I’m definitely a sugar addict. It’s kind of sad because whenever I break my keto diet I find myself stuffing my face with all my favourite sugary treats. It’s an eating disorder, really.
Same, and the carb hangover the next day is the worst body ache ever, like you’ve been through a meat grinder . And I swear I’ll never do it again, and of course I do it again
Yes, you know the addiction is real when you're hiding stuffing your face with donuts, and you're literally getting high but just for a few min before and during your binge. Then it's guilt, self-hate, and feeling miserable for however long it takes til it's outa your system. It's so not worth it. I have to look at donuts like they're crack or heroin now, lol. Dr. Berry and Dr. Cywes helped me see this.
@@haveabanana2930 Definitely! What’s scary is the lack of control once you start cheating. The idea of once you start you can’t stop is so utterly true.
In early October 2020, I visited my physician. I weighed in at 365 lbs, had an A1C of 9.5, a glucose level that day of 363, and was diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic. I immediately adopted a daily 16 hour fasting regimen and the ketogenic diet. I've lost 70 lbs in a little over 3 months. My A1C and daily glucose levels are back within normal range. I came home terrified that day, but I found your videos and followed your advice. Sincerely, thank you Dr. Berry!
Sugar junky for 60 years. Now on Keto and completely sugar free for a year. But...I never go a day without thinking about it. I am deadly addicted and suffering. Still grateful for Keto and IF. Rough road!
Maybe (probably) you are malnourished in the minerals from vegetables, do you eat them a lot? cooked? because the soils today are so depleted of nutrients compared to 100 years ago. We need to eat more vegs daily. You might have toxic metals too, we all do. Hair tissue mineral analysis of Dr l. Wilson recommended.(although his healing program is demanding)
@@Medietos Thanks for the idea of malnourishment driving his addiction. Interesting. As Dr Berry wisely suggested in another video, instead of the expensive tests, try the harmless remedy. If it works, you know it was the correct hypothesis without the expensive testing. We all can't afford elective medicals such as the above. Half of us in the US don't even have insurance.
As Claudia said you may be lacking real nutrients. Do you eat Lots of vegs? Do you supplement? We all need extra magnesium, zinc, potassium (we have a very high recommendation 4,700 mg a day), D3 with MK7 for proper calcium absorption. And chlorella (also cilantro the delicious herb) for chelating heavy metals so your body can excrete them. And if you are well nourished with vits & minerals, maybe you can just settle for having some stevia. I've gotten used to it to be honest. How long have you been doing keto? I'm starting to feel less addicted, but it's been about 6 months for me. I cheated many times around my birthday & Christmas and was hard to get back on the wagon, but I was determined because I don't want to be ill and on pills driving my body crazy for my last several decades.
15 Tips: 1. Set a goal for 2-90 days 2. Call it what it is-admit you’re an addict 3. Don’t set too many goals like trying to quit something else, too 4. When hungry, eat lots of meats and veg. Meat only helps quicker withdrawal 5. Get the sweets out of the house/your environment 6. Make drink called keto-aid 7. Mind your minerals - helps cravings from any deficiencies 8. Avoid all sweeteners 9. Have a protein snack at the ready. Pinch of salt or hard cooked eggs 10. Up your dopamine by doing other things that do that 11. Alter Hand to mouth habit with tea, straws, tooth picks 12. Avoid gimmicks 13. Some RX like steroids increase sweet cravings. Talk to your Dr 14. Can’t kick it? Get professional help 15. Forgive yourself for past mistakes - don’t give up
I hide my sweets. I hide when I binge on my sweets. I hide the evidence in the bottom of the trash when I'm done with the sweets. The addiction is real!!!
@@jameswoods3062 thanks for your reply, in glad to hear you succeed. I will try and cut out the sugar but I wouldn't be able to also cut out all starches.
@@jw-vx8im I did keto for about five months and lost a little over 75 pounds, then fell off the wagon for more than a year. I did carnivore a few months ago and did really well, but threw myself off that wagon, too, and have been eating junk ever since. smh
@@kathleenking47 Folks need to be very careful with chromium picolinate, as it has blood sugar lowering properties and can have adverse effects when used with insulin..
I humble and respectfully thank you Drs Berry and Cywes for opening my eyes to my additions to sugar and carbohydrates. On August 15th 2020. I started a carnivore way of live.After not eating red meat for 47 years. On that same day I started my life free of carbs and sugar. I am 69 years old feel like 40. It is NEVER to late late to change! One day at a time.
Joseph Desmónd: Good for you, well done! What does your carnivore diet imply? Eating meat only, or with a lot of vegetables? And just ordinary, cheap meats, or organic, grass-fed quality only? Do you have good economy to afford that much meat? And you tolerate it?
I am a sugar addict and I have found, if you feel the need to cheat, eat fruit! It’s much better than white sugar. For a treat I have blueberries in some high fat plain yogurt with 100% dark chocolate.
I have been making. Treats like carnivore custard(heavy whipping cream)and cheesecake. I have cheated and added cinnamon and raw cacao. I also only go shopping after eating for the day so I am less tempted to get garbage foods. I am more carnivore so it is easy just hitting 2 sections in the store
went "cold turkey" on sugar 6 years ago... withdrawl symptoms were like a drug-addict kickin crack for the 1st few weeks... but once my system was cleansed, the cravings went away ...thanx doc & god bless
@@Froggiesandshit I wanna know this, too because it's been almost 4 weeks since I went cold turkey and I'm still very addicted. I have really bad withdrawals😭
There ABSOLUTELY IS such a thing as a SUGAR ADDICTION! I am in my 70s and have been a sugar addict my entire life! I've posted details of how much sugar I consume on other websites and one commenter called me a LIAR who was making it up to get internet attention! I PROMISE you Dr Berry if you saw how much sugar I can and DO consume on a regular basis you would be SHOCKED!
@@enzoh7763 I actually will eat plain granulated sugar by the spoonfuls if there is nothing else sweet in the house! Whole half gallons of ice cream, entire layer cakes, entire bags of cookies etc within an hour or so! I ate an entire dozen of glazed donuts a week ago and I also ate a 10 ounce bag of gumdrops the same day! I am so glad that I never liked alcohol or cigarettes and never did drugs because I would have been in one hell of a mess!
I'll share a trick with you, maybe someone will use it. My cravings are mostly psychological, I love snacking and I mostly crave salty crunchy things, even after 1,5 year of keto. What I do is I IMAGINE myself eating a bag of chips. I take my time to think about the taste, te crunch, the dusty fingers, just until I finish my imaginary bag. And then I feel like I've satisfied my "need" to eat those chips. I got the phantom experience and the craving is almost gone. Sounds stupid, but if it works, it ain't stupid :D
vegeta99 ME too! And that makes it HARDER for those like us to quit because we usually do NOT get SUPPORT-like smokers, drug addicts and alcoholics get-especially those like me who have NEVER had a weight problem. People usually tell me-go ahead and eat the sweets- and then they'll look at me and say "it's obviously NOT hurting you!"-based only open the fact that I am NOT overweight
I went low carb several months ago, and it was so hard at first watching my morning coffee group eat their daily muffins, cinnamon buns, scones and bagels while I sat there sipping my coffee. But it has gotten progressively easier and now I don't miss any of what they're having, so nice not to be a slave to sugar.
I was 380lbs, and in 7 months in down to 255 cutting most to all carbs, going mostly carnivore, and water and coffee only fasting for up to seven days. I went from a useless lump of fat that couldn't walk anywhere or work for over 4 years to being a hard worker and athletic again. I went from so much inflammation and spinal compression that i couldn't be on my feet for 10 minutes without his legs going totally numb to a person who just spent an entire day climbing ladders and painting a gymnasium for a local school. I went from telling my kids i couldn't play with them to playing soccer with them. This has totally transformed my life, and the lives of my kids as well. I was a walking heart attack a month or two from death when i started. I could barely make it to the bathroom in time anymore, I couldn't stay awake and fell asleep any time i sat down (even driving a mile to the post office or grocery store) and i let my entire life degrade to the point death was almost welcomed. I fail constantly at this. I've even given up several times. I ate half a lemon bundt cake in two days, followed by chocolate chip cookies afterwords just a week ago. Today I'm on day 3 of a water and coffee fast trying to undo the problems it caused. He's right. Do not ever give up. Ever. Treat it like a life or death situation and keep walking forward. If you can't walk, crawl. Don't give up because you fell, just do it one more time. Then one more time again. Then one more time again. Don't focus on the goal at the end, focus on forcing yourself to take one more step in the direction of that goal. The goal is nothing more than the arrow on the compass. A point to give you direction. Don't tell yourself "only ten more to go". Tell yourself "just one more step" over and over and over.
