I'm addicted...

To sugar! But don't worry, most people are and dont realize it. When I don't have sugar for a long time I get pissy and ravenous for chocolate. In my mind that is withdrawl and that comes from being addicted to something. I'm not as addicted as much as I used to be. I have been eating healthier for about 2 years now and I have cut down on sugary foods a lot. I used to eat ice cream FOR BREAKFAST in high school and it totally ruined me for the rest of the day. I'm challenging myself to get as much sugar out of my diet as I possibly can. I already don't buy products with High Fructose Corn Syrup. I HATE those commercials about how HFCS is just fine and dandy because it's not, it's better to just eat normal, natural foods. My biggest problem is salad dressing and cereals. It tends to have lots more sugar than you think it would so I always check labels. So does ketchup :( Most ketchup is also made with HFCS like Hunts or Heinz). I usually shell out the extra $1 for organic, cane sugar sweetened ketchup because it's atleast made with less bad stuff than the regular kind. If I do sweeten things I try to use unprocessed sugar substitutes (no aspertaine, splenda, or crap like that). I usually use raw honey or stevia. I very rarely use stevia, but it's a lot like aspertaine but not bad for you (though there has been some controversy about whether it's good for people or not). It's been used in Asia for centuries and I haven't died from using it. I'm going to try and eat more fruit too, so that the sugar I am getting is from a healthy source. I'll keep you posted on how I'm doing with my sugar rehab!