In my 20’s, I went through a period of time when I was ‘hooked’ on sugar.
Eating processed sweets daily…
…a cookie, chocolate bar, muffin, something with sugar.
Having sugar daily seemed to cause a desire to keep eating it daily…
It felt difficult to break the habit.
I didn’t want to eat it every day…
…but there I was, eating it every day.
I was trying to eat healthier…less junk food and sweets…more real food.
It wasn’t even about my weight at the time.
How did stop eating it every day?
2 things…
I read the book Sugar Blues by William Dufty 2-3 times which helped.
I also used the principle of substitution. Instead of processed sugar, I ate unprocessed sugar such as dates, figs, mangos, pineapple, watermelon etc…
I didn’t go without, just chose a healthier option and eventually…
The sugar cravings went away…
Now, I rarely eat processed sugar…maybe once per month or less.
Not just to maintain a healthy weight, but to be healthy.
It took time for the cravings to go away…
I don’t recall how long it took…a few weeks to a few months…
…but they eventually did. 😊
