Although never an alcoholic, for over 30 years I was severely addicted to sugar, chocolate and various forms of junk food, and could not bear to go more than a few hours without even wheat.
It amazes me that through GAPS, all cravings are gone.
There is no one food (or drink) I “have to” have at any given point. Food is consciously selected for variety and specific nutrients. Most of it is vegetables, but I also enjoy meat, nuts, yogurt and treats.
Recently, I even had opportunity to test this during an intensely stressful time. It held true.
It feels amazing to me to be free of those former chains! I would never have thought it possible!
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Hooray! Although earlier in my GAPS Journey than you, I’m finding much the same thing and would never have thought it possible. I wince thinking about the lengths I used to go to when my “addiction” kicked in. In college, I did a 3-month language program in a small village in Germany where there were outside vending machines for chocolate bars. More than once, I snuck out of the strictly hostessed house where I was staying and walked a couple of cold miles in the middle of the night for my fix. I kept an anxious watch over my coins so that I would always have the right change for whatever sweets were being vended nearby and was on intimate terms with the pastry inventory of every cafe and “konditerei” in town. It is a world away in time, but more important, a world away in biochemistry because of GAPS.
LOL, oh, Eloise, you are I are kindred spirits! I, too, used to hoard exact change and make long (and risky) middle-of-the-night treks! This shift alone has allowed me to get a heck of a lot more sleep!