Sugar cravings aren't usually addiction. Discover how restriction and the binge-restrict cycle may be driving your eating patterns.
Feel like some people may need to read this. Basically when you under eat you crave sugar a lot more because it's an easy source of energy for your body
Some people saying "uhh shouldn't this be obvious" but there is genuinely such a push right now to paint normal human body functions as outdated nonsense that should be ignored for better health. Like cravings for sugar and carbs will always have a reason for existing, it's not some sort of evil trick to sabotage your diet, just probably means you're lacking something
I don't think people believe me when I say it but hand to god I have never understood what having a sweet tooth is or why so many adults punished themselves constantly for wanting sugar because for some reason they wanted it "all the time" which I never wanted sugar all the time so?? The only times I ever have distracting sugar cravings is when I either 1) have not eaten anything in more than 4 hours or 2) I'm stressed out. The rest of the time I simply do not think about candy or sugar and I hardly ever even FINISH most candy and chocolate I buy.
And I think it's because I've never thought of sugar as something one needs to restrict or feel guilty for eating. If I want candy I eat candy and surprisingly that leads to me only eating candy every now and then. I crave sweet baked goods a lot now but that's because I can't have them bcs I'm allergic to wheat, before I discovered this allergy I basically never craved sweet baked goods. If you genuinely have constant sugar cravings that distract you to the point of it stressing you out you probably have an eating disorder and the solution is not more restriction, it's no restriction. Take it from someone with OCD, more restriction and rules will only make it worse. To gain true control you have to let go.
