This is kind off a spinoff from another thread. I HAVE to get off sugar and need help. Most have said that cold turkey is the way to go so I've decided to go that route. I would love to hear some stories of people's real-life experiences with this: the good, the bad and the ugly! I know about the headaches and the crankiness. And most people have said 3-4 days. I truly feel like I CAN'T do it (but I definitely want to). How do you feel emotionally? Physically? And once you're finally detoxed off the sugar in 3-4 days how do you feel? Someone tell me everything!

I guess I have a bit of a different take on this. I believe in moderation in all things, and I try to never say never, if I don't have to. First things first - I didn't make any changes to my diet until pre-op. That two week period was enough to set me straight for awhile, and it wasn't that hard because I was excited about the surgery, and the changes that were about to take place. I too was a Diet Coke addict, and was told I could never have carbonation again, but I'm also a coffee drinker and was given the OK for that as long as it stayed around 2 cups a day. I think the headaches people get during a no sugar/carb period are more about caffeine, and less about sugar - there is so much caffeine in most candy, cake, etc. I was lucky though - I really didn't get any sugar cravings during the pre-op diet even though for the last part of it I couldn't have caffeine. After surgery your stomach is bloated, and for the most part, you're not even hungry for the small amount of liquids you are supposed to have. What I'm trying to say is that I didn't intentionally put myself on a no sugar/carb diet, but by following the pre-op and post-op food instructions, it just happened. It's been about 4 months now and I've been off Diet Coke for that entire time and never crave it. I will say that with all the healthy eating in my diet and my smaller appetite, I rarely have cravings for anything sugary either. However, if I do I will have a small amount, but just not very often.