Food Theory: I Quit Sugar for 30 Days!

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What happens if you quit sugar for one day? That would be pretty difficult, right? No M&Ms, no Diet Coke, no Feastables. How about a week? Even tough. Well, how about a full month? That's right, 30 FULL DAYS without sugar. Beatrice Caruso did it. Matt D'Avella did it. So can we? Our bodies are in for a rude awakening...
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#Sugar #IQuit #SugarFree #Dessert #Sweet #Sweets #IceCream #Cookies #DietCoke #Coke #Diet #Theory #FoodTheory #Matpat

[@madison.12.]

“Do you have a sweet tooth?” “Haûehæhœhaæü”

[@WilliamobrienPlays]

@@TROLLSDETAINEDbot

[@bugzzthedemon]

@@TROLLSDETAINEDtennis ball throw it against the wall

[@HeroRobertBrine]

@@WilliamobrienPlaysong

[@TheoryFan-ti8xr]

no i don't

[@OrangeNavy206]

@@WilliamobrienPlaysstop giving them attention they want it

[@templetonf]

23:36 Wait, WAIT... Matthew Patrick, who PROVED sugar rushes don't exist, experienced a sugar rush? Sounds to me like a follow-up theory is needed!

[@Heresor]

A follow-up would be nice. But I think it has to do with him running on fats til then and then getting simple carbs reintroduced. It would be curious to investigate the diets from the time sugar rushes are first reported and if it became a myth over time, due to the change in the overall diet.

[@Funkensturme]

This video was surely fake, badly scripted, badly acted and badly researched, although they surprised me for having included a few things that are not so common knowledge, like mentioning the unique effect hyperpalatable foods have on the reward centers of the brain. But I'm pretty sure they recorded those fake weekly testimonies in a single day and just changed their clothes.

[@Rina_the_Dragon]

But you have to remember that his "sugar rush" came from LITERALLY a rush of sugar- he dropped all the bad sugars until that moment, so now that he got an influx of it (and dopamine too probably), he felt extremely hyped. For people who just eat whatever, they're used to that amount of sugar, so their body wouldn't react wildly to eating a simple donut compared to what Matpat experienced. I think that theory of disproving sugar rushes still applies 🤷‍♂

[@tedarcher9120]

​@@Heresoryou know even bread is just sugar, right? You can't give up sugars really

[@Heresor]

@@tedarcher9120 Yes and no. Bread contains different carbs, for example starch. Which needs to be broken down by enzymes first. This process doesn't necessarily decrease the amount of calories you are getting from sugar, but the speed of absorbing it. Whole grains keep additional fiber from the shells, which acts as a chemical barrier, slowing down the absorption even more. And as the Theorists pointed out, when eating fruit, you mostly keep the cellulose walls intact, which shield off the fructose from getting absorbed as quickly as in fruit juice.

[@user-zf6qh4bt2p]

Glad you included the stomach ache at the end. As a nutritionist who’s worked with a lot of clients throughout the years, it always amazes them how awful they feel eating junk food after a period of healthy eating.

[@Akanisen049]

iirc cutting the types of sugar out of your diet (as well as things like junk food) like they did here can also bring to light other nutritional deficits one might have. So I'm wondering if a lot of their exhaustion during week 4 could have been caused by something else lacking in their diet? I've been working on bettering my own diet (slowly, no crash diets for me), with a focus of removing ultra-processed foods, and can't have fast food anymore because I get very sick from it now.

[@cesarand02]

I know the video is two weeks old, but MatPat should’ve brought up that low income families have a very difficult time NOT eating sugar. With how expressive groceries are, high sugar foods tend to be cheaper than buying vegetables by the bulk. Regardless, very informative and entertaining video!

[@cureforboredom9719]

I buy brown rice, frozen veggies, beans, and eggs. That's most of my diet, and it's quite inexpensive. Not sure how healthy it is, but at least it's not high sugar lol.

[@jare3959]

I saw a nutritionist while on the waiting list for an Eating Disorder specialist, and she taught me that satisfaction is a huge part of feeling sated. That restricting foods you enjoy that are "bad for you" can actually cause people to binge a lot more.

[@HexIsme]

As a reel I once saw, said: "When you're craving a cookie, so you eat an orange, then have some tea, then a box of crackers, then all of the cookies".

[@Tabbyrose1]

Yep! Restriction is almost never the answer

[@ryryo2423]

While this is good advice from the nutritionist, I just want to say that people be careful with someone calling themselves an "nutritionist" as it's not a protected title, meaning anyone regardless of what education they have received can call themselves a nutritionist.

[@Stampyboyz]

@@ryryo2423you should be looking for registered dietician instead, since its an actual medical profession

[@MissySobriety]

@@ryryo2423are you a dietitian?

[@chicken]

23:00 the same happens to salt. If you get accustomed to no added salt, any tiny bit of salt will be immediately noticeable and even off-putting.

[@wedno8158]

go back into my chicken farm lil one and stop yapping XD

[@yourussianfriend5115]

Chicken

[@user-pu9ey2ub8v]

“Stop yapping” -🧑🏿‍🦲

[@Issssy9090]

Lol that was brutal

[@jay_thebaguetteman4169]

when i was 14 I got sick and just stopped eating anything salty or sugary for about a month or two, ever since I physically cant eat processed foods without either being unable to finish it or just completely grossing me out even if its as simple as a donut, my health habits ever since have became a lot better and I think it just proved that as humans we got way to accustomed to foods that our body should be rejecting

[@Wunba]

I'm actually doing this for all of 2024 and there have been some really hard times like when at parties and there are just a ton of sugary foods sitting there. Seeing the end of the video gives hope that it's probably going to be less satisfying than I am expecting it to be so thank you I was genuinely thinking about quitting soon!

[@MasterVenom20]

All the luck to you!!!

[@s0livagant_]

YOOO WUNBA‼️‼️

[@nathaniellewis5217]

same

[@cypressbbq]

@@cr77702 Because TikTok is scattered by the Body Positivity "Movement" lol. Every kid nowadays thinks that eating fatty and sugary foods is "healthy" due to delusional food content creators.

[@jedjohnson4047]

ik'@@s0livagant_

[@soapm8119]

Something I did without thinking about it as a teenager was give up soda to make marching band easier. The sugar and the carbonation didn't mix well with the 6 hour long practices in August in Texas. Now, almost a decade later, I still haven't had a dark soda, and my clear/fruit soda intake is maybe once or twice a month. The one time i tried having a dark soda (a Pepsi from my dad's fridge) was about a year after i gave it up the first time, and it almost made me puke. Cutting out such a large source of extra sugar is probably the reason I was able to move away from so many sugary snacks I used to go crazy over. I'll still mess up a Zebra Cake, but I have to split the twin packs with someone, or save the other half for later. You can pry my rice and pasta out of my cold, dead hands though. Those ain't going nowhere.

[@Nazeus]

the problem is you tried pepsi

[@darladay4766]

I had a Male friend give up soda a few months who lost 10lbs. I gave it up 3 years, nothing, went back to it, nothing, quit again, nothing. For the past decade I might split a clear sofa or fruit juice over a week or two or have an extremely rare sip of a friend's dark soda, but anything more than that, I have extreme diabetic symptoms and can relate to everything you said. Fruit was a nice snack for my sugar fix. These days, fruit spikes my sugar like crazy and makes me fall asleep. Considering my allergy to gluten, enjoy what you can in moderation, while you can

[@beashemmad.sayson545]

The rice is so real… though I can’t stand soda drinks at all

[@beashemmad.sayson545]

I also mainly drink water haha

[@aidschbe]

You can always do whole grain rice and pasta though? :)

[@Kydrogen]

I think it's interesting how many people don't even think about the social aspects of a restricted diet. As someone who is on a basically permanently restricted diet due to medical reasons, it really is a challenge trying to not be judged about eating habits and dietary needs. Props to you guys for being able to put up with that and also give up sugars for so long!

[@arianewinter4266]

Yeah, and people really really fail to understand the need to Stick to that diet prefering to View you AS obcessed with health and eating disordered over Just accepting, that for you, IT IS plain needed to function . . .

