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• The sugar I added to my oatmeal without measuring

  None of it seemed excessive individually, but when I actually tracked my sugar intake for a week, I…

• The conventional advice for cutting sugar is to go cold turkey, eliminate everything sweet, and power through the withdrawal.
• What worked for me was a gradual approach focused on replacement rather than restriction

  I did not try to cut sugar entirely.

• I tried to replace high-sugar foods with lower-sugar alternatives that I actually enjoyed.
• I also discovered frozen grapes, which sound like a sad substitute for ice cream but are actually surprisingly good.