Hello, I Am A Sugar Addict.

On November 3rd, 2005 I officially quit sugar for a year and began blogging about it. Since then I've avoided sweets and have worked to make this website into a place where people can join together, get their lives back, and Stop Being Sweet.

I have never drank, smoked, or taken drugs. Sugar  is  was my drug of choice. On December 12, 2002, I quit processed sugar for about six weeks. It was the longest I had ever gone but it was long enough to notice a physical difference. That experience set me on a roller coaster of abstinence and indulgence over the next few years.

On a cross country road trip in 2003 I found myself dining in road-side convenience stores and eating junk food to the point of nausea. After purchasing and eating six (yes, 6) boxes of Girl Scout Cookies, I took this photo of myself at Yellowstone National Park. That same day I vowed not to eat sweets (candy, cookies, cakes, etc.) for an entire year until the next batch of Girl Scout cookies came out. You know what? It was that easy.

No sweets (Truth: I ate apple pie in 2003) graced my lips for a full year until the Girl Scout Cookies came out again in 2004 (at which time I took the train from Manhattan to Brooklyn to buy a few boxes from the distribution center when they became available).

I also went to the store, purchased a bunch of sweets and had a two-week “super sugar binge” that made me feeling so sick I quit sugar and burned my sweets. Being sugar-free felt so good it seemed okay to try eating just a little sugar. Bad move, I was right back where I started and had to quit sugar all over again. Then I ate sugar again. Then I quit again. Then I ate it again.

Tired of the roller coaster—and with that one healthy year in mind—I began a blog to keep myself honest. That blog grew into a website and I’ve even written a book about how to sustainably get off sweets for good.

People often ask, “Why should I quit sugar?”

My answer is always the same; do not quit sugar. Stop Being Sweet instead!