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In the past, not a minute would go by without Nicki thinking about sugar. But why did she crave it? And why is it that you are so desperate for it? In Nicki’s experience, her sugar addiction was made up of two parts – physical and emotional.

The physical was about the ‘hit’ and energy rush she got from sugar, while the emotional was about the role sugar played in terms of making her feel happy and comfortable. When she decided to tackle her addiction, she realized she was going to have to take a good look at both aspects if she was to succeed.

In helping you overcome your addiction in the same way, we can’t just say to you, ‘Stop eating sweets’ or ‘Chuck that chocolate in the bin’. That won’t be the answer – it wasn’t for Nicki. We need to explain to you what sugar is, where it is found in food and how it affects you physically. We’ll also be looking at the emotional side of sugar, how it can be more than just a taste sensation but also a friend, comforter and reward. We explain that while the ‘feel-good’ factor from sugar is an emotion, there are physical factors to take into account, too, such as how sugar affects blood-sugar levels. In other words, if you’re hooked on sugar, it’s not a case of ‘lack of willpower’. There’s a powerful combination of emotional and chemical activity inside you that’s hard to beat!

Bear with us through the explanation of what sugar is. It might sound complicated but it’s crucial to your understanding of what it’s doing when you eat it. It will also start to give you an insight into how you’re going to beat it.