So now, with a few exceptions (chocolate & rice crispy treats 🙂 ), sugar just doesn’t sound good to me anymore. Even my favorite orange chicken recipe sounds too sweet to me now, and even ice cream doesn’t sound good!!!
Wow, what happened?
It wasn’t by avoiding sugar like crazy, because I didn’t do that. I still have chocolate a lot because I can’t drink coffee, don’t like soda pop, and want the caffeine boost.
I think it was the sour power.
I have been eating sour probiotic foods (Bubbies pickles, for instance) every day for about 8 years. That probably helps, and of course that helps digestion. But it wasn’t until recently that I experienced this feeling of REALLY NOT wanting the processed sugar….
Well, six months ago I began drinking lemon water all day. (Just fresh lemon juice and local spring water.) I love it, and sometimes I put a LOT of lemon in. 🙂 I don’t like to waste anything, and things can go moldy in the fridge in a few days. So we keep lemons in the freezer, thaw out one at a time, and use up before the 3- day mark.
Someone told me lemon or something like that in the water helps the small intestine absorb the water. Laura Ingalls Wilder books mention something similar–something in the water (like for them–ginger, sugar, and vinegar) helps the body use it. Probably it is a similar concept to Gatorade. I DID feel better in the summer heat with the lemon!!!
Lately I’ve also been eating cranberry sauce for health reasons. It has sugar in it of course, but it still tastes mouth-puckeringly sour.
Sour–that’s the only thing I can think that has brought this on.
It’s effortless now, since protein, veggies, fruit, etc. sound much better to me than cookies, pies, or ice cream. In fact, right now I am craving protein like crazy. (I think because my body is rebuilding 12 years worth of ravages.) I couldn’t be happier!!!
It might take 6 months of significant sour drinks/foods every day, but if anyone else tries this, I’d love to know if it worked for you.
Christa Upton  Black Hills Picture Books  Edgemont, SD 57735
WHEN WE WENT SUGAR FREE SEVERAL YEARS AGO— WE JUST STOPPED —COLD TURKEY— AND WE USED A PRODUCT THAT WAS ALL NATURAL CALLED “JUST LIKE SUGAR” WELL THIS PAST YEAR– GARY & I HAVE FALLEN OFF THE WAGON– THE AREA WE MOVED TO– WE HAVE LOTS OF MENNONITES AS NEIGHBORS– & EVERY WEEK A NEIGHBOR WOULD COME TO OUR DOOR WITH SOME KIND OF BAKED GOOD THAT HAD SUGAR—– INSTEAD OF SAYING WE DON’T EAT SUGAR— WE TOOK THE TREAT & THANKED THEM & WORST WE ATE IT———- WE ARE BACK EATING SUGAR AGAIN—- NOT TONS OF SUGAR– BUT A LITTLE SUGAR IS LIKE A LITTLE FRAGRANCE– ALL OF IT IS KILLING—— SO WE ARE DOING BETTER—– BUT NOT WHERE WE WANT TO BE AGAIN— & YES OUR NEIGHBORS ARE STILL BRINGING US CINNAMON ROLLS– WE ARE BLESSED WITH GOOD NEIGHBORS— BUT WE ARE BACK EATING SUGAR— LIKE WE DON’T KNOW HOW TO AVOID IT OUR SELVES!!!! 🙂
THAT MAKES IT TOUGHER!!!! BUT YOU ALL EAT SO HEALTHY I’M SURE THAT HELPS A GREAT DEAL. AND SO NICE THAT YOU HAVE SUCH SWEET (LOL) NEIGHBORS. 🙂 I LOVE THAT THEY ARE SO FRIENDLY. HM, CINNAMON ROLLS SOUND GOOD NOW. LOL TIME TO GRAB MY LEMON WATER!!!!! 😀