Well, this has been an eye-opening experience

[pegkerr]

I have discovered, in the last three days, that I am really addicted to sugar. I particularly crave something sweet at midmorning, just after lunch, and just after dinner. I've stuck religiously to my resolve (so far), but it has been awfully difficult. I'm trying to string myself along with fruit, superior coffee and naturally sweet teas.

In a way, discovering the depth of my addiction has, oddly enough, strengthened my resolve, because I value self-control highly, and I don't want to "give in." There's also a simple intellectual curiousity. Will the cravings continue? Will they get worse? Will my sense of taste change, as I get used to less sugar? Will I eventually learn to be satisfied with things that are less sweet? Will I lose weight?

Or am I torturing myself for nothing?

Comments

[magentamn.livejournal.com]

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.

[vass]

I am finding that adding cocoa powder to milk, without adding sugar, will sometimes satisfy that addiction.

Reading this, I wonder if lightly dusting fruit (bananas or strawberries, for instance) with cocoa powder would also work.