journey...I love sugar, so am very impressed by your journey Michelle! I also love cheese and savoury foods too - I love all delicious things, basically :) About the one thing I find easy (or easier) to say no to is chocolate.<br /><br />I'm with you and Sharon on those sneaky sugars! I've just started making my own bread - and discovered that store-bought bread has lots of sugar in it! I'd had no idea. So will stick to my preservative free/sugar free home made bread. I'll call that my effort towards consuming less sugar :)<br /><br />Did you need to give up fruit, too? I eat tonnes of fruit, but I know it's high in natural sugars :(Leah Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07541640223609201519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-3935468491988901142012-08-08T14:02:13.752+10:002012-08-08T14:02:13.752+10:00Oh, Emmie, so you get cravings after just a little...Oh, Emmie, so you get cravings after just a little bit of sugar too? That's interesting to know. I'm actually a bit reluctant to eat anything sugary now that I feel like I've "broken the addiction" so to speak. I definitely feel healthier for having given sugar a wide berth these last two months. Good luck with your healthy eating plan!Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-22556246357436470042012-08-08T13:59:25.449+10:002012-08-08T13:59:25.449+10:00Oh, Sharon, I hear you loud and clear on how much ...Oh, Sharon, I hear you loud and clear on how much sugar seems to go into foods you wouldn't even consider. Do you know how much sugar is in tinned soup? I was shocked. Pasta sauces were off the list too. And I couldn't believe there was 2 tsp of sugar in a Tbsp serve of BBQ sauce! We're not even going to mention yoghurt.<br /><br />I'm going to continue to monitor how sugar effects me. Will be interesting when I do finally indulge (perhaps dessert at the awards dinner at the RWAust conference). ;-)Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-83396163557514722912012-08-08T13:07:43.232+10:002012-08-08T13:07:43.232+10:00Michelle, thanks so much for reporting back on how...Michelle, thanks so much for reporting back on how you're going! I've been doing something similar although not quite as disciplined as you. I definitely find that if I do give in and eat something sugary, the cravings intensify for the next few days. Also like you, the longer I go without, the less I actually want it. And the results of your weight loss (or stability) shows that there is something to all this. That food pyramid we were all taught back at school is wrong. There's definitely no one right answer that works for everyone, but trying new ways to be healthier is always a good idea, I think!Emmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10944794518661335215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-22721603923249058222012-08-08T11:10:41.913+10:002012-08-08T11:10:41.913+10:00Well done, Michelle! And now that you're aware...Well done, Michelle! And now that you're aware of how it effects you, maybe you'll be inclined to monitor in a casual way and you'll know if you need to even take another "sugar" break.<br /><br />The thing I find annoying is how the food manufacturers put sugars into things that really don't need it! I read the ingredients of everything I buy because of my corn/maize problem and there's sneaky little sugar-additives everywhere. Like frozen chips, the ones you bake on the oven tray. Potato and sunflower oil, yep, but dextrose or sucrose or glucose - how do they get a look in!Sharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-38667626920403514672012-08-08T09:37:58.138+10:002012-08-08T09:37:58.138+10:00Robbie, I love the taste of sweet things and I lov...Robbie, I love the taste of sweet things and I love cheese and all things savoury too. The problem is if you cut out all sugar and all saturated fat, as far as I can see there's nothing much worth eating. LOL.<br /><br />Sigh. I understand your mother completely! I do believe that my idea of "moderation" and a dietician's idea of "moderation" are vastly different. :-)Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-1601993267770084842012-08-08T03:12:06.385+10:002012-08-08T03:12:06.385+10:00WTG on the willpower, Michelle!! And I think you&#...WTG on the willpower, Michelle!! And I think you're right. The more you have the more you want. For me that doesn't go for sweets. <br />I like the taste of chocolate and such, just could live without them and never miss it. But I do love cheese and pate and really really spicy food. I love butter. I love wine. Let me say, I rarely have cheese, pate or butter. =)<br />My mother is a sweet freak. I laugh when she tells me how she only has a bit of cake or a handful of lollies or a small bowl of icecream or a row of chocolate - but that's every day! lol Still she's thin and probably more fit than I am!Robyn Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16397395873217056254noreply@blogger.com