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Yes. I'm starting today. I am also cutting out ALL sugars and starchy foods. My diet is going to only consist of low carb veggies and lean ground turkey chicken and fish. Exercise, exercise, exercise! I'm going to cut off eating at 8pm.

I did a sugar detox three years ago and it was one of the most difficult things I had done.  that sounds dramatic I know but I was a serious sugar addict.  I was about 40 pounds over weight and suffered with deprerssion.  About 5 years ago my doctor told me that if I stopped eating so much sugar that he guessed my depression would lessen or fade altogether.  I admit that my motivation for going off sugar was really a weight issue and I also didn't want to end up as a diabetic.  In a way losing the weight was so easy once I was truly committed to the diet (and I hate to use that word).  I went from a size 12 to a size 2.  My depression did in fact fade all together, my energy went through the roof which enabled me to start a daily exercise routine, and I felt like I wsas setting a good example for my kids.  I still don't eat much sugar though it is back in my diet a little but since I have good habits in place there has been no inegative impact.  When I started the detox I remember feeling really awful for almost 2 weeks which I didn't expect.  I knew I would have to deal with cravings but the actual withdrawels took me by complete surprise.  It was much more difficult than I would have ever expected but I saw immediate results which helped me stay motivated.  The thing that would amaze me the most other than the the actual weight loss was how much I could actually eat.  My metabolism went up as did my interest in foods.  I ate all day long and still lost a little weight every day.  The key for me was to have plenty of healthy, tastey things to eat so when I was hungry I had something readily available.  All I eliminated was simple sugars and processed flours.  I ate a lot of protein in the beginning and that helped with cravings and some of the withdrawels and I had corn chips with healthy dips, veggies with hummus, peanut butter was a god send (it was practically homemade, no sugar).  I didn't worry about calories or fat content because I was eating whole foods all the time and as much as I wanted.  I can say that the diet became a way of life and at 38 I am healthier than I have ever been.  I still eat this way but I am more relaxed.  I  have people ask me all the time how I stay so young and fit (which I will take for as long as I can .  Dont laugh but I just got carded last week!!).  The truth really is the way I eat.  If I never changed to this lifestyle I know I wouldn't exercise regularly, or do yoga throughout my week, or cook my foods most of the time because in truth I am so lazy.  I apologize if I sound a bit like a sugar free info-mercial I just get excited when I hear of others making such good choices for themselves.  Best of luck to you and if I can ever help in any way please let me know!  You are going to be so happy with what comes!   Now I am off to shovel.....