Thanks so much for sharing! I’ve been so discouraged lately! I’m addicted to sweets. But tomorrow is another day and I’m going to keep fighting! Thanks and good luck to you❤️
I was 426 in october 5th 2023, my heaviest was 429. Since then, I quit bread, cookies, and cake since, and dropped 40lbs since. But I'm only down 40 lbs since because I reintroduced coffee into my life, which for me to drink it requires a tsp of either sugar or honey, with creamer, butter and salt. Unfortunately, a close one recommended me to use honey instead, now we both regret it, and it's been hell for me since. It made me addicted to it, I've had about 10 kilos of honey in the past couple months, if not more... About 3-4 TSPs a day (3-4 coffees a day, sometimes 6). When I don't have any, it feels like drug withdrawals, and my sides hurt, and I have this drop in my mood and feel horrible, like some sort of anxious depression.. Quitting sugar was easier than honey. I'm guessing because honey has fructose and fructose is like a fkn steroid-heroin-cocaine drug mix for my brain. As we speak, I have a small cup of coffee, and a cup of tea sitting next to each other. I'm so disappointed in myself dude, fkn hell man.
@BIGGELATO it's a perfectly valid way to feel. That's normal. The hard part is putting that behind you. You are right. Sugar, in general, is a drug. And comes with withdrawal symptoms. Sometimes, there are severe symptoms. And why they're not recognized by whatever association does that I don't understand. Headaches, dizziness, tremors, loss of consciousness, extreme fatigue, sleeplessness, mood swings from hell, nausea, malaise, and just general misery are some of what I made it through. It sounds like an AA meeting. When I started to figure it out, it was watching a video about how sugars activate the same regions of the brain as cocane and meth. That's when I figured out the addiction is real, and honestly, I believe it is extremely widespread, just not known about yet. I believe you may be on to something there about honey, too. Though I wonder if maybe it doesn't last as long as refined sugars and therefore needs to be taken more often? The important part is acknowledge the failure, pack it away in the trash bag we call yesterday, and pick one way, just one way, one thing that you decide you will succeed at today, even if you fail all other things. Pick one thing today that you decide hell and high water can not stop you from achieving. If you have to, pick the same thing every day until it's gone and you are free to pick something else. Just one thing, just one day. Just put your head down and your shoulders into it, and decide that no matter what, you're going to push through. I still fail. But I also succeed.
@1971_happylifedog how did it go today? It's OK to fail. It happens. It's normal to feel discouraged from time to time. Don't let the fact that you do feel discouraged make you feel worse. You can do this. You can do this because you have a reservoir of awesome inside you that is bottomless! And it's OK to tap into it as much as you want. It's not easy, it's not fun, it doesn't feel good right away. But it gets better, and the rewards are great! Remember, don't measure the distance to your goal, it's too far away. Don't tell yourself only 1 mile to go. Don't say "just one more day". Say "take one more step" then say "take one more step" again. Then again. And when your brain says "I can't" you tell it "shut up, you can, and you will." And it'll shut up for a while, and you'll realize that yes, you can. You know what? I'm not actually concerned with how today went. What I really want to know is, how will tomorrow go? I hope it was a great day, but I want tomorrow to be great. And that's up to you. You're awesome, make tomorrow a great day!
@@crisnevin7934 I just finished watching The Sugar Film, it made me pour my full cup of tea down the drain, and delete a bunch of social media stuff such as Pinterest boards (foods, sweets), anything that can influence me. And saw a few interviews and videos that helped me make a decision, and funny enough, it's the same "quote/saying" I used to quitting smoking 7 years ago; change your identity, not your habits. Tell yourself you don't relate to smoking and stop smoking. It's been 7 years, and although close folks still smoke, they still can't believe I'm over it, and never had one since. Also, smelling second hand smoke is revolting to me now. But ya, ill try this again and see. It's always more motivating to hear others cheer you up, rather than trying to find willpower in things all the time. Sometimes all we need is a simple boost from one another. Thank you for replying 🙏
getting pork butt, couple of steaks, and a chuck roast and kerry gold butter. some low carb frozen vegetables, and mushrooms. Not triggers. For me. I'm not getting corn or peas.
Charles Tait I LOVE T-bone steaks But I guarantee you even if I ate a large one, I would STILL want to polish it off with half a gallon of ice cream or an entire layer cake! I may hold some kind of RECORD for being one of a few rare ACTUAL sugar ADDICTS!
Im 3yrs keto and I am still a sugar addict. Early in keto, keto bombs were my downfall. Its a constant battle. *yes I agree, its the sweet taste for me.
Same ! I do think the fat bombs help a lot in the beginning ... but when you are further down the road like us ... it just doesn’t work ..😩.. it creates cravings and carb creep for me .. and it ain’t happening ...🤬
@@russelpacheco6296.. there is no proof that stevia raises insulin. If you can find me one credible source that proves otherwise, please post it. And not a study in the back of random magazine. There has been proof that a very small percentage of people get a slight increase in blood sugar but those people were using packets of stevia with either maltodextrin or dextrose as the binding agent. Straight stevia and pure 100% Sucralose has no effect on the vast majority of people using it.
I'm definitely a sugar addict. Forgiving myself is something I definitely need to work on. As of now I haven't been able to do that. Thanks for the video.
I have been carnivore for over a year and have fought sugar addiction the whole time and still do!! I won't keep sugar in the house but will go to walmart at all hours to buy sugar-filled treats!! I have lost 115lbs. but can't stop the sugar. I tremble when I don't have it almost passing out from the thought I have nothing to take away the feeling.
Bruh I’ve been zero carb for 7 weeks and my carb cravings have only become worse. I’m having vivid dreams about going into candy stores and eating everything, it’s absolutely wild.
Sugar has never really been the big problem for me, at least not as an adult! My problem is bread. A loaf of bread lasts about an hour or two in my presence. I'm full carnivore now and down 28lbs since 1/1/21
28 pounds in 8 days. Are you sure about that? I know Carnivore diet causes a lot of water weight loss at the beginning but 28 lbs in 8 days is way way extreme. Unless you are 600lbs+
I found quitting sugar incredibly difficult without consciously removing carbs as well. The glucose roller coaster of carbs, particularly processed carbs and high carb veg, make it very challenging to overcome to sugar lows without resorting to sugar fixes.
Emily M: How does your brain get its (body-made) glucose then? To me, it's a mystery how anyone can live without complex carbohydrates from whole, gluten-free grains. I definitely get sugar addiction crazes if I don't get my whole-grain Millet, Brown rice, Buckwheat, Oat and Quinoa and eat big meals 3x a day. Different constitutions. Processed/ white/refined carbs are said to behave like sugar in the body, so it is no surprise if it triggers you. but do well-chewed (soaked and cooked) gluten-free whole-grain also effect sugar lows and - fixes? Be well.
@@Medietos Hi Claudia. I’m not an expert but I have seen some videos in this community on gluconeogenisis - the creation of glucose by liver. This process creates a more appropriate level of glucose as required for our body to function optimally without over stimulating insulin. Hope this helps. I have been mostly carnivore for about 18months and am now on day 6 of only animal products (meat and some feta - no honey). I am feeling great but it has been a long journey slowly removing things. This latest choice has come as an attempt to overcome hunger. Whenever I eat things like blueberries or xylitol with cream cheese, I always struggle with not feeling satiated. Eating only meat definitely helps with eating a more appropriate volume of food per day and feeling satiated as opposed to not.
I gave up smoking 15 years ago so I know about how hard it is to fight an addiction. I do suffer from sugar addiction, thank you Dr. Berry such good advice.
I've been doing it for a week now, no sweet tasting foods and no carbs, just to test it out. I soon started noticing that foods like milk, beer etc. Taste extremely sweet now. Had a beer last night and it was shocking.
I’m an extrovert and so, here in UK, being locked away from my friends and social life has brought back the sugar cravings. So comforting! I’ll try to utilise your ideas. Thank you. H🇬🇧 x
Yes! I've been keto for 1,5 year, started carnivore January 1st (10 days ago) and I can already say my cravings are way easier to resist on carnivore. It's not so psychologically difficult as before.
As a sugar addict I realise it’s like being an alcoholic - you have to get it totally out of your life. As a ex smoker I know I’m a smoker who doesn’t smoke, I can’t have one cigarette, similarly I can’t have any sugar. The next thing on my list to remove? - Bread! I need to get all carbs out of my life.
A bit late to this video but I did 30 days strict carnivore and I had a sweet craving so bad I bought a big tub of ice cream, a multipack of chocolate bars and I ate it all in 20 minutes! I was so upset with myself the next day but I'm back trying again on carnivore.
