It’s come to my attention – a while ago, actually – that I have a sugar addiction. I don’t mean this in a funny “haha I like to snack” sort of way, but in a rather serious way: It seems that whenever I buy my groceries, there is sugary food in it. I stopped buying candy, and what was the effect? I bought soft drinks instead.
It’s an interesting realization in that I had never been addicted to anything before – I do not smoke, and I only drink alcohol once in a while, and then very tame stuff (wine, mostly). I had always wondered why, for example, smoker don’t just put their foot down and say “enough” and just… stop.
I mean, I always understood it on an intellectual level, but I had no experience in how nasty your brain can be if it’s not on your side. In my case, I would just zone out and think of something else entirely and automatically grab a bag of candy off the shelf in the supermarket. Or, especially in the case of soft drinks, resort to excuses. “Eh, it’s just one bottle of Cola, no big deal.”
Except it is. There is a ton of sugar in your average softdrink. Sugar is not healthy. Certainly not at these amounts. And you gotta realize that I easily drank a liter of coke a day, maybe two on a bad day. I am frankly surprised I am not more bloated – or dead.
There’s good news, though. For a week, now, I have been off that stuff. And I have not compensated in other ways: No chocolate, no fruit gummy, no cookies, no ice cream. I have been drinking gallons of tea. The regular kind you make with bags and hot water. Without milk or sugar added, I should point out.
Wish me luck and stubbornness. I’ll report back in a month or so.
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June 13th, 2015 at 8:09 pm
ladymeritaten
Honey in tea will do it.
June 14th, 2015 at 8:13 am
secretgeek
Quick research shows that honey isn’t actually better than sugar, not much anyway. I’ll stick to non-augmented tea :)
June 14th, 2015 at 8:46 am
ladymeritaten
Hey to each their own.
June 14th, 2015 at 8:49 am
secretgeek
Oh don’t get me wrong, I do appreciate the suggestion; I just don’t think substituting one type of sugar for a slightly different type of sugar is going to be a good idea if you’re fighting an addiction. It’d be a little like switching from vodka to rum if you’re an alcoholic.
June 14th, 2015 at 6:54 pm
ladymeritaten
Oh i get that. I experienced myself a few years ago when I realized I drank too much soda. So I ended up quitting buying or ordering it while out. Took a bit of getting used to it certainly but now I am past the attraction and have it very rarely.
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