Addicted to sugar, need accountability

[satin.mama]

I have been thinking. I'm addicted to sugar, mostly in the form of chocolately things, so maybe it's really chocolate. But I think it's both. It has to do with stress - that is when I want chocolate, when I am stressed. If the kids are screaming I go for my hidden chocolate stash. 8:30 a.m., 3:00 a.m., and all. If I have no chocolate I eat whatever sweet thing I'm able to eat (egg-free, gluten-free, without certain nuts and seeds). And I would really like to NOT be addicted to sugar because I do know how bad it is for me. I don't need to lose weight - in fact I should gain some, but I have trouble doing so. Anyway it's not about the weight for me, but about what is good for my body. My health isn't terrible, but it's a little fragile for sure, and whenever I get really sick or something like I did this past week I think, oh my goodness, I've got to take better care of my body, I'll never eat sugar and/or chocolate again! Which lasts about 3 days.

But I thought that maybe if I had some kind of accountability partner, I would stick to it. Anybody into that idea??

Thanks for reading!

[sunflowermom]

I wouldn't be a good accountability partner in this, I love my sweets too much
But because I bet there is someone on here that would be a perfect match!

[mummy2boys]

I will be your partner from the other side of the world

I am addicted to sugar, mainly from Coca Cola....I know, I know, I love healthy living but it's the one things I haven't managed to give up yet

My naturopath is encouraging me to go off it slowly as anytime I've tried to stop cold turkey in the past, my migraines almost put me in hospital.

So if you're in.....I'M IN

[Aerynne]

You may actually need the chocolate for your adrenals. Sometimes I feel like garbage and chocolate helps me because of that. I mean not to justify eating a bunch of junk chocolate, but does it work if you have a few squares of a quality dark chocolate?

[twoplustwo]

I am so addicted to sugar. If I cant find any, I raid the baking cabinet. Like you I dont need to lose weight, I just need to not eat so much sugar.

I always try to go off it & fail.

Dark chocolate does help me. But Ive been out, need to buy more.

And the worst time of the year is coming up (Halloween, TG, Xmas) so will soon be surrounded by SUGARY GOODNESS!

[bentlaj11]

Another sugar/chocolate fiend here! Just following for some inspiration

[JessicaTX]

Sugar fiend here too. I'm on day 16 of whole30. It is soo hard, but it is possible! I discovered that it wasn't the caffeine that made me jones for coffee every morning, it was the sugar burst. Coffee with no milk or sugar is not worth drinking to me lol

[JoyfulMom]

Another addict among you. I was doing so good, until I had to stop taking cymbalta (for pain management due to fibromyalgia). I do need to lose about twenty pounds. Since I can't take those meds, I want to eat all the sweets and chocolatey things!
Do you have any ideas to help curb the cravings?

[JessicaTX]

grapes are the sweetest thing on the planet and my favoritest thing ever right now. The red ones, not the green. the black are ok too, but their skin is more bitter lol.

[MamaSam]

Originally Posted by twoplustwo

I am so addicted to sugar. If I cant find any, I raid the baking cabinet. Like you I dont need to lose weight, I just need to not eat so much sugar.

I always try to go off it & fail.

Dark chocolate does help me. But Ive been out, need to buy more.

And the worst time of the year is coming up (Halloween, TG, Xmas) so will soon be surrounded by SUGARY GOODNESS!

This is me too

[satin.mama]

Oh good, I'm not alone!

I've tried the whole "a few squares of dark chocolate" thing - yeah, I just wind up eating the whole bar, even of that If I was able to eat a bit and stop, I would; but it seems that I might have to go cold-turkey because I'm an extreme person with no self-control. I will also raid the baking cupboard if I have nothing else! Chipits, yep.

Or, and I might try this first, possibly if I had someone to give an account to I could set an actual limit of grams of sugar per day, so that I can have one cookie or whatever it is, but then I'd have to tell on myself if I went over. mummy2boys, do you still want to be my partner if I'm not 100%?

[heartofjoy]

I join these threads every time they pop up. I'm totally addicted to sugar and I need to stop. Cold turkey doesn't work for me because I have too much to get done and withdrawal cripples me for days. So I'd like to cut out the soda I've been drinking lately. And any extra sugar in sweets or whatever. I need to keep something. Maybe just one cup of coffee in the morning and one square of chocolate in the evening. That sounds doable. Maybe.

[satin.mama]

Here's the thing though ... I don't see too much point in spending my whole life denying myself things that make me happy (ie. chocolate) and then on my deathbed going, "Was there really any point in doing all that fretting? I shouldn't have worried about such a small thing!" But at the same time, I have to be healthy enough to do a good job of the responsibilities I have right now and take care of my body, and set a good example for my kids, plus there is just the fact that self-control and moderation (and not eating a whole good chocolate bar in one sitting or two ice cream bars a day ahem) are good things. And somewhere there has to be a balance, and I can't find it.



Somebody must know the secret to this!

[twoplustwo]

ITA a little sugar is fine, but the fact that I cannot go one single day without it is a little frightening. Plus when I was a kid I could have as much sugar as I wanted (I would have a star crunch & a zebra cake for "snack" every day after school. Thats not snack - thats dessert.) -- so I also dont want my kids to struggle like I do when they get older.

But whenever I cut back it just creeps back in.

Ive done ice cream for breakfast before because I was craving sugar so much after my healthy breakfast. Though one thing Ive started is having my fruit AFTER my eggs. So ending with sweet natural. Not sure its helping or not but I just started mixing the order up in the morning.

I want to know the secret too.

[greengirl19]

Originally Posted by satin.mama

It has to do with stress - that is when I want chocolate, when I am stressed. If the kids are screaming I go for my hidden chocolate stash. 8:30 a.m., 3:00 a.m., and all. . . . . My health isn't terrible, but it's a little fragile for sure, and whenever I get really sick or something like I did this past week I think, oh my goodness, I've got to take better care of my body, I'll never eat sugar and/or chocolate again! Which lasts about 3 days.

This is me EXACTLY! If it's in the house, I devour it whenever a free moment presents itself, especially in the several times daily fussy but not ready to nap periods of craziness around here.

My strategy lately is to not have it in the house, but let myself get something when we go out. So the other day when we were at the health food store I let myself get one of those dark chocolate raw vegan tarts, oh my gosh it was good and I ate the whole (little) thing.

I need to work more on the emotional part of this equation, another coping response to the stress, instead of just wanting to run away and hide in chocolate