[@DarkBuddhist]

honestly if they react this badly to your diet choice maybe theres time for new choice of friends as well. I found nothing but support for my dietary choices

[@YourRyeBread]

THIS

[@Kila-Innova]

I have a restrictive diet in a sensory way, I can’t stomach crunchy feelings eating. They immediately put me off my food. The amount of times even alone I’ll look at a menu in a place deciding to try something new and struggle to find something is common, this has peppers, onions etc. When ordering food with people I’m basically stuck ordering meat based food. At home I overboil all my veg to the point I no longer remember how to cook for a normal person ha

[@revmaillet]

I feel you. I am on a low nickel diet and had to call around to all the local Mom Pop restaurants to try to find something I could eat. Thank Gawd a local pizza owner looked through everything for me and even called the bakery who makes the dough, just to make sure for me. I send business his way every chance I get.

[@sleepydudespillow]

Mat quit 2 things recently, KZbin and sugar, sadly only 1 temporarily :(

[@bunchfunclub3500]

Ya

[@TheTrueSlowCuber]

And Caffeine Too

[@LinkskeysOfficial]

@@TROLLSDETAINEDbot

[@PrestonThePhaleur]

​@@LinkskeysOfficialthey know, just ignore them

[@BallisticWistfully]

Thank goodness it was youtube right edit: The comment you replied on made a joke. Why can't I?

[@TruS4139]

As a new Type 2 diabetic, I feel this video on a literal cellular level. I have been trying to cut as much sugar as I can and keeping to the Glycemic Index at the same time - it feels like there is little to nothing I can actually eat. I hope I can find my natural flow with this. Thanks for doing this experiment!

[@arandomdude9588]

Read the obesity code. Thank me later

[@williamkreth]

Meat, veggies, eggs, some lower sugar fruits

[@FatherCorn]

​@@arandomdude9588 should be required reading for school

[@louyou6614]

i mean as a snack what can oe eat​@williamkreth

[@soggychip6302]

Whoever reads this, please try frozen grapes. They. Go. So. Hard.

[@therealdeal3665]

Aight ima try it and come back with results

[@soggychip6302]

@@therealdeal3665 ayyy

[@Djmack1992]

And they'll hurt. Your. Teeth.

[@EricPramono]

I’ve had them before. They’re amazing.

[@comicgirl22]

Thank you! I just started and I'm trying to look for healthy choices

[@gorbashin]

Before quitting sugar, there needs to be a few weeks of mental reconditioning, where you stop thinking of food as a 'treat', and start thinking of it as being fuel. Ease back on sugary snacks and drinks before pulling the plug completely.

[@justinblocker730]

Keto Flu is the thing, over 4 week went from about 300 grams carbs down to about 50, so no flu.

[@direnightmare5635]

Exactly!

[@saturationstation1446]

as long as you are getting macro and micro nutrients it doesnt really matter much. just be more active if you eat more sugar

[@JoeARedHawk275]

⁠@@saturationstation1446There’s a caveat, which is that you should eat fiber with sugar(i.e. consume ur veggies and fruits) and consume less sweet junk foods (like ice cream, cookies, etc.). Other than that, it’s just another important source of fuel for the body.

[@kaydenl6836]

@@saturationstation1446no, it absolutely DOES matter. Sugar alone is harmful in excess. And humans don’t need much at all. You can EASILY survive with NO deficiencies by never consuming another sugar (carbohydrate) again

[@larasteinbacher8140]

So proud of all of you in shedding the light on how hard it is especially those who have diabetes. Thank you for doing this episode. I lived off of sugar. My husband and I have been on keto since January 1st, it is crazy how much stuff has so much sugar in it. You will now notice your tastebuds maybe change a little bit you may find things too sweet. We try to stick with plain meat when going out and if you crave ice cream. Cool whip or whipped cream with no sugar peanut butter and monfruit chocolate chips is the way to go.

[@dustanjhlady]

These are great tips

[@DarkPsychoMessiah]

I know the feeling, I’ve left Coke for days (Mexican with real sugar btw) and when I take a sip it’s like getting punched with pure honey.

[@ladyrandom2012]

The only thing I don’t like about this video is they don’t talk about how dangerous it can be to obsess over what sugars you’re putting into your body. Matt says multiple times “I’d never really thought about it before” and as a person who has spent periods of their life OBSESSED with every calorie and sugar put into their body that made me so sad. Sometimes you have to eat to live otherwise you won’t eat at all. No matter how much sugar is in the food.

[@Nilotpala]

"Ice Cream, Yum Yum, So good!" Matpat is going really going to become an AI TikToker.

[@cokeoflola.3064]

Ah yes spam bots are back everyone start report or smth 🤷‍♀️

[@EarlyVr]

@@TROLLSDETAINEDno you are not

[@angelofsins.]

@@TROLLSDETAINEDi hope u never return 😍🥰😘

[@chickenwings6172]

lol i only eat ice cream twice a year.

[@lilbobacat1301]

@@angelofsins. me too

[@auderrynewton]

I work with prosthetic patients and a LARGE majority of the patients lose their limbs because of type 2 diabetes. Overconsumption of sugar can lead to nerve damage, poorer immune response and so much more. Diet is such an important part of taking care of our bodies, and I’m glad this channel talks about it.

[@jamason-mc1gh]

thing is i can never stick to my own diet its so hard

[@Funkensturme]

@@jamason-mc1gh Try starting some form of cardio that you really enjoy along with your diet. And I specifically mean cardio. Surprisingly it might help you stick to your diet, if you don't overdo it. The benefits I'm talk about are not about burning calories, cardio affects your brain, the reward system and the response you get from foods, positively affects your gut, your hormones, your metabolism and your sleep. All good things. You can start strength training later if you want, and although it is very trendy nowadays, Cardio is superior in many of these benefits that I have mentioned.

[@Funkensturme]

@@ChargedJosh In reality, there's nothing extreme about the NO SUGAR diet they claimed to follow. What is extreme is the highly processed, hyperpalatable foods, eaten 3 to 6 times a day, that have been NORMALIZED. THAT is extreme and is causing extreme consequences, like the high rates of metabolic syndrome, diabetes, obesity, overweight and all related diseases that costs BILLIONS of DOLLARS for almost every developed country in the world, not to mention the burden in quality of life of the people involved and all the close ones around them.

[@mattia_carciola]

@@jamason-mc1gh Three things that help a lot are scaling down gradually (say you eat dessert most meals, you can gradually reduce it for example not eating it at lunch, then after a couple of weeks just keeping it for 2-3 dinners a night), not cutting everything completely (sugars are fine, fats are fine, honey glazed fried chicken is not the devil once in a while, red meat is fine... just avoid overconsumption and move to fresher (so healthier) alternatives) and finding something tasty to eat. World is full of interesting cuisines, there are hundreds of spices combined in hundreds of different ways, properly seasoning something with more stuff than salt makes a big difference, quickly stir frying veggies instead of boiling them is another world. People aren't used to the immense variety that food can have and it's so sad!

[@mattia_carciola]

@@ChargedJosh Eating out sometimes is perfectly ok, as long as it doesn't happen constantly. There's nothing bad in doing that like every couple of weeks, if it's part of an overall balanced diet.

[@lildepressedcoffee2806]

MatPat in 2014 to kids: did you know links graple hook would tear his arm apart? MatPat in 2024 to adults: eat your vegies guys! I love this man xD

[@MadMadamMadster]

This is exactly how I felt and feel as someone with IBS trying to figure out how to eat. I’ve been on the LOW FODMAP diet for a while to reset my gut and it’s been brutal to find foods that I can eat and plan my meals. Eating out is the WORST! No sugars and then having issues with Garlic and Onion has really limited my diet but the joy is much better health! Honestly I’m impressed they had the impulse control to not break their diet faster.

[@austinluther5825]

I'm so glad you talked about the social component of dietary restrictions. Eating out with friends and just having water and a salad, not being able to eat your partner's cookies, stuff like that. Not only is it disappointing for the person with the dietary restrictions, but the people around can feel awkward. Food is highly tied to socialization.

[@zadock6370]

I have suffered from this my entire life, and I will say that going out to eat with other people gives me fear and panic.

[@pmc_]

@@zadock6370 Same here. Almost every time I go to a restaurant with friends, I end up just ordering water. It sucks.

