Addicted to caffeine?

Question

Hi all,
I have a 6 month old little boy, and when I was pregnant I developed a crazy sweet tooth - especially for chocolate. However - it’s not seemed to disappear after birth. I still feel like I need to eat sweet things everyday or i cant function. At first I just thought I was being silly but someone mentioned you could be addicted to caffeine. I’m gaining weight massively - and it doesn’t surprise me - but I just can’t seem to shift this bloody sweet tooth!! Parenting a young baby is hard enough so I struggle to find time to eat properly, meals are usually quick easy to grab things. And then I start snacking on chocolate etc throughout the day. I just can’t stoppp!!
Any advice? Could it be a caffeine problem? (Other than stop buying the chocolate)
Xx

Answer

Sounds like a sugar addiction. The amount of caffeine in chocolate, esp milk chocolate, is negligible. So unless you were eating 70% cacao dark chocolate or more, it’s probably a sugar thing and not a caffeine thing.

Answer

Addicted to sugar not caffeine

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Could be a sugar addiction, but also if you’re not eating healthy, balanced meals that cause/ your blood sugar to spike and drop which can lead to sugar cravings.

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Girl! After I had my son I was in the exact same boat. He is now six months old. I had a huge chocolate addiction and caffeine addiction as well whenever I was pregnant with him. It was so much easier to just grab cookies, sweets & treats and a cuppa coffee after he was born Instead of real food.. But I realized even though I was nursing which was helping the weight-loss my food habits were not helping the weight loss. 
I did a whole 30, I don’t know if you’re familiar with that but it really helped me out a lot. I would say it’s definitely a sugar addiction, Which I know far too well.
I now I try my best to make a real meals with real ingredients like a protein veggie and healthy carbs.  When I crave really sweet stuff, I always go for fruits Like bananas oranges grapes apples. I figure it’s better than eating chocolate cake and ice cream. LOL and when I am really craving sugary stuff I have dried prunes dates and raisins. The sugar content on dried fruit is much higher And gives me that fix that I need. I hope this helps.

Addicted to caffeine?

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