Yo!! I have never even thought of it like that. I think you are spot on. We can’t completely avoid food. Although it was a struggle, quitting nicotine, alcohol and benzodiazepines has been extremely successful in comparison to my issues with baked goods. Now I feel like it makes more sense when I think of most of the food in my grocery store as constant “gateways” back to donuts.
Be kind to yourself. A weakness for baked goods is a significant upgrade from those other vices. If the baked goods have helped you at all from abstaining from them, it’s a small price
I made a kind of deal with myself that if I wanted baked goods and sweets I had to make them myself. Since then I’ve learned to make brownies, cookies, ice cream, sorbet, chocolate ganache tarts, pancakes, and more. It’s fun, allows you to be creative, and the extra work of having to make if yourself keeps you in check.
Making it yourself also lets you make it healthier. It’s super easy to choose recipes with less sugar and put fruit, veg, healthy fats, etc into baked goods. It’s not going to make it a health food, but it’s better than Little Debbie.
Yo!! I have never even thought of it like that. I think you are spot on. We can’t completely avoid food. Although it was a struggle, quitting nicotine, alcohol and benzodiazepines has been extremely successful in comparison to my issues with baked goods. Now I feel like it makes more sense when I think of most of the food in my grocery store as constant “gateways” back to donuts.
Be kind to yourself. A weakness for baked goods is a significant upgrade from those other vices. If the baked goods have helped you at all from abstaining from them, it’s a small price
I made a kind of deal with myself that if I wanted baked goods and sweets I had to make them myself. Since then I’ve learned to make brownies, cookies, ice cream, sorbet, chocolate ganache tarts, pancakes, and more. It’s fun, allows you to be creative, and the extra work of having to make if yourself keeps you in check.
I did the same thing with my meth addiction.
Making it yourself also lets you make it healthier. It’s super easy to choose recipes with less sugar and put fruit, veg, healthy fats, etc into baked goods. It’s not going to make it a health food, but it’s better than Little Debbie.