[@ipassingthrough]

That's also an issue... too many sensitive people unable to see the bigger picture. I hate having to explain to them why I don't eat certain food anymore and them making things awkward just to be spiteful. Guess the gift was not in good gesture after all... Culture is beautiful but should never be absolute for reasons like these, it holds humanity back

[@embreis2257]

which underscores the need or us as a society to change our eating habits. the food industry won't change on its own. they will stop making products we don't like and won't buy but we first must stop buying them. the government could help by introducing regulations, slap taxes on unhealthy stuff like sugar and salt or change subsidies - e.g. stop subsidising corn will reduce the production of corn which will reduce the application of corn in processed food like cereals. if corn prices rise because subsidies stopped then the production of a poison like _high fructose corn syrup_ might stop too - and we are all much healthier

[@jude9907]

Don't be discouraged and don't worry about what others think of you. Taking charge of what you eat and how you treat your body is awesome@@pmc_

[@binboy1312]

i'm going through chemo right now and have been basically off sugar since i got diagnosed with cancer last year (based on medical advice from my doctors) and knowing matpat and the gang suffered through the same thing i'm doing brings me way too much joy. i just woke up from a dream where i had my first soda in 4 months. the sugarless life is a massive challenge, great job for sticking it through!

[@ThBlueCat]

I hope your chemo goes well and that you get better soon!

[@youngkhan3938]

Haha bald boy😂

[@jesseyu69420]

@@youngkhan3938Haha sad boy😂

[@TheOfficialRobloxBomber]

haha loneley boy @@youngkhan3938

[@GamingIsWeied]

Hope your chemo gets better, ignore hate comments, you can do this.

[@uncleardusty]

Hey, just wanted to say, this video individually inspired more than one person in my friend group to watch our health. Currently I’m trying a no sugar diet. I met with my doctor about it and everything. Life changing stuff indeed. Thanks Matpat. I wonder just how many people changed their lives since seeing this video. Internet users need more of this stuff for sure

[@RevJR]

This reminds me of my own quitting of alcohol about a year ago now, and Rusty Cage's videos on quitting drinking for a month also. It's weird not going to places anymore because I only really ever went there to have a nice craft beer once a week or whatever. Same thing with quitting smoking, it's weird how annoying it can be for a bit but then how accustomed to it we become. As others here have mentioned with salt as well, anything overly salty is off-putting to me to, because I try to limit how much of that I have regularly. I think I'll try reducing my sugar intake next. Good video!

[@evie4548]

I've always wished I could tell Matpat how much this channel has genuinely helped me. Food Theory was created during the time I was struggling the most, but it was so much easier to sit down and eat if Matpat was eating something too. (Including Christmas trees.) Or if he was talking about food. It normalised finding joy and getting more than just "fuel" from food for me, and that's something I'm so incredibly grateful for.

[@56jasa]

Technoblade never dies!

[@lukapericin7964]

I am replying to you since you are trying to tell a personal story and these bots responded😅. I am glad you are doing okay, keep up the work

[@Factoid135]

@@RonnieMcfloyeruttp no way the person i thought was a bot is actually just a spammer and stopped spamming to say technoblade always dies

[@AngelaCSpears]

I'm glad his channel helped you. You might like Tasting History, too. Hope your journey continues to be one of joyful discovery!

[@Stabbingparrot]

bro, on one side great, but on the other, please stop eating trees, we have enough deforestation

[@diceydice2160]

I actually love how they discuss how it can create social issues to have dietary restrictions. As someone who deals with ARFIDS people really don’t understand how uncomfortable it can be to go out to restaurants or eat with people. Makes me happy to hear someone discuss something that effects me so much every day talked about in a way that’s actually accurate and I can relate to

[@dragonflies6793]

I'm multiply disabled which affects my eating in various ways, and several of my close family members also have dietary restrictions. So many social events are food centered in ways where we aren't always included

[@MotleyNerd]

My best friend has celiac, so there are a good number of restaurants that we avoid. He's also really going on a sugar purge right now, too. I tend to eat fairly well, but there are some things in there I still need to get right. Starting to learn how to make my own bread, too, so that'll help.

[@johndemore6402]

Don't look at it as restrictions look at it as a an alternate Dietary lifestyle And look at the stuff You shouldn't eat as not food because it's not food it's poison and you deserve better

[@desiismeroko]

I hear y’all on this… when I went on my elimination diet, to find my trigger foods, it was so hard finding a place to eat that only did “meat and fruit/veg only”. And finding recipes that sounded good was also difficult.

[@mokaakashiya9318]

I don’t eat meat or dairy and until recently any caffeine (which I can now have in very small quantities) and ooh boy. It’s a struggle trying to eat out. Especially when you live places with not many options. I live in the south and most places all I can eat is fries.

[@TosillKohut]

I feel this. The military eliminates almost all added sugar from your diet in boot camp. Three months without it. Graduation day comes and you’re no longer restricted. They put out sweets and sodas. No one could take more than a bite or a few sips. A few got sick. Good times!

[@anothername2557]

this was like, actually crazy of you guys to do. tbh the level of commitment!!! loved it.

[@dangangalaxy9759]

That taste bud fact at the end is actually super encouraging. If I can just give up sweets for 10 days, my taste buds will get used to it and hopefully living healthy will be just a little bit easier.

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@McP1mpin]

I gave up regular soda about 20 years ago because of dental issues. I switched pretty much exclusively to water though when I craved a soda I would grab a diet one on occasion. Before I knew it, I couldn't drink large quantities of regular soda even if I wanted to as they are so overwhelmingly sweet. This works with other things too. I had a bit of a caffeine addiction with coffee for a while where I was drinking five or six cups a day just to feel normal. I quit drinking caffeine for just a week or so and my next cup of coffee made me feel more alert than 3+ cups did before. Alcohol? Same thing. Being a lightweight is great. Periodic resets are key. You don't have to give things up entirely to make big improvements, just take a break. The sole exception to this of course is true addiction which can't be solved by temporary breaks, but other than that it makes a big difference.

[@SheepManYFGA]

NO ONE SHOULD CARE ABOUT MATPAT LEAVING! I EXPLAINED WHY IN A VIDEO!

[@heron619]

I remember growing up poor in eastern europe back when I was 14 I ate a McDonalds burger for the first time in my life and the amount of sugar in that thing overwhelmed my senses so much that I hated it until the 2nd time around where I guess my tastebuds got used it and enjoyed it way more.

[@BadgerRaccoon]

Soda and sugary drinks are a huge problem. dont substitute sugar for sugar alternatives, they are worse for you. Good luck it sucks for a few days, but my sugar intake has been very low since about covid. I tried Keto for around 30 days, I have not liked sugar nearly as much since.

[@icemagiciangh3268]

As someone who has a housemate with severe allergies, I understand the struggle of not finding a good place to go out, checking and rechecking every label, Googling to see if what’s on the ingredients isn’t present on long list of things she can’t have, etc. Congrats on making it through! Enjoy the new perspective of a life with severe dietary restrictions XD

[@EvilEighty8]

Me and my dad have coeliac disease and my step mum is vegan, it’s an absolute nightmare finding somewhere to eat 😭

[@filippanorberg604]

@@RonnieMcfloyeruttp Get your head out of your a$$ please, it’s rude ya frickin’ bot

[@YourRyeBread]

Yesssss

[@taeshirey1600]

Same here tbh, I had several masses in my GI track and needed surgery to prevent cancer, now I can't process fiber and most cheese/bread and milk products.

[@peachkey2]

I was looking for a comment like this. I live this video on a daily basis with no choice or freedom to just opt out like they can because of my food allergies and sensitivities. I would rather sit at the table and eat nothing than risk eating food at a restaurant i didn't check ahead if time. For social events I usually have to pack something ahead of time and I get offended looks from others, even when I explain. And it's the worst when someone tries to make food for you and you can't eat it because you are too scared. You offend them because they tried but they don't check labels and make assumptions that a food is fine or have dishes around that could contaminate.

[@missypanacea]

That disclosure about the moral value of foods was very needed and well executed. Thank you for taking the time to say it, it means so much.

[@ilveyouful]

Interesting video! Steph talking about the social aspects of having a specialized diet made me feel seen- I have Celiacs, and it dictates where I and where me and the friendos go because if there aren't any options that are gluten free, I can't risk it. Heck, going out in general to restaurants puts you at risk for cross contamination. I've had to learn to cook from home and meticulously read labels. I've gotten used to it, but I don't find it fun.

[@DiabloGraves]

Ash on Tuesday: I quit sugar for 30 days! Ash Wednesday: NOW DO IT AGAIN

[@mixedbagmixesmusic1967]

Underrated comment. Happy Mardi Gras!

