HOW YOU CAN CUT DOWN YOUR SUGAR LEVELS (AND STILL STAY HAPPY)

You’ve most probably grown up your whole life being warned about sugar
as if it were a dangerous group of criminals then wonder why it’s in
your house resting between expensive pots and cutlery. It’s bad! It's
unhealthy! Don’t eat that! Everyone chimes like a broken record while
they continue to eat their ice creams, waving their spoons pointedly.

They aren’t wrong but you aren’t either. Sugar is addicting because
we’ve assimilated it into our diet and lifestyle. We’ve dug up a warm
home for it under our heart and spoonfed it into our system like it is
second-nature. Everything you eat contains a certain percentage of
sugar. You can’t call it a thief and still never call the police. You
can only dig it out, spoonful by spoonful like how you brought it in
and replace it slowly but periodically.

A timetable is good for starters. A schedule to lay out your average
meal-plan until you get used to it you don’t crave sugar like water to
dehydration. It should be known that craving something isn’t similar
to hunger. It’s just your body wanting something to release dopamine.
So, instead of giving into the taste, try occupying your mind and body
with filling but healthy edibles that keep you and your body content
for a while like eggs, fish, meat, and nuts. Water and green teas are
great liquids to keep you full while typically being complimented with
healthy meals. Anything could keep you fit and full as long as it
protein-rich.

Research has also concluded that hot showers rid you off unwanted
cravings. Adequate sleep at night has proven to reduce intake of
calories. Throughout the three important meals of the day, try making
them last as long as possible with protein-rich food and balanced
meals in their right proportions to avoid snacking in between the
hours to the next meal of the day. This significantly cuts down weight
and calorie consumption since we usually use these gaps to make us
feel full with sugars when we’re hungry (and that’s because you’re not
having a balanced diet!).

Don’t try to completely switch up your diet and try to eat as
healthily as humanly possible while severely cutting down on your
sugar levels all at once. No doubt you’ll revert back to your previous
habits since sugar is a powerful addiction. Take it slowly while
changing small habits at a time like stopping yourself from eating
between the three important meals of the day. Make a list of items
that have a low level of sugar and replace your ordinary meals with
them.

Turns out sugar isn’t the only thing keeping you happy because cutting
it would mean a healthy life, body and mind. What feels better than
that? Be your own source of happiness and life can look far brighter
down the road. You deserve so much more. Proceed slowly but steadily
and have fun as you rework your body to it’s ideal state!