Sugar Addiction: How To Avoid Relapse
Are you struggling with cravings for sweet foods? If you’re really addicted you know that quitting – while a challenge – is just the beginning.
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And the first 2-3 days of my transition, I ate regularly. Fortunately, I had stocked up on crudite, sandwich meats, fat-based dips and dressings, nuts (limited to a handful at a time), olives, etc. Some of these aren't optimal choices (store-bought dressings are high in polyunsaturated fats, and processed meats can have a variety of additives), but it's better than reverting to high carb snacks or trying to tough it out.
It took the better part of a week for the sugar cravings to go away completely; having a variety of high fat snacks helped me get through that process.