I Am A Sugar Addict
March 302008
I am a sugar addict. There I admit it. Admission is the first step towards dealing with any addiction.
While many people look to diets to lose weight, for those with a sweet tooth, simply eliminating sweets from your diet can be a major step towards weight loss.
I decided to go cold turkey and was warned about the difficulties. Going cold turkey all depends on keeping it up for long enough to quell the definite withdrawal symptoms you’ll feel - and believe me, you’ll feel them!
Sugar creates a fast rush in the bloodstream that a person gets addicted to, it also triggers the release of other addictive chemicals in your body. But it’s not just chemical, there is also a definite psychological addiction for people who use sugar to comfort themselves. Whenever I feel depressed the first thing I crave is cake.
But, I decided to try it and prepared for the worst. I threw out all sugar, cakes and candies in the house and I made sure not to go out to any restaurants or cafes where I knew sugar was lurking.
The first days were agony, it was a physical pain. I kept a diary and noted that it was seven long, long days before I didn’t feel those terrible sugar cravings. But once I reached the first week, I actually found myself a little sickened at the thought of sugar.
Each day I felt my resolve grow and the cravings diminish. I soon found I had more energy, turned to healthier foods that actually sustained me through the day, and gasp, I started to lose weight.
But for this tale there is no happy ending. About six weeks into my sugarless diet I went to a friend’s for dinner and they offered me a taste of the cake they’d baked. I thought, what can one little bite hurt? One bite, turned to two, and soon an entire piece. Before a week had passed I was back to the same sugar intake I’d had before I started.
Sigh, but where there is fat there is hope, hope to lose those pounds. I decided to turn to the Medifast diet. The Medifast program seems about the best solution I’ve seen or tried. It’s just different and you still get to eat good.
If you’ve had failures with your food addictions like me, try the Medifast diet program. I’m pretty sure you’ll find it’s better than the other diets and methods you’ve tried.