A technique commonly used when breaking addiction is to create a list that contains goals for implementing your plan. For example, one of your long-term goals for giving up sugar might be to lose weight to reduce your risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, so keep that goal (and how accomplished you’ll feel when you reach it) in mind. Which would make you feel better: losing the weight you wanted, or having a pint of ice cream right now? The discomfort that comes from withdrawal is only temporary, and the key is not to lose sight of the long-term rewards that will come.
