"Cut down on sugar"

Said K.L., my dentist...
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Obviously, he doesn't know me: sugar is like air, how can I do that?? He has solid proof on his side: three fillings in as many weeks. I've never had any cavities before, but all that sugar seems to finally have caught up with me. It's apparently been wearing down my teeth little by little for the past decade, and now there's a price to pay.

Now wait... Isn't this one of those adulthood things?? I mean, as you get older, all types of things happen because of your self-indulgent youth, like cholesterol, or diabetes, or beer bellies, or arthritis, or debt, or bad marriages, and you have to deal with the consequences... but come on, I'm only 22! I'm hardly in the twilight of my existence (yes Chelsea, I did just use that expression!).

I remember when I was a kid, people always said that I'd someday grow out of my sweet tooth. I used to wonder why that was. I have always maintained that I'd never stop liking sweets, and I still do... but seems I'm to be overruled.

Well here it is, the moment we have all been waiting for: I must start to be aware of the incredible amounts of sugar I've been ingesting on a daily basis... and start to reduce. More on this is sure to come!