Sugar belongs to the category of simple carbohydrates and does not provide any significant benefit to the body. The need for sugar is rather moral, because after its use, the hormone of happiness, serotonin, is produced.
Everyone has their own reasons for giving up sugar. Some take care of their figure, others are afraid of diabetes mellitus, others in order to prevent caries, etc. To give up sugar is less painful, it is enough to follow a few simple recommendations.
First of all, you need to understand the reason for your dependence on sugar. If a person uses it for pleasure, eats sweet stress or simply has a sweet tooth in life, then the point here is in the notorious hormone of pleasure - serotonin. A sharp refusal from sugar in this case will lead to withdrawal, akin to a narcotic. It is important to choose alternative methods here, because the pleasure hormone is produced during sports, communicating with nice people, watching your favorite movie, etc.
With a properly organized diet, there will be no need to snack on something sweet. As you know, you need to eat 4-5 times a day, eating food in small portions. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so you shouldn't skip it. It is better to have breakfast with protein foods - dishes from eggs, cottage cheese, lean fish, etc.
The main source of simple carbohydrates are sweets, cookies, chocolate, etc. To avoid the temptation to eat something harmful, it is better not to keep sweets on hand or refuse to buy them altogether.
You can replace refined sugars with sweet fruits, vegetables, or dried fruits. They are also energy suppliers, but unlike sugar, they are digested for a long time and provide a feeling of fullness for a long time.
Carbonated drinks, industrial juices, highly sweet teas and coffee contain many hidden sugars. For example, in a glass of lemonade there are about 6 teaspoons of it, i.e. almost a third of the daily requirement. Refusing sweet pastry, do not forget about drinks.
It is important that the refusal from sugar should be gradual and should not be accompanied by physical discomfort: dizziness, loss of strength, trembling in the knees or emotional: depression, apathy, persistent aggression, etc.