[@raidenbrowning7665]

At first I thought you meant Ash Wednesday like the holiday and I was so confused

[@manuelmejia6605]

Ikr I’m not excited I had my last thing of ice cream today 😢

[@midnightamplifier]

Do it for another 40 days!🤣

[@GamingwithAustin72]

@@raidenbrowning7665I think that’s what they meant

[@FireStrikerShadow]

"Do you have a sweet tooth?" **Agressively hides Diet Coke**

[@SarahAbramova]

Technically, not sugar.

[@UrSammich]

Not sugar, but sweetner substitute. It's why I drink it or its sister soda zero (which I like zero more anyway). Although its still don't any better as even though its not sugar, its a replacement for it.

[@nathangerrard9792]

@@UrSammich a carcinogenic replacement that is thought to increase the chance of cancer. yummy

[@daetomrossington3623]

*WHO ASKED + MATPATS CONTENT IS BETTER THAN ME HIS DESTINY WONT EVER GO DOWN YOU GO MATPAP

[@idkbro-lx8ic]

DONT GIVE THE BOTS ATTENTION

[@kylebanks13]

Would love to see a 6-month update to see if any of you actually kept any of the healthy habits lol

[@13teddies13]

I’m glad they addressed the issues with good/bad food, and explained they don’t mean it to give food a moral value. I’m also glad none of them plan to keep this diet up - the reason they were so hungry wasn’t necessarily the craving for junk food, but that a lot of the foods they cut are not satisfying (which as carbs) and keep you full longer. I can relate with the social aspect - having a few allergies, I’m used to not many options, but it doesn’t bother me. What bothers me is when other people get upset or apologise for the lack of options. It doesn’t bother me, it shouldn’t bother them.

[@Anton-de5vu]

This experiment just goes to show that health isn’t about cutting “bad” things, it’s about moderating. Your body is SUPPOSED to have sugar, SUPPOSED to have carbs, SUPPOSED to have fats. They’re just a major problem because of how easy it is to have too much of them. That and food companies love slipping them into literally everything to make their products more addictive

[@DreadKyller]

Our bodies are designed to crave them, because prior to modern food production (And by modern I'm not talking about industrialization, I'm talking even earlier), getting foods with lots of easily available sugars was rather difficult and scarce, so when our bodies found sources of it they were designed to want to eat a lot of it so that some of that extra energy could be stored for later. Similarly for other things like fats. The problem came when we started figuring out ways to create so much of these things that we could have that level or even higher consumption of them on a regular basis, our bodies were not and still are not designed to handle that amount, sugars especially went from being rather scarce outside their complex forms to being in overabundance.

[@doctoralgy8186]

THANK YOU

[@arianewinter4266]

Yeah, but If you kinda detoxed on sugar for a while IT can BE way easyer to moderate IT, since your taste got sesitised to IT and a lot less will taste sweet to you. Your Body is Not supposed to have sugar AS sugar!!! In Nature you pretty much never get that, what you are supposed to have are good carbs, that slowly get desolved into Glucose specificaly, which Runs the brain. Even fruites sugar will BE released pretty slowly, even though you can taste IT, since ITS comes with fiber. Justifying sugar consumption with the brain Runs on sugar IS kinda missleading especially since many Things are sweetend with high Fructose sirups, which the brain cant do anything with and therefore IS indulgence without actually satisfying the craving. Genuinly, you Feed the brain better with "sugar" when you eat a Portion of Pasta, that gives you a steady Level! Of cause you can eat a Bit of sweets that makes you Happy, but do not delude yourself you do something good for your Body or brain with IT, high sugar was never supposed to BE a Part of our diet!!!

[@merisatterfield1963]

This is actually really interesting!! My parents raised me and my siblings to rely on fruit and vegetables for snacks and extra sugar. However, my fiancé's family did the very sugary snacks and such. It came down to us realizing why I always said "Why would I want ice-cream/candy when I can have carmelized veggies?" And he always responded "Why would you put sugar on vegetables?" I felt the sick on sugar thing in my soul

[@trla6505]

I always thought climate has a big say, living on a tropical county makes suit fruit very available, mangoes oranges, all sweet

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@minionrose4038]

I had to do this in 5th grade for medical reasons and they gave me a therapist to make sure I'd be okay mentally getting that loss so it was amazing to see this episode talking about the good and bad with it

[@RikenzuPlays]

Kai over here is like Peter Griffin 😂 "Have you ever put butter on a Pop tart? It's so friggin good Have you ever put butter on a Poptart If you haven't, then I think you should!" 😂😂😂

[@nick8402]

14:44 this resonated with me so much. as a person who is allergic to basically every food and drink, the exclusion from social and cultural events as well as the judgement from others hits me wayyyy harder than not being able to eat or drink something tasty.

[@jibigeorge7244]

Ignore these bots guys just report them

[@charliebrown1184]

100% it can be really difficult. You can either go to the events and sit there awkwardly not eating anything because nothing is suitable for you or just don't go, which is incredibly socially limiting.

[@mongoose9851]

Same. I'm allergic to gluten, corn, dairy, nuts, oats, eggs, etc 🥲 The struggle is real.

[@drewidlifestyle7883]

@@mongoose9851I’m not allergic to any foods but I always do my best to be understanding that those exist and if I make anything for a group I’ll try to avoid certain more common allergies like dairy and wheat(I can’t catch everyone but those are the biggest two I think) And man the “UGH ANOTHER LIBRUL WITH FAKE FOOD ALLERGIES” comments are intense and I don’t even deal With it daily

[@logancowie]

My solution is to being a packed meal. The event is an excuse for the social, not really about the food.

[@Cowboy-vp2so]

my Dad was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer back in september of ‘23, and since then he’s not been able to eat any sugar. so at the beginning of this year i decided to cut out all added sugar, thinking that if he can do it, i can too. i was pretty shocked when this video came across my feed, especially from someone who i’ve watched before, and honestly, i’m really encouraged to see that i’m not the only one crazy enough to do this. thank you for your hard work and dedication

[@Smartadamko]

you are really not ok HIS FATHER GOT CANCER@@RonnieMcfloyeruttp

[@sdaz7gdsfgsfgsdta68ftasdfgsa]

​@@RonnieMcfloyeruttp could you not please?

[@skodatnt4126]

@@RonnieMcfloyeruttp shut up

[@Minetendo_Fan]

Kudos to you for doing it just for your father

[@spaantz]

@@RonnieMcfloyeruttp Rub a lamp

[@n.a.m.1621]

"It really seemed like 90% of our days were dedicated to planning out what we could make for our next meal" and "I went from never really thinking about the food that I was gonna have for the next meal to constantly thinking about it" really reminded me of when my eating disorder started so hearing that felt a bit strange on here. I do have to say though, thanks for caution you took when making this video and the things you said. I know that it isn't your responsibility but it really does help me in my recovery. "Most pasta sauces, lots of canned vegetables that have sugar added for apparently no reason," the reason they do that is because of "flavor." Due to the time and conditions the cans have to go through, sugar is added to make up for that time that the natural flavor would've slightly faded.

[@zeneggs101]

I’ve been pretty focused on trying to eat a better diet recently since I do my own grocery shopping now, currently I’ve been transitioning myself into a vegan diet (so far I’ve been introducing vegan alternatives before cutting out non vegan staples) and this video really helped me a lot mentally! Specifically the info about taste buds evolving every 10 days is super encouraging :)

[@rainbowblossom143]

This episode is sending me. I just got out of the hospital yesterday after being there a little over 2 weeks and I was on a full diabetic diet there. The number of times I said I need to drink something, literally anything other than water, and the amount of time I spent staring at my menu meal planning was absolutely unreal. I empathize so much. When my mom picked me up from the hospital, I made her bring a Coke because I could not take it anymore.

[@garystinten9339]

I live by a rule to help maintain a good balance. Don't deny yourself and set 1 day a week. Don't add anything that is already there. If you need to add some, like as in a coffee or tea.. 1 is more than enough.

[@jojo_da_poe]

I honestly feel lucky... I've never really had anything more than just water, so I haven't really had any kind of addiction to anything in terms of drinks. Whenever I do try something, they just don't really taste that good to me, likely because I'm accustomed to the normal taste of water.

[@hopegold883]

Sorry you were in the hospital. Hope you’re feeling better!

[@thearcanian5921]

@@jojo_da_poeI don't know how you live, unless it is all ice water. Water has always tasted bitter to me, even back when my primary drink was most often milk. Only drinking water would drive me mad... I should try those airups some time to see if they help.

