= sugar in excess of what one would consume normally by eating fruits & vegetables and maybe 1 square of dark chocolate.
I splurged (everything else were essentials / healthy food) on one item this weekend from Trader Joe’s: Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Rolls. Yes they were tasty, duh. After consumption...now I feel physically ill: almost sweating and general discomfort, anxiety, elevated heart rate, trouble focusing, restlessness, etc. Oh! This is not an isolated set of bad feelings, these bad feelings occur every single time I eat sugar in excess of eating a few particular sweet fruits. (I have a great A1C level, for those who are worried this is due to something abnormal; I get full bloodwork done about 4 times a year [last time was late summer] and those levels have consistently been excellent)
I don’t care for a fully general rule of sugar = always bad...but from my experiences...I think it’s best for me to continue cutting unnatural amounts of sugar out of my life, because wow do I feel great when I do cut that out. The last few months I’ve steadily reduced my sugar consumption and now even eating two or three oreos feels intense and can trigger the bad feelings...eating a few cinnamon rolls at once was definitely a mistake. I intend to learn from this experience and the other bad experiences I’ve had with consuming unnatural amounts of sugar these last few months: stop consuming this particular drug [sugar], it’s bad for me and makes me feel bad.
Thank goodness I like the taste of >=90% dark chocolate and even pure baker’s chocolate. Figs are pretty great too, they almost taste too sugary but they don’t make me feel bad so I guess they are fine. I can cut out unnatural amounts of sugar, feel better, and still get to enjoy tasty dessert-style foods that I like (very dark chocolate, figs, sauteed onions, berries, and more), it’s a win win!
Shortform #136 Sugar* Considered Harmful
= sugar in excess of what one would consume normally by eating fruits & vegetables and maybe 1 square of dark chocolate.
I splurged (everything else were essentials / healthy food) on one item this weekend from Trader Joe’s: Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Rolls. Yes they were tasty, duh. After consumption...now I feel physically ill: almost sweating and general discomfort, anxiety, elevated heart rate, trouble focusing, restlessness, etc. Oh! This is not an isolated set of bad feelings, these bad feelings occur every single time I eat sugar in excess of eating a few particular sweet fruits. (I have a great A1C level, for those who are worried this is due to something abnormal; I get full bloodwork done about 4 times a year [last time was late summer] and those levels have consistently been excellent)
I don’t care for a fully general rule of sugar = always bad...but from my experiences...I think it’s best for me to continue cutting unnatural amounts of sugar out of my life, because wow do I feel great when I do cut that out. The last few months I’ve steadily reduced my sugar consumption and now even eating two or three oreos feels intense and can trigger the bad feelings...eating a few cinnamon rolls at once was definitely a mistake. I intend to learn from this experience and the other bad experiences I’ve had with consuming unnatural amounts of sugar these last few months: stop consuming this particular drug [sugar], it’s bad for me and makes me feel bad.
Thank goodness I like the taste of >=90% dark chocolate and even pure baker’s chocolate. Figs are pretty great too, they almost taste too sugary but they don’t make me feel bad so I guess they are fine. I can cut out unnatural amounts of sugar, feel better, and still get to enjoy tasty dessert-style foods that I like (very dark chocolate, figs, sauteed onions, berries, and more), it’s a win win!