You can occasionally use a drug as well as one would enjoy a piece of cake in your scenario.

actually, there's nothing better than getting something sweet from nature.

I think you're trying to cut back on Sugar,stevia and other processed sweeteners

Instead of relying on processed foods for sweetness, you could get a sweet taste from nature like fruits. when you make a meal, try adding some fruit juice for natural sweetness.

I go the gum that kills the taste of sugar. You can find it on Amazon. It really works. There are also sprays and lozenges.

I never entirely eliminated sugar, but I made quite a dent just focusing on one thing. I gave up drinking sugar. After a while I noticed that I actually do enjoy black coffee, unsweetened tea, and crisp water. In my opinion, it's a good way to start and see where it goes.

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Do not go for sweeteners instead.

Just start cutting down gradually. You can start by diluting your coke/soft drink with sparkling water.

Slowly give it up, mine still yoyo about it, unfortunately I can't stop eating rice, but i try me best to avoid it if i can, but sometimes you just want to drink something a bit sweet here and there, you can try replace it with actually good sweetener that doesn't spike your insulin level, but slowly give that up as well, its hard work, but worth it if we don't use any sugar or sweetener in our food and drinks.

I love cold sweets at night. Chocolate from the fridge or ice cream are two of my major weaknesses. As others have said, processed sugar is dangerous stuff. Lately, I've been keeping lots of fruit in the fridge. Berries, oranges, apples, etc. When I get a craving for cold sweet stuff, I'll make a simple smoothie of plain yogurt, unpasteurized honey, and fruit or I'll cut up an orange or two. Quick, simple snacks that help fight the craving. I did this a few years ago and managed to entirely get rid of processed sugar for 3 months. It felt so good! I had so much energy every day, it was incredible.

You also need to watch out for sneaky sugar. Read the labels. Just about every processed food has sugar or fat added. If it says low fat, it probably has sugar added. Things like flavored yogurt which are advertised as "healthy" can have insane amounts of sugar. Concentrated fruit juices are another bad one. While one orange is healthy, drinking the equivalent of 4 of them in a big glass of concentrated orange juice is bad. Condiments like ketchup, some salad dressings, and BBQ sauce also have crazy amounts of sugar.

If you're reading food labels and you see that something contains 20g of sugar per serving and that's 30% of your daily recommended intake, just ignore that. The gov't guidelines are very skewed thanks to special interest groups lobbying the gov't.

As you get older, your risk of developing diabetes rises dramatically. Developing good eating habits when you're younger gives you some of the tools you need to live a long and healthy life.

Stop adding it to things. You might need to slowly reduce but over time your taste buds will change. Switch processed treats with fruit and home made treats.

Eventually you will rarely crave it.

I previously had such a sweet tooth. Over many years of yo-yo dieting I eventually stopped incorporating it into my everyday and stopped binge eating sugar. Occasionally I have a big craving which I allow but sugar isn’t my go to comfort food anymore. I’d much rather a salty snack.

It takes time to recalibrate your taste buds.

Cut down, reducing the sugar each day by a small amount, aiming to give up after six weeks. After a few months you'll actually dislike adding sugar to your tea and coffee.

I drink coffee and tea without sugar. I can taste it if my wife stirs her sugary tea and then mine!

Let yourself slip here and there. It keeps you from losing your mind.

It is affordable! And it is obvious I want to protect my soul from that For the pointless joy I might ever extract from this is never matching how filthy and weak I feel after rejection/efforts for such immature cause.

It's like presenting pigs with diamonds. Just for being clingy and needy, a hunger which never satiates

But if so you insightful you are, you can surely keep further on which my insecurities are. I am almost proud of them anyways. At least enough to feel lucky about not suffering your condition

By the way, thanks for the "grim reaper" compliment. Actually having a strong position of Pluto in my chart when born seems to show this feature as properly paying off. This is: I actually am sort of a grim reaper ^^

It's not that hard if you put some will on it.

You forgot to mention that sugar is also a primary cataslyst for cancer. Start cooking for yourself, maintain a healthy diet; splurge on occasional, exercise frequently, and concenttrate of enjoying every things you experience.

Own it. Worked for me. I even take my coffee without sugar. And I take espresso.

Don’t go mad about it, either. If one day you have a piece of cake, that is fine. What you normally want is to stop the abuse, not cut it off altogether like you would with a drug.

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Second shift allows you to live a semi-normal life. You sleep the same time everyone else does. Plus, you can go to the beach all day.

I worked second shift for years.

Me too, but it comes in a pint glass, so it doesn't look like an alcoholic drink. But, I've never had anyone hassle me about not drinking.

This only applies if the effort you put into something results in a dopamine release, which is definitely not always the case.

I don’t hang with people who need to be that rude about my choice not to drink.

Energy creates energy

This sub is drifting further and further into a general life-philosophy sub.

OP, I vehemently agree with your sentiments. Just pointing out that this is hardly a “pro-tip”.

More properly, the starches crystallize, so the dryness can happen in a perfectly sealed bag. Although much of what passes for bread these days uses a lot of stabilizers to prevent that.

Here’s the thing - people suffering from long Covid are often told they just need to get outside and exercise more, but that typically causes a horrible relapse that sends them to bed for 2-3 weeks. There are many thousands of people who are suffering daily, years after they’ve been exposed to Covid, and their families, friends, and doctors tell them to get more exercise because it’s all in their heads. But it’s not. So commenting on a post like this should not be dismissed or disrespected.

*LPT might not work on neurodivergent who do not get dopamine release from successful effort.
Like me.