SMost people love something sweet, but those of us who struggle with our weight have often been so shamed by our cultural obsession with diets that we have an unhealthy feeling about sugar and all sweets. We don't have to abandon all sugar and all sweets forever. But we do commit to severely restricting it during every IGNITE™ cycle and whenever we go on a partial IGNITE...like when we are eating only protein for dinner. Going off sugar helps us release our cravings and regulate our blood sugar.
As we seriously restrict sugar from time to time, we begin to recognize how different foods affect our body. It becomes easier to make wiser choices based on how we feel when we're eating sweets.
Sweets don't have to be totally taboo if we can learn to manage them with Xyngular products and systems so that the occasional indulgence doesn't completely sabotage our fitness goals.
Sugar is interesting in the way it can ignite our cravings and throw our blood sugar level so out of control that it becomes almost impossible to control our portions and make wise food choices. By severely restricting sugars and placing different limitations on ourselves, we begin to identify which sugar-laden products we can handle and which ones we need to completely eliminate from our kitchen, our car, or our desk drawer.
We start by noticing how particular sugary products affects us. We all know a few people who can walk away after eating a handful of M&Ms and those who have to devour the whole bag.
With every type of sweets we have, we can ask ourselves, "If I have a reasonable amount, do I instantly crave more? Do I feel exhausted a half hour later? Do I feel mentally cloudy or a little unwell?" If so, our body probably doesn't process that particular sweet very well. We need to respect our own body's individual reaction to sugar and figure out a safe way to enjoy sweets without making ourselves sick. Mindfully going through this exercise won't make our reaction to the difficult products any easier, but we'll be able to say "no thanks" more confidently. We'll have a conscious reason to do it.
There are a few commitments that can help us keep our sugar sanity:
• I won't eat sugar when I'm hungry. A sugary treat on an empty stomach is far more likely to trigger severe cravings, which cause us to eat far more of the treat than we would if we were full.
• I will only eat sweets after a meal with significant protein. We're far less likely to eat a large portion of sweets after a balanced meal. It's important that the meal have a good low-fat source of protein such as grilled salmon, lean beef, chicken, or turkey. The protein lowers the impact of the sugar on your metabolism.
• I will eat differently because I'm saving up for dessert. If we know we'll want dessert, we need to make sure to stay away from starchy carbohydrates like bread, pasta, and grains. Our dessert will count as our starch.
• I will eat only the highest quality sweets. We'll enjoy our sweets slowly and deliberately, enjoying the flavor, taste, and texture. When we do, we'll begin to notice high quality sweets. We'll learn to choose the higher quality chocolate because we have discriminating taste buds. We don't want to waste our valuable calories or our money on anything inferior.
• I will give up the guilt. Guilt and shame are never good weight loss motivators in ourselves or others. They will most often inspire us to eat more, not less. When we talk of sweets as poison or completely forbidden, we can feel that we have to sneak them. Sneaking leads to obsessive thoughts and very poor choices. If we can decide to live in mindful moderation with sweets, we can control them rather than letting them control us.
• I will have a plan. We can handle our cravings, even surprising ones, by anticipating that we'll have them. If we know ahead of time that our body reacts to sugar by craving more and more, we can have a plan ready to help our body metabolize all that sugar. We can load on some welcome protein with a LEAN Shake. We can go on a day or two of IGNITEâ„¢. We can even do something else that feels good and takes our mind off the urge to eat the whole pint of ice cream, like taking a relaxing bath.
Many ideas for this and the other articles in this series were gathered from suggestions by Kathy Smith, a well-known fitness icon who has led the charge for exercising, losing weight, and eating healthy for over 30 years.
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