[@celestialmaiden4606]

@@thearcanian5921 Look for juice packets that contain stevia or monkfruit. Def more healthy alternatives to the other non sugar subs. Also could see if the item contains pure sugar and not high fructose corn syrup. Honestly the last part is what is making people addicted to sugar.

[@sarriest]

When I first moved to America, I had the exact same reaction you guys had to the donuts - except that it was to pretty much EVERYTHING. The actual "sugary" treats all tasted bad and gave me stomach aches, while most restaurant food, even the savory options, had an unnecessary hint of sweetness. The silver lining is that this forced me to pick up cooking, and my friends now regularly ask if they can come over because they love my cooking 😊

[@OhGeeWillickersMister]

Yasss, I'm American and it may sound weird but I hate sugar. Every once in awhile I'll want or try something sugary, and I am usually disappointed. I tried eating a fig newton the other day because I thought I remembered they weren't too sweet. I was wrong, it was sickly sweet. I couldn't eat it. I'm better off without it.

[@Sinovian]

Yes I had a gaming friend for a while who had moved from America to Germany and then back. And when she came back she had a lot of health issues especially regarding the food due to all the things we put in our premade/packaged foods.

[@LunaWitcherArt]

If you eat at a reastaurant, the food will probably taste different (better, for most people) than if you made the exact same thing at home. If you want it to taste like the restaurant food, you just gotta use more sugar and/or more salt and/or more butter. Restaurants do this to keep you coming back (since sugar is addictive - butter and salt probably act similarly) without having to do something illegal, like putting drugs on your food or smth. Since the US is the pinnacle of capitalism and exploitation, most if not all restaurants do this to some extent, and it is very jarring to taste as a foreigner. Also pretty sure sugar is imported in the US, so they most likely use more artificial ingredients in their "natural" ingredients to stretch out what they have in stock.

[@arianewinter4266]

For the Sake of comparison, where did you came from? And yeah, there IS some real sickeningly sweetness going on in foods that are Store bought . . . .ITS Put into everything in way to high levels . . . .

[@arianewinter4266]

​@@OhGeeWillickersMisterAS someone Not American, but very Western diet too, Same. Conventional sweets are so lacking in any real flavor everything IS plain drowning IS sugar!! I Like sweet . . . AS in DARK chocolate, or pineapple, where ITS balances with another taste and Not too much. Like Dates are too sweet for me on their own. I do sweeten my Coffee slightly, but I Cut at least half of the sugar in any baking recipes, Go for Things Like maplesyrup, blackstrap molasses or honey over the pure substance . . . . .i Like the taste sweet, but there IS No need to Put ungodly amounts of IT into absolutely everything including tomatosauce and everything Else you buy at the Store premade

[@bwthomps13]

I went a whole year on a diet like this and I knew from the second it started that post experiment donut was going to be a disappointment. It's a wild sensation. For me it really changed my habits permanently in that now its easy to pass up a dessert if it's not one of my favorites. For example I'm still taking a cookie but I can pass on a donut pretty easy. Also any sweet that doesn't have a flavor. Anything that is just sweet and really only tastes like sugar is less interesting for me. Fruit desserts and pies for example are way more appetizing because they are sweet but have a noticable flavor profile other than sugar.

[@gomezfriesen]

You did a great job researching, and summarizing the actual science behind sugar!

[@keylanka940]

Thank you for talking about the social aspect of this. People don't realize it can be very alienating and emotionally difficult to change the way you eat this drastically.

[@KodasGarden]

Thank god I don't go out to eat with anyone😂

[@eileensnow6153]

It’s crazy how many things affect our social lives that we wouldn’t normally consider-like abstaining from smoking, drinking, sugar, etc.

[@Lumberjack_king]

I mean eating is after all one humanity’s oldest social activities

[@cristinbuskard9250]

It is so hard to eat around people when you’re trying to eat a specific way.

[@helenanitooo]

As someone tryingto recover from an eating disorder, it's crazy how responsible and respectful you all were about the topic. I actually feel better about food than I did before watching this

[@aishwarya5663]

Wish you well on your journey!

[@redninjakitty14neko26]

hey, good for you! hope you're doing well!

[@laurenceizegbu260]

Eating disorder?

[@xoxo.alexa529]

sending love on ur recovery 🤍🩹

[@nicolefloof]

This episode was awesome 🤗🤗 My problematic eating/ somewhat eating disorder has been shifting between either eating too much, or eating too little. So I am using this year to finally get my brain to understand nutrition and how heathy eating actually works 😊

[@robstern-qy6lf]

please provide food lists for what can and cannot be eaten on this type of diet for home use and for restaurant use, excellent piece thank you very much.

[@Ginormous76]

There it was! The “sugar isn’t so good when you haven’t had it for awhile” reaction. I was waiting for it. Everything tastes way sweeter when you don’t have sugar for awhile. I’ve done this multiple times in my life.

[@SnoopyReads]

I cutout sugar for a couple months, and when I finally had a candy bar again, it was the most pleasurable experience of my life

[@qpoitras1]

As a type 1 diabetic this was great. Im constantly winging it at a restaurant because none have nutritional facts. Staying on top of exactly how much sugar you're eating can be suuuuper revealing.

[@vincentlee7359]

​@@rahithyakunduoh look, trash.

[@_EmperorWaluigi]

As a fellow one this is interesting to be fair.

[@connorwells687]

Would love to hear more about what foods you guys ate during your experiment, and any tips you have. I thought Stefs date tip was interesting

[@kylebenjamin6874]

Dude, I am so glad you made this video!

[@briannadennett2694]

I have a host of medical problems that keep me from eating a lot of different foods, including some fruits and veggies. I have to stay away from some seasonings as well. When I first started this live style change, it was so hard to find anywhere to eat. People would notice me not eating at birthday parties or BBQ's and asked if something was wroing. I have to explain everything again and again. It's hard because people who don't understand what happens when I eat that food always say, "Oh, a small portion won't hurt you, just try it". Yes, it will hurt me. Every single time. Thank you for doing this episode. Awesome job.

[@UTTPNewEnglandPatriots]

WHO‎ ASKED‎ +‎ MY‎ CONTENT‎ IS‎ WAY‎ BETTER‎ UTTP‎ IS‎ WAY‎ BETTER‎ THAN‎ MATPAT I HOPE MATPAT NEVER RETURNS!!.

[@daetomrossington3623]

WHO ASKED + MATPATS CONTENT IS BETTER THAN ME HIS DESTINY WONT EVER GO DOWN YOU GO MATPAP

[@ellespoonies]

I feel this so bad. There was a period in my life where I had to go strictly gluten free, and my own _mother_ would constantly get on me for reminding her about cross contamination and trace amounts of gluten. I was constantly told that a little soy sauce was fine, or her not cleaning the toaster in between her bread and mine wasn’t a big deal, or that it would be fine if I ate the regular pasta sauce so she didn’t have to also buy an extra one on top of having to “force” the family to eat different pasta. Like, I’m sorry, do you WANT me to be sick instead?

[@Pikawarps]

@@ellespooniesi still have to call my mom out on this, and ive been gluten free for 13 years

[@StrangerMoontail]

I have a close family member who has similar issues. She has so many food intolerances and it's hard. I make an effort to find places we can go out to eat or check the foods we get when we're shopping. Keep up the good work and stay strong! 🥰 Remember that the reply "I don't (feel the) need to explain, I need these accommodations or I can't participate. If I have to bring something, okay, but let me know" is always an option, even if it makes people annoyed/mad. 👍❤

[@TheReaverOfDarkness]

By far the hardest thing in quitting sugar was finding enough food options. I don't need sugar, I don't feel a major craving for it. But it's just in everything. The food I have available to me is a minefield of sugar. But when I was finally able to quit it, I found I made it to my initial deadline easily. In fact, when I finally got there, I just kept going. I didn't feel like eating sugar. And the best thing about it was that things with low amounts of sweetness started to taste way sweeter. My favorite thing was that I was using cassia cinnamon to add sweetness to savory meat dishes. I actually experienced more sweet enjoyment without sugar than with it.

[@sharenread8677]

Suggestion Next time you travel by car, pack a cooler,full of planned lunches,or snacks,you could eat on the way to your destination. Healthier,and frugal. Only stop for gas. Sharen We did that one year. Menu plan before you go.

[@Xp1c3r]

Went through a keto phase for a bit in 2022 after discovering it, the social aspect is a real challenge to navigate not just with acquaintances but loved ones as well. Incredibly effective tho, felt healthier, more informed about the choices and regiments I follow, lost 15kg in two months.

