I Stopped Eating Sugar...

Many people in the United States not only have an addiction to brain rot, but also sugar. Most people over 18 eat more than 2-3 times their recommended amount every day. I was reading about how addictive it can be, and according to experts it can be as addictive as cocaine and many other drugs. The reason I am doing this is because when I eat something sugary, 2 minutes later I crave more. I love sugar. I eat it, regret it (sometimes) and then feel tired. When I do not eat it I feel way more energetic. My fantastic idea was that I would try and quit eating these free sugary goblins, simple carbohydrates and artificial sweeteners. You can think of free sugars as sugars that have been released. When you squeeze the juice out of a fruit, you release that sugar and you also lose a lot of nutrients. Aspartame is an artificial sweetener which is not only questionable for your health but your brain can’t tell the difference. Even though diet coke contains no sugar or calories, it contains this chemical so it of course is not a healthier alternative. Anyway, this is known as a crash diet. Going to these extreme measures should be consulted by a doctor but I did not do that because I do not care. 

For week one it was certainly tough to get over cravings of sugar. For example, when I get home, I have to eat something filling or as some people have said “I get quite a temper.” Instead, I had to eat some lovely carrots with more carrots. Through the school days I have definitely been getting some Brain fog. A few times I have felt that days keep repeating itself. I see a date on my computer and the next day it hasn’t changed. I have often questioned myself If this is the start of me escaping the matrix or something but you will technically never know. I believe this is due to having low blood sugar. Because of this, When Mr. Klein attempted to ask me a question during the assembly about social media and attention span. I completely Ignored it, not being able to fathom or comprehend his words I cannot remember. Now whenever I see him I cannot stop thinking about how rude I was, and then not being able to sleep that night. In some other classes, like math I also had lets say a bit of trouble understanding. Unfortunately I cannot remember the class apart from sitting in my chair probably staring at the date on the board. So I just read over my notes and from that lesson and found out that “I felt nauseous” which I do not recall and that “the past couple of days have been very boring” which i definitely remember. I have also had a Milkshake with some berries without any added sugar and it had  tasted “yummy.” It is definitely because of the lack of sugar my brain is receiving, it has become more sensitive. I also believe that it works the other way. For example, when your diet consists of a lot of sugar, food tastes less sweet.

For week two I had noticed how tired and agitated I had been feeling. I knew that with some free sugars I could be lifted up into cloud 9 like “drinking water when you are thirsty” until I hit my head on the ceiling where I would then regret it so I was just sad for the rest of the day. Everything hurt pretty much. It is like when you go to a summer sports camp and by the end of the week your muscles hurt, your joints hurt and you have little energy. However, by the end of the two week challenge, I was feeling better. However the hardest part was still yet to come and I did not even know it. When the challenge officially ended the first thing I had was the pancakes at school. When you eat no sugar for two weeks and eat browning pancakes again it still doesn't make them taste any better with that fake maple syrup. I had absolutely no satisfaction in eating them but no one really cared so a little part of me just died there.