I like the idea of "Saturday Candy". Yes it would be tough to avoid the sweet things when others around you are eating them but it all comes down to being prepared and having other options on hand to munch on instead. Good luck!
If you're interested in a good read about the different types of sugar and how to break the sugar habit I can recommend a book by David Gillespie "The Sweet Poison Quit Plan". He has also published "Sweet Poison: Why Sugar Makes Us Fat". I haven't read "Sweet Poison: Why Sugar Makes Us Fat" which was actually his first book but I have read the Quit Plan one. It has very good explanations of the different types of sugar any even provides some recipes that use dextrose.
It's been quite some time since I read it but from memory, fructose is actually the main problem sugar. It's ok when it comes in whole fruit because the fibre counter-acts the effects of the fructose but the fructose that comes in regular sugar is far more detrimental.
Both books are available on Amazon if you're interested.
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If you're interested in a good read about the different types of sugar and how to break the sugar habit I can recommend a book by David Gillespie "The Sweet Poison Quit Plan". He has also published "Sweet Poison: Why Sugar Makes Us Fat". I haven't read "Sweet Poison: Why Sugar Makes Us Fat" which was actually his first book but I have read the Quit Plan one. It has very good explanations of the different types of sugar any even provides some recipes that use dextrose.
It's been quite some time since I read it but from memory, fructose is actually the main problem sugar. It's ok when it comes in whole fruit because the fibre counter-acts the effects of the fructose but the fructose that comes in regular sugar is far more detrimental.
Both books are available on Amazon if you're interested.