Everything looks delicious. I have the same problem with smoking. I’ve been tobacco free for seven or eight years now but every time I see a cigarette or cigar, I want one.

When I quit sweets, for the first few days, it was difficult not to look at the sugary stuff. It didn't win, but not for the lack of trying.

I quit because I recognized, somewhere deep inside, that sweets were the bane of my weight loss (I know, I know: naive me for thinking anything else). I couldn't quit anything out of duty to myself; I suspect I wouldn't be able to quit smoking because it's "bad for me". I need a compelling damn reason to quit, and once I do, it's a small but profound change.

I'm not going to compare sweets with smoking or drinking: not only are they addictions of different magnitudes, but I've also not tried either of the latter. I'm also not going to say that you don't want it "bad enough". I'd merely suggest that you find a good reason to not come back to whatever was going to slowly kill you and repeat it to yourself every time you see something. At some point, it might just click, and the disgust might outweigh the temptation.

So what do I do with my new found free time? Chores.

Chores are the workout for your life. They're awesome. You're literally making your life a percent better every time you manage something. If entropy in inevitable and living well is fun, that one percent in a step forward unlike any other.