No more macaroons for you!!
Or me.
I tried making them sugarless one time. 
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Hey Maxine.
Just wanted to let you know I waited until I had a good year plus of sobriety before I worried about cutting out sugar. Or rather cutting out extra added sugar. I figured it was better for me to be snacking on chocolate or ice creams or cookies etc….than to be drinking. Anything but booze. From what I’ve heard booze has a lot of sugar in it and it’s natural to crave sugar when you first quit drinking. But it’s better than drinking.
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@maxwell I second what Eric said. It’s certainly good to be mindful about it but if it keeps you sober, be gentle with yourself and enjoy the sweets!
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Hi Eric, 100% understand. I’m not looking to go cold turkey on sugar, mainly the topic interests me on finding some tips along the way to reduce my sugar consumption. I’ve always had a sweet tooth, and 1st week alcohol free was nuts (chocolate covered, lol). I’m on day 15 AF. I don’t want to mess that up.
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Congratulations on your 15 days. Way to GO!!!
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Now…this might be no good either since you don’t want to binge…but I just got this refined sugar free macaroon recipe that uses medjool dates…full disclosure I haven’t made it…… yet.
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Coming in at the end of day 2 and feeling good about it. My items I got worked well. I tried the kool aid drink and the chocolate last night and both were yummy.
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I got the variety pack. They really are good. But as usual I got to lay off them when this bag is gone.
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The bag says a serving is 2 and you know I pay attention to those calories so I had 2 yesterday and 2 today after dinner
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Good for you. I was doing 3. I’m bigger than you. 
and then it turns to 4 or 5 max. Then I don’t buy them again for awhile.
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Reset yesterday 
Why I find it so harsh to stay away from chocolat? If it’s in my house I eat it. Just asked my partner not to buy it for me anymore. But my son and he are fan too so there’s always chocolat in the drawer with sweets.
Tips beside be stronger? 
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@SoberWalker It’s really hard to resist if there’s chocolate in the house. We usually have sweets at home, because my kids eat it regularly, there are also birthday parties, walks with ice creams, meet-ups with their friends – triggers everywhere.
I usually do some of the followings:
- check if I’m hungry, if yes, I eat some nutritious food
- if I’m not hungry, I eat some healthy snacks, like carrot, kohlrabi, salted peanuts, peas, etc
- I drink a lot of water and tea
- I eat/drink some sour/bitter stuff, coffee, lemonade, etc
- I wash my teeth
- if I crave sweet taste even after that, I eat some fruit, apple, grapes, berries or make porridge with them (I know it contains sugar but I ditched chocolates, cakes and sweets only, not fruits)
- if the root cause is boredom, I try to distract myself
- I go to bed (if it’s too early, having a cold shower works almost like re-starting the day, it usually switches off my cravings or at least takes the edge off).
Overall I focus on solving the current situation and I try not to think about the long term struggle, definitely avoid questioning the point of my decision and avoid bargaining with myself. The only goal is to postpone the craving to the next day.
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Woke up with my days intact and sleepily walked to the cupboard combing for sugar this morning. My eyes locked on the chocolate covered granola bars that are in the cupboard… I think I should throw them out.
I managed to push the after dinner chocolate away at the resturant then when I got home I scoured the house like the feind I am for something sweet and settled on fists full of raisins and apple sauce; it go me through.
2.5 days sugar free, insanity at its finest.
I never participated during these very early days on the forum with my detoxing from alcohol. I am always the type of person who makes sure they “have it” before telling anyone they are trying. Fear of failure runs hot in my veins… I have been graced with some humility in the last 2.5 years that and I now understand the value in every part of the story.
Have a strong day everyone.
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That is one of the reasons I started this thread. Back Inflammation and headaches. I too was eating a bunch of sugar to substitute my cravings. But after a year and a half of solid sobriety I decide enough was enough. I think it’s help with the inflammation. I’m not 
sure though. I do feel better without the sugar. And the back pain comes and goes. I do a lot of ice for my back. I got 2 really good ice packs. They help a lot. I remembered my chiropractor said not to drink wine before bed a long time ago. Because the sugars cause inflammation and that could be why my back is inflamed and sore in the morning.
I get it Claudia @SoberWalker if it’s in the house I eat it. But somehow that was not or is not the case with all my wife’s booze. And she has real chocolates in the house always 
. I don’t touch them. I think it’s a different mindset as opposed to drug and alcohol addiction. I mean it’s just sugar. But I know I can’t moderate it either. Even my 0 sugar chocolates I can’t moderate. Every day without sugar is still a benefit.
Congrats on your 2.5 Twinnie
@Its_me_Stella
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Those Russell stover chocolates I posted a picture of are really good. Maybe if you had those in the house you can reach for them instead. Sugar free and yummy
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I know. I feel like I’m cheating. I keep mine in the fridge.
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Today is day 7
Realized yesterday I had a half bar of raspberry dark chocolate that got lost on the door of my fridge.
Had it in hand, closed the fridge, walked halfway back to my office and started mumbling no no no no no no all the way back to the fridge to shove it back in it’s hiding place.
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Thank you for the tips @Tomek . The stupid thing is: there’s alcohol in my house and I do not crave it but if there is a Tony chocolonely bar…I have to have it.
But today I managed.
Going to try to use your tips Tomek 
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Hope I will find that mindset too.
Think I’m white knuckeling now 
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Congrats on day 7 Jess.
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