Extreme Sugar Addiction

Those who laugh when they hear the term “Sugar Addict” are those who never experienced what it’s like to be a sugar addict. This blog is for people who are or were like me. I used to eat sweets every. single. day.

I used to make special trips to purchase candy, cookies, and ice cream. My addiction was at its worst when I lived in New York City because every street corner held an opportunity to get a cheap sugar fix. It was there where I realized my problem and began to experiment with abstaining from sweets to prove to myself I could control my sugar intake (and thus keep eating sweets).

Am I comparing sugar to heroine, cocaine, or Oxycontin? Yes and no. Yes in that sugar is an addictive substance and addictive behavior is addictive behavior. No in that sugar addicts can function in society whereas other addicts tend to slowly drop out of functionality, and out of society. In many cases, people who eat sweets don’t even know they’re addicts. They also don’t know what a healthy diet looks like.

What to you think of the following shopping list?

· Grape Fruit Drink
· Cookies
· Chocolate Milk
· Sweet Pickles
· Pasta and Pasta Sauce
· Chips and Salsa
· Doritos
· Frozen Pizza
· Salad and salad dressing
· Pre-made Sub Sandwich
· Starbucks Coffee
· Liter of soda pop
· Twinkies
· Hot dogs
· Ketchup
· Hot dog buns
· Relish
· Mayonaise
· Captain Crunch Cereal
· Pop-Tarts
· Frozen Dinner
· Orange Drink
· Pancakes and Maple Syrup
· Energy Bars

Now look at the list and see which items contain added sugars.

· Grape Fruit Drink sugar
· Cookies sugar
· Chocolate Milk sugar
· Sweet Pickles sugar
· Pasta and Pasta Sauce sugar
· Chips and Salsa sugar
· Doritos sugar
· Frozen Pizza sugar
· Salad and salad dressing sugar
· Pre-made Sub Sandwich sugar
· Starbucks Coffee sugar
· Liter of soda pop sugar
· Twinkies sugar
· Hot dogs sugar
· Ketchup sugar
· Hot dog buns sugar
· Relish sugar
· Mayonaise sugar
· Captain Crunch Cereal sugar
· Pop-Tarts sugar
· Frozen Dinner sugar
· Orange Drink sugar
· Pancakes and Maple Syrup sugar
· Energy Bars sugar

For some of you, the list looked sugar-laden. For others, the list looked pretty normal. If you thought the list looked normal, you need to start reading labels and learn about sugar consumption. How do you do that? Where do you start?

If you’re going to get into something new you don’t just dive into it head first. That’s why many people fail, they try to completely quit sweets in an instant. If you don’t know anything about cars, you don’t rip the engine out and expect any good to come of it. You start by changing something small. The same goes for getting off sugar. Do it a little at a time. Start small. Start today. Start right now.

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