I recently realized I have a sugar addiction and I need some help

Unfortunately, I have nothing to make you feel better about this. Just here to say that I've been suffering from the same condition for over five years. From an athletic guy who does several sports to an obese one... Believe me, not much has changed in my life: I just started eating TOO MUCH sugar and it is slowly killing me.

I quit smoking on Jan, 1. Never looked back. Added sugar? No way. I go crazy if I am not given some kind of a chocolate bar or a piece of cake. I feel like my mind is completely consumed by sugar which keeps reminding itself every several hours.

People tend to associate behaviours of such kind with some kind of psychological disorder (which might be true for some, no doubt) but in general I feel myself just fine... I just have a little bit of anxiety about the future, which is nothing extreme. In fact, I've been much happier in last two to three years than I had ever been before and my life is not even in a good shape now! So I honestly don't think I resort to eating a lot of sugar simply because I am too anxious or lacking something.

Excessive consumption of sugar and the problems it bring is literally the biggest and the most serious problem in my life. Yet keep me sugarless for over 8hrs and I will start acting like a naughty kid who is beyond the limits of any kind of reason - I just need to get my fix or else I will probably lie on my bed and curse the life.

I still don't understand how anyone can be so terribly addicted to sugar. I don't understand how I can quit smoking with relative ease yet can't imagine a life without eating cake every day... It is honestly mind-boggling for me. I used to smoke almost two packs a day. This means I spent a lot of time smoking. On the other hand, eating sugar is a fun that lasts 15mins tops... How could it be harder than quitting smoking? No idea. Seriously, I've never ever had a problem with my weight till the age of 19. Fast forward to six years later, I am now an obese. Sometimes, I track my caloric intake for a period of time. Admittedly, it's not very consistent but everytime I do it, I realize something horrible: if I eat 2500kcal/day in "acceptable food", then I eat at least 1500kcal/day in junk food. In other words, almost %40 of my caloric intake comes from sugary stuff which my body doesn't ever need.

I can't believe how I am so stupid that I just can't stop eating that shit even though I perfectly know how terrible it is for my health. Yikes.

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