[@simplyfantastic5777]

This is exactly what it’s like to have dietary restrictions. As a diabetic and Celiac, it’s nice to have someone talk about how difficult these diets are. It would be fun to see a video about different diets.

[@TevelDrinkwater]

Type 2 diabetes is incredibly common in many countries, largely as a consequence of all the sugar in everything. Anything labeled as diabetic friendly should be low or no sugar. Plus the Keto diet is popular right now. Anything labeled keto-friendly will be low carb, which includes sugar. I'm also at an age where most of my friends seem to be watching their sugar intake (pre-diabetic).

[@Fallen-Saint]

Are you doing clean keto with intermittent fasting? Have you looked up Dr burg?

[@denofpigs2575]

​@@Fallen-SaintPottengers Human for fasting content

[@ZuElVenado]

its truly amazing how something like that is almost impossible for you, like for me i wouldve never thought it was hard to find sugar free food, but after this video i realize my grandpa was amazing, he had diabetes and i could barely notice, i never saw him eating sugar stuff but i never saw him struggling to eat so i never thought sugar free food was so difficult in modern days this also shows how easily we can be controlled, if i didnt know how hard it was to find sugar free food i cant imagine what else its hard or what else i dont know that some big corps "hide"

[@cowdudedislikeshaters7410]

WHOM CARES ABOUT MATPAT QUITTING, MY VIDEOS ARE AWRSOME

[@imtryingman]

Mat talking in third person is always a good sign that everything went well

[@SphereKnowledge]

WHO‎ ASKED‎ +‎ MY‎ CONTENT‎ IS‎ WAY‎ BETTER‎ UTTP‎ IS‎ WAY‎ BETTER‎ THAN‎ MATPAT I HOPE MATPAT NEVER RETURNS,

[@UTTPNewEnglandPatriots]

WHO‎ ASKED‎ +‎ MY‎ CONTENT‎ IS‎ WAY‎ BETTER‎ UTTP‎ IS‎ WAY‎ BETTER‎ THAN‎ MATPAT I HOPE MATPAT NEVER RETURNS!!.

[@MyIndieGameDevJourney3818]

when you choose to quit sugar you get what you desert o aa i mean what you deserve

[@RyanSoltani]

He’s still sane, right…?

[@imtryingman]

Debatable@@RyanSoltani

[@kickinghorse2405]

This guy's intonation range is AMAZING!!! (Excellent topic, btw. Keep up the great work!) PS - Subscribed

[@r.l8353]

As always great work

[@tartsonawire]

I'm a bariatric patient, so no sugar, low carbs, high protein everything. I so feel this video. Eating out is always a challenge, especially since, during Covid,. a lot of fast food places stopped carrying grilled chicken. And breakfast? You learn to toss the top bun and eat just the meat, cheese, and egg off the bottom bun.

[@UTTP_LAPSOS2]

WHO‎ ASKED‎ +‎ MY‎ CONTENT‎ IS‎ WAY‎ BETTER‎ UTTP‎ IS‎ WAY‎ BETTER‎ THAN‎ MATPAT I HOPE MATPAT NEVER RETURNS///////

[@Male_Parent]

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[@katuni08]

I’ve been keto for years for health reasons and I totally agree. Plain, sauceless meat on lettuce buns are such a staple.

[@CatsLilaSalem]

@@katuni08 You can still do a lot with spices to mix it up tho

[@katuni08]

@@CatsLilaSalem I meant at restaurants. I’ll take… um… a slab of meat and some veggies please? My home cooked meals are fabulous of course!

[@LordGarlicBread]

I quit sugar for a few months and in the beginning, I went through withdrawal and got super depressed for 2 weeks - a month. Afterwards, however, I realized I had much more energy and it much easier to control what went into my body. I personally don't recommend cutting sugar completely, because of the withdrawal, but cutting down helps tremendously.

[@SphereKnowledge]

WHO‎ ASKED‎ +‎ MY‎ CONTENT‎ IS‎ WAY‎ BETTER‎ UTTP‎ IS‎ WAY‎ BETTER‎ THAN‎ MATPAT I HOPE MATPAT NEVER RETURNS,

[@SphereKnowledge]

WHO‎ ASKED‎ +‎ MY‎ CONTENT‎ IS‎ WAY‎ BETTER‎ UTTP‎ IS‎ WAY‎ BETTER‎ THAN‎ MATPAT I HOPE MATPAT NEVER RETURNS,

[@boat02]

I've quit for 5 years now. Luckily, or unluckily, I was dealing with real flu to notice the kept flu.

[@A_child_of_the_3_and_1-np8tm]

Just need meat and dairy

[@boat02]

@@A_child_of_the_3_and_1-np8tm I literally just eat beef, bacon, and eggs, cooked in butter or bacon grease nowadays

[@thoughtsaboutrodger2956]

It would be great to get some recipes that you used while on this experiment!

[@JasmeetKaur-wm8ji]

The animation is so good and smooth ❤

[@zogar8526]

I wasn't able to fully cut sugar. But I did cut most added and refined sugar. Only eating whole wheat bread with like one gram added sugar, and fruits with natural sugar in them. No fruit juices though, as that just concentrates it. Kept that up for like 6 months. And now I still do mostly the same, just on very rare occasions is will eat a little treat. Like low sugar ice cream, or maybe some kind of pastry. But that's like once a month. I've felt so much better doing this.

[@Nu_Merick]

Same, I've been at low carb and eliminated 90% of refine carbs. I feel so much better, no brain fog. Been at it for nearly 6 years😊 glad it's worked for ya

[@zogar8526]

@nu_merick yeah, I do still drink some diet loads too, but try to limit it, it's definitely a lot better overall.

[@DarknessRevised]

Good for u good job

[@GoofySillyGuy]

I managed to completely cut out fast food as my new years resolution and so far its going great, and I don't even want fast food anymore, it feels gross honestly, just the thought.

[@daetomrossington3623]

*WHO ASKED + MATPATS CONTENT IS BETTER THAN ME HIS DESTINY WONT EVER GO DOWN YOU GO MATPAP

[@Penguin-Army]

“That’s the lore and that’s not a theory.”. 😂 21:24

[@RaynaMatiaz]

I actually just did this as well for the month of February! Realized my sugar cravings were becoming too much so I held back on pastries and sugary drinks and it’s made me look at my intake differently. Great vid! :D

[@wintersprite]

I might try this again in March. February isn’t the best month for me to try it because both my parents have February birthdays.

[@weareallstories6420]

This is my favorite video on this channel now! I also eat far less sugar than I used to and everything tastes much sweeter . However, as a European, I have it at least a little bit easier since there isn’t as much sugar added in everything here like it is in the US. I don’t know what I would have done in your country, if I would have even tried so hard. You have my respect! 🙌🏻

[@BlakHaf]

The 5 theories left always makes me sad we’ll miss you, MatPat ❤❤😢

[@lilbobacat1301]

Me too I get sad thinking about it :(

[@BlueKoraidon]

@@lilbobacat1301also let’s stop the bots

[@lilbobacat1301]

@@BlueKoraidon yeah

[@oh-ohstinky5819]

Me too:(

[@SkaldoGD]

that report button is looking ✨✨✨

[@commenter5901]

I did this almost 10 years ago.... and I didn't stop. I was so addicted to sugar and had terrible withdrawal, but after a month of no sugar, I didn't crave it at all anymore. I did try it after that and got immediate headaches. I have some serious food allergies so I never eat out anyway, so the lack of sugar didn't change that. I could see how that could effect most people though.

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@magentawool2556]

It wasn't the sugar, because that's not at all how the human body responds to sugar. After not having sugar for a long time, your body would release more dopamine. It was most likely what you ate.

[@AtlynYoutube]

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[@almighty7621]

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[@aidentheawesome_roadto150subs]

​@@africansavagekd1no one asked for you to comment that

[@tadhgbarker4050]

I kind of accidentally did this in my time at university. Partially in my first year, but particularly in my second year, 2020-2021. It's amazing how little sugar and generally sweet things I consumed. Now, every single time I eat something with a surplus of free sugars, the taste of the sugar is borderline overwhelming. It's honestly quite fine by me, cause I don't spend nearly as much on sweets as I used to.