I’m lucky, I guess, because I found it a little difficult but it only took me 3 weeks to completely break the addiction to carbs. Been 2 years and I still don’t want them at all. Thanks Doc.
My house is full of chips, cookies, crackers, soda, ice cream, candy chocolate etc. I wanted to try carnivore but I thought there was no way I could give up my snacks. But I gave it a shot, and after like four days I didn't even care anymore. I thought I'd be freaking out with no sugar but I don't think about it. It's been ten days now and I can't believe how easy it actually was to stop. I wasn't trying to lose weight, but I lost 8 lbs in a week. I do have one snack when I get grumpy, a little popcorn drowned in butter but that's it.
Going on 6 months carnivore, from a carb addict. I have never felt better. Lost 67 lbs and never hungry. Worth IT! I’ve reversed non alcoholic fatty liver completely, my ha1c went from 6.7 to 5.3, my hypothyroidism has been reversing even and I had severe chronic pain from fibromyalgia for 20+ years that is gone. No cravings any more, haven’t had for a while now and am doing great.
Super addicted!!!!!! I gave up soda, cigarettes but not sugar. Thank you for all of the tips!!!! I am going to do this. This is my only goal for the year of 2021. I will do this!!!!
Thank you for always being the voice of reason. Every time I have a question regarding Keto/Carnivore, I check your videos. You always have the answers.
I quit smoking 28 years ago, and it was the hardest thing I did. But I am definitely just as addicted to sugar. I have it somewhat under control but I really want to stop having dark chocolate after dinner. This is the last thing. Sometimes it gets out of hand too, where I want to have chocolate after lunch and dinner or make a “healthy” chocolate smoothie for breakfast. But it’s all related and I need to see what it’s like one month free of this.
I don't know what I am! I can have a freezer full of ice cream (5 pints currently) candy, cake, chips, soda and can go for MONTHS and never touch it and actually forget that I have it. Then I'll throw it all out and end up buying it all again. It's truly a psycho thing with me. I eat some not even once a month and it's never as good as I think it will be but for some reason, I just can't throw it out and leave it out. I always buy more. I've wasted hundreds of dollars on this. Maybe one day I'll say goodbye forever. I've lost over 100 lbs doing IF and now switching to carnivore and that is really helping. Carnivore may just be the key to my success.
You're describing my sister, she has very strong will power not to eat very much sweets but.......she HAS to have to close by. She in a nursing home now & has a 5 drawer dresser full of sweets!!!!!
I actually crave MORE sweets when I include keto treats, it doesn't satisfy anything. Water seems to be the only thing that helps, but I have to be drinking it all day. What's ironic is that ANY sweeteners make me extremely bloated within minutes. Great video!
I don’t have sugar addiction but I do have carb addiction. I’m Mexican. I like tortillas with everything. I’m addictive to potatoes. I don’t know 🤷♀️ how but they give me such comfort. I’m keto now.
Perfect timing Dr Berry! Artificial sweeteners have been a problem lately. More natural and raw sugars have been really questionable. Butter has been helpful. ACV helps a bit. I just tiny-harvested my first two giant jars of broccoli sprouts this morning. A lot of good fish and meat in the freezer - upstaged by junk for a couple of months. All out of lame excuses. Godspeed everyone.
One more suggestion for postponing the craving is when it strikes, immediately switch on a Dr. Berry video on TH-cam or a Neisha loves it blog on your phone🙂
Daily intermittent fasting + keto works best for me. I have gradually progressed to 20:4 (4 hr eating window). It really reduces cravings and helps keep insulin/ blood sugars more stable. I make sure I eat nutrient dense food with adequate protein, veggies and supplements every day. Also awareness of my triggers and making a point of having my last such and such has helped me with this transition giving up refined sugars and keeping carbs low. I really overdid the sugar in my life and this was a tremendous challenge. At this point sugar-laden foods make me feel tired and achy, and I believe I have a fatty liver which I’m trying to reverse, so I know how much better off I am without. I still use keto sweeteners, but with 20 hour fasts my cravings are mostly emotional, I physically don’t want sugar like I used to.
I've been very strictly keto/ketovore for over 3 years. I do not use substitute, no carb keto sugars to make sweet tasting treats. I still crave sweets 24/7! It really is an addiction that is as serious as cigarettes, alcohol, or heroine
Broke sugar addiction by dumping coffee. As a bonus dumping coffee broke my online shopping addiction monthly CC bill went down 3 times. No more energy for stupid things, just for real stuff.
@@rhondae8222 Coffee is not healthy and caffeine is not healthy, albeit for different reasons. Remember Keto and healthy are not sufficiently synonymous.
I tried quitting coffee a couple months ago. It was going half decent but then something happened and now I’m drinking heaps more coffee than before. I want to be off so bad
Over the past year and a half Ive gone from 339 to 240 pounds. I could barely do any of the lifts at the gym when I started and i’ve gained about 20 pounds of muscle. My goal is 190 and the only thing that’s holding me back is once every few weeks I end up on a sugar binge for a few days and then i feel like garbage for two weeks. Everyone told to just use artificial sweeteners but I believe you’re 100% right here. It just keeps that craving around and eventually you go back to the sugar. Getting rid of all of it and just going to eliminate it from here on out.
Thank you so much for this video. At the end when you said "forgive yourself" I teared up. I have been fighting with this grueling addiction for so long, it really feels like there's no salvation sometimes. But I'm willing to be honest now, with both myself and others, so that I can address this problem once and for all.
I'm crying too. Sugar is my self-soothing from when I was 5 till till now that im 60. My husband eats sugar and carbs so I can't remove them from the house. I'm back to the struggle. The holy spirit will help give me strength.
I quit smoking 22 years ago and never looked back. I went cold turkey. I'm doing the same with sugar. I do think eating keto and intermittent fasting is very helpful. I have not felt hungry or had any cravings at all. I've tried in the past and didn't even last a day. I'm 7 days in.
Hello, my name is Doe, & I am a Sugar Addict! I had a few slices of Stollen with Marzipan a few hrs back & now having some Panettone with butter whilst I watch this 🤦♂ After smoking for 21 years (60-90 a day) I quite cold turkey & its been 11 years since, but my goodness, sugar is on another level 😭
Thank you Dr Berry. I’m a sweet taste addict. Your tips are very helpful. I’ve kinda fallen off the wagon lately. Blaming it on the effects of the UK lockdown and the constant ‘fake news’ messengering about the scamdemic. I’ll pull my socks up now and move forward. Thanks for your motivational support.
Thank you for this video!! I work with food addiction/sugar addiction and help individuals find recovery and I appreciate someone like you with such a large audience putting a spotlight on addiction and recovery.
If you appreciated this video, you may also want to know that while marketing makes you think brown sugar is more natural than white sugar, the only difference is that brown sugar is turned to white sugar by adding phosphate! And when it comes to gut health, brown and white sugar have similar effects!
true however...these itmes if effects your blood the same as sugar...so might as well have a snickers. I am carnivore about 1 year and 4 months...been a rough road at times but worth it. I am never bloated, my skin is clear....lost a few pant sizes. Blood pressure and blood sugar are great!
I'm definitely a sugar addict. If I start eating sweets I can't stop. Sometimes I still crave sugar after devouring 4 or 5 100 g chocolate bars. Despite the fact that the last bites made me slightly sick... 😀
I was doing low carb/keto, fasting and drinking a lot diet soda & artificial sweeteners. I could not get below 220 pounds. The aspartame gave me side affects. I thought I would do ketovore with diet soda 🥤 but ended up binging to the point of eating 2 cups ice cream & 2 slices of apple pie. This morning I had lamb chops, chicken w/small amount of onions, egg plant. I’m drinking coffee w/no sweetener. I feel fine.
Quetiapine (brand name Seroquel) causes MAJOR sugar cravings for me. Unfortunately it is the only medication that helps with my bipolar symptoms. I gained 106 lbs rapidly when I started taking Quetiapine.
I did keto for 2 years… when I fell off the wagon, I crashed it, watched burn and collected the insurance money. Trying to get back on track has been so difficult. I can go a few days and then I cave.
I rarely have sugar cravings these days. But when I do I may eat a soft boiled egg sprinkled with hymalian salt. I boil my eggs for 3 minutes and 40 seconds.
I gave up sugar about 4 years ago when I first tried keto. I've been on-and-off keto multiple times since but sugar(or sweeteners) is the only thing that I never come back to. 90-95% cocoa chocolate is the only treat that I occasionally consume and it's delicious and perfectly satisfying. What's crazy is that once you've weaned yourself off of sugar sweet things taste so sickly that you don't even want to think about eating(or drinking) them.
struggling with it right now as I write this. Thank you for your advice and information! My jaw is killing me, i cant focus on anything and im very irritable. Im sick of giving in to the addiction cleaning up and relapsing again. Staying full and eating a lot really makes a difference. I just spent a hundred on big steaks that fill me up and satiate me intensely. fight through the suffering!
