🧁If You Can't Stop Craving Sugar, this is for YOU.

Kalá Gia Esý
Apr 15, 2024
2 min read

Quick question:

How are you doing on those health resolutions you set at the beginning of the year?

🤳I posted a question on IG stories a couple weeks ago asking what your biggest questions about PCOS were.

(If you’re not following is on IG, you’re missing out! Join the Tribe!)

The most frequently asked question?

✋❌How to STOP sugar cravings.

So let’s spill the tea on how to kick sugar for good!

It’s simple. Just never eat sugar again. Get more willpower.

K, bye🚀

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🥺I’m kidding! We all know it DOES NOT work like that.

Let’s look at some REAL, PROVEN strategies to kick sugar.

🧁🍰🍫 Quick reality check. It won’t ever be easy. Sugar has been proven to be as addictive as COCA!NE😳 Read the study here if you’re curious.

BUT IT’S POSSIBLE. I PROMISE THAT.❤️

🔑Strategies to Kick Sugar for Good:

🫰 The Awareness Method:

Instead of going cold turkey, consider gradually reducing your sugar intake.

Get curious and just start noticing without judgement (that’s the key).

🥤Start by identifying the sources of added sugars in your diet, such as juice, soda, snacks, and processed foods.

Read food labels. You’d be shocked at the amount of things sugar is hiding in!🕵️‍♀️

Then slowly, one by one, replace these items with healthier alternatives like fresh fruits, nuts, and seeds. By gradually reducing your sugar consumption, you give your taste buds time to adjust, making the transition more sustainable in the long run.

🌶️ Embrace Bitter & Spicy Foods:

Seems like a strange one, I know.

But bitter and spicy foods slowly retrain your tastebuds so that over time, cookies will start to taste intolerably sweet (and be less appealing). I know this is possible, I’ve done it myself.

🍫Foods you can begin to retrain your tastebuds with are dark chocolate (75% dark or over, but start low and over time build your way up to 80%) I actually genuinely enjoy some solid 85 or 90% now, but it took 15 months to get there!

🍊Another great one is grapefruit! Or black coffee, green tea or kale.

*If you have a history or risk of stomach ulcers, consult a practitioner before increasing bitter or spicy foods.

🍲 Stay Hydrated & Well Fed:

What the heck does hydration have to do with sugar cravings??

Turns out, a lot.

🍶Thirst or hunger can actually masquerade as sugar cravings.

When you get a sugar craving, drink a nice big glass of water & have a healthy snack. Then decide if you still need the sugar!💧

🛒🛍️And while I’m on this point, simply STOP buying the sugary snacks! I’m telling you right now that if I had a bunch of cookies in my house, they’d get eaten.

But when I go shopping, I make sure I’m shopping while I’m well fed and not currently experiencing sugar cravings so I don’t buy the crap in the first place!😌