[@Charley-ju6yg]

This might be one of my favorate videos, it's SOOO good! Of course they always are, that's why I follow the the theory channels, but this one is just something else. The process, the discoveries, the results, and of course the comedy. Everything in this video just slaps

[@itisthreeprettykitties]

So, for about five years, I dealt with anorexia and I cut most foods out of my diet, but especially sweets. And over those years, I became really sensitive to sugar. In general, I've become way more sensitive to taste and everything tastes way stronger to me. And even though I'm recovered now, the effects have stayed strong, unfortunately. I always wondered why that was, so it was really interesting watching this video and hearing you talk about the tastebuds thing at the end since that answers a lot of questions. Great video!

[@PastaAivo]

Sugar levels in food are a wild trip. In recent times, producers have started to make some interesting unsweetened products, one of the biggest surprises being pudding. It didn't taste too great at first, but I've quickly grown to love them. It's less about the brute force sweetness and more about the actual flavour and subtle sweetness (the product is not completely sugar free after all, just nothing added including sweeteners). Currently I prefer those over regular pudding, even though I definitely have not given sugar elsewhere. It's easy to get desensitized to the potency of modern food since that's what we're surrounded with.

[@JacobP81]

3:45 That's a great explanation!

[@farrex0]

16:02 I think that might be because you know you are so close. You are thinking about it, looking forward to it. The idea of being so close to being able to eat sweets, is making you crave them even more. It happens to me way too often not with food but with everything. For example, when I know I am going on vacations, the week prior I can barely work I am just thinking about my vacations and craving them.

[@OptimalOptimus-en5sz]

I quit sugar for six weeks last year and it was definitely an interesting experience. When I started to reintroduce sweets back into my life, sweets that I usually ate tasted weirdly gross. Because I went without sugar for so long, I became super sensitive to sweetness. I was so sensitive that lemons tasted like they had the right amount of sweetness for me.

[@Meraphae]

This is very common, when I try to eat sugary stuff nowadays I feel grossed by it very easily.

[@feevrdreams]

Yup. Very common. I’m the same way. A bad breakup caused me to avoid all bad sugars. My face become less puffy and I have a new love through fruits. Even some fruits are way too sweet for me. I’m at a point where just thinking about something sweet makes my stomach churn. I CRAVE savory like crazy

[@QuantumPolagnus]

@@Meraphae It struck me when I looked at a candy bar and actually felt visceral revulsion. That's when it really occurred to me home how far I'd changed my diet. Beforehand, I wouldn't have gone out of my way for that particular candy bar, but if someone had handed me one, I'd have eaten it. Nowadays you'd have to pay me a healthy sum to make me eat it, and that still kind of blows my mind.

[@AdorableAwesomePizza]

3:35 I 100% agree with that “Says you.” I love oranges so much

[@NekoOnigiri01]

I'm glad we're in agreeance :)

[@ShadowOnPawss]

I’m convinced that we all LOVEEEEEEE oranges.

[@sarfarazgaming121]

​@@ShadowOnPawsscdawgva:

[@Sarlasmancranmaji]

Green oranges are GOATED.

[@sarfarazgaming121]

@@Sarlasmancranmaji they taste kinda the same but like 10 to 20% sour

[@WeekendParti]

Glad to see somebody else appreciate the glorious-ness that is apples. Love those things, SO MUCH. 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎

[@_allons_y]

This really sounds like my day to day (as a type 1 diabetic) i have to read all labels and watch the foods i have although its strange to see how different it is for the USA (as someone from the UK), where there far less sugar in most foods.

[@judithanne3533]

I’m glad that you guys made this video and touched on the social aspect of eating. As a bariatric surgery, patient, it’s really hard to find places you can go and things you can do that don’t involve food. And I think a lot of people who have never experienced medical restrictions on their eating don’t really understand why that such a big deal.

[@TinkSalsa]

I had a friend who was allergic to peanuts, eggs, and dairy. We had ONE restaurant near us he felt safe going to, so we would all go there all the time (despite everyone else getting sick of it, we wanted to make sure to include him). One day we showed up and it had suddenly closed forever with no warning. It took us such a long time to find something else we could do with him that it almost ruined the friendship.

[@fmlAllthetime]

@TinkSalsa Y'all can't play a game? Basketball, go hiking, go to a museum, local music show, play music, go hunting or fishing, paint or sculpt, discuss philosophy, etc. Like... if all y'all had together was food... honestly that doesn't sound like the healthiest of friendships. There's plenty of activities outside of work that don't revolve around food ya know?

[@ghostflame9211]

this really downplays the social aspect of food. yes i can take my friends to the movie, go play trivia, or something like that, but typically there is a version of food involved, usually in the form of snacking. and then afterwards, at least in america, its easy to want to go to out to eat. not everyone is going to want to play a sport, go to the gym, want to watch a show, etc. but everyone HAS to eat. that being said, i believe it is the responsibility of the one with the restrictions to figure it out for themselves. for example: someone doing keto shouldnt deny their friends the trip to baskin robbins if that is where they wanted to go. they dont always have to eat, they can just be there and be social.@@fmlAllthetime

[@lifesqa5851]

20:42 One thing I learned from another video I watched is that in you gut there are bacteria that help break down food and if you are eating a lot of one type of food you will have a lot of the type of bacteria that break down that food. These bacteria also send signals to our brain which is another reason we have cravings.

[@DreadKyller]

Indeed, though gut microbiomes are still a relatively new field of study in the grand scheme of things, though one that has already shed some pretty substantial light on many things.

[@samboardman3907]

ummmmm my brain is to smol to understand any of this

[@arianewinter4266]

​@@samboardman3907which Part confuses you?

[@ExcuseTheTea]

​@@samboardman3907 most of your body has some form of bacteria, and those bacteria break down your food and drink choices. It's like plants. You wouldn't feed and water a cactus like you would a tomato plant or a bean vine. Certain plants need a specific nutritional need. And if those plants don't get what they need,they show it outwardly with browning or yellowing leaves,or maybe they start to shrivel. When you eat a bunch of junk food/high processed/over sugared food, the bacteria that break them down grow en mass. When you change your diet, those same bacteria start to die off, so they send chemical signals in your body to your brain which induces cravings for the food they want.

[@erupting2036]

​​@@samboardman3907 let me dumb it down a bit: bacteria live in stomach that eat food, they like a type of food and when its not there they call brain for more, brain does their request and than we start wanting that type of food

[@celinavarchausky5333]

14:33 I love the Edd Crouse cameo!!!

[@ReverendRaff]

Have done this myself a couple of times over the years. It was a VERY rough time for the first week or two, but after that the energy levels are a lot more stable.

[@sk8erboi728]

10:42 as someone who used to struggle with a restrictive ed, it’s so strange and kinda funny to see people talking about this. extreme/ crash dieting can can take over your life, especially the social aspect. hearing about ash’s gf’s cookies made me sad. i hope they got a fresh batch of cookies later haha

[@bandmadd]

the social aspect was so interesting to hear from their perspective. i recently got diagnosed with a gluten intolerance, and while that hasn’t made me go completely gluten free, i do slightly restrict myself. i have no problem talking about it, but it’s others reactions that are so interesting to me. i had a friend hosting a party and when i told her i couldn’t eat the food she made bc of my diet she scrounged through her pantry desperately trying to find something even after i told her i was totally fine. on the other hand there are people who think i’m doing it for some kind of fad diet and don’t take me seriously. it’s all very interesting

[@cristinbuskard9250]

I totally relate to you! I’m overweight and I’m trying to take measures to get healthier. It blows my mind how much people want to feed me!? Small people. Thin people feel the need to relentlessly offer. No sugar and whole foods no flour based foods (for the majority of the time) is what I’m currently trying. Huge improvement for my mental health. But holy cow. I’ve been on this diet for a year and my friend (who knows) yesterday was still like. “Oh man this fresh chocolate chip cookie is soooo good you have to have one” and I was like “oh no thank you” “no but it’s really good” “oh I don’t feel like it thanks” “but man look they’re like fresh from the oven” “ok dude, you know I’m doing the no sugar no flour thing right now right?” “Yeah but this is like one cookie” 🤦‍♀️ I hang out with people a lot during the week. If I said yes to everything that I was offered. Well I would be the size I am right now. Which is why I’ve stopped 😂 no more food people pleasing.

