Quitting sugar?
I started struggling with binge eating after a period of not eating enough. That was mainly due to having to make up for being in too large of a deficit. It’s been a year and I have had periods of doing better and then worse.
Right now I’m back in a binge cycle. I don’t have worries around eating regular meals anymore. I always eat breakfast, lunch and dinner. The issue comes when I eat sugar. I can feel that it’s too much for my brain and it makes me feel not good also when I start I can’t stop.
I feel bad because I want to be normal and be able to have a pack of something sweet in my house, but I just can’t. It’s like my brain wants to finish it off so it can just stop thinking about the fact that it’s there. Is it okay to fully quit added sugar?
Of course I’ll still eat fruit and enough other foods. I know it’s controversial to restrict something in recovery, but this feels necessary and like I would feel more calm overall. What are your experiences?