a tale of me and SUGAR
and I don’t mean my sweetheart, i mean SUGAR!!!!
WOWEE! I had this really strong experience of that sugar withdrawal thing that people talk about all the time. See, I normally eat a little sugar here and there, but no so much. I do love my carbs, but except for pasta I go whole grain. I’ve never had a huge sweet tooth per se. I do like cookies, cakes, and all that and can even want or crave those, but this was different. I was deranged for sugar yesterday.
Let me back up…
I have been in an awful binge-y eating place for about 2 weeks now. There are days or parts of days that are okay, but for the most part I am having at least one pretty significant binge each day. These binges have been cookie dough, pnut butter, whatever snack food is around, ice cream, you name it.
Yes, I am pregnant.
No, this is not why.
I have been stressed, overwhelmed, tired, alone, sick etc. All of my triggers.
So, what then happened was just amazing to me. This last round of bad eating has been so sweets focussed from the eats to the lemonade or sweet teas that yesterday or day before I had this SUPER clear craving for Sugar. The white stuff. Just about wanted to pour it down my throat in any form possible. It was wild. I had never had that before. I have heard of that, but I guess I just never had eaten that much sugar to warrant withdrawals like that. I was dreaming of the stuff, of cookie dough, sweeting my cereal, lemonade at all times of day, of sweet anything, of pasta with pasta and more pasta or bread and more bread. It was just so obvious and so incredibly amazing that it rocked me just enough to get back to my senses.
I am not a no carb person and never will be. As a vegetarian it doesn’t make sense to me, also, I don’t do deprivation as I don’t beleive in it for me. Normally, I do eat a fair amount of carbs and could probably stand to cut down, but when I’ve done carb detoxes it’s not that big of a deal. I don’t seem to have that sugar addict thing. Well, this week I started to feel it and know it like some others have experienced it. WILD. NOT an addiction I’m interested in and a nice good kick in the pants.
Did I still have a scone today? Yes. Did I eat anything else sugary today? NO! My teeth and my gut couldn’t even imagine it. I may have a splash of lemonade in my fizzy water tonight, but that’s about it.
Also, last night I finally didn’t binge or stay up late with the TV and I felt 200% better today. Sleep is my friend, I need to keep her nearby while i can.
Anyway, watch out for that white stuff - sugar - it really is addictive!!!!
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Don’t sweat it Deb they say sometimes your body craves what it needs maybe you needed some additional sugar intake…lol
I guess you just needed some “sweeten up” LOL You have been pushing the exercise on to the diamonds lately. LOL “Sweeten up” Just kidding….We love you just the way you are… However we can’t wait for our chance to give it to you in the challenges. LOL
Paula just wrote something very interesting about sugar addiction and insanity related to candida on the bingeing thread.
I think she has a point and that something bizarre really going on with sugar and cravings on a visceral level.
When you feeel the craving, give in to it with a little cuz if you don’t you will end up eating lots of it…..I noticed if i crave sweets, The my body really wants protien.
OMG - I can totally relate - except mine is diet sodas…someone looked down their nose at me while I was drinking mine and called me an addict. I said I just want the little bit of sweet - I realized I’m a junkie
Yikes! And I thought I was a sweetaholic. Little Momma, you are letting yourself get way too stressed and your body and baby are reacting to it in strange ways. I hope you really will let sleep be your friend, that usually help with the sugar craving and I agree with the other buddies a little’s not going to hurt yah, so enjoy. -Dee
Ive heard of women craving odd things in pregnancy, like laundry detergent…for real. Maybe your sugar issue could just be some result of the prenancy since you have not had those cravings before. Hope it eases! Sleep and dream of sugar plums instead
You are sweet enough without all the sugar! Put it down!!!! How have you been doing with the yoga? Sounds like you need some destressing time good buddy of mine!
At least you are not craving liverworst sandwiches with gravy on them. Like Dawn said maybe a little giving in won’t be so bad. When I was pregnant I always craved the same things, hot dogs, chips and candy bars all in one sitting. See, it could be a lot worst Debbie
I absolutely agree. A little confession or maybe I did write about it here….. One night I had so much sweet this and that, right after I went to bed David and I had the BIGGEST biggest fight of out lives and I felt like a lunatic!!! It was not me! I mean I can be moody if my diet is off, but that was craziness - it was sugar. I ate it and it was my doing, but the substance at fault was SUGAR… nasty.
Glad you are feeling better Debbie.
*hugs*