I get it Bex, I really do. It gets very hard sometimes. And when you try to explain to someone else, they don't understand. I don't try anymore LOL.

Definitely if it weren't for the chelation, I would have given in to the cravings again and again. And yes, I'm sure a lot of it is biochemical. Willpower is sometimes about all we can use.

Sugar does act as a drug in some ways. It hits the opiate receptors. That's why so many people get such a comfort feeling from sugar and flour products. It really happens to me mega, sounds like it does to you too <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Lucky us.

As we work to put the imbalances right, hopefully it will get easier. I recently found out that low cortisol can cause sugar cravings. That's a problem a lot of people here have. I am very wary of talking about serotonin because of the way big pharma has associated it with their psych drugs, but it is also true that a hit from a simple carb causes the brain to produce more serotonin, which can also give a feel-good response. I wonder if it's one of the imbalances I have because my depression is worse in winter, when people tend to have less serotonin anyway (sunlight stimulates the brain to produce it). I would never say these things on a more mainstream forum because the last thing I'd want to do is encourage someone to run off and take serotonin-boosting drugs. I'm sure you know better <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Good luck Bex and let us know how you're getting on,
Linda.