Former Baskin-Robinns Pralines & Cream addict checking in. I know they say all sugar is the same, but I noticed a marked decrease in the addictive feelings when I switched to unrefined sugar sources, such as fruit and honey.
> Everyone can eat 10 spoons of sugar daily no sweat.
forgot to add this: I had a diarrhea problem when eating out most of my life. Could be a nice restaurant or a mcdonalds, didn't matter. there was a 50/50 chance I was looking for a toilet within 30 min of eating. So I lived in fear and I didn't eat when I went out or had very little. Doctor said I had a sensitive stomach so I just lived with it.
Fast forward, Not to long before losing weight, I was talking to a boxer about his diet. The one thing he said was "I cut out sugar and now if I even eat a cookie or drink soda I get an upset stomach." I kinda laughed because here was this brawler telling me cookies gave him a tummy ache.
Lo and behold during the early days of my sugar purge I noticed the exact same thing. Eating/drinking sugar with a meal, even less than my usual amount, gave me an upset stomach and/or diarrhea. I realized I was losing my sugar tolerance. So I decided to experiment and separate the sugar in my cheat meals and made desert the entire meal. The result was no diarrhea and my stomach could better tolerate the sugar. Major realization that all this time, I'd go out and drink soda which caused a sugar overload giving me diarrhea. I have much more confidence and eat out regularly now without worrying about toilets. I just avoid added sugar and drink water. Problem solved.
For sure the flesh of the fruit acts as a sort of filler. Fruit is more a meal vs confectionery. Whereas refined sugar can be poured on with reckless abandon. The real takeaway is sugar is fine in moderation.
