Here's the bad news: cravings. never. go. away. Honestly, I have cravings just about every day of the week. I've been "eating clean" for 8 YEARS and I still struggle with lusting after food. Sometimes I cave, most times I do not. Every time I'm about to give in, I remind myself of my goals. "Debbie, will this help you to lose fat or will it cause you to gain fat?" And so I tell myself, "Food is fuel, that's it." But it's a DAILY dying to self. It really is. It's

"Pour some sugar on meeeee, when you need a little love." I love that song. Aren't we all sugar addicts on some level? While we may not snort the white stuff, we sure like things to be sweet and delicious. It's a contradiction within because as we crave the sugar high we loathe the sugar crash. We want to eat right but we often eat junk. 20 bucks says you want to eat healthier and feel better. But candy and desserts beckon, "I'm hot, sticky sweet, from my head to my feet,