Cutting out sugar - A decade of experience

I have read a few posts here of people getting diagnosed with diabetes, and one thing that comes with this disease is the mandate of cutting down on sugar. Although I am not diabetic, I had to cut out sugar from my life when I was in my mid-teens because I had severe acne. So I thought to share my experience as it is almost a decade now since I first started. I will do this in QnA format. 1. Why did I cut out sugar? I had severe acne and sugar is considered as a cause. 2. What was my relation with sugar before this? I actually was in love with sweets and chocolates. I would eat them as much as I wanted. I also had sugar daily with milk, and sometimes with curd. 3. How did I cut down on sugar? I immediately stopped adding sugar in my milk and curd, and stopped eating chocolates. I remember that I had only 1 cube of chocolate in the first 3 years. 4. Did I completely stop sugar intake in the beginning? Na, I used to add bournvita in milk (smh, this was not thought through). I also had sweets, but in minimal quantity. 5. Was it easy? Somewhat yes, as it was an order from my mother so it was more of will power and discipline for me. 6. What is my sugar intake now? I indulge in sweets from time to time, in limited quantity, but other than this I don't eat much sugar. I also have it once when I have the craving for it, an indication that I am low on sugar, which happens every 4-6 months. I eat chocolate 0-2 times in a year, this too depends on the craving. 7. What are the changes that this move brought on in my life? - I am more disciplined with my food. - I liberally say no to sweets. I only eat them when I want to. - I am more in tune with my body's needs. I listen and follow. - I actually drink milk as is; I don't add anything to it. Boil it, drink it. - I can only eat mildly sweet things, a tad bit more sweet and I am going to feel sick. All in all, I don't miss sugar. If you ask me to go back to how I used to be with sugar, I can't. My body has adapted to this change so much that I neither physically nor mentally can do it. I have built a perfectly normal life without it.