Dependence on modern processed sweets is a big problem for many people these days. For several decades, store shelves have been replete with a huge assortment of harmful, tasty and "empty" food. There are ways to help you get rid of cravings and achieve stable and healthy eating behaviors.
There are many opinions on this, but most of them boil down to the fact that processed, pure sugar, like white flour, negatively affects human health, both psychological and physical.
When eating sweet foods that were created unnaturally, there is a sharp increase in blood sugar levels, which subsequently also sharply decreases, this leads to the next feeling of hunger, a desire to quench "thirst". Over time, a lifestyle that includes the consumption of sweets leads to the fact that a person develops a stable dependence on such food, without sugar - a low level of mood, neurotransmitter hormones work unstable.
Understand how your brain works
Often people overdo it, exclude all sugars from the diet, but replace them with poor quality bread and pasta. The essence is the same - these products affect the body in an identical way, the only difference is in taste. The brain will always look for a loophole to find this sucrose.
Understand the level of addiction
If a smile disappears from your face at the mention of rejection of harmful goodies, apathy arises, this is a sure sign that addiction has almost reached its limit. Your emotional background is unstable, without an extra "cookie" with tea after work, you can no longer.
Detoxification
The first time after giving up sweets, it is necessary to exclude even fruits, absolutely any fast carbohydrates - fruits, berries, buns, and so on. The fact is that the body will need time to get used to it, after a month or two, add healthy fruits and berries, when the state of the body calms down and the hormonal background becomes stable.
Stop snacking
Snacks are the very last thing that will help you fight obesity and sugar addiction. Eat 2-3 meals a day, frequent meals will provoke constant jumps in blood glucose levels, which will lead to insulin resistance - a low sensitivity of cells to transport hormones. To put it simply, you will be lacking in nutrients.
Sugar substitutions
Use natural counterparts - fruits, berries, honey. These foods do not have such a high degree of dependence, since their composition is formed naturally - there are no bad combinations of fats with carbohydrates that are highly addictive. Give up even them during detoxification.
To summarize, it is not very difficult to get rid of such a bad habit as the consumption of sweet and starchy foods, it is enough just to follow the set of recommendations indicated above. Take care of your health, do not give children sweets and cookies, replace with natural sources of fructose.
