| For many of us... we simply crave sugar... after | | | | (Pause) |
| eating a meal... and sometimes we get carried | | | | OK. I'm feeling better now. How about you? |
| away to satisfy our sweet tooth. | | | | Let's stop this madness huh? |
| You hear all these stories about sugar is not good | | | | So here goes: Five ways to eliminate your sweet |
| for us and yet... we can't seem to stop the urge | | | | tooth: |
| for sweets... | | | | One -- clean out your house and kitchen |
| Well, that is why I'm here today. To help you | | | | If I can't keep myself from eating sweet stuff |
| understand why we crave sugar. As they say, | | | | and I'm not a big dessert person... cleaning out |
| knowledge is power and once we understand | | | | your house of all the sweet junk is a MUST if you |
| why we crave sugar... we are on the way to a | | | | want to succeed in melting away your baby fat. |
| greater power... namely... a thinner and healthier | | | | Replace junk with good, clean snacks such as |
| body that looks great in front of the mirror and | | | | fruits, vegetables, mixed nuts, low fat cheese and |
| our lover. | | | | high fiber crackers. |
| So let's get started... | | | | Two -- Keep track what you eat each day |
| The craving for sweet foods is mostly due to | | | | Yeah... more paperwork... just what you need! |
| habit. In the past, whenever we got an urge to | | | | Seriously, keeping track allows you to stay on the |
| satisfy our sweet tooth, we ate a piece of candy | | | | path. Are you eating every three to four hours? |
| or dessert. And it became a mindset that after | | | | Are you skipping feeding periods? If you are, you |
| every single meal, we must have something with | | | | cause your blood sugar to drop. So be sure to |
| sugar in it. | | | | eat the right balance of protein, good fats and |
| The good news is ALL bad habits can be | | | | carbs for each meal. Apples are great... but not |
| unlearned with practice and repetition. | | | | alone. Eat some nuts with it. |
| In short, if you continue to feed your bad habits | | | | Three -- Wait out the craving for sweets |
| with refined carbohydrates (fancy word for cane | | | | Cravings for sweets usually lasts for about fifteen |
| sugar), then your cravings will keep coming back. | | | | minutes -- and then it disappears. So make |
| The day that you actually stop and say to | | | | yourself a list of things to do that will distract you |
| yourself, "No More!" and stick with it... is the day | | | | for fifteen minutes. So grab a bottle of filtered |
| YOU take control of your life and STOP the | | | | water and start doing that activity. You can use |
| craving for sweets! To repeat, the sugar cravings | | | | an egg timer. And surprise! After that timer dings, |
| happen because we choose to keep feeding it. It | | | | the sugar craving is GONE! Be proud... you are in |
| is an addiction that CAN be defeated. | | | | charge now! |
| So let's take a look inside your body and see | | | | Four -- Lower your stress levels |
| what is happening when you eat those simple, | | | | Sugar cravings can also be our refugee whenever |
| refined carbs... | | | | we are stressed out. So go for regular walks, |
| The first thing that happens is your blood sugar | | | | make spiritual connections, or even a hot relaxing |
| spikes up... way up! And the spike in the blood | | | | bath. Find things to do that stimulate pleasure that |
| sugar happens so the food can be quickly | | | | you can substitute in place of sugar. |
| absorbed into the blood stream. What we feel | | | | Five -- Break old bad habits with new empowering |
| during this spike is the sugar high. WE FEEL GOOD! | | | | habits |
| However, little grasshopper, our bodies do not. | | | | Use your journal to write down when you are |
| So our bodies releases a lot of insulin to balance | | | | having a sugar craving and what you were |
| out the sugar high in our blood. The insulin for | | | | thinking or doing at the time. You may be |
| want of a better term, is simply a storage | | | | surprised how that event leads to a craving for |
| hormone. But when our bodies release all this | | | | sugar. |
| insulin, our glucagon levels go down (a release | | | | You see, identifying when and how you start |
| hormone). | | | | craving is a valuable tool to fighting the demons |
| To make it simple... this ping-pong battle of | | | | of the sweet tooth. |
| hormones within our bodies causes us to lock-in | | | | Do something different if you always had dessert |
| the fat. That's right... all that sugar you eat causes | | | | after dinner. Instead, brush your teeth, chew on |
| your body to convert everything to fat and it all... | | | | sugar-free gum, drink a hot tea with naturally |
| goes... to... your... love handles! | | | | sweet flavor such as licorice! |
| Ugh! | | | | You may have to remove yourself from normal |
| And then there is more bad news... | | | | activities that you have associated with eating |
| Remember that ping-ponging game of hormones | | | | sugar based foods. Such as watching TV (very |
| your body is playing when you consume sugar? | | | | common indeed!). Instead, shut off the tee vee |
| Well, eventually, your blood sugar levels will hit | | | | and listen to music. Play with your children or dog. |
| bottom and you will CRASH! That is because of | | | | Curl up and read a good fiction book. Tons of |
| the excess insulin your bodies flooded in your | | | | things you can do without the TV! |
| blood stream. Now your body is really unhappy! | | | | To sum it up... defeating the craving for sugars |
| Too much insulin isn't good. So your brain starts | | | | mean you need to adopt a new lifestyle... Doing |
| thinking, "I need more sugar!" | | | | this will empower you and give you control what |
| And you start to crave sweets again. And you | | | | you want your body to look like. |
| give in to your cravings to satisfy your sweet | | | | When you do win control over your body... your |
| tooth... | | | | body will begin to transform... you will get leaner... |
| And on and on the roller coaster goes... | | | | fitter... healthier and more happy. |
| I'm starting to feel sick thinking about this. Hold on | | | | When that happens... I'll let you take the credit... |
| for a sec. If you don't mind, I really want to get | | | | you did all the hard work. |
| off this roller coaster... thank you. | | | | Now let's get started! Today! |