>Thank you Maddy, for telling us that you DID lose your >craving. Maybe there's even hope, for me. > >I also hope others like me, who are "fighting this >particular fight," will continue to post about their >progress. And maybe, even some setbacks... Completely foregoing honey and processed sugar does, with a little time, help eliminate the craving for sweets. Getting to the sugar-free period can be challenging, but exercise helps the process. Sugar triggers the release of insulin which converts glucose to glycogen to be used by the muscles for fuel. It helps to confront it from both sides. Try to reduce sugar consumption, but also increase the demand for glycogen. Exercise allows the bo dy to complete the glucose-insulin-glycogen conversion process by giving the body "space" to store the glycogen in the muscles which helps reduce insulin resistance. Without exercise the glycogen stores are always full, and the body "resists" efforts to add more. Marylee