Originally Posted by
Callas 
I may be wrong here but I believe anyone who managed to kick the demon of alcohol into touch will also be able the keep the minor little devils of sugar and carbs at bay. At least, unlike with alcohol, sugar and carbs can be moderated.
I sure believed this with all my heart for the last two years. I held on to this for a long, long time. I tried about 14 different ways to do this.
Things got worse. My health suffered, my whole family started gaining weight (especially my husband and youngest daughter), I became depressed, I had to quit my exercise program due to pain and inflammation, weeks went by when I didn’t want to get out of bed, the money spent on processed food was unreal and it was a daily expense....
Seems silly, and I agree it seemed like a compulsion that shouldn’t be a compulsion, but it was.