Anxiety and Absentmindedness

When you are doing these things gently sing The Hucklebuck You will feel a lot better.

One day at a time..x

Good. You're thinking cognitively.

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I was told that eating complex carbohydrates helps. A honey sandwich or something similar. It gives you a sweetness and fill, without the sugar dip afterwards. Keeps you going for a bit longer. Frozen grapes are an excellent snack too.

You sound motivated well done xxxx

Keep your positiveness going....it sounds like it's working for you

Just wanted to wish you luck and found this that may help you. Remember we need some sugar that is found naturally in food, not the extras we add

Cutting out all sugar is very difficult to do – and more or less impossible to stick to. There are naturally occurring sugars in lots of foods, including fruit and veg, and you don't need to avoid these. However, it's a good idea to try to cut down on foods and drinks that can contain lots of added sugar, such as biscuits, chocolate bars, sweets, jams and fizzy drinks.

Both adults and children in the UK eat too much sugar, and more of it comes from fizzy drinks than any other type of food or drink. So cutting down on sugary drinks, such as cola and lemonade, is a good way to reduce the amount of sugar you have.

These drinks contain very few nutrients and the added sugar they contain can damage teeth. Fizzy drinks can also fill us up, so we have less appetite for healthier foods.

Here are a few ways to cut down on sugar:

* If you take sugar in hot drinks, gradually reduce the amount until you can cut it out altogether.
* Instead of always spreading jam on your toast, you could try a low-fat spread, yeast extract, sliced banana, or low-fat cream cheese.
* Try having a currant bun instead of cakes or biscuits.

Some foods that you might not expect to have sugar added to them can contain lots, for example, some breakfast cereals, cereal bars, tinned spaghetti and baked beans.

If you look at the ingredients list on a food, the biggest ingredient comes first so if sugar comes near the front of the list you know the food is high in sugar. Watch out for other words that are used to describe added sugar, such as sucrose, glucose, fructose, hydrolysed starch and invert sugar.

If you're after a sweet snack that's also healthy, try a slice of melon, some strawberries or some malt loaf with low-fat spread.