I know you're talking about processed sugar.

It's almost impossible to completely cut out the natural sugar found in many fruits and veggies.

Giving up processed sugar can be done, but it's tough for sugar addicts. Best recommendation is to cut out the foods with a massive amount of processed sugar, like ice cream and candy, then work your way down from there. Once you've reached your goals, it's OK to have a little, but I recommend not bringing it into your house.

Feel free to eat some occasionally when you're out. Just don't do it every day.

In response to this post by HokieMacDaddy

Posted: 05/14/2019 at 10:38AM

So I've dropped 40 pounds since January and my A1C went from >9.0 to 5.9. -- Hokie CPA 05/14/2019 09:45AM

How much of a factor, if any, was exercise? ** -- MikeVT85 05/14/2019 3:27PM

It was tax season. I lived on coffee, low-sugar oatmeal, and nicotine for -- Hokie CPA 05/14/2019 3:50PM

Sounds more promising all the time. ** -- MikeVT85 05/14/2019 6:16PM

The #1 thing I've found is looking at food labels, and tracking everything -- EDGEMAN 05/14/2019 12:25PM

I track what I eat in Fitbit, but I also read nutrition labels. -- Hokie CPA 05/14/2019 1:22PM

That sounds similar to my intake when I was "on program" -- EDGEMAN 05/14/2019 3:33PM

Down 46lbs over the last 16 months and my bad cholesterol down from 120 to -- wc hokie 05/14/2019 11:08AM

Great. That's a lot of weight for 4 months. It took me -- santafe 05/14/2019 10:57AM

Same here (53# in 13 months) -- Tafkam Hokie 05/14/2019 12:05PM

Congrats dude - not sure I could go without sugar personally ** -- HokieMacDaddy 05/14/2019 10:31AM

I know you're talking about processed sugar. -- EDGEMAN 05/14/2019 10:38AM

I did that once when I was really working to lose weight years ago -- HokieMacDaddy 05/14/2019 10:42AM

Think the biggest thing is to avoid eating anything bad on a regular basis -- EDGEMAN 05/14/2019 10:44AM

If I did the grocery shopping that might be possible -- HokieMacDaddy 05/14/2019 11:17AM

Yep, that makes it almost impossible to control your diet. ** -- EDGEMAN 05/14/2019 12:21PM

♫ he ain't heavy, he's my brother ** -- Brown Water 05/14/2019 10:44AM

Of course you could. Keep some fruit in the diet and drop the garbage. ** -- BG Hokie 05/14/2019 10:33AM

Nice work. If on medication, will you be able to get off them? ** -- HokieSignGuy 05/14/2019 10:11AM

Good job! Now keep that up now that tax season is over! :-) ** -- Hokie360 05/14/2019 09:57AM

That's the trick. It's easy to do when all you do is work and sleep. Now? -- Hokie CPA 05/14/2019 09:59AM

Time to join the VB rec centers, and start hitting that every morning. -- EDGEMAN 05/14/2019 10:00AM

Keto and Intermittent Fasting? ** -- darnellm 05/14/2019 09:55AM

Fruit? ** -- Brown Water 05/14/2019 09:51AM

People cutting out fruit for keto are being stupid IMO. -- BG Hokie 05/14/2019 10:32AM

People are stupid -- MrBayAreaHokie 05/14/2019 1:48PM

Yeah, just wondering if cutting out sugar meant cutting out fruit ** -- Brown Water 05/14/2019 10:39AM

Generally speaking, yes and no -- EDGEMAN 05/14/2019 10:43AM

I would broaden that to processed foods overall. The amount of sodium -- Gobble Gobble 05/14/2019 12:31PM

Good point. Also give up diet sodas too -- EDGEMAN 05/14/2019 3:38PM

Potatoes are an odd variable -- Baltimore Hokie 05/14/2019 09:47AM

^^^ The Martian ^^^ ** -- Brown Water 05/14/2019 10:40AM

How about the all beer diet? -- EDGEMAN 05/14/2019 09:54AM

Great job!!!!! Keep it up! ** -- EDGEMAN 05/14/2019 09:46AM

I know you're talking about processed sugar.

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