Dealing with the cravings

Breaking my addiction to sugar is taking a lot longer then expected.  I'm in week four of the detox from fructose and I am still having cravings and getting the shakes.  Dealing with these cravings has made me develop some techniques to push through them. 

When there is a sugary treat in front of me and the thoughts race through my head to gobble it up, I walk a way and have a glass of water.  By the time I drink that full glass of water the craving has subsided and I can face the sugary treat (often being eaten by the boy) again without the desire to snatch it out of his hand.

When out to eat and everyone is getting desert, I have taken David Gillespie's advice and I order the cheese plate instead.  This really works for me because if there is something I love more then sugar it's cheese.  It is a great indulgence for me and I can still feel like part of the group at the end of the night.

This weekend I was faced with a craving like I have never had before.  The boy was making rocky road for a bake off he was doing at work and enlisted my help.  I made it through the whole process of making the sugary dish without once licking my fingers covered in chocolate.  But when the rocky road had set and I was helping cut it up I lost it!  I did everything; walked away, drank water, ate some random cheese in the fridge, and I even took a cold shower to take my mind off of it.  But it was still there and driving me crazy, so I decided to eat one small piece.  Boy was I glad I did that, it was so sweet that I couldn't even eat the whole thing and turned me off it.  Then I realized I must be almost off my addiction, because that is one of the signs, that sugary things that I use to eat tons of are unbearably sweet.

With cravings under wraps I am feeling like I might have kicked the habit, now for a weigh in tomorrow, yikes!!!