I cut sugar by probably 90% about 6 months ago. I eat maybe 5g of sugar that isn't from natural fresh ( unprocessed) fruit or small amounts of bread. Replaced the calories with mostly protein from steak, chicken, and nuts. After a couple weeks to adjust I felt like a different person. I already had an above average diet for an American before that. As far as I'm concerned sugar is poison.
I still have my snacks because I like them but I've been going the protein snack route more as well funnily enough, it does make a difference, definitely way more nutritious at the very least. I think the biggest mistake people make is thinking that sugar is anything other than a sweetener or a dessert, I'm stumped at the idea that people seriously consider anything from a chain for example real food. I'm mainly going after dried meats and jerky where I can find them, I particularly like jerky, lasts forever too.
Everyone has their views on it, but I find the key thing is simply knowing what is going in your body, loads of manufactured food have an unsettling amount of mystery ingredients.
I cut sugar by probably 90% about 6 months ago. I eat maybe 5g of sugar that isn't from natural fresh ( unprocessed) fruit or small amounts of bread. Replaced the calories with mostly protein from steak, chicken, and nuts. After a couple weeks to adjust I felt like a different person. I already had an above average diet for an American before that. As far as I'm concerned sugar is poison.
I still have my snacks because I like them but I've been going the protein snack route more as well funnily enough, it does make a difference, definitely way more nutritious at the very least. I think the biggest mistake people make is thinking that sugar is anything other than a sweetener or a dessert, I'm stumped at the idea that people seriously consider anything from a chain for example real food. I'm mainly going after dried meats and jerky where I can find them, I particularly like jerky, lasts forever too.
Everyone has their views on it, but I find the key thing is simply knowing what is going in your body, loads of manufactured food have an unsettling amount of mystery ingredients.