Sugar is like crack

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  • joseejolie
    joseejolie Posts: 50 Member
    lmfao. Seriously that's hilarious.
  • lauranicole823
    lauranicole823 Posts: 19
    I think it's more of a comparison than an actual experience. Probably meaning sugar is addicitive like crack...
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    But seriously, my current craving for Smarties is entirely Halloween related. I had gone for 9+ months with no candy (or much of any other added sugars or refined foods) and had just a little in the weeks before Halloween...and now, four weeks later, still seriously craving it.

    ...but since I'm not really trying to lose weight right now, maybe I just won't fight it for a while and just have some "in moderation".

    (Remind me I said that when they find me strung out, sleeping on the streets in a pile of empty Smarties bags/wrappers.)
  • kels67camaro
    kels67camaro Posts: 36
    I think it's more of a comparison than an actual experience. Probably meaning sugar is addicitive like crack...

    EXACTLY :happy:
  • sugarlips1980
    sugarlips1980 Posts: 361 Member
    I'm the same...reading a booked called The Hunger Fix which explains how sugary, salty and fatty foods are hijacking our dopamine receptors, flooding them and wiping out our receptors, so that we need more and more. I haven't fit to the solution yet but it's making sense so far!
  • kels67camaro
    kels67camaro Posts: 36
    But seriously, my current craving for Smarties is entirely Halloween related. I had gone for 9+ months with no candy (or much of any other added sugars or refined foods) and had just a little in the weeks before Halloween...and now, four weeks later, still seriously craving it.

    ...but since I'm not really trying to lose weight right now, maybe I just won't fight it for a while and just have some "in moderation".

    (Remind me I said that when they find me strung out, sleeping on the streets in a pile of empty Smarties bags/wrappers.)

    I think that is what has happend to me, all these damn holidays :sad:
    Maybe we can find you some classes for your smarties addiction :happy:
  • Koldnomore
    Koldnomore Posts: 1,613 Member
    To stop the cravings you need to cut back on the sugar. Start eliminating as much as you can from your diet and the craving will subside eventually. Sugar is added to just about everything, including things that are touted as 'healthy'. Sugar 'substitutes' don't help stop your cravings because you are just replacing 1 sugar with another. If you really must have something grab a small square of DARK (at least 70%) chocolate and melt it as slow as humanly possible in your mouth. You can also have ONE piece of fruit.
  • _Timmeh_
    _Timmeh_ Posts: 2,096 Member
    cocaine_rick_james.jpg
  • kels67camaro
    kels67camaro Posts: 36
    cocaine_rick_james.jpg

    LMAO!
  • gddrdld
    gddrdld Posts: 464 Member
    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.

    Um...Yeah, no. Not the same thing at all.
  • SomeoneSomeplace
    SomeoneSomeplace Posts: 1,094 Member
    Actually it's funny because a lot of people who get getting off drugs or booze end up eat a lot of sugar or craving a lot of sugar food wise, so maybe it's like a crack replacement.
  • gddrdld
    gddrdld Posts: 464 Member
    I think it's more of a comparison than an actual experience. Probably meaning sugar is addicitive like crack...

    Ya really think that's what he meant?? You're smart.
  • EllyG08
    EllyG08 Posts: 194 Member
    Its MUCH easier for me to resist the first bite than the second.

    I'm going to post this where all my sweets are stashed!
  • kels67camaro
    kels67camaro Posts: 36
    I think it's more of a comparison than an actual experience. Probably meaning sugar is addicitive like crack...

    Ya really think that's what he meant?? You're smart.

    So again the whole sugar and crack thing is a analogy.....Thats all!
  • Lift_hard_eat_big
    Lift_hard_eat_big Posts: 2,278 Member
    Crack is whack, it's all about cocaine
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
    Mmmm...tasty, tasty, crack.
  • Lift_hard_eat_big
    Lift_hard_eat_big Posts: 2,278 Member
    cocaine_rick_james.jpg

    UNITY! ????
  • PlanetVelma
    PlanetVelma Posts: 1,223 Member
    Actually it's funny because a lot of people who get getting off drugs or booze end up eat a lot of sugar or craving a lot of sugar food wise, so maybe it's like a crack replacement.

    Actually for alcoholics, many of them are replacing the sugar they were receiving from their addiction. My dad was an alcoholic (budweiser man he was) and when he quit drinking - hot dam he ate a lot of zingers, ho-hos & twinkies.

    As for how to deal with a sugar "addiction" - if you crave candy - have a piece of fruit instead. Or have a small piece of chocolate and back it up with a banana.

    There's more than one way to skin a cat, you just have to figure out what works for you.
  • LennyInFlorida
    LennyInFlorida Posts: 202
    There are these cookies at my local grocery store... My wife and I call them "crack" cookies because you can't just have one... and no we have never actually had crack BUT I imagine the yearning is near that scale(maybe?).
  • morgansmom02
    morgansmom02 Posts: 1,131 Member
    Gretchen Wieners knows everybody's business, she knows everything .... We crack Gretchen, and then we crack the lock on Regina's whole dirty history.
    Say crack again.
    Crack.
  • Jindra12
    Jindra12 Posts: 256 Member
    It is the food without a brake; you gotta have to finish it or the world will end (lol). It is a dangerous food.
  • mercymarque
    mercymarque Posts: 450
    Don't buy it. When you want something sweet have a piece of fruit. Self control
  • kels67camaro
    kels67camaro Posts: 36
    Don't buy it. When you want something sweet have a piece of fruit. Self control

    I really dont buy it, but i work in a Dr's office and the crap is around all the time.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I think it's more of a comparison than an actual experience. Probably meaning sugar is addicitive like crack...

    EXACTLY :happy:

    Actually, that's not true at all. That was my point. :wink:
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    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.

    Ahhh....meth...it is *definitely* a "happier" drug than crack. Crack only lasts about 20 minutes while meth might last 12 hours or more. :laugh:
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
    There are these cookies at my local grocery store... My wife and I call them "crack" cookies because you can't just have one... and no we have never actually had crack BUT I imagine the yearning is near that scale(maybe?).

    Are the the ones that are super soft and fluffy cookies with the layer of icing on top that is about half the thickness of the cookie itself? Those are the ones the hubby and I call crack cookies, so I was just wondering. :)
  • 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.

    Its called using a analogy :)

    It's a horrible analogy. Again, if you ever had a friend or family member hooked on crack, you would know that.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Actually it's funny because a lot of people who get getting off drugs or booze end up eat a lot of sugar or craving a lot of sugar food wise, so maybe it's like a crack replacement.

    Actually for alcoholics, many of them are replacing the sugar they were receiving from their addiction. My dad was an alcoholic (budweiser man he was) and when he quit drinking - hot dam he ate a lot of zingers, ho-hos & twinkies.

    As for how to deal with a sugar "addiction" - if you crave candy - have a piece of fruit instead. Or have a small piece of chocolate and back it up with a banana.

    There's more than one way to skin a cat, you just have to figure out what works for you.

    Alcohol turns to sugar in your blood, so that makes sense. Cocaine doe NOT turn to sugar in your blood. Rather it, it elevates your central nervous system. It's actually the opposite of alcohol.
  • kenazfehu
    kenazfehu Posts: 1,188 Member
    I've always been pretty good about having just one sweet.
    Something crunchy like Doritos, though - that's a whole 'nother story.
  • 120weeks
    120weeks Posts: 242 Member
    Its MUCH easier for me to resist the first bite than the second.

    Definitely.

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