I love to live in constant learning, but being wise has its consequences, strangely consequences in favor of my body and soul, and an example of this is sugar. I am a lover of desserts and a very sweet latte, it has always been my weakness, but I already have all the necessary information to know that sugar is my main enemy, now it is up to me to maintain my discipline or follow my accelerated path to death.
It is strange, because I do not have any disease that prevents me from consuming sugar, but I am at an age where I have made the decision to take care of myself to reverse the effects that a sedentary lifestyle and poor diet have left on me. I may not be able to erase everything, but I will try, first for myself, and then for my family who needs me alive and healthy. This is not an easy road, sugar is an addiction, and in fact I remember that it was in June last year when I started this process, imagine, almost a year ago, and I had several setbacks and relapses in 2024, but since January everything has changed for the better.
I've always been a little fat, but never as fat as I am now. These pictures are from mid 2023, just after my dad died. For some reason I insisted on eating out at pastry shops and drinking very sweet coffees with my girl and my friends. Evidently the mourning accelerated the process of bad habits and my wife supported me because she saw my sadness (and possibly because she loves eating sweets as much as she loves me) 😅 I can say that at the moment this has only affected my weight, but it could have been worse, I may have gotten sick because of sugar consumption, and if I learned something with my dad's events is that health is a great treasure, and you have to take care of it with dedication.
For a few months now I have been practicing discipline in several aspects of my life, and one of them has been regarding sugar consumption. I am not going to lie to you, yes I have continued consuming it, but I have lowered about 80% of my sugar consumption, maybe even more. I think my main challenge is my own wife, for example on Monday I told her that I didn't want any candy sold by my colleagues in the coral, not to buy me anything, that I wasn't going to do it either, and in fact it was a good week, and just yesterday when I read the topics you propose Galenkp my wife arrived in the afternoon with some sweet breads and coffee (without sugar), and I accepted it because I was hungry, but I was weak, I had no trouble telling her no and stay sober 🤣
Could I give up sugar for good?... Well, if I set it as a goal I know I could give up sugar for good, however I am not looking for it, since I don't have a disease that prevents me from doing so and I am not looking for a visual goal in my body. I have the ability to give up sugar, as well as many other things I have erased from my life, but at the moment I prefer sugar to be an eventual thing. If I arrive at a friend's house and they offer me a coffee that already has sugar in it I have no problem drinking it, but if they ask me if I want sugar I'll say no.
Currently my average sugar free day is about two weeks, but it is not something planned. Last Saturday I had rehearsal in the morning and concert in the afternoon/evening, so my music institution provided lunch and snack and we got a sweet juice, before that I had two weeks without consuming sugar and I didn't sin until yesterday when my wife gave me bread. I know it still seems like a lot, but a year ago when I just started thinking about sugar consumption in my life I practically ate breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner with high doses of sugar, it was so much that even I realized it was killing me.
It has been hard for me to get unaccustomed to sugar, but I'm getting there. I've grown a little fond of sugar-free coffee and that's saying a lot because I hated it, but it's helped me to combat my sedentary lifestyle as well. Every day I watch something on TV and work at Hive, but now I'm hiking, I'm learning another language and I'm very inspired by my opera singing lessons. All these activities that I had stopped doing with the death of my dad are keeping me healthily busy, unlike the late afternoons and evenings of TV and many hours at Hive with my constant cups of sweet coffee last year.
Spending my time in the company of people with good habits has also helped me, and that was not planned. A few weeks ago I told you in this same community about my best friends, The Victims, one of them will participate in two weeks in a bodybuilding contest and every day he is stricter with his discipline, and the other one is so busy in his life as a dad that he has no time to exercise, but he has given up flours and has lowered his sugar intake as much as I have, I think also that juice they gave us on Saturday was his last time, and even so, we both had the option of not drinking that juice (like the bodybuilder did), so it all depends on ourselves and our main goals, but leaning on wise people like ourselves is a great help.
I hope to improve on this road to quit sugar, and possibly as I continue to build a discipline I can quit sugar completely, in fact I would like to inspire my own wife to quit; she does worry me more about sugar, but life has taught me that everyone has their own time and personal process, so I will have to inspire her through my example Actions are worth a thousand words... Yes it is bad to be wise, the more I learn the more I detach myself from things I love, but there are loves that kill, and the consumption of sugar is a great example of that.
Good morning, dear friend @jesuslnrs
It's great that you've started a process to eliminate your sugar consumption; it's very good for your health.
