I did cut alcohol but not because I wanted to. Doctor required it because of meds I started taking for high cholesterol. Once I get off the meds I’ll probably drink again. I’ve only ever been a social drinker though and rarely at that. Maybe 1-2 beers a month.

Try a cold diet soda, or that classic, a cold water. It doesn't take long to lose the craving for sugar.

Really good water, or occasionally a cold glass of milk. I stopped drinking sodas a very long time ago and I never miss it. I think decreasing my sugar intake has increased my appreciation for food in general.

Milk can really spike your blood sugar levels as well, so I would be careful. Go for the whole fat type of milk rather than the skim milk or whatever.

Milk is something like 5% low-GI sugars (lactose and galactose), so you're going to have to drink a lot of it to spike your blood glucose.

If you really do want to drink that much milk, and are worried about blood sugar, you should try lactose-free milk - it's just milk that has the enzyme lactase added to it, which breaks down the lactose to galactose, and also results in a bit less sugar overall (to something like 3.5%). I can't tell the difference, taste wise.

Interesting, I didn't know that about lactose-free milk. Thanks, I'll give it a try.

What's wrong with skim milk? Is something added to replace the fat that was removed.

I expect it’s that skim has the same amount of lactose sugar. But, with less fat you’ll likely drink more of it before being satisfied.

Everyone should try lactose-free milk just once just to see how very sweet it is. It has the same sugar content as regular milk, but regular milk’s lactose is a form of sugar that we don’t taste as strongly.

Lactose free milk does tend to have a bit less sugar overall than regular milk - something like 3.5% sugars instead of 5%.

I don't personally notice lactose-free milk as being any sweeter than regular, and it doesn't look like galactose is any sweeter than lactose?