Put DOWN the Butterfinger

Ever since being pregnant with- and giving birth to- the doctor, I have had a killer sweet tooth. Sure, I have always liked ice cream, and indeed, I fall prey to the "I need something sweet after dinner" thing, but this aching for sugar is a relatively recent thing.

Previously in my life, I would be able to have cookies or candy in the house, and I would have one or two and be satisfied. Friends couldn't believe that I could have a candy dish with "kisses" and never touch them. But all of that has changed, and in the last year, I have become-along with millions of other people- a sugar addict.

I crave it. I would choose to eat something full of sugar over pretty much anything else. And one piece or cookie doesn't cut it any more. (If that's not a sign of addiction, I don't know what is!)

So, today I am going cold turkey. I am fighting the sugar addiction by cutting out the most obvious offenders, both big- no dessert after dinner, no vanilla nut granola or cinnamon almonds- and small- no sugar in the coffee, only sugarfree gum and mints.

Of course, I know pretty much everything HAS sugar in it. My goal is to lose the craving and the need for more so that fruit will once again taste sweet... and a mocha seems like an indulgent outrageously sweet treat!