Dr. Berry, I got the book "The Case for Keto" by Gary Taubes. He used one of your quotes as a tag line for one of his chapters. "Chasing a calorie deficit is a fool's game". I am sure you know this but thought it was neat that he read your material.
Thinking of sugar as a drug instead of essential glucose is actually helping me avoid carbs for the first time in years. I am addicted to sweets and I want to stop feeling hungry all the time. Thanks for these videos.
Went on keto for a month, not sure how I did it. Lost 20 pounds (including water weight, to be fair) and felt better than ever, no overeating or cravings during that time. Then I had a taste of carbs and sugar again and it all spiraled down from there. The moment I start keto again I must give up sugar and processed carbs for good if I want things to stay this way.
Thank you, Dr Berry!! I am addicted to sugar and I absolutely hate when I'm given the advice of replacing a sugary treat with something else sweet (fruit, artificial sweeteners etc.)! That's a setup for failure. Trust me I know! I am 3 weeks into a carnivore diet and I'm doing great. I still get cravings, but they are manageable. Beef broth blended with some kerrygold butter works like magic!
I don't think there is a one size fits all solution. Some people can do goals. For me I did it day by day, (to quit smoking), as you mentioned. When the last day came, I just knew it 100%. It took me about a year of cutting down, and most people didn't even know I smoked for that year. My last day I threw away a half pack of cigarettes and I've never craved them even for a moment since that time. I can't even stand the smell of cigarettes anymore.
I love your show but I followed your method and the carb addiction doc, for 6 months. I had zero, yes zero, grams of sugar from any sweets and kept my daily carbs at 30 and under, usually under, this includes quitting all fruits. I ate the recommended fats and fasted 16 to 18 hours per day,, etc.. it was next to perfect keto. I had never gone with zero sugar in my life so I wanted to challenge myself. At the 6 month mark my will power failed me completely. I had a bad day and my will decided to go get something sweet, and I ended up having a 3 week reactionary binge on sweets I would ordinarily never touch before I started keto. It was a reaction to the extreme keto lifestyle and a huge reminder to never be that extreme again. It felt like I was coming up for air again. A reminder that not all sugar problems are physically related either.. im now working on balance and that's the best anyone can do to sustain good health for a lifetime.
I admire those who can do it, but full on Keto for me would be unattainable. I went low carb instead, allowing for the occasional lapse, and that has worked really well. If I have a high carb day, mainly due to eating out, I get back on track the next day. I make Keto friendly muffins and oatmeal. Down 40 pounds in seven months.
GREAT advice! I am a sugar addict. I didn't know it until I changed from a low fat, high carb, whole food diet to low carb to now ketovore. Now, it is so obvious I can't believe I didn't know it before. Honesty, and gentleness with yourself is key. Thank you for helping make my journey slightly easier. The improvements in my health were SO worth the effort.
I’m 100% addicted! Not only is it troubling how much I crave it but I have candida overgrowth so it’s ruining my health 😩 and due to my candida overgrowth I now has MCAS and estrogen dominant.
Reading these comments I realise I'm not the only person struggling with this problem. I give in just a little bit and then it's every day and each time I say I'll never eat this again or I make an excuse that I know is frivolous. But I'll keep on persevering, victory is mine.
I am a sugar addict. Anyone who says sugar is addictive have never seen me buy a large bag of M&Ms and eat the entire bag in one sitting. Then want more. Keto has done wonders for me.
I’m definitely a sugar addict. It’s kind of sad because whenever I break my keto diet I find myself stuffing my face with all my favourite sugary treats. It’s an eating disorder, really.
Same here, it's like "get it now while you can!"
@@sunshinegirl1967 Exactly!
Same, and the carb hangover the next day is the worst body ache ever, like you’ve been through a meat grinder . And I swear I’ll never do it again, and of course I do it again
Yes, you know the addiction is real when you're hiding stuffing your face with donuts, and you're literally getting high but just for a few min before and during your binge. Then it's guilt, self-hate, and feeling miserable for however long it takes til it's outa your system. It's so not worth it. I have to look at donuts like they're crack or heroin now, lol. Dr. Berry and Dr. Cywes helped me see this.
@@haveabanana2930 Definitely! What’s scary is the lack of control once you start cheating. The idea of once you start you can’t stop is so utterly true.
Recovering sugar addict reporting for duty...
Lol... I live for the day I can refer to myself as a recovering sugar fiend/addict...
fat person eating cookies and cake reporting in
I am an addict for sweet taste
Your not alone😂😂😂😂
In early October 2020, I visited my physician. I weighed in at 365 lbs, had an A1C of 9.5, a glucose level that day of 363, and was diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic. I immediately adopted a daily 16 hour fasting regimen and the ketogenic diet. I've lost 70 lbs in a little over 3 months. My A1C and daily glucose levels are back within normal range. I came home terrified that day, but I found your videos and followed your advice. Sincerely, thank you Dr. Berry!
I'm sooooo proud of you
Good job! Keep it up! Go lower than their normal! You can do it!
What did your doc say that motivated you?
@@ARolls-dd2zd Being diagnosed with a chronic disease for the first time in my life scared the hell out of me.
Excellent! Keep up the great work!
Sugar junky for 60 years. Now on Keto and completely sugar free for a year. But...I never go a day without thinking about it. I am deadly addicted and suffering. Still grateful for Keto and IF. Rough road!
Maybe (probably) you are malnourished in the minerals from vegetables, do you eat them a lot? cooked? because the soils today are so depleted of nutrients compared to 100 years ago. We need to eat more vegs daily. You might have toxic metals too, we all do. Hair tissue mineral analysis of Dr l. Wilson recommended.(although his healing program is demanding)
@@Medietos Thanks for the idea of malnourishment driving his addiction. Interesting. As Dr Berry wisely suggested in another video, instead of the expensive tests, try the harmless remedy. If it works, you know it was the correct hypothesis without the expensive testing. We all can't afford elective medicals such as the above. Half of us in the US don't even have insurance.
As Claudia said you may be lacking real nutrients. Do you eat Lots of vegs? Do you supplement? We all need extra magnesium, zinc, potassium (we have a very high recommendation 4,700 mg a day), D3 with MK7 for proper calcium absorption. And chlorella (also cilantro the delicious herb) for chelating heavy metals so your body can excrete them. And if you are well nourished with vits & minerals, maybe you can just settle for having some stevia. I've gotten used to it to be honest. How long have you been doing keto? I'm starting to feel less addicted, but it's been about 6 months for me. I cheated many times around my birthday & Christmas and was hard to get back on the wagon, but I was determined because I don't want to be ill and on pills driving my body crazy for my last several decades.
Good on you Clint that's MASSIVE!! 🙌🏻
@@Jodeekowgirl thanks!
I am so freaking mad at myself. If it wasn’t sugar my weight wouldn’t be an issue
Same here
don’t be mad, darling
just keep fighting
15 Tips:
1. Set a goal for 2-90 days
2. Call it what it is-admit you’re an addict
3. Don’t set too many goals like trying to quit something else, too
4. When hungry, eat lots of meats and veg. Meat only helps quicker withdrawal
5. Get the sweets out of the house/your environment
6. Make drink called keto-aid
7. Mind your minerals - helps cravings from any deficiencies
8. Avoid all sweeteners
9. Have a protein snack at the ready. Pinch of salt or hard cooked eggs
10. Up your dopamine by doing other things that do that
11. Alter Hand to mouth habit with tea, straws, tooth picks
12. Avoid gimmicks
13. Some RX like steroids increase sweet cravings. Talk to your Dr
14. Can’t kick it? Get professional help
15. Forgive yourself for past mistakes - don’t give up
I hide my sweets. I hide when I binge on my sweets. I hide the evidence in the bottom of the trash when I'm done with the sweets. The addiction is real!!!
I bought a 6 pack of carrot cake cupcakes. Ate all of them in my room. Took a nap and woke up ashamed🙄
@@kllyc6327 that shame is your friend, act on it, OA is for free and it works if we work it!
I do the same thing 😂😂
sugar addiction is real :(
Same here:-((((
I’m 100% a sugar addict!!! Once I start, it’s like a feeding frenzy in my mind. It’s a real addiction
Same here. Did you manage to break your addiction. I'm in a terrible place with it right now.
@@Satsusss yes I’ve broke it. It takes about two weeks, and it’s a non negotiable, no sugar or starches at all.
