Today marks eleven months sugar freedom and with that the start of my recovery journey. I would have never made it without all of you here. Thank you so much for being here 
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Congratulations on your 11 months Aga!
And 4 days now!!
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Look at you! Staying off the stuff and roaming the beaches!
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Way to go!! Told my hubby today I think eliminating sugar actually let you taste good food better. I believe sugar dulls your taste buds!
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Ahhh i saw a recent post direct another user here. I feel like i didnt intially go to sweets in early sobriety but im struggling with it now for sure
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I feel the struggle. I didn’t realize how much sugar I was consuming over the years especially in sobriety. I never looked at the back of anything till recently and there is crazy amounts of added sugar/ regular sugar in everything… For me I stopped drinking Red Bulls which contain a lot of sugar and stopped eating candy as much But I still struggle with regular soda And candy like starburst occasionally. I read that when your body craves sugar it’s because you’re not getting enough nutrients from regular food And possibly your body is used to large amounts of sugar. It’s definitely a goal of mine to start looking at my sugar content. But it’s really hard. I noticed the less sugar I eat I sleep better. Sugar used to not affect me but in the last few months I realize stomach upset, frequent bathroom trips, and poor sleep and fluctuating mood. I definitely would like to learn about sugar more and it’s affect on the body and mind. I’m definitely in the habit now of looking at the back of things. As an example I used to buy instant oatmeal for the morning but switch to grits because there’s no sugar. Or I try to eat fruit instead of candy.
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Man i saw your energy drinks and candy meals on the foodies thread from back in the day. I see you making better choices.
Dude its chocolate for me. I was never crazy about chocolate and now its like i cant get enough. I feel like i lose my self will and eat too much to feeling ill. I think if not addressed it could be addiction jumping.
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I think that’s good though that you’re being honest with yourself. I know it’s not easy with the sugar and Chocolates and stuff. But maybe you can take small steps and approach it one day at a time just like your recovery from alcohol and nicotine. I definitely know what you mean with the addiction jumping. That’s how I felt with the energy drinks at one point maybe five or six months ago I was drinking like three or four a day and at one point they weren’t even doing anything with energy except causing negative effects and I just got sick of them. I had a headache for a few days After stopping but nothing major. It takes time for us to adjust to any change but it’s definitely possible. I’m rooting for you.
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One year everyone! I am so happy to be here! My life is so much better without ‘solving’ life’s problems with addiction 
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Way to go Aga!
@acromouse
A whole year no sugar!
So is your no sugar like 
no sugar? I know you take it pretty seriously. Where as mine is like no sweets or desserts cookies, or chocolates, ice cream, sodas etc… and if sugar is in something I don’t care.
Just curious.
I do feel a bit of a fraud saying no sugar. But this one is my own journey. Not like with booze and drugs where there is absolutely no wiggle room. It keeps me accountable.
Great job on the 1 year!!
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Thank you friend 
The thing for me with sugar is, it triggers me as a substance. So even in very minisucle amounts I will get the cravings and that feeling that I can‘t get enough. And this will keep tormenting me for days on. I can‘t do moderation with sugar 
So yes no sugar nowhere, never.
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That’s what I thought.
Extra extra proud of you.
That has got to take some work.
I mean over here in America almost everything has sugar in it. Or some form of sugary sweetener or preservative.
Good for you
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Wow! How do you do that Aga with prosessed food? There are small amounts of sugar in almost everything? Are you making everything yourself? Like pastasauce and stuff like that?
Ps congratulations for the 1 year milestone! 
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I’m the same way.
I do have some sugar on occasion.
I do not have any ‘hidden sugars’ in my food. My food is pretty sugar-free. For one thing I don’t eat that much packaged food.
When I have sugar, I know that I’m going to have it. As in I am going to have that ice cream. Going to have that piece of cake. And less and less power bar which I keep in the car. They only mess me up if they’re in the house. I’ve started to carry yogurt in the car so I’m not wanting/needing the power bar.
The best is if it’s somewhere away from my home and I can only have a little bit and then get away from it, but it still affects me. It will still make me want more food in general for a while.
On a normal basis, the most sugar I get is from fruit.
Congratulations again on the year!
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Many thanks to everyone
@SoberWalker @Dazercat
I think the thing with food for me is that I grew up and spend my childhood in an environment where there was no UltraProcessedFood available and the only processed food was the one we did ourselves or got from neighbours. Food for me ment either plants which came from the work and the fields of those around me, or from the animals that lived with us.
When we moved to western germany I embraced all the packaged food there. It was all so bright, shiny, new, convenient, and exciting. But I realized quite quickly that this was not food. It did not taste like food, it did not fill me like food, and it made me feel strangely.
So when I started realising that I have a problem with food, it came to me that it’s not food I have a problem with. I have a problem with certain products. I then found out that these products are explicitly designed and made in a way as to make you addicted. And apparently I did get addicted to them.
So for me food once again means the same thing it ment in my childhood: fresh produce, fresh meat from the butcher’s, eggs, grains, minimally processed fats. If it comes in a package, it usually is not food but a product. And my body knows the difference and will protest.
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One of the first posts that I made on the site was about how certain products actually had addicting type substances in them. I haven’t read it since I posted it, so I’m not sure this second how scientific it was, but I certainly related to it.
And can certainly see it in myself with sweets and some other foods.
I’m going to be a houseguest somewhere next week and I don’t want to put a label on me and my eating and I’m capable of eating what I want to.
No labels, just my personal preference. My hostess said oh well we can go get a hamburger. 
I have maybe ordered two hamburgers in my whole life and that’s really the truth. Actually she said we can go get a veggie burger. I don’t want a veggie burger. I want vegetables… and well, we can go get pizza. The last time I had pizza was in Lake Isabella, California in 2018. Maybe I’ve had a piece since. But that’s never been big on my radar.
Anyway, I have never wanted what I eat or don’t eat revolving around me as far as others are concerned, I can fit in anywhere in my own way. Personal preference.
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My first post. March 2021
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