Comments on: Food Addiction

By: Dominic Gonzales

Dominic Gonzales — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:48:02 +0000

we have a small stevia garden at home and the dried leaves are very very sweet**.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:34:00 +0000

When I’m eating sugar, it’s just a slippery slope from there. Sugar makes me crave processed white flour products (bread, pasta), which make me crave fried processed products, etc, etc. It’s just a disaster (that is what happened to me in PR!). I don’t find that agave nectar affects me though, I put some in my morning smoothie and it just makes me happy, not crazy. When I detoxing from PR and had really bad sweet cravings. I would make a green smoothie with a lot of raw cacao and agave nectar — it faked me out

By: Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:30:20 +0000

Wow this couldn’t have come at a better time! I rarely eat processed food, but I swear once I do it starts crazy cravings for more junk food. “Once it hits your lips, it’s so good!” I really try to cut out processed food and white sugar, etc. because I completely hate how it makes me feel.

By: Salah@myhealthiestlifestyle

Salah@myhealthiestlifestyle — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:05:26 +0000

I try to just stick to natural sugars (sugar in fruits etc.) but sometimes I really just want some frozen yogurt with chocolate sauce or something but for the most part I try to keep it natural if anything

By: Sara Katich

Sara Katich — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:05:18 +0000

I found all that to be true in my life! Now that I mainly stick to fruits and honey to satisfy sweet cravings, I notice how much better I feel. Plus, other desserts taste too sweet to me. I found that if I do have a sweet treat, since I eat less of them I don’t have cravings like I used to.

By: Nicole @ Making Good Choices

Nicole @ Making Good Choices — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:07:04 +0000

wow that is some pretty scary information! I listen to NPR with my husband so don’t feel like such a nerd, I share the nerdness with you! When I want to eat less sugar I try to do it gradually so I’m not totaly feeling deprived. good luck with your detox, having a buddy really does help!

By: love2eatinpa

love2eatinpa — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:52:44 +0000

interesting stuff, thanks for sharing!
as a recovering compulsive overeater, i can definitely confirm the addiction part of sugar, as well as other foods, quite frankly. it is a true addiction, no doubt about it. i always include some sugar as part of my food plan to remain binge-free so that i’m not feeling deprived, so i can’t speak to kicking it entirely.

By: highonhealthy

highonhealthy — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:38:06 +0000

I don’t know if I’ve experienced sugar withdrawal although it’s quite likely that I have. As for cutting back, I never really have the need to since I don’t really eat my “bad” sugar. Mostly fruits.