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My husband, Kevin, handed me a bowl of my favorite ice cream, raspberry with dark chocolate chunks. \u201cJust set it on the TV tray, honey,\u201d I told him. \u201cI can\u2019t eat while I have this traction collar on.\u201d<\/p>\n

I hated putting on that contraption every night, but my chiropractor said it would help ease my chronic neck pain<\/a>. How aggravating that I was still having sharp pain and numbness from a car accident injury more than 40 years ago! Would I always need the heat packs and neck-stretching exercises for relief?<\/p>\n

I longed for a more permanent solution, especially since I had committed to taking better care of myself. I exercised four or five times a week, got plenty of sleep and had a healthy diet<\/a>. Well, mostly. Except for sugar. Besides a serious dessert ritual, I kept chocolate and other candy in my desk drawer at work. I joked that my biggest regret in life was a freezer that held only 17 cartons of ice cream.<\/p>\n

But in light of sugar being proven harmful to health<\/a> in many ways, I had started wondering if my intake of sweets was exacerbating my pain. The next time I visited my chiropractor, I asked if my habit could be affecting my joints. \u201cOh, yeah,\u201d he said. \u201cRefined sugar is one of the worst things you can eat to aggravate joint pain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even so, with the holidays coming up, I wasn\u2019t ready to say no to Christmas cookies<\/a>, pies and other treats. I decided to wait until after the new year to start my low-sugar lifestyle.<\/p>\n

In late January, the family gathered at our favorite Mexican restaurant to celebrate Mom\u2019s ninety-fourth birthday. We feasted on enchiladas, chimichangas and a double-chocolate cake. As I wiped fudge frosting from my lips, I told myself, This is it. My last major helping of sugar. <\/em>Tomorrow I\u2019d cut back to just seven grams a day\u2014 the amount that worked for my friend Diana, who had a serious digestive issue that forced her to avoid sugar and simple carbohydrates.<\/p>\n

But after the next day\u2019s breakfast of unsweetened oatmeal and lunch without dessert, my body was screaming for a cookie. Who am I kidding\u2014three cookies! I grabbed some mixed nuts and pretended those satisfied my sweet tooth. If only! Over the following weeks, I underwent the tortures of sugar withdrawal: fatigue, carbohydrate cravings, even depression<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Then came the day I had a stressful conversation with a coworker. I retreated to my desk and ransacked the drawer in a near panic, searching for a peppermint patty or peanut butter cup. That night, I promised myself a Girl Scout cookie as a reward for finishing a tough writing assignment but found Kevin had eaten the last one.<\/p>\n

I was beyond frustrated\u2014I was angry. \u201cLord, why is this so hard?\u201d I asked, near tears.<\/p>\n

The word addiction <\/em>ricocheted in my brain. There finally was the truth: I was addicted to sugar, not just superficially dependent on it. Admitting this to God and to myself made me see how powerless I really was. I needed far more than just a fix for my aching neck and shoulder; I needed healing for whatever it was that caused me to turn to sweets. And that meant some painful soul-searching to unearth the why <\/em>of my sugar addiction<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I forced myself to dig deep, scenes from my childhood flashing through my mind. Whenever my brother told me I was stupid and I ran to Mom crying, she gave me a cookie. \u201cHere, honey, this will make you feel better,\u201d she\u2019d say. Dessert wasn\u2019t just a sweet end to a meal; it was also a reward for eating my veggies and drinking my milk, things that made Mom happy.<\/p>\n

And having a stash of candy in my dresser drawer made me feel rich in blessings. I could pretend I was a princess whose daddy never got drunk, who never had to listen to angry shouting behind closed doors, who never had to hear her mom say, \u201cWe\u2019re getting a divorce.\u201d A princess who never had to attend her father\u2019s funeral after he died of cirrhosis of the liver, just seven months into Mom\u2019s new marriage to another alcoholic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Looking back at the psychological role that sweets played in my past explained why I used them as a crutch. I didn\u2019t reach for candy and cookies to satisfy any physical hunger. I did it to reward, cheerlead and comfort myself. It was emotional eating<\/a>. This new understanding helped. But I also needed healthy ways to cope with my addiction, both physically and spiritually.<\/p>\n

I thought of my friend Diana again. I knew she could share some strategies for managing my cravings. I zipped off an email to her with the subject line \u201cHelp!\u201d<\/p>\n

Diana sent me links to articles with great tips. Like eating sour or bitter foods and drinks, to block the brain\u2019s response to sugar. Exercising more to increase the feel-good hormones. Meditating on encouraging Bible verses<\/a> and repeating positive affirmations.<\/p>\n

Diana also committed to pray for me as I wrestled with my addiction. And wrestle I did. Whenever I felt powerless or overwhelmed by my urges, I learned to shift my focus. I\u2019d walk around the neighborhood and revel in the wonders of nature, work a jigsaw puzzle<\/a> with Kevin or get lost in a novel.<\/p>\n

As each month passed, I became stronger in my resolve. When I was able to go two full months between chiropractor visits, the doctor told me, \u201cCutting out sugar is one reason you\u2019re doing so well.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more than a year and a half now, I\u2019ve been eating no more than seven grams of sugar a day. I no longer panic when the only snack at hand is trail mix or popcorn. I can push my chair back from the dinner table and not pine for a dish of ice cream. I don\u2019t even feel deprived when Kevin orders from a list of 27 pie flavors at a caf\u00e9 and I have only two sugar-free choices.<\/p>\n

Yes, I\u2019m still tempted occasionally, and I have to lean on my new habits to get me through a church potluck or a birthday party. But I\u2019m no longer responding to stresses and hardships like that little girl, trying to soothe her broken heart with sweets. I know where to turn when I can\u2019t do life on my own. I\u2019m learning to ask God for comfort <\/a>and affirmation, and that is the sweetest feeling of all.<\/p>\n

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