Sugar / Carbohydrate Addiction - Addiction & Recovery Message Board

GrlPisces · 05-18-2006, 08:31 PM

Hi everyone -

I've lurked these boards every so often, and have not yet seen any threads about Sugar / Carbohydrate Addiction and am wondering if anyone out there is a sugar / carb addict.

If so, please come in here and let me know that I'm not the only one out here who is convinced she is a sugar addict

If anyone DOES post in here, and is recovering from sugar addiction, how did you identify it? How did you quit? How were your withdrawal symptoms (if any)? How long have you been sugar-free? What type of diet / eating plan have you followed, and for how long?

Short of seeking professional help, I am at my wit's end. This self-diagnosed addiction is completely out of control, and I am not sure how to control is myself (besides Atkins, South Beach Diet, Carbohydrate Addicts Diet, etc. -- I've tried them all, but cannot seem to keep it going more than 4 days!).

I hope to find others like me out there who are willing to share their experiences and stories -- thank you, in advance, for sharing your story!

- B

solars · 05-19-2006, 08:28 PM

i don't think sugar addiction would be different then an obssesive type person, say one that likes to pick their nose all the time. If you stop, you'll miss doing it, but i don't something as natural as sugar will set your world spinning.

stevie_23 · 05-22-2006, 12:59 AM

I think I may have been addicted to sugar...I doubt I am now so much though.

I have been a sweet tooth and basically gorged myself on sugary things for like, 15 years. I have always had a really fast metabolism but now that I'm 27 it is slowing down a bit and I found myself about 6 months ago looking a TAD bigger than I was happy with.

So I decided to change my diet and cut down drastically on junk food. I was never that huge on greasy burgers and fries, so this meant majorly reducing the sugary things.

At first I found this really annoying. I was always hungry, always craving sugar. I would still eat it but just in smaller amounts and less frequently. Just one tiny example is I used to drink a bottle of energy drink V and coke each day, and now I have a glass of coke once a week and that's it.

It's been 6 months or so now and I really don't miss it. I find I actually appreciate the sweet things more and can taste them and feel them more as opposed to just stuffing them in my mouth mindlessly.