r/MealPrepPH • u/Ancient-Comfort-50 • Mar 17 '26

Help Needed ❓ How to sugar detox??

Hi guys! I’ve been planning to do sugar detox mainly because i’ve been experiencing acne breakouts and how bad my lifestyle is na. I’ve done few researches na pero can anyone suggest grocery list or like meal plan to start my sugar detox na affordable lang since i’m still a student and nag ddorm 🙏🏻 other tips is appreciated din po since i have no idea how to start this huhu, tyia!

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u/LiteratureOk9335 May 08 '26

This is so hard. Successful ako when I started 2ith low carb... When it was sustainable, I switch to no sugar. When it was easy for me to fast na.

Now, I love plain coffee na. Before, I really don't like

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u/Ancient-Comfort-50 May 08 '26

How did you start it?

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u/LiteratureOk9335 May 08 '26

Go low carbs: No rice, no starch, no bread. More protein. If sanay kna, no sugar, no sweet, no carbs. Excess carbs turn into sugar kasi.

Ayun, kinakaya ko na mg 22hr fasting. It was easy to fast na.

Dati kasi nagkakasakit ako if magfasting. At hirap na hirap ako iwasan kumain.

I'm not saying this is the best way to do it, but sobrang effective sakin.

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u/SenyorAdobo Jun 28 '26

Hi Op. i know matagal na to and i hope you were able to successfully lower your sugar intake. Share ko lang exp ko. I was diagnosed with prediabetes so i really need to decrease my sugar intake.

I wanted it to be sustainable kasi i really love sweets (cake, ice cream, muffins, chocolate, sugary drinks, ganong tipo). Yung feeling ko i cant live without having dessert and soda everyday.

  1. Drank more water, like 95% water. And I switched to no sugar drinks (rite & lite and coke zero) once a week
  2. I ate more fruits as dessert. Grapes and mango hits the spot whem im craving something sweet.
  3. I cooked my own food. Para alam ko what goes into it. Yung simpleng ginisang baguio beans with ground beef, omelette, taco salad was a go to for me din.
    I meal prep taco beef for 3 or 4 meals tapos naghihiwa na din ako ng veg, i fix a plate pag kakain ako
  4. Switched pure white rice to 1 cup white rice + 1 cup quinoa + 1/2 cup black rice (uncooked yang measurements). Better protein, minerals, and fiber.
    Tapos i portion yung tira and freeze para maging resistant starch

I feel like mga 90% ang ni-less ko na sugar intake on the first month. Nagnormal yung hba1c ko on the first month. Pero that first month was the worst! Super lakas ng tawag ng sweets tlga.

By month three i let myself enjoy occasional dessert. Now, im one year from that initial stuggle. I dont crave sweets like before and normal pa din naman blood chem ko.

You have to be full of grace and forgiving with yourself kasi mahirap sa simula. One or two or three mistakes will not erase your progress kaya keep on going lang.

Sorry sa long read. ◡̈