#AugustWritingChallenge - Obsession - Day 14

Everyone has a vice, every. single. person. I have several. Glee, Harry Potter, stationary, etc. but there is only one that I think is hazardous to my health, only one that I think I should quit... sugar. I have a sweet tooth that would blow your mind. I mean it is bad cookies, cakes, pies, sweet rolls, tarts, and the topper of all... ICE CREAM. Oh. my. Lord. I can go ham on some ice cream. Flavors are irrelevant; I don't discriminate.

I came across an [article] today on Marie Claire's web site. It's all about the effects of sugar on your body. Now that information wasn't necessarily new but what it also says is that some doctors are advocating that sugar be regulated in the same way as tobacco and alcohol.

Now, I do think that government regulation might be a bit extreme but I completely understand the parallel. In my mind, anything can become a drug, not just those classic substances that we all know. Now sugar may not have you twitching or stealing from your family but let me not have my apple fritter in the morning with my white chocolate mocha and see how unpleasant I become. Better yet, I've noticed that I could be having the worst day on the planet but, oh baby, a hostess iced honey bun will set me right on track again. Just like any other addiction, the more sugar you eat the more you crave. I'm praying my metabolism is not permanently damaged.

Even if you don't go for the addiction theory, research proves that a diet that is sugar-saturated can make you more vulnerable to diabetes -- which EVERY woman over 50 in my family suffers -- and heart disease. Another [article] from Forbes lays this out by referencing a study done at UCLA.

The point is I know myself and I know if I don't start making some serious changes to my diet, I'm going to be in some serious trouble. So, here's my first step:

Hi, my name is Dilane and I'm a sugar addict. 

I'm going to work on it though. I have faith that slowly but surely I'll make progress.