@@jameswoods3062 thanks for your reply, in glad to hear you succeed. I will try and cut out the sugar but I wouldn't be able to also cut out all starches.
Dr. Berry: "Do you have a problem with sugar?"
Me: raises both hands
I did snake diet lost weight had no sugar one chocolate again is all it took
@@jw-vx8im I did keto for about five months and lost a little over 75 pounds, then fell off the wagon for more than a year. I did carnivore a few months ago and did really well, but threw myself off that wagon, too, and have been eating junk ever since. smh
If all else fails, try chromium picolinate.
You could get it at Walmart
@@kathleenking47 Folks need to be very careful with chromium picolinate, as it has blood sugar lowering properties and can have adverse effects when used with insulin..
🤷🏽♀️🙌
I humble and respectfully thank you Drs
Berry and Cywes for opening my eyes to my additions to sugar and carbohydrates. On August 15th 2020. I started a carnivore way of live.After not eating red meat for 47 years. On that same day I started my life free of carbs and sugar. I am 69 years old feel like 40. It is NEVER to late late to change! One day at a time.
Joseph Desmónd: Good for you, well done! What does your carnivore diet imply? Eating meat only, or with a lot of vegetables? And just ordinary, cheap meats, or organic, grass-fed quality only? Do you have good economy to afford that much meat? And you tolerate it?
@@Medietos h
My name is Judith and I am a sugarholic!
Hello Judith,and welcome. Find yourself a seat 🤪👍
Lol
Hi Judith😊
I am currently overdosing on Carbs after a year on keto and losing 100lbs I need help big time. Thanks Dr. Berry
Me too !!! But I have not lost 100 pounds but I am a carboholic . I only lost 40 pounds but I’m still back on the carbs and sugar
I feel for ya! Even though u did a wonderful job for ur health, that craving is haunting! Pls stay strong!
I am a sugar addict and I have found, if you feel the need to cheat, eat fruit! It’s much better than white sugar. For a treat I have blueberries in some high fat plain yogurt with 100% dark chocolate.
Please stay strong....you ARE worth it.
I have been making. Treats like carnivore custard(heavy whipping cream)and cheesecake. I have cheated and added cinnamon and raw cacao. I also only go shopping after eating for the day so I am less tempted to get garbage foods. I am more carnivore so it is easy just hitting 2 sections in the store
went "cold turkey" on sugar 6 years ago... withdrawl symptoms were like a drug-addict kickin crack for the 1st few weeks... but once my system was cleansed, the cravings went away ...thanx doc & god bless
How long did it take for the symptoms to drop?
@@Froggiesandshit I wanna know this, too because it's been almost 4 weeks since I went cold turkey and I'm still very addicted. I have really bad withdrawals😭
@@everclearr keep going ! I had that too I increased my fluid intake and magnesium a great help!
@@sendingspiritslove thanks for the tip, I'll try that!!
not even close
I fight my sugar addiction constantly 😩
There ABSOLUTELY IS such a thing as a SUGAR ADDICTION! I am in my 70s and have been a sugar addict my entire life! I've posted details of how much sugar I consume on other websites and one commenter called me a LIAR who was making it up to get internet attention! I PROMISE you Dr Berry if you saw how much sugar I can and DO consume on a regular basis you would be SHOCKED!
Same
@@dawnalawrence6584
I understand,
the sugar consumption and reactions varies with each person .
@@enzoh7763 I actually will eat plain granulated sugar by the spoonfuls if there is nothing else sweet in the house! Whole half gallons of ice cream, entire layer cakes, entire bags of cookies etc within an hour or so! I ate an entire dozen of glazed donuts a week ago and I also ate a 10 ounce bag of gumdrops the same day! I am so glad that I never liked alcohol or cigarettes and never did drugs because I would have been in one hell of a mess!
I will give you hugs and kisses then 💋
I'll share a trick with you, maybe someone will use it. My cravings are mostly psychological, I love snacking and I mostly crave salty crunchy things, even after 1,5 year of keto. What I do is I IMAGINE myself eating a bag of chips. I take my time to think about the taste, te crunch, the dusty fingers, just until I finish my imaginary bag. And then I feel like I've satisfied my "need" to eat those chips. I got the phantom experience and the craving is almost gone. Sounds stupid, but if it works, it ain't stupid :D
I tried that with sex. Made me want it more.
Interesting 🤨
Wonder if it still raises blood sugar, the mind is very powerful.
Me reading this comment while eating kettle chips 😅
Works on sex too for us here in the monastery.
Yes I do. 11 days off sugar. It’s just starting to get easier.
I used to think I was special cause I didn’t have a smoking, alcohol or drug addiction.
Turns out carbs are my addiction... how rock n roll...
Same here OMG
Same!
Same here.
vegeta99 ME too! And that makes it HARDER for those like us to quit because we usually do NOT get SUPPORT-like smokers, drug addicts and alcoholics get-especially those like me who have NEVER had a weight problem. People usually tell me-go ahead and eat the sweets- and then they'll look at me and say "it's obviously NOT hurting you!"-based only open the fact that I am NOT overweight
I went low carb several months ago, and it was so hard at first watching my morning coffee group eat their daily muffins, cinnamon buns, scones and bagels while I sat there sipping my coffee. But it has gotten progressively easier and now I don't miss any of what they're having, so nice not to be a slave to sugar.
You find after time that when you taste those pastries, that they taste truly awful. Next up is seed oils, worse than sugar.
I was 380lbs, and in 7 months in down to 255 cutting most to all carbs, going mostly carnivore, and water and coffee only fasting for up to seven days. I went from a useless lump of fat that couldn't walk anywhere or work for over 4 years to being a hard worker and athletic again. I went from so much inflammation and spinal compression that i couldn't be on my feet for 10 minutes without his legs going totally numb to a person who just spent an entire day climbing ladders and painting a gymnasium for a local school. I went from telling my kids i couldn't play with them to playing soccer with them. This has totally transformed my life, and the lives of my kids as well. I was a walking heart attack a month or two from death when i started. I could barely make it to the bathroom in time anymore, I couldn't stay awake and fell asleep any time i sat down (even driving a mile to the post office or grocery store) and i let my entire life degrade to the point death was almost welcomed.
I fail constantly at this. I've even given up several times. I ate half a lemon bundt cake in two days, followed by chocolate chip cookies afterwords just a week ago. Today I'm on day 3 of a water and coffee fast trying to undo the problems it caused. He's right. Do not ever give up. Ever. Treat it like a life or death situation and keep walking forward. If you can't walk, crawl. Don't give up because you fell, just do it one more time. Then one more time again. Then one more time again. Don't focus on the goal at the end, focus on forcing yourself to take one more step in the direction of that goal. The goal is nothing more than the arrow on the compass. A point to give you direction. Don't tell yourself "only ten more to go". Tell yourself "just one more step" over and over and over.
Thanks so much for sharing! I’ve been so discouraged lately! I’m addicted to sweets. But tomorrow is another day and I’m going to keep fighting! Thanks and good luck to you❤️
I was 426 in october 5th 2023, my heaviest was 429. Since then, I quit bread, cookies, and cake since, and dropped 40lbs since. But I'm only down 40 lbs since because I reintroduced coffee into my life, which for me to drink it requires a tsp of either sugar or honey, with creamer, butter and salt. Unfortunately, a close one recommended me to use honey instead, now we both regret it, and it's been hell for me since. It made me addicted to it, I've had about 10 kilos of honey in the past couple months, if not more...
About 3-4 TSPs a day (3-4 coffees a day, sometimes 6). When I don't have any, it feels like drug withdrawals, and my sides hurt, and I have this drop in my mood and feel horrible, like some sort of anxious depression.. Quitting sugar was easier than honey. I'm guessing because honey has fructose and fructose is like a fkn steroid-heroin-cocaine drug mix for my brain. As we speak, I have a small cup of coffee, and a cup of tea sitting next to each other. I'm so disappointed in myself dude, fkn hell man.
@BIGGELATO it's a perfectly valid way to feel. That's normal. The hard part is putting that behind you. You are right. Sugar, in general, is a drug. And comes with withdrawal symptoms. Sometimes, there are severe symptoms. And why they're not recognized by whatever association does that I don't understand. Headaches, dizziness, tremors, loss of consciousness, extreme fatigue, sleeplessness, mood swings from hell, nausea, malaise, and just general misery are some of what I made it through. It sounds like an AA meeting. When I started to figure it out, it was watching a video about how sugars activate the same regions of the brain as cocane and meth. That's when I figured out the addiction is real, and honestly, I believe it is extremely widespread, just not known about yet. I believe you may be on to something there about honey, too. Though I wonder if maybe it doesn't last as long as refined sugars and therefore needs to be taken more often?
