Sugar, lolipops and diet

[Guest guest]

So, I identify with everyones struggles with the

sugar cravings and confusion about diet. Sugar

addiction is insidious and very real. For me and most

others, sugar makes me stiff and fat and depressed -

after the initial high/craving satisfaction. I choose

not to eat refined sugar and white flour because I

feel SO much better without it and I am addicted to

it. Complete abstinence from it seems to be the only

way to stop the cravings. Sugar addiction will tell

you that lollipops are OK, cornsyrup sweetners are

OK, lifesavers are OK, etc.<br>Yes, I had withdrawl

symptoms and I still have occassional cravings, but the

good thing is that they pass.<br>Yes, yoga has been an

enormous factor in balancing out my diet and definitely

calms cravings and pretty much all erratic bahavior. I

still have cravings and such but I'm less likely to act

on them<br><br>If you don't think you are addicted

to something, try stopping and see what happens.

This goes for pretty much everything<br><br>In Gabriel

Cousins book, Conscious Eating, there are a couple of

recipes for smoothies with frozen bananas and dates and

almonds and flaxseeds that are awesome and sweet tasing

and very satisfying after practicing yoga.<br><br>T.

[Guest guest]

Fresh fruit is such a great palliative for sugar

cravings...<br><br>I've become so much better about sugar over the last

year. Used to be I'd binge on pastries right after

practice, not I don't even desire that stuff. Also,

Powerbars, Cliff bars, etc are a good sub or transition food

from the heavy sugar stuff.