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?

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[corinnethewise.livejournal.com]

Yeah, if that's true, it's not true for me. I've been trying to watch what I eat, I've been counting calories, I've been doing daily exercizes for at least a half hour a day and my weight hasn't changed, I have actually increased the fat around my tummy and thighs. It's very discouraging. I was in better shape when I ate what I wanted and never worked out. There's something very wrong with that. And I've been doing this since March, so it's not a matter of no changes have been showing or anything.