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Food Can Be Literally Addictive, New Evidence Suggests
(www.scientificamerican.com)
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I've said for years, the one thing I envy of people quitting alcohol or other drugs, is the simplicity of the rules.
In their case the rule is just "No". At every time, place, or circumstance, no matter what, it's just "No".
It would be so nice if food was that simple.
Be kind to yourself. A weakness for baked goods is a significant upgrade from those other vices. If the baked goods have helped you at all from abstaining from them, it's a small price
I made a kind of deal with myself that if I wanted baked goods and sweets I had to make them myself. Since then I've learned to make brownies, cookies, ice cream, sorbet, chocolate ganache tarts, pancakes, and more. It's fun, allows you to be creative, and the extra work of having to make if yourself keeps you in check.
Making it yourself also lets you make it healthier. It's super easy to choose recipes with less sugar and put fruit, veg, healthy fats, etc into baked goods. It's not going to make it a health food, but it's better than Little Debbie.
I did the same thing with my meth addiction.