The important part is acknowledge the failure, pack it away in the trash bag we call yesterday, and pick one way, just one way, one thing that you decide you will succeed at today, even if you fail all other things. Pick one thing today that you decide hell and high water can not stop you from achieving. If you have to, pick the same thing every day until it's gone and you are free to pick something else. Just one thing, just one day. Just put your head down and your shoulders into it, and decide that no matter what, you're going to push through. I still fail. But I also succeed.
@1971_happylifedog how did it go today? It's OK to fail. It happens. It's normal to feel discouraged from time to time. Don't let the fact that you do feel discouraged make you feel worse. You can do this. You can do this because you have a reservoir of awesome inside you that is bottomless! And it's OK to tap into it as much as you want. It's not easy, it's not fun, it doesn't feel good right away. But it gets better, and the rewards are great!
Remember, don't measure the distance to your goal, it's too far away. Don't tell yourself only 1 mile to go. Don't say "just one more day". Say "take one more step" then say "take one more step" again. Then again. And when your brain says "I can't" you tell it "shut up, you can, and you will." And it'll shut up for a while, and you'll realize that yes, you can.
You know what? I'm not actually concerned with how today went. What I really want to know is, how will tomorrow go? I hope it was a great day, but I want tomorrow to be great. And that's up to you. You're awesome, make tomorrow a great day!
@@crisnevin7934 I just finished watching The Sugar Film, it made me pour my full cup of tea down the drain, and delete a bunch of social media stuff such as Pinterest boards (foods, sweets), anything that can influence me. And saw a few interviews and videos that helped me make a decision, and funny enough, it's the same "quote/saying" I used to quitting smoking 7 years ago; change your identity, not your habits. Tell yourself you don't relate to smoking and stop smoking. It's been 7 years, and although close folks still smoke, they still can't believe I'm over it, and never had one since. Also, smelling second hand smoke is revolting to me now. But ya, ill try this again and see.
It's always more motivating to hear others cheer you up, rather than trying to find willpower in things all the time. Sometimes all we need is a simple boost from one another. Thank you for replying 🙏
I broke sugar addiction with T-Bone steaks!
If I can afford good meat I'm going to do that
getting pork butt, couple of steaks, and a chuck roast and kerry gold butter. some low carb frozen vegetables, and mushrooms. Not triggers. For me. I'm not getting corn or peas.
We purchase a half of beef at a time. From ground beef to roasts to steaks, $4.68 per pound across the board.
@@laurac5451 I never had the kerry gold butter. I use ghee but always wanted to try kerry.
Charles Tait I LOVE T-bone steaks But I guarantee you even if I ate a large one, I would STILL want to polish it off with half a gallon of ice cream or an entire layer cake! I may hold some kind of RECORD for being one of a few rare ACTUAL sugar ADDICTS!
I went cold turkey off of sugar. My family REALLY didn't like me for about 4 months...
Doing meat, eggs and nuts only so I won’t cheat. My sugar addiction is bad bad!
I get violent when withdrawing. So yes, it’s an addiction
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I am with you ....I am my Father's daughter 😂🤣😂
Me too!!
Lol, me too
I get angry easily
I did as well!
Im 3yrs keto and I am still a sugar addict.
Early in keto, keto bombs were my downfall.
Its a constant battle.
*yes I agree, its the sweet taste for me.
Same ! I do think the fat bombs help a lot in the beginning ... but when you are further down the road like us ... it just doesn’t work ..😩.. it creates cravings and carb creep for me .. and it ain’t happening ...🤬
Use stevia. I replaced sugar with it and forgot about sugar completely. No cravings for sugar at all.
Stevia still effects your insulin hormone the same way sugar does!
@@russelpacheco6296 No, it does not affect insulin. If it does, I would not lose 15 kg.
@@russelpacheco6296.. there is no proof that stevia raises insulin. If you can find me one credible source that proves otherwise, please post it. And not a study in the back of random magazine. There has been proof that a very small percentage of people get a slight increase in blood sugar but those people were using packets of stevia with either maltodextrin or dextrose as the binding agent.
Straight stevia and pure 100% Sucralose has no effect on the vast majority of people using it.
70 days without sugar or any sweeteners and all I do is thinking everyday about chocolate or sweets.. way harder than quit smoking 😂 its soo toughhhhh
Im the same , it take Absolute steady commitment..GIVING IN ONLY MAKES IT HARDER !!
It’s so tuff for me too. I’m gonna start tomorrow.
I never thought about it until I started keto & Definitely did have one. No more
Hey Mama what is keto
I'm definitely a sugar addict. Forgiving myself is something I definitely need to work on. As of now I haven't been able to do that. Thanks for the video.
Stay happy life is short
Have the sugar when you want
DO NOT FEEL GUILTY
@@AL_FARID_23 That is terrible advice. How heartless! Stop being co-dependent! Being healthy is life changing. You are an adult, you CAN do it.
Forgive yourself, you’re human
I have been carnivore for over a year and have fought sugar addiction the whole time and still do!! I won't keep sugar in the house but will go to walmart at all hours to buy sugar-filled treats!! I have lost 115lbs. but can't stop the sugar. I tremble when I don't have it almost passing out from the thought I have nothing to take away the feeling.
Bruh I’ve been zero carb for 7 weeks and my carb cravings have only become worse. I’m having vivid dreams about going into candy stores and eating everything, it’s absolutely wild.
😂😂😂
Wow. How are you doing now??
Definitely addiction related.
I dream I eat cakes and donuts every time I try and quit.
Sugar has never really been the big problem for me, at least not as an adult! My problem is bread. A loaf of bread lasts about an hour or two in my presence. I'm full carnivore now and down 28lbs since 1/1/21
How much do u weigh
@@angelasmith1394 not something I'm entirely comfortable with sharing, sorry :/ but yeah quite a bit to loose
28 pounds in 8 days.
Are you sure about that? I know Carnivore diet causes a lot of water weight loss at the beginning but 28 lbs in 8 days is way way extreme. Unless you are 600lbs+
Sounds unreal
Sounds unreal
I found quitting sugar incredibly difficult without consciously removing carbs as well. The glucose roller coaster of carbs, particularly processed carbs and high carb veg, make it very challenging to overcome to sugar lows without resorting to sugar fixes.
Emily M: How does your brain get its (body-made) glucose then? To me, it's a mystery how anyone can live without complex carbohydrates from whole, gluten-free grains. I definitely get sugar addiction crazes if I don't get my whole-grain Millet, Brown rice, Buckwheat, Oat and Quinoa and eat big meals 3x a day. Different constitutions.
Processed/ white/refined carbs are said to behave like sugar in the body, so it is no surprise if it triggers you. but do well-chewed (soaked and cooked) gluten-free whole-grain also effect sugar lows and - fixes? Be well.
@@Medietos Hi Claudia. I’m not an expert but I have seen some videos in this community on gluconeogenisis - the creation of glucose by liver. This process creates a more appropriate level of glucose as required for our body to function optimally without over stimulating insulin. Hope this helps. I have been mostly carnivore for about 18months and am now on day 6 of only animal products (meat and some feta - no honey). I am feeling great but it has been a long journey slowly removing things. This latest choice has come as an attempt to overcome hunger. Whenever I eat things like blueberries or xylitol with cream cheese, I always struggle with not feeling satiated. Eating only meat definitely helps with eating a more appropriate volume of food per day and feeling satiated as opposed to not.
I gave up smoking 15 years ago so I know about how hard it is to fight an addiction. I do suffer from sugar addiction, thank you Dr. Berry such good advice.
I've been doing it for a week now, no sweet tasting foods and no carbs, just to test it out. I soon started noticing that foods like milk, beer etc. Taste extremely sweet now. Had a beer last night and it was shocking.
I’m an extrovert and so, here in UK, being locked away from my friends and social life has brought back the sugar cravings. So comforting! I’ll try to utilise your ideas. Thank you. H🇬🇧 x
Am with u on this one, basically gone on junkie lifestyle
I'm a carboholic. No carbs in my house (outside of incidentals). I have NO moderation. OMAD. Good bless Dr. Cywes and, now, you.
It is absolutely a daily struggle.
Carnivore is working wonders for my sugar/food addiction. I started on the 1st. I feel so much better and I've already lost 15 lbs.
Don't give up your food addiction! 😅
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Congrats. That’s 2 pounds per day. Have you been urinating nonstop the past week from the water loss?
@@WilliamWBG No. I've been adding a little bit of pink salt to my water
Wow! Amazing! Congrats!
Carnivore definitely helps the addiction better ... I’ve noticed that
Me too
Absolutely agree!
