Sugar is a craving, not an addiction. It's hardwired in, IMHO. As you eat less *processed* and concentrated sugar, you will be able to get along with less. It takes a while, but the only time I was ever able to actually lose weight was when I gave up refined sugar entirely. But don't give up fruit, no matter what the Atkins people say. It's too good for you and has too many necessary nutrients.

Chocolate, on the other hand, is an addiction, like coffee. I have been consciously addicted since I was 14, if not earlier. The first story I ever wrote was about being addicted to chocolate. I am finding that adding cocoa powder to milk, without adding sugar, will sometimes satisfy that addiction.