Someone I work with walked into the office this morning carrying a Starbucks coffee cup. Immediately, my salivary glands went into overdrive. All of a sudden, I wanted to go to Starbucks. I needed to go to Starbucks. If my boss hadn't been standing right next to me and my new found resolve to make better food choices, I might have retrieved my coat and car keys and made a run to the closest drive thru.
I know it wasn't the coffee I was craving. My typical coffee order has nothing to do with coffee. My go to order is a grande, skinny, vanilla latte. In the fall, I switch to a tall, pumpkin spice latte with non-fat milk, and in December, I look forward to tall, skinny peppermint mochas. But, as part of my resolution to make better food choices, I've swapped my Starbucks coffee runs for home brewed Green Tea. (Bonus - I'm also saving money!)
This leads me to believe that I might be having some sort of sugar withdrawal. I've never really considered myself to be a sugar addict, but my reaction this morning leads me to believe that I might have a problem. I have not consciously cut out sugar, but by making better food choices and tracking my caloric intake, I have, in essence, not been eating any refined sugar.
I guess this newly discovered "sugar addiction" is an issue I should explore a bit more.
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