Carb addiction is worse than my actual drug addiction

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #21

Apparently, the fructose part of table sugar messes with the dopamine in our brain’s reward center the same as alcohol, cocaine, and other drugs. I’m not surprised you’re having trouble. One day at a time, sister. You’ll get through it. PM me if you need to.

(Linda) #22

I totally agree. I pretty easily gave up drinking alcohol, and I gave up smoking after being a two-pack-a-dayer for over 40 years because it’s easier with things like that when you can avoid them altogether. Imagine if the alcoholic had to have a few drinks a day or the smoker had to smoke 4 cigarettes everyday to stay alive. I told the doc once if I could give up eating altogether, it would be easier than trying to moderate. Hence, my having to lose the same 50 pounds repeatedly. On a positive note, I’m having my longest success this time by losing my 50 pounds and not gaining any of it back in a couple of years and maintaining keto/low carb all year except for Thanksgiving, Christmas and my birthday. I call that a major success, as someone who has been dieting on and off since I was 9.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #23

Quitting cold turkey, that’s hard. I love cold turkey . . . just saying. :grinning:

(Katie the Quiche Scoffing Stick Ninja ) #24

I ate a pack of pork crackles and now i’m fasting for an undisclosed amount of time

I want fried rice SO much. Even the beginning carb cravings were not this bad.

(I Am The Egg Man ku-ku-kachoo) #25

You rock, Katie.
Keep fighting the fight!

#26

This is an interesting topic.
I’d have to say my cocaine addiction was worse mentally than my california burrito addiction.
Now that I’ve been keto for roughly 5-6 months, and have done a shitton of reading on the affects of the poison known as sugar, it’s interesting to think that sugar could be just as bad as cocaine for your physical health.
:thinking:

(Katie the Quiche Scoffing Stick Ninja ) #27

Oh man, it is.
I was addicted to meth.
Carbs are harder to shake than that shit.

(Katie the Quiche Scoffing Stick Ninja ) #28

You rock too, Don!! :slight_smile:

#29

Overcoming any addiction is no picnic, I’m super proud of you not just for that but also for being so courageously honest about it!! :heart:

It might just be me, but I think at least half the carb cravings I ever have are for the ancillary flavors/seasonings of carby meals. So those substitutes that others have mentioned have really helped! Thank goodness for internet recipes.

#30

Wow! Well done for kicking the drug addiction! That can’t have been easy! You should be seriously proud of yourself for that!! :two_hearts:

(Frank) #31

You’ve helped many people that I’ve seen even in the short time that I’ve been a member. You can do this. Today is a new day. Buckle down and own it!

(Lauren) #32

Heroine here. Quitting was so ugly. It took months before I didn’t feel like I was trying to crawl out of my skin. It was a few years before I could go more than a day without thinking about it. BUT once I decided to quit, I never went back, not once.

Carbs, on the other hand, keep their claws in me, always. Actually quitting them is far less painful, but the staying away is harder. They are everywhere. Always being offered by people who mean well. This was a challenge I didn’t have to deal with while quitting H.

We’ll get there.

(Karen) #33

Sugar’s the acceptable polite society drug. Everyone thinks home-baked goodies are not harmful. My mother keeps worrying that I will faint when I am on a fasting day. When really what is happening is I’m just digging into my fat stores. I’m hoping my stomach will eat my butt.

#34

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I’m hoping my stomach will eat my butt.
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(Katie the Quiche Scoffing Stick Ninja ) #35

Thank you @Callisto :slight_smile:

(Katie the Quiche Scoffing Stick Ninja ) #36

Thank you @Dimplestilskin! :slight_smile:

(Katie the Quiche Scoffing Stick Ninja ) #37

Congratulations Lauren, that’s an amazing feat, you should be proud too :slight_smile:

(Katie the Quiche Scoffing Stick Ninja ) #38

My mum gets so worried too. I try and find so much advice for her to prove that I’m not slowly killing myself and in fact, she is!

(Katie the Quiche Scoffing Stick Ninja ) #39

I didnt break. Currently 24 hours fasted. Phew.
It wasn’t until I woke up this morning that I could actually say I felt slightly better.
That lasted all day, was so distracting from my work and made me feel so miserable.
But again, every slip up seems to solidify the reason we are on this journey. I just can’t believe I let it get so bad.
Onwards and upwards!
I’m going to work out at lunch time then go get me a nice big ribeye.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #40

Honestly, I’d rather die an addict than eat Vegemite or (shudder) Marmite. :face_vomiting: