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I reduced it gradually over years. Think I stopped having sugar in my coffee when I still lived with my folks >20 years ago. I weened myself off sugar on my cereal a bit after that. I used to eat chocolate bars and drink energy drinks and Pepsi while sat on my arse in the office here 10 years ago, but in the last ~8 years that very rarely happens. I couldn't go to a supermarket without buying a choc snack or ice cream or cake or all of the above but now I can walk through the aisles and none of that stuff has anywhere near the appeal. I still race with shitloads of sugar involved and of course I still have the odd cravings, usually after a series of late nights or long work days but generally speaking the sweetest stuff I have these days is fruit/yoghurt in a bowl. I did move to Pepsi Max many years ago but in the last year I've managed to quit drinking that too. It kind of happened while I was trying to lose weight as well as trying to avoid single-use plastic containers. "Don't drink calories" is a useful moto and then it's a case of just trying hard to avoid until you no longer fancy the items.
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we adapted the plan, not buying the proprietary protein shake powder, just opting for musashi brand, and loads of fresh fruit and veg. I tended to have bacon and eggs nearly every day, which is lucky because bacon.
It wasn't a diet as such, more of a change of eating habits. We still stick to that sort of meal tapering (big breakfast, medium lunch and small dinner) and at least 1 hour activity/exercise a day -
The Blood Sugar Diet is worth a read (even if you are not pre-diabetic). It's similar to the 5:2.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/8-Week-Blood-Sugar-Diet-reprogramme/dp/1780722400
There's some quite useful info on the Diet Doctor site.
The headaches might be something like this...
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fresh fruit and veg
Really?
You see that's something I struggled with. I used to eat a lot of fruit and other than berries, the net carbs from most made it impossible to eat any. Likewise having so few vegetable options was a pain.
Same mate is now doing a quazi-fasting thing where he just eats one nice meal in the evening. Seems to be working. Pretty slow results, but it is pretty simple and flexible.
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I did get headaches, at the time I thought it was related to riding my bike in the heat but looking back I think it was sugar withdrawal.
It sure as hell wasn't from a lack of carbs!