[@kazemizu6284]

​@@cristinbuskard9250 Oh god the relentless offering. I'm also a bit bigger, and I prefer going off of my body's cues for hunger than general time and amount etc, which works way better for how I feel after than anything else. And like. I still sometimes struggle to refuse stuff when offered even if I know I'll have a stomach ache later because I ate at an unfortunate time for example. I hate having to refuse multiple times, it just gives me more chances to accidentally hurt myself. Once and a quick 'ya sure?' from people who don't know is fine, but like, anything more is excessive

[@bandmadd]

@@kazemizu6284 I’ve tried to just eat when I’m hungry but I have ADHD (diagnosed) and one of my problems is just forgetting to eat for extended periods of time because I get so focused on other things. You would think after not eating for a whole day your body would start screaming at you but apparently not lol

[@bandmadd]

@@cristinbuskard9250I’ve definitely had to have that awkward conversation of “omg this is so good, try it” “i can’t” “what?” “it’s got gluten…” “ohhhh” like dude you were just telling me to try a muffin… do you not know what gluten is??

[@Techydad]

Not "no sugar," but I've experienced the social aspects of a special diet for awhile. I keep mostly kosher. I'll eat out, but no pork, shellfish, or mixing milk and meat (to give the short version). I typically will just eat vegetarian when out as that's a lot easier to explain than a long winded description of my personal religious practices. This has meant, though, that I've been in situations where a group wants to do something and I'm left with nothing to eat. One day, we had a going away party for a coworker. They ordered pizza. No problem, right? Just eat the plain cheese pizza... Except my boss decided to order all meat pies. Sausage pizza, pepperoni pizza, etc. I had to leave the gathering, get some food that I was able to eat, and then rejoin the gathering with my own food and answer questions as to why I didn't just eat the pizza. Or my company would do potluck meals. While the desserts were usually fine, all the other meals brought in tended to be meat dishes. I'd usually bring in one vegetarian dish to guarantee that I'd have something to eat. You don't realize how much a special diet impacts you socially until you try to get together with a bunch of people who don't follow that diet. Nothing against them. It's just that the diet is more than just what you shove in your mouth.

[@chanceenglish7769]

22:27 Hearing all the awkwardly silent chewing😂

[@Showdax]

I did this for a month the end of last summer. Definitely hard to stick too, but mostly because of how invasive added/free sugar is in all our foods in the US. I didn't really have the withdrawal symptoms as bad as some here. No pain, no mood shifts, etc. But I definitely had bouts where I was badly wishing for just one cookie or one soda, etc. I had that taste bud change at the end too. Things that I'd need to add sugar or honey to before were perfectly fine on their own now, which is great! Some other things were just too sweet even by themselves. I've gone back to having sugar in my diet, but not as much as I used to.

[@caitchristy6386]

One thing I found helped dramatically when I first cut out added sugars and highly processed foods 6 years ago was working out. The dopamine hits I wasn't getting from added sugars and fats/grease were replaced by the dopamine, endorphin and adrenaline hits from working out.

[@Szczurzyslawa]

wish I could do this 🙃after work outs I feel only worse than before, like it brings me to tears. Not fun coming back from the gym crying on the way home 😮‍💨reguraly so, ugh.

[@kareemkhan9178]

@@Szczurzyslawa dont go from a completly unhealthy body to david gogins exercises, do what you can and eventually you can increase it

[@magentawool2556]

​@@Szczurzyslawathat happened to me for a while too. It's probably just because your body isn't accustomed to the higher demand you're putting on it. You gotta do low intensity exercise till you stop feeling that way, then you can start actually working out after a month or so. And if you stop working out for more than a week or 2, you'll have to re-acclimate yourself to it again.

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@myscreen2urs]

​@@Szczurzyslawayou need too start light and build your way up.

[@mariahhusted3274]

The entire restaurant portion and the social aspect is something I feel with my allergies. It is relatively easy for me to avoid potatoes and tomatoes, however it gets a lot harder when you don’t know if the sauce or seasoning uses paprika or chili peppers. So I have to pick and choose between what restaurants I can eat at and what foods on the menu will be safe.

[@serinteapotmain6294]

Same~

[@emblazen6442]

Thank you MatPat and Theory Crew. After I watched this video I have removed a lot of my bad sugars from my diet, and have lost at least 4 kg so far. This video definitely was released at the perfect time, and really helped. Again, thank you.

[@MaralinaDG]

Welcome to the world of a Type 1 Diabetic - restaurants, coffee places even the market are an everyday, every moment battle to find something I can enjoy. Restaurants yes, put sugar in pretty much anything as you mentioned. I usually wind up with salad, no croutons, and no dressing - I just use yellow mustard and vinegar which many do have (fortunately). At coffee places, I order plain coffee (since those that have almond milk are usually sweetened) and use my own mixture of almond milk with my preferred sugar substitute (allulose). Yes, I get cravings once in a while like for fruit and can indulge in a few certain berries which does require correction. It's very very difficult and I'm glad to see those that aren't Diabetic get a taste of how difficult it is. Just imagine living that way, every day for the rest of your life.

[@AniMonsterGames]

And the social aspect effects so much. I am the daughter of a Type 1 Diabetic, and I remember this struggle with my family. I'm pretty sure its why we had are Very Specific Restaurants to go to - we knew my father could find something to eat and know exactly how much insulin he needed for that meal.

[@ABCWarrior]

Fellow T1D Caeser Salad No Croutons enjoyer 🤝

[@greenyjess]

Oof. I felt this so hard. The reading labels on EVERYTHING and memorizing carbs of so many foods takes up so much brain space. And constantly thinking about what/where you're going to eat and will you be able to get something you can eat and/or be able to know the carb count for it... it's so much! And it never stops!! Big hugs to all my fellow type 1s out there. 🤗

[@lekiscool]

Exactly what said. (About t1D) The idea that you can get dairy free ice-cream at an ice cream shop but after the no sugar fad passed there are no more low/no sugar options. I also have IBS so I have to be careful about the substitutes.

[@HarukaLPs]

Type 1 warrior checking in! Y'all hear about that magical cinnamon and kale cure?

[@berserkagerk634]

I did this exact thing for a year and a half as an experiment. I was very healthy the entire time, but eating out was impossible. After a while, I completely stopped craving added sugars, and everything started to taste sweeter. My sense of taste was the most drastic change. I started enjoying foods that I used to hate, and things that would not normally be considered sweet, such as whole milk, began to taste fairly sweet. I would not recommend doing this though because the social drawback far outweighs the benefits, although I would recommend looking into the number of added sugars that companies put into their products.

[@Halberds8122]

For me, milk isn't sweet, but man does it feel good to have

[@Sirawxy]

If we are talking about no sweetness for a year I think it would be easy for me. If we are talking about no sugar at all, yeah it would be hard because some dishes use little bit sugar.

[@glorytoarstotzka2325]

How about doing this but making exceptions for eating out/eating with friends? That seems like a healthy in-between to me

[@nonexistent-yt9em]

These bots are making fun of people that suffered and ended with suicide now...

[@christopherbrooks6355]

The reason for ur taste is that Americans can only taste the extremes. Ur taste buds were burned out. When u stopped ur taste buds started working right again

[@artloveranimation]

the Trim Healthy Mama plan did a ton of research about sugar for a low-glycemic lifestyle of eating. There are tons of recipes for desserts that are not junk and will be satisfying for the cravings when going sugar-free

[@RazorMoustache]

Many of the symptoms that you all expressed may have also been the result of a significant, retained decrease in calories. Given that you all were eating much less sugar it's not unlikely that you weren't supplementing that drop in caloric intake with other food sources of some kind. It would be interesting to see an experiment done in this same fashion but ensuring that the daily caloric intake of each of you remains consistent between the time before and during the study. This would help avoid the possibility of viewers conflating the results of what they believe to be a sugar-restricted diet with any other factors.

[@joshua.h]

The many hints we got during GTLive are finally paying off! I've been waiting for this one.

[@daetomrossington3623]

* WHO ASKED + MATPATS CONTENT IS BETTER THAN ME HIS DESTINY WONT EVER GO DOWN YOU GO MATPAP

[@TheAmazingMurbulous]

​@@daetomrossington3623you are a real one.

[@KyleeAM]

*Definitely not me making brownies while watching this*

[@ENDO-CYNTH14]

if they taste good then you gotta share

[@rantaroswife]

Hope it comes out good🙏‼️

[@GalderaVG]

dang, now I want to make some

[@daetomrossington3623]

WHO ASKED + MATPATS CONTENT IS BETTER THAN ME HIS DESTINY WONT EVER GO DOWN YOU GO MATPAP

[@KOKICHIFAN_Gachaw]

​@UTTP_is_Better_Than_AllFandomsI hope you never return 😤😠