Sugar is like crack

kels67camaro
kels67camaro Posts: 36
in Food and Nutrition
So everytime i tell myself i am going to have just one bite/piece of something sweet it doesnt stop there. I end up eating the whole thing or more, so why is it so addicitng and what can i do to change it?
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  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    So you've tried crack?
  • offthedeependay
    offthedeependay Posts: 435 Member
    So you've tried crack?
    was thinking the same thing ,,lol
  • Farburnfred
    Farburnfred Posts: 333 Member
    Same for me, avoid
  • Bess_74
    Bess_74 Posts: 68
    I wish I knew! I'm the same way. It's easier for me to not have any at all than it is to have it in moderation! Sucks, cause sometimes I really, really want a taste....but it never ends up being enough.
  • samlankford
    samlankford Posts: 334
    So you've tried crack?


    hahahaha sorry that was funny.. but I have to agree, it is addictive....
  • irisic
    irisic Posts: 55
    avoid having a taste of it and maybe just reward yourself once a week with something sweet you really really really like..
  • peuglow
    peuglow Posts: 684 Member
    self control? I mean, I hear ya, I love sweets, but it's really about control.
  • BeeRobin
    BeeRobin Posts: 160 Member
    The only way is to avoid completely--even the pseudo sugar substitutes. I gave it up on 3/3/2012 and other than one or two sugar slip-ups have done well without it.
  • schondell
    schondell Posts: 556 Member
    Buy things that are fun-size or smaller-size, there should be a lot of those packs left since Halloween just ended. If it's too much of a temptation simply don't buy it anymore! It's not worth sabotaging your weight loss
  • 35khris
    35khris Posts: 33 Member
    Eat a Tbls. of raw sugar. It's not that great!
  • cbrrabbit25
    cbrrabbit25 Posts: 384 Member
    save it for just before bed that way you wont want to get out of bed to go eat more. works for me :-)
  • Ge0rgiana
    Ge0rgiana Posts: 1,649 Member
    I completely understand the statement. I try to leave cheap processed sweets alone entirely. If I don't eat them, they don't trigger. And dark chocolate is my friend.

    If you don't have that reaction to sugar, I don't think you appreciate how strong the urge is.
  • tracymat
    tracymat Posts: 296 Member
    Its MUCH easier for me to resist the first bite than the second.
  • kels67camaro
    kels67camaro Posts: 36
    So you've tried crack?

    No i have never tried crack, seemed like a good example though. :laugh: lol
  • nkturner11
    nkturner11 Posts: 14
    I have the same issue. Huge sweet tooth. I try to avoid sweets totally lately, but when I do have some, I'll preportion a small amount out, then WALK AWAY from the package of whatever it is. If it's in front of me, I'll eat it. A friend of mine replaces her sweet cravings with watermelon or grapes.
  • Derpina7
    Derpina7 Posts: 552 Member
    I have to avoid it entirely, just too much temptation no matter how hard I try. :sad:
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    Eat a Tbls. of raw sugar. It's not that great!

    Better yet, get a cube and smoke it
  • VanessaHeartsMasr
    VanessaHeartsMasr Posts: 727
    Eat a Tbls. of raw sugar. It's not that great!

    OOOO, like this idea! Kinda like when your parents find you smoking and they make you sit down and smoke the whole pack and you end up puking.
  • DrBorkBork
    DrBorkBork Posts: 4,099 Member
    Our bodies are programmed to seek sugar. When we were still living under rocks we quickly discovered that sweet was one of the things that wouldn't poison us. It's a natural response.
    These days it's harder to keep in check, however, with all the added extra junk food companies put into processed goodies. If you're hankerin' for something sweet, reach out for fruit or a stick of gum :)
  • kels67camaro
    kels67camaro Posts: 36
    Eat a Tbls. of raw sugar. It's not that great!

    Better yet, get a cube and smoke it


    OMG! I think i will pass!
  • etoiles_argentees
    etoiles_argentees Posts: 2,827 Member
    Eat a Tbls. of raw sugar. It's not that great!

    says you!
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    Yeah, yeah...

    ...so anyhow...

    ...you know where a guy can score a few rolls of Smarties?
  • florymonde
    florymonde Posts: 261 Member
    Buy only limited size portions of high-quality sweets. I can eat a large bag of M&Ms, but if I buy a small, high quality dark chocolate bar, it is more satisfying, with a lot less calories! I know if the large bag of M&Ms makes it in the house, I will eat it.

    Oh, and make sure you are not hungry when you grocery shop!
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    So you've tried crack?

    This is the same question I always ask. If you think sugar is like crack, then you have never smoked crack or known a crackhead.
  • Madholm
    Madholm Posts: 167
    You should try meth... crack barely registers on the happiness scale compared to meth.

    Just don't buy them. Worked for me; I hardly ever eat sweets except for the odd bit of dark chocolate that I justify because it has antioxidents.
  • rubyautumn4
    rubyautumn4 Posts: 818 Member
    Refined sugar kills me - if I have one bite it's like my inner gremlin-fed-after-midnight erupts and I am on a rampage to have more. It's terrible! And then after I've had the second cookie or a given in to the mini chocolate bar or whatever my stomach hurts, my calories are wonky and I'm all mad at myself. It's a like a really dramatic bad relationship.

    I should call Taylor Swift and share my feelings with her - she can use it for a song.
  • kels67camaro
    kels67camaro Posts: 36
    So you've tried crack?

    This is the same question I always ask. If you think sugar is like crack, then you have never smoked crack or known a crackhead.

    Its called using a analogy :)
  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
    Powdered sugar does look a lot like cocaine...

    powderedsugar.jpg
  • Val_from_OH
    Val_from_OH Posts: 447 Member
    Refined sugar kills me - if I have one bite it's like my inner gremlin-fed-after-midnight erupts and I am on a rampage to have more. It's terrible! And then after I've had the second cookie or a given in to the mini chocolate bar or whatever my stomach hurts, my calories are wonky and I'm all mad at myself. It's a like a really dramatic bad relationship.

    I should call Taylor Swift and share my feelings with her - she can use it for a song.

    ROFL - that just made my day. I would love to see pretty little Taylor singing about her f-ed up relationship with Skittles.
  • donnajaycody
    donnajaycody Posts: 5
    No, you don't necessarily have to be a crack addict to make the comparison, (but that was a funny question :laugh: ). Yes, I too suffer from the same sugar addiction and Halloween caused my relapse...."oh, it's just a "fun size" bar" and before I knew it there were 6 empty wrappers in my hand! I have been trying to overcome the desire for just a few bites every day since! I'm not winning :cry:

    I do like the idea of taking just one to bed and eating it when I'm all snuggled in..... maybe I'll try that!

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