Giving up Sweets is Very Hard to do!

The previous poll question asked which habit or addiction would be the most difficult for you to give up. The majority winner was sweets. i have always had and most likely always will have a sweet tooth. It is significantly less than what it used to be but still I see a nice new bag of Skittles or a Box of Nerds and Im like an 8 year old. I also have not met a bowl of Ice cream I did not like, well except maybe coffee flavor, thats gross.

Many others said their issue was chocolate. Chocolate lovers are a passionate group, I very rarely meet one who does not have quite a bit to say about their favorite type of chocolate. So why is it that we like our sweets so much?

One of my favorite quotes goes like this, “First you form habits, then habits form you.” I am not sure who the original quote comes from but the Principal of the school I work at likes to use it. When it comes to nutrition I think this is a very true statement. We can so easily get caught up in a pattern of eating. Each of us has our own food addictions and we tend to easily fall into a trap of consistently eating those things. This in my opinion is what makes fast food so addicting. We get so incredibly busy that we look for a quick solution to the growing hunger rather than attempting to get our bodies what they need.

Proper Nutrition takes planning and effort. However, the sweet treats does not take as much planning as it does will power. I remember growing up as a kid I had a tremendous amount of sugar. I loved candy of just about any kind and especially around the major candy holidays of Easter, Halloween, and Christmas I wold really load up. I notice my sweet tooth is not as strong as it used to be but I still will eat a bag of skittles from time to time.

The other issue we have with our sweets is the fact that is can form an actually addiction due to the fact that it is a form of a stimulant. Sugar as we all know creates a quick burst of energy. There is the inevitable sugar crash following it but while it lasts it can cause a kid to wreak havoc in their current surroundings.

Those of you that listed sweets as the hardest thing for you to give up what was your number one sweet treat of choice? Mine, well it changes but for now I’ll go with Crazy Core Skittles, delicious.