An American woman lost more than 40 kg after eliminating sugar from her diet.

A resident of the USA, Christy McCammon, was able to lose 45 kg due to the rejection of sugar in her diet. She told Need To Know magazine about this on January 12.

The woman shared that she usually started the day with chips, cookies or sweets. According to her, the craving for sweets became "unbearable" and quickly turned into addiction. During the most difficult period, she could eat up to 5,000 calories a day.

"I literally couldn't stop eating sweets. I just loved sugar and ate it as often as I could. The craving for it has always been very strong, and it seemed to me that I literally needed to get it in order to quench my thirst quickly. The food was a comfort to me in every way.: No matter what I felt, the food was always there," McCammon shared.

Previously, she tried different diets and went to the gym, but attempts to lose weight were unsuccessful. In 2017, the American woman decided to completely abandon refined sugar. She switched to home-cooked meals and eliminated high-sugar foods, fast food, and frozen snacks from her diet.

McCammon said that if she wants to eat something sweet, she chooses bananas, sweet potatoes, fruit cakes, and also makes ice cream from cottage cheese. She called for learning to be humble and eat "healthy food that benefits our body and nourishes our brain."

"I've heard that it activates the reward center in our brain. That's why it's so hard to stop, and the pull is so strong. People often think that this lifestyle limits their options, but I want to tell you that being overweight and obsessing about food is a much bigger limitation," concluded the American.

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On January 13, Medical Xpress magazine pointed out the ineffectiveness of strict diets for long-term weight loss. According to the study, only about 20% of people are able to maintain weight in the long term after losing weight. Experts cited strict food bans, including the rejection of favorite foods, as one of the reasons for the failures.

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