The 4 Steps That Helped Me Give Up My Sugar Addiction

I’ve been trying to kick this for over a year now — and I’m finally on a good streak! Here’s what I did.

It started out with ice cream and desserts as a treat on the weekends — then turned into every night after dinner — and soon enough I was snacking on chocolate throughout the day and craving sweets at every meal. Legit putting chocolate in my oatmeal and snacking on it after lunch…basically all hours of the day.

I found myself powerless against sweets. I could not be trusted if I was alone in a house with sugary anything…I would continue making trips to the kitchen for just one more little bite.

It wasn’t just a craving, it was a need. It was like my body was on autopilot and my brain was conscious of it but couldn't do anything to stop it. Cruise control, straight to the sugar.

I would try to justify my indulgences by saying to myself…well, sure I’m drinking a bottle of kombucha a day (loaded with sugar by the way) but it’s adding to my gut bacteria!! Or — well, this chocolate is organic so it’s fine. And — this ice cream is local, and I had a healthy dinner so it balances itself out….

Sure, some of those things are true, but to do it every single day and not be able to stop myself? I knew it wasn’t right. It didn’t feel right to me. I was legitimately cranky if I didn’t get my fix…and that has gone on now for over a year.