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OriginalGeek

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4. For diabetical reasons

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Mon Aug 16, 2021, 03:07 PM

Aug 2021

I am supposed to give up sugar.

And I am finding it to be realistically impossible.

And Chocolate is the number one reason why.

Even knowing I will almost certainly lose limb and life if I continue, I continue.

On a far more exciting note, this weekend my wife and I bought us a couple Florida Highwaymen paintings for our 35th anniversary. I love them and even if they go down in value I will always love them. Maybe I should try again cutting down sugar so I can enjoy them longer.

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Can you really be addicted to chocolate? I mean, like a drug or alcohol? [View all] CTyankee Aug 2021 OP

How about Nabisco Chocolate Pinwheels? chocolatpi Aug 2021 #1

Can you be addicted to chocolate? elleng Aug 2021 #2

Well, I might not be because I do limit myself. That said, I spend money I never used to spend on CTyankee Aug 2021 #8

Chocolate has caffeine in it so yeah, maybe addictive csziggy Aug 2021 #3

I thought of the caffeine content, too. wnylib Aug 2021 #13

Hmmm, maybe that is why I crave cashews sometimes csziggy Aug 2021 #17

Could be. That would be my excuse wnylib Aug 2021 #21

For diabetical reasons OriginalGeek Aug 2021 #4

Thanks for mentioning them! Lars39 Aug 2021 #5

lol yep OriginalGeek Aug 2021 #6

See my #13. Getting enough magnesium might help. wnylib Aug 2021 #14

thanks! good to know. OriginalGeek Aug 2021 #16

My parents had a few of the Florida Highway paintings csziggy Aug 2021 #18

thank you! OriginalGeek Aug 2021 #22

I think these are some of the Florida Highwaymen pictures that were in my parents' house csziggy Aug 2021 #23

as the drug warriors basically redefined addiction to mean anything one can abuse Voltaire2 Aug 2021 #7

There has long been a distinction drawn between psychological vs. physical addiction Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #9

when the conflation is used to lump pot with heroin its bullshit Voltaire2 Aug 2021 #10

Agree on that count, and I think all drugs including heroin should be legal I would add (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #11

Some things are called "soft addictions" and eating too many sweets is definitely one of them. milestogo Aug 2021 #12

Briefly put.... DFW Aug 2021 #15

Hey, glad to see you back. I have done some research on hotels in Barcelona and I jotted down CTyankee Aug 2021 #20

I had an aunt that would drink cans of Hershey syrup when she got stressed. Hotler Aug 2021 #19