Thank you, I've been thinking of going the carnivore route
Yes! I've been keto for 1,5 year, started carnivore January 1st (10 days ago) and I can already say my cravings are way easier to resist on carnivore. It's not so psychologically difficult as before.
Not for me. It makes me crave desert more.
I wonder what will kill your first. The stress caused by not eating sugar or the sugar itself
As a sugar addict I realise it’s like being an alcoholic - you have to get it totally out of your life. As a ex smoker I know I’m a smoker who doesn’t smoke, I can’t have one cigarette, similarly I can’t have any sugar. The next thing on my list to remove? - Bread! I need to get all carbs out of my life.
Hoping you can do it. Bless you.
A doctor told my friend decades ago that alcoholism is a sugar addiction.
@annabell3385 when my husband quit drinking, he ate sweets & drank lots of cream soda. That us VERY sweet!!!
A bit late to this video but I did 30 days strict carnivore and I had a sweet craving so bad I bought a big tub of ice cream, a multipack of chocolate bars and I ate it all in 20 minutes!
I was so upset with myself the next day but I'm back trying again on carnivore.
I’m lucky, I guess, because I found it a little difficult but it only took me 3 weeks to completely break the addiction to carbs. Been 2 years and I still don’t want them at all. Thanks Doc.
My house is full of chips, cookies, crackers, soda, ice cream, candy chocolate etc. I wanted to try carnivore but I thought there was no way I could give up my snacks. But I gave it a shot, and after like four days I didn't even care anymore. I thought I'd be freaking out with no sugar but I don't think about it. It's been ten days now and I can't believe how easy it actually was to stop. I wasn't trying to lose weight, but I lost 8 lbs in a week. I do have one snack when I get grumpy, a little popcorn drowned in butter but that's it.
The world is in need of a lot more Dr. Berry.
Going on 6 months carnivore, from a carb addict. I have never felt better. Lost 67 lbs and never hungry. Worth IT! I’ve reversed non alcoholic fatty liver completely, my ha1c went from 6.7 to 5.3, my hypothyroidism has been reversing even and I had severe chronic pain from fibromyalgia for 20+ years that is gone. No cravings any more, haven’t had for a while now and am doing great.
Super addicted!!!!!! I gave up soda, cigarettes but not sugar. Thank you for all of the tips!!!! I am going to do this. This is my only goal for the year of 2021. I will do this!!!!
Thank you for always being the voice of reason. Every time I have a question regarding Keto/Carnivore, I check your videos. You always have the answers.
I quit smoking 28 years ago, and it was the hardest thing I did. But I am definitely just as addicted to sugar. I have it somewhat under control but I really want to stop having dark chocolate after dinner. This is the last thing. Sometimes it gets out of hand too, where I want to have chocolate after lunch and dinner or make a “healthy” chocolate smoothie for breakfast. But it’s all related and I need to see what it’s like one month free of this.
I don't know what I am! I can have a freezer full of ice cream (5 pints currently) candy, cake, chips, soda and can go for MONTHS and never touch it and actually forget that I have it. Then I'll throw it all out and end up buying it all again. It's truly a psycho thing with me. I eat some not even once a month and it's never as good as I think it will be but for some reason, I just can't throw it out and leave it out. I always buy more. I've wasted hundreds of dollars on this. Maybe one day I'll say goodbye forever. I've lost over 100 lbs doing IF and now switching to carnivore and that is really helping. Carnivore may just be the key to my success.
You're describing my sister, she has very strong will power not to eat very much sweets but.......she HAS to have to close by. She in a nursing home now & has a 5 drawer dresser full of sweets!!!!!
I actually crave MORE sweets when I include keto treats, it doesn't satisfy anything. Water seems to be the only thing that helps, but I have to be drinking it all day. What's ironic is that ANY sweeteners make me extremely bloated within minutes. Great video!
Club soda with a slice of lemon helps after dinner for those who have a craving for sweet. Or a dill pickle.
I don’t have sugar addiction but I do have carb addiction. I’m Mexican. I like tortillas with everything. I’m addictive to potatoes. I don’t know 🤷♀️ how but they give me such comfort. I’m keto now.
Perfect timing Dr Berry! Artificial sweeteners have been a problem lately. More natural and raw sugars have been really questionable. Butter has been helpful. ACV helps a bit. I just tiny-harvested my first two giant jars of broccoli sprouts this morning. A lot of good fish and meat in the freezer - upstaged by junk for a couple of months. All out of lame excuses. Godspeed everyone.
One more suggestion for postponing the craving is when it strikes, immediately switch on a Dr. Berry video on TH-cam or a Neisha loves it blog on your phone🙂
or read a book. the chapter " the white poison" helps, and " sugar, the bitter truth" by psych-neuro-immunologist dr Sanna Ehdin.
Daily intermittent fasting + keto works best for me. I have gradually progressed to 20:4 (4 hr eating window). It really reduces cravings and helps keep insulin/ blood sugars more stable. I make sure I eat nutrient dense food with adequate protein, veggies and supplements every day. Also awareness of my triggers and making a point of having my last such and such has helped me with this transition giving up refined sugars and keeping carbs low. I really overdid the sugar in my life and this was a tremendous challenge. At this point sugar-laden foods make me feel tired and achy, and I believe I have a fatty liver which I’m trying to reverse, so I know how much better off I am without. I still use keto sweeteners, but with 20 hour fasts my cravings are mostly emotional, I physically don’t want sugar like I used to.
I've been very strictly keto/ketovore for over 3 years. I do not use substitute, no carb keto sugars to make sweet tasting treats. I still crave sweets 24/7! It really is an addiction that is as serious as cigarettes, alcohol, or heroine
Any real suggestions to true to life. My downfall is I can't eliminate it from my home because I have a family
Broke sugar addiction by dumping coffee. As a bonus dumping coffee broke my online shopping addiction monthly CC bill went down 3 times. No more energy for stupid things, just for real stuff.
I really do. Its my biggest issue trying to stick to keto. I literally feel the high when I eat sugar.
Same! Especially if I've been not eating it and then do...awful and scary!
I am a coffee addict. Got off once, then back on. It's really hard to stay off. A lot of your tips here apply to caffeine too. Thanks.
coffee is keto.
@@rhondae8222 Coffee is not healthy and caffeine is not healthy, albeit for different reasons. Remember Keto and healthy are not sufficiently synonymous.
I tried quitting coffee a couple months ago. It was going half decent but then something happened and now I’m drinking heaps more coffee than before. I want to be off so bad
@@enigmatistic8470 you know whats not healthy, oxygen.. its a free radical.
Try teas...it helps kick coffee habit
Over the past year and a half Ive gone from 339 to 240 pounds. I could barely do any of the lifts at the gym when I started and i’ve gained about 20 pounds of muscle. My goal is 190 and the only thing that’s holding me back is once every few weeks I end up on a sugar binge for a few days and then i feel like garbage for two weeks. Everyone told to just use artificial sweeteners but I believe you’re 100% right here. It just keeps that craving around and eventually you go back to the sugar. Getting rid of all of it and just going to eliminate it from here on out.
Very similar steps I followed to quit smoking and it really helped!
Ok....tomorrow is day 1. Tossing the stuff and forming a plan. Thank you!! I appreciate you!
My day one is tomorrow. I would love to hear how it went for you. X
Thank you so much for this video. At the end when you said "forgive yourself" I teared up. I have been fighting with this grueling addiction for so long, it really feels like there's no salvation sometimes. But I'm willing to be honest now, with both myself and others, so that I can address this problem once and for all.
I'm crying too. Sugar is my self-soothing from when I was 5 till till now that im 60. My husband eats sugar and carbs so I can't remove them from the house. I'm back to the struggle. The holy spirit will help give me strength.
Remember to start small and not expect too much. Even 1 day without sugar is a win by itself. I hope for the best for both of us@@penelopypitstop1627
I quit smoking 22 years ago and never looked back. I went cold turkey. I'm doing the same with sugar. I do think eating keto and intermittent fasting is very helpful. I have not felt hungry or had any cravings at all. I've tried in the past and didn't even last a day. I'm 7 days in.
tangle 06: what is your life situation like? can you sleep? those thíngs are essential and missing for m,e. but it should still be possible.
Hello, my name is Doe, & I am a Sugar Addict! I had a few slices of Stollen with Marzipan a few hrs back & now having some Panettone with butter whilst I watch this 🤦♂
After smoking for 21 years (60-90 a day) I quite cold turkey & its been 11 years since, but my goodness, sugar is on another level 😭
I'm definitely a sugar addict and it's getting worse not better...I'm so scared
Thank you Dr Berry. I’m a sweet taste addict. Your tips are very helpful. I’ve kinda fallen off the wagon lately. Blaming it on the effects of the UK lockdown and the constant ‘fake news’ messengering about the scamdemic. I’ll pull my socks up now and move forward. Thanks for your motivational support.
