Why Binge Once A Year?

January 28, 2009 ↓ Comments (0)

Sarah’s Question:

You seem to commit to these sugar binges and as the day goes by you feel like crap. Why do you do the binges? Is it to confirm how sh*tty you feel when you eat sugar and to remind you that it has a negative affect on you mentally and physically? Or, do you do it out of nostalgia and you miss those foods? Or, maybe these is another reason. I’m just curious.

Answer:

Thanks for asking. I eat sugar once a year for four days both to remind me what happens to my body and because I am usually wanting something sweet after a year passes. I initially called the annual event my “Super Sugar Binge” because the first time I did it I only ate sweets! Gross.

Over the past two years, when I ate sugar, it made me feel lousy. It’s not a binge anymore but rather a time where I allow myself to eat anything I want. This past year I ate Chocolate Mousse and it made me feel lousy. By the end of four days I was excited to stop being sweet again.

Eating sugar once a year is part of my own sustainable abstinence plan. It’s my own private ritual. I talk more about rituals and how you can create your own sustainable abstinence plan in the Stop Being Sweet eWorkbook.