What I mean is, how did you resolve the emotional blockage which was responsible for your addiction?
Avoiding sugar forever is impossible for me. Especially because it´s labeled “forbidden”.
At the moment my sugar addiction drains a lot of my energy and affects my mental health.
It’s crazy, I was on 48 hours + into my dry fast and I was craving so much food. I was looking up Matt Stonie videos and watching Cole’s McDonald’s video. Today it’s been 72 hours and I saw food and felt completely indifferent to it. No cravings whatsoever. I drank a little bit of water because I was going to break today but idk I’ll see what happens.
I figured out it wasn’t an emotional addiction at all since I could fast fine for long periods of time.
Eating more carbs makes you want to eat more carbs.
I went keto. after a few days I no longer wanted sugar anymore.
I read The Salt Fix. Which really covers deeply how sugar affects the body. And how salt can be a mediator to help you quit sugar addiction.
Willpower is a skill, and it gets better like any other skill, the more you use it. I’ve quit serious addictions before, but I also see sugar as something similar. It affects the brain chemistry in the same way, with huge dopamine flushes. It really is like a drug, and if we’re being honest with ourselves, it’s just as bad for your body as many of them, even if there isn’t a real overdose risk. Changing your perspective is part of it. Instead of being a “good” thing that is “forbidden”, you start to see it as a bad thing that you’re free from.
That’s not to say I’ve given up sugar, I think there is some leeway as long as we are cutting out the worst offenders, namely junk food. There’s no problem having some fresh fruit. Sugar-free products and diet sodas can also be a good compromise in moderation to satisfy a sweet tooth. Not the best thing you can put into your body, but it’s all relative.