Originally Posted by
FireSprite 
Sugar is sort of like *my* alcohol. I learned terrible habits around food very early in life & emotional eating (from binging to almost anorexia) has been a huge obstacle for me to overcome personally. I used it to numb out the same way another person drinks themselves silly.
If you read up on the way sugar/carbs affect the brain I believe there's a similar dopamine reaction to what an addict feels when they receive their DOC/alcohol.
A lot of people quit drinking only to find themselves with an insatiable sweet tooth they never had before.
Makes sense, my brain loves the sugar at this stage, I too eat emotionally. I have a friend who eats 3 meals a day and can't fathom how I would eat outside of this.