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Step 1
Eliminate simple carbohydrates from your diet. This includes pasta, white bread, white rice, potatoes and white flour products such as cookies, cakes, crackers, bagels and muffins.
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Step 2
Remove sugary fruits, such as ripe bananas, raisins, grapes, tangerines, kiwi, oranges and pineapple from your daily food intake.
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Step 3
Eliminate vegetables high in starch (and carbohydrates) from your diet. Avoid beets, carrots, corn, peas, plantains and winter squashes.
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Step 4
Drink water or green tea instead of sugar-filled beverages such as juice, beer and soft drinks.
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Step 5
Eat fruits low in sugar such as strawberries, cranberries, blackberries, blueberries, grapefruit, raspberries, melons, apricots, plums, peaches, pears, cherries, apple and papaya.
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Step 6
Add vegetables low in carbohydrates to your diet. This includes, but is not limited to, celery, broccoli, onions, mushrooms, avocado, peppers, green onions, asparagus, green beans, tomatoes and eggplant. Beans and sweet potatoes are also popular choices.
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Step 7
Include whole grains, such as brown rice, oatmeal and whole wheat bread in your diet. Items baked with whole grain flour are also allowed.
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Step 8
Use lean meat, fish and eggs as staples when following the Sugar Busters Diet.
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Step 9
Sweeten your dishes with artificial sweeteners instead of sugar.
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Step 10
Cook with olive or canola oil.
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Step 11
Eat between 3 and 6 meals a day. Avoid eating after 8 p.m.
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Step 12
Pair the diet with regular exercise for optimum results. It is important to add at least 30 minutes of aerobic activity four times a week as you try to lose weight. Strength training to tone muscles and boost metabolism is also helpful.
