When I cut out sugar I went all in, down to black coffee. It changed my tastes after a while so I still rarely crave sweets anymore.
Buuuut I had my best weight loss success after I had already gone back to cream and sugar in my coffee and a chocolate after dinner sometimes, but I was sticking to a schedule and avoiding unhealthy foods.
That’s what’s going to impact the most. Like definitely avoid cake and candy but a spoonful of sugar in your coffee isn’t making the difference lol.
I cut sugar and made a lot of changes when I started IF. It’s my first IF try, and I’m hoping it will be successful, and I wouldn’t have to start again. Any previous attempts of cutting, limit, or switching sugar to different sweeteners were not successful. Now, I finally feel free of sugar. I suspect that if I start using it again, it will all come back. The cravings, the hunger, and lost weight plus a few kilograms as a bonus. I enjoy my cottage cheese with a banana and cinnamon, protein shake on milk with cocoa, and yoghurt with fruits. As deserts go, it’s poor, but for me nowadays it’s good. I hope it stays that way.
I lost about 20 lbs doing IF alone with no diet changes and hit a plateau for a few months. Then cut out all added sugar on weekdays and dropped another 25 to my goal weight.
I still indulge on the weekends but don’t go crazy.