So, I gave up sugar, two months ago now. I've always eaten lots of it. Had a bit of a stressful period and was eating more - a couple of bars of chocolate, a slice of cake, a bag of sweets in one day wouldn't have been abnormal. Before that, not so bad, but would usually have at least two sweet treats a day. I liked it. Overweight by about a stone but not particularly bothered about that.
And one day I thought - okay, stop eating like this. And did. I thought I'd struggle (had before) and would have to avoid touching it again and be constantly in guard but ...
Nothing. Gave it up. Lost interest in it. Have it if I'm visiting and someone offers. Still drinking milk, eating fruit etc, but actually not much of either. Craving is gone. Pleasure is much less than when I actually eat it, but ...
All that stuff about increased energy, never feeling better etc? Haven't noticed a thing. I'm sure it's good for me to have dropped it, but all I feel is that I've lost a pleasant hobby - tea and cake / chocolate used to be great, and I'd work away happily with that - I seem less energetic now. I'm baffled by the whole thing. I'm not one of those people with Willpower, so why was this so easy? And when do I get my reward for virtue? Was it like this for anyone else?