The Food Addiction Crisis: Why Millions Can’t Stop Eating Sugar | Jen Unwin

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  @NotByBreadAloneMat4-4 · 4 months ago (edited)

  The only way my cravings decrease is eating nothing. The longer I can fast the more the cravings subside. It’s just very hard to get to that point.

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  @projectkj7643 · 5 months ago

  I have NO doubt I’m a sugar addict.  I can’t just eat a piece of candy, I have to have whole bag. I can’t seem to stop.  It’s a horrible struggle. 😖

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  @dianemcq64 · 5 months ago

  I was the poster child for sugar addiction. Boy, it was very hard to get away from a sugar-heavy diet. I did, about 20 years ago, but it creeps back in occasionally if I cross a certain sugar threshold. No cure, just successful management.

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  @Simonesmiling · 5 months ago

  Dieting for 50 plus years, I’m now 60, as I look back I’ve lost and gained the same 30-50 lbs every decade. I’ve never had a problem with alcohol or cigarettes, but bread, sugar ,cakes, pastries, ice cream, chocolate, fruit are like crack to me. When I can’t stop I often think it’s like a form of slow suicide. For I am killing myself slowly by destroying my health, and no matter how much I know ( and I know a bit as an RN and health researcher) I still want to do the self harm. There’s definitely a sense of self loathing and hatred. If there’s one thing I’d change about my life, my obsession with food and thinking about it every second, would be it.

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  @ruthscott4632 · 5 months ago (edited)

  I stopped smoking, alcohol, caffeine, now its sugar and scrolling. I am finding sugar the hardest of them all.

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  @highcountryofarizona2317 · 4 months ago

  This is the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.  I take one bite of carbohydrates and I turn into Mr. Hyde.

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  @sanderjulianbrus2547 · 4 months ago

  What really helped me is to cut out sugar for 14 days, changing my taste buds, and prioritize protein and fat.

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  @jeanetteogden-barker1952 · 5 months ago

  Dr Phil said the only time you need discipline is in the supermarket. Simple but helped me. However, when I really look around the supermarket with the lens of real food, most food seems to be a treat or dessert. Look at breakfast cereal or is it a dessert. How many isles are filled with biscuits.? No wonder people can’t stay heathy &nbsp; <br><br>Anger was my friend when I go around a supermarket I see how much temptation is put there to get people to spend more at the expense of their health and I refuse to let these corporations dictate my health so I suppose being stubborn helps too. Wish I could use more pleasant emotions 😂<br><br>Good luck everyone

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  @katieh6569 · 4 months ago

  Sugar addiction has caused me so much mental pain. I wish I could stop, I honestly feel like it’s ruining my life. I feel so out of control :( trying again today to stop. It’s like my brain is being controlled by a demon

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  @Lili-May_ · 4 months ago

  A 3 day water fast was a turning point for me. It was the reset I needed. I gave up all sugar, starch, processed food. I now love and enjoy my food and I am no longer controlled by sugar. I feel so much healthier.

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  @dennoris1 · 4 months ago (edited)

  Same here, I gave up smoke, alcohol and have cut out sugar for last 2 months. Hardest period of my life. The best thing though is that I can live without thinking continuously about food! I&apos;m over seventy and it&apos;s THE FIRST TIME in my life.

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  @EmmaBannister-si7bd · 5 months ago

  I was addicted to Bertinet sourdough bread and ‘posh’ tubs of organic ice cream . They both appealed from a local, foodie, organic perspective as rewards but ultimately just sugar! Now happily keto/ low carb but I had to move remote countryside with no corner shops and out of range of delivery apps! My replacement addictions are fabric browsing/shopping and sewing and watching YouTube!

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