Thank you for this video!! I work with food addiction/sugar addiction and help individuals find recovery and I appreciate someone like you with such a large audience putting a spotlight on addiction and recovery.
If you appreciated this video, you may also want to know that while marketing makes you think brown sugar is more natural than white sugar, the only difference is that brown sugar is turned to white sugar by adding phosphate! And when it comes to gut health, brown and white sugar have similar effects!
I run into a LOT of ppl who crave the breads and pasta, not blatant sugar.
I agree. I find myself craving bread and pasta.
Sugar too
Bread
true however...these itmes if effects your blood the same as sugar...so might as well have a snickers. I am carnivore about 1 year and 4 months...been a rough road at times but worth it. I am never bloated, my skin is clear....lost a few pant sizes. Blood pressure and blood sugar are great!
I'm definitely a sugar addict. If I start eating sweets I can't stop. Sometimes I still crave sugar after devouring 4 or 5 100 g chocolate bars. Despite the fact that the last bites made me slightly sick... 😀
I was doing low carb/keto, fasting and drinking a lot diet soda & artificial sweeteners. I could not get below 220 pounds. The aspartame gave me side affects. I thought I would do ketovore with diet soda 🥤 but ended up binging to the point of eating 2 cups ice cream & 2 slices of apple pie. This morning I had lamb chops, chicken w/small amount of onions, egg plant. I’m drinking coffee w/no sweetener. I feel fine.
M&M peanuts are addictive
Tom you’re not helping any! Haha
Not if you don’t put them in your mouth!
Tom I know exactly what you are saying. If I have one I have them all.
I was literally eating Peanut M&M's when I read your comment. So...yes, they definitely are addictive.😵
They are the BEST ... and the worst 🤣
Quetiapine (brand name Seroquel) causes MAJOR sugar cravings for me. Unfortunately it is the only medication that helps with my bipolar symptoms. I gained 106 lbs rapidly when I started taking Quetiapine.
You have taught us to get the taste of sweet out of our mouth .... and it’s so true ! One slip up... I’m craving the stuff !
I’m dying for a Red Bull and Oreos. Suffering. I’m totally addicted.
Red bull is a crutch for me too I am crying without it
@@iamreborn3463 it’s been like 2-3 month. I’ve gotten over the Oreos but still want Red Bull. I miss the carbonated burn.
Hi Ken, I love how you put the year date in your heading because it makes sure we have you latest information. Thank you.
I did keto for 2 years… when I fell off the wagon, I crashed it, watched burn and collected the insurance money. Trying to get back on track has been so difficult. I can go a few days and then I cave.
I admire you for being honest instead of telling people who are addicted that they can have zero calorie sweeteners etc.
I rarely have sugar cravings these days. But when I do I may eat a soft boiled egg sprinkled with hymalian salt. I boil my eggs for 3 minutes and 40 seconds.
Thank you sincerely, new subscriber, you make perfect sense
I gave up sugar about 4 years ago when I first tried keto. I've been on-and-off keto multiple times since but sugar(or sweeteners) is the only thing that I never come back to. 90-95% cocoa chocolate is the only treat that I occasionally consume and it's delicious and perfectly satisfying. What's crazy is that once you've weaned yourself off of sugar sweet things taste so sickly that you don't even want to think about eating(or drinking) them.
struggling with it right now as I write this. Thank you for your advice and information! My jaw is killing me, i cant focus on anything and im very irritable. Im sick of giving in to the addiction cleaning up and relapsing again. Staying full and eating a lot really makes a difference. I just spent a hundred on big steaks that fill me up and satiate me intensely. fight through the suffering!
Ugh, yes. Staring at a king cake setting right beside me at work.... fighting with myself...
I'm the same. When I keep it out of the house completely I do ok. During covid I eat like crap though. No gym doesn't help.
Here I will give you some hugs Andrew kisses then 💋
Here I will give you some hugs Andrew kisses then 💋
U r a warrior..
There is Nothing that you can eat that is better than being thin and healthy....fat people are unhealthy and ugly.
Dr. Berry, I got the book "The Case for Keto" by Gary Taubes. He used one of your quotes as a tag line for one of his chapters. "Chasing a calorie deficit is a fool's game". I am sure you know this but thought it was neat that he read your material.
Thinking of sugar as a drug instead of essential glucose is actually helping me avoid carbs for the first time in years. I am addicted to sweets and I want to stop feeling hungry all the time. Thanks for these videos.
It does not help when I am trying to eat healthy and my husband buys me chocolate 😋🥺
Yes my husband used to do the same thing, 😤😤
Is your husband afraid you're going to lose weight & other men will find you attractive? Sounds like he's trying to sabotage your diet
I was doing really well but then I bought raw unfiltered honey and I have been sneaking it on my Greek yogurt
My name is Marie and I’m addicted to sugar. 3 days since my last time consuming starch and wine. Just now starting to feel better.
Went on keto for a month, not sure how I did it. Lost 20 pounds (including water weight, to be fair) and felt better than ever, no overeating or cravings during that time. Then I had a taste of carbs and sugar again and it all spiraled down from there. The moment I start keto again I must give up sugar and processed carbs for good if I want things to stay this way.
I've successfully done keto many times but my sugar addiction comes back to haunt me every time.
Thank you, Dr Berry!! I am addicted to sugar and I absolutely hate when I'm given the advice of replacing a sugary treat with something else sweet (fruit, artificial sweeteners etc.)! That's a setup for failure. Trust me I know! I am 3 weeks into a carnivore diet and I'm doing great. I still get cravings, but they are manageable. Beef broth blended with some kerrygold butter works like magic!
I have had such a difficult time quitting a sugar addiction.
Ok, i'm doing 90 days guys
I'm addicted to diet soda ! I don't eat much junk food , but that damn diet dr.Pepper gets me every time !!!
Drinking sugar free Sprite gave me gout
@@seanmartin4062 I have no doubt it did ....
An alcoholic or an addicted smoker wouldn’t set themselves a goal of weeks or months. I’m not gonna eat sugar today would be a more realistic goal.
When I quit smoking, I set a 30 day goal to be done completely. So yes, we do.
I don't think there is a one size fits all solution. Some people can do goals. For me I did it day by day, (to quit smoking), as you mentioned. When the last day came, I just knew it 100%. It took me about a year of cutting down, and most people didn't even know I smoked for that year. My last day I threw away a half pack of cigarettes and I've never craved them even for a moment since that time. I can't even stand the smell of cigarettes anymore.
I love your show but I followed your method and the carb addiction doc, for 6 months. I had zero, yes zero, grams of sugar from any sweets and kept my daily carbs at 30 and under, usually under, this includes quitting all fruits. I ate the recommended fats and fasted 16 to 18 hours per day,, etc.. it was next to perfect keto. I had never gone with zero sugar in my life so I wanted to challenge myself. At the 6 month mark my will power failed me completely. I had a bad day and my will decided to go get something sweet, and I ended up having a 3 week reactionary binge on sweets I would ordinarily never touch before I started keto. It was a reaction to the extreme keto lifestyle and a huge reminder to never be that extreme again. It felt like I was coming up for air again. A reminder that not all sugar problems are physically related either.. im now working on balance and that's the best anyone can do to sustain good health for a lifetime.
I admire those who can do it, but full on Keto for me would be unattainable. I went low carb instead, allowing for the occasional lapse, and that has worked really well. If I have a high carb day, mainly due to eating out, I get back on track the next day. I make Keto friendly muffins and oatmeal. Down 40 pounds in seven months.
GREAT advice! I am a sugar addict. I didn't know it until I changed from a low fat, high carb, whole food diet to low carb to now ketovore. Now, it is so obvious I can't believe I didn't know it before. Honesty, and gentleness with yourself is key. Thank you for helping make my journey slightly easier. The improvements in my health were SO worth the effort.
I’m 100% addicted! Not only is it troubling how much I crave it but I have candida overgrowth so it’s ruining my health 😩 and due to my candida overgrowth I now has MCAS and estrogen dominant.
Reading these comments I realise I'm not the only person struggling with this problem.
I give in just a little bit and then it's every day and each time I say I'll never eat this again or I make an excuse that I know is frivolous. But
I'll keep on persevering, victory is mine.
@@realizedreams6183 Thank you so much. I appreciate the support.
I am a sugar addict. Anyone who says sugar is addictive have never seen me buy a large bag of M&Ms and eat the entire bag in one sitting. Then want more. Keto has done wonders for me.