What you should know about sugar withdrawal.

Sugar is in most of the food items we have in our homes. Sugar makes the food taste good. We experience euphoria while eating it. Sugar-ridden food may even be what we reach for when dealing with emotional issues.
Unfortunately, the sugar we take into our bodies is doing us serious harm under the surface. It causes weight gain, diabetes, and many other health issues. Quitting sugar may be easy for some people, but much harder for others.

Those who are overweight/obese (me included) have it enriched in our brains that anything with sugar is good; it's comforting. Even carb-enriched foods like pasta bring us a sense of pleasure in our lives. Again, these sugars and carbs are doing more harm than good. Having this dependency, or addiction, to sugar and carbs is like having an addiction to alcohol or drugs.
I make this analogy because sugar releases dopamine and opioids into your brain, putting you 'at risk' for becoming addicted to it.

When you have decided to decrease or eliminate your sugar intake, you may be left with some very nasty withdrawal symptoms.

Withdrawal Symptoms

• Headaches: These headaches will hit you like a ton of bricks. You will feel it in your eyes, your forehead, on your temples, and on top of your head.
• Nausea: Along with these headaches, you will likely experience some nausea. The nausea will be quite bad, so I recommend drinking lots of water and resting. Keep your diet light (soups, tea, etc).
• Fatigue: You will find yourself feeling more sluggish than usual, as you detox from sugar.
• Joint pain
• Mental health changes: If you find yourself feeling depressed and anxious, it may be due to your body detoxing all that nasty sugar from your body.
• Sweating and chills: Many people who are detoxing from sugar may find themselves experiencing chills and sweating. Again, this is just your body's way of eliminating the waste from your body.
• Lightheadedness: If you feel yourself getting lightheaded, it is due to the withdrawal you are experiencing. Keep up with your water intake.
• Sugar cravings: This is probably the worst part of the withdrawal period. It will take every fiber in your being to not go down the street and get donuts or pastries. Please resist the temptation.

It is important for you to know that sugar withdrawal can take up to 6 weeks, depending on how severe the sugar addiction is.
I know that may seem like a long time, but it will be worth it.