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Originally Posted by Esuna  Sugar is absolutely addictive. People who only get sugar from natural fruits, etc, don't gorge on is. But processed sugar is another story, and is definitely my stongest addiction. I quit smoking, but I haven't been able to quit sugar for more than 2 weeks. I believe sugar is the main source of my feeling generally unhealthy, and my extra weight. I have a belly that pokes out from all the bloating (read: candida). I see people all the time who look just like me - tired, fatigued, depressed, irritable, with the same puffy belly. I've tried quitting sugar, but when I allow myself any, even moderately, my cravings go NUTS. This is true for me when the sugar is just white flour, too - it makes me want tons of other unhealthy, carb-laden stuff. So I'm trying to gradually move into a raw diet for awhile, which I've never done before. |
I asked my doctor about it, and she confirmed just that: sugar is addictive. It seems it produces serotonines which activate the pleasure centers of your brain, and it's hard to leave it up. Problem is, I've been stuffed with sugary stuff since about age two, some family members had lived the "hunger years" and were more than glad to give me as many sweets as they could, and of course having suffered scarcity, they didn't know there could be something wrong in abundance. I am having huge trouble leaving it.
I think I'll try to do a sugar-detox program by eating what I like. If I try to diet by leaving potatoes, leaving bread, leaving rice and pasta and all my favorite foods
and sugar, I won't be able to do it. I'll try a month of normal eating, eating a bit of everything, leaving out just sugar. And when I'm done with sugar, I may be able to do a proper diet. So far I am constantly on withdrawal syndrome if I try to diet. I think that solving my problem of addiction first with a "eat what you like diet" will be easier than trying to quit it all at the same time.