Comments on: A tale of sugar, weight loss and why I’ve been feeling cross!

By: Zoe

Zoe — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 16:58:27 +0000

Thanks for the tip Andy. I will look into it!

By: Andy @ theFIREstarter UK

Andy @ theFIREstarter UK — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 19:20:41 +0000

Thanks for the reply! That's a good way of thinking about a long term plan... nice :)

Have you thought about putting a plug in for your site so people can "follow comments" by the way? I know you can do it easily in wordpress (you get an email alert when a new comment is posted), I see you are using blogger, maybe there is a similar plugin for blogger? (not really sure). It's just at the moment when you leave a comment here there isn't really any way for me to know if any one has replied apart from remembering the post and then checking back when I remember and have time. Which is a bit of a pain as you can imagine! Anyway not a critism of the blog in any way, I really like what you are doing here, but thought that might help your readers (including me of course :) )

By: Zoe

Zoe — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 07:55:51 +0000

Well done for quitting sugar Andy. Don't worry about going off track – whenever things aren't going exactly the way I plan, I remind myself of something I read somewhere once about aeroplanes being off track 90% of the time. They have to keep correcting their path throughout the flight and (usually) eventually do land at their planned destination!

By: Andy @ theFIREstarter UK

Andy @ theFIREstarter UK — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 14:30:29 +0000

I quit added sugar for about a month after reading your articles and have to say I felt much better for it, so thanks!

I've recently faltered but am going to get back to it as I definitely think it's the way forward, there are so many benefits!

Its nothing to do with the weight for me, I'm a bit of a skinny Minny, but I often feel tired, like a lot. Like many things in life, counterintuitively (although not when you actually know the full facts), I found that cutting out the sugar actually gives you bundles more energy! Also stopped having headaches, and teeth and gums are healthier. It's a no brainer really!

By: Zoe

Zoe — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:08:06 +0000

Thanks Miachel – happy to find yours too!

By: Miachel @ Spiced Curiosity

Miachel @ Spiced Curiosity — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:08:36 +0000

What an inspiring post.

Wish you the best of luck with the sugar-free choice! I have yet to cut it out completely - but when I do cut back even a small amount, it makes a huge difference in my cravings and clarity of mind.

Happy to find your blog!

By: Zoe

Zoe — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:55:52 +0000

Thanks for your comment CelloMom. You are definitely right about the money thing!

By: CelloMom

CelloMom — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:43:35 +0000

Once your tastebuds are re-balanced, the taste of whole foods is far preferrable over processed foods. You know exactly what goes into your mouth. And generally it's cheaper. To me, it's worth the extra time it takes to prepare it.
As to your "Why" questions: just follow the money. Companies are not out to feed you, they're out to make a profit. And they have the clout to make significant changes in government pronouncements in their favour. It's that simple. But knowing that puts a lot of power in our hands; let's use that.
(Glad to have found you through Small Footprints' Meet&Greet!).