Just have to add that my sweet husband read what I wrote the other day about craving chocolate /sweets in general and bought me a tiny
tub of B&J chocolate ice cream with brownies in it! I have a fix
for next time a craving strikes! Chocoholics rejoice!
After he read it, we had a great talk about my craving for sugar
in general and afterwards I felt much better. He very gently reminded
me how much junk (HFCS et al.) I have consumed on a regular basis in my
life until recently, and he seemed to think the craving was natural and perfectly normal for me. He
also thought it would take awhile for my mind/body to re-translate what
"sweet" is now compared to what it used to be for me.
This made so
much sense to me and explains why I sometimes felt like a crazy person. I
would want something sweet and, trying to be good, eat an apple. It was
like my stomach was saying, "Thanks for the apples, now give us
something sweet." So I would repeat with raisins or cherries or grapes
until finally I would give in and eat something chocolate or super sweet
or a really rich dessert.
I've been
working on the sweets in general and doing better, but had not
anticipated the challenge it would bring. I've more than tripled the
amount of fresh fruit I eat so there's definite progress. It's just
going to take time to re-train my brain to know what "sweet" is now. And
until then, I have some yummy ice cream in the freezer!
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