Without a doubt, if you want to help your wife consume less sugar, the best thing is to lead by example.
I'm glad to know you're on this path to healthy eating.
You will undoubtedly succeed in not consuming any sugar.
I take this opportunity to wish you a wonderful weekend.
Thank you very much brother, although I commit one or two sins a month with sugar, in general the change has been for the better, and I hope to keep it that way. A hug for you 🙏
I drink unsweetened coffee, unsweetened mate and I naturally refuse many things with sugar. Occasionally some bread, but my body asks for more natural fruits and vegetables... I think it's been like that for more than two years, I walk a lot and I drink a lot of water. It wasn't something I wanted, I just feel that way.
It is important to foresee things now for the future and the reality is that natural sugar is not bad but refined white sugar is the worst poison in the world, since it exists it is the cause of many things... is it on purpose? I leave you with the question.
I don't know if on purpose at the time they created it, but as the title of this post says, once they knew the effects and kept it on the market, that's where I feel the evil might have started 😅 on the other hand, I think it all depends on how people use it, I hope to stay away from it as much as possible, but I'm still in the process 🙏
I learned.... from personal experience that once you have eliminated it, the body itself will not ask for it, you won't need sweets and you will even feel disgusted....
I really admire your discipline, especially during an emotional year. It's not easy at our habits with that level of honesty, and you're doing it with grace and humor - your wife sneaking in bread gave me a chuckle, but I felt the realness behind it too
Hahahaha, my wife has a sweet tooth, and we understand that it is not easy to escape from it, but as I say, it remains to set an example to motivate her, and in fact continue to motivate me, there are already too many things to continue to consciously damage the health. Thank you for your words and sorry for my late reply 🙏
For me, it's black coffee. I drank a lot, so I got high blood pressure. Now I have to drink less.
Wow, but you're right, not everyone does very well with coffee. I hope those small doses are good for you. Thanks for stopping by and commenting, and sorry for my late reply 🙏
Hello, Mr. @jesuslnrs, nice to greet you, I'm @dearstud68 and I'm reactivating myself to the ecosystem after more than two years of inactivity, but that's why I never stopped creating content for other platforms. I was reading part of your post and I really loved your story about sugar addiction.
I am also a sweet tooth person and my addiction is chocolate, I think without that, I would pass away quickly hahahaha, well, I have to take care of my health, since at 56 I still feel good and healthy and I still exercise. I really loved your post wishing you well in health so you can control your addiction with sugar.
Happy to meet you through Hive bro. Sorry for the time it has taken me to respond, these last weeks were complicated, but successful. It is pleasing for me to read how well you feel at your age, I'm just approaching 37, but since I want to leave behind many habits that could be counterproductive over time, it is not easy, but I try to focus 😅
I appreciate your sincerity and I'm glad you are back on Hive, I hope you fall in love with the platform, the results are noticeable over time, I have seven and a half years here and now is that I see the benefits 😉
Hello, Mr. @jesuslnrs, nice to greet you, I'm @dearstud68 and I'm reactivating myself to the ecosystem after more than two years of inactivity, but that's why I never stopped creating content for other platforms. I was reading part of your post and I really loved your story about sugar addiction.
I am also a sweet tooth person and my addiction is chocolate, I think without that, I would pass away quickly hahahaha, well, I have to take care of my health, since at 56 I still feel good and healthy and I still exercise. I really loved your post wishing you well in health so you can control your addiction with sugar.
An incredible story of resilience and adaptability. It's true: You are a wise person. I can see your story in the photos; it's clear that you've lost weight and that you're immersed in a sugar detox, and I applaud you, because being aware of this, even without a health problem, is a very responsible thing to do with your body... And although we sometimes resist it, or justify it by saying that a simple taste won't hurt us, it simply complicates the detox and prolongs the story. Bravo to you, and thank you for setting a good example through your story.
I'm so sorry about your dad... but I know he'll be very proud of you wherever he is.
Thank you very much Yohana, I know I am still in the process, but I am glad to have started this path. I believe that it is not necessary to get sick to start a change in our daily life, especially when we have already seen it in others. I hope to continue strengthening this way of thinking and that it will be my new discipline. I send you a sincere hug and my gratitude 🙏
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I think this is a great secret for success, our environment should be in gratitude with us, and we have to go out to look for that healthy place we deserve, even with our friends. Thank you my dear, I wish you a great Tuesday! ✌️