My (un)Sweet Story · Why Quit Sugar? · Mission
My name is David and I'm 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 grown this website into a place where people can join together and Stop Being Sweet.
You see, 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 without sweets 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 boxes (yes, 6) of Girl Scout Cookies, I took this picture at Yellowstone National Park and 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.
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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 "super sugar binge" that made me feel so sick I ended up burning the stuff.
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Then I quit sugar again.
I felt so good it seemed okay to try eating just a little sugar.
Bad move, I had to quit sugar all over again.
Then I ate sugar again.
Tired of the roller coaster, and with that one healthy year in mind, I began a blog to write about my experience as I quit sugar again...