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

[misia.livejournal.com]

YMMV with the Splenda -- to me it tastes of swimming-pool. But in general, yes, I have found that when I give up sugar (which I do periodically and need to do again) it takes me a few weeks for my system to calibrate. But I don't get cravings for it after the first week, which makes it easier.

Stevia powder's great stuff, incidentally, if you're looking for a non-sugar, noncaloric sweetener. And not weirdly chemically engineered a la Splenda, if that matters to you.