Do You Have A Soul Tie To Sugar?
Coach Mocha- Kingdom Nutritionist
8/26/20266 min read
Do You Have a Soul Tie to Sugar?
I mentioned the words “soul tie” in a diabetes conversation recently, and apparently I stepped on some toes.Probably would have been a lot more if everyone knew what a soul tie actually is. 😆
A soul tie is a bond formed through repeated, intimate connection—one that ties your emotions, your memories, and your will to something or someone so tightly that separating from it feels like loss, not simply change.
We usually talk about soul ties in the context of relationships. But repetition, comfort, reward, attachment and familiarity don’t only show up between people. For some people, they show up on a plate.
People got IRRITATED.
Which made me wonder: Why? If sugar is simply food, why does the suggestion that we might have an unhealthy attachment to it feel so personal?
Let’s Talk About the Reaction
Nobody gets defensive about broccoli. Nobody gets offended when somebody says, “Maybe you should eat more vegetables.” But mention sugar—especially in a room full of people managing diabetes—and suddenly we’re having a different conversation. Now, I’m not saying that defensiveness automatically proves somebody has a sugar addiction or a soul tie. It does make me curious, though. “Who made you Dennis Rodman in this game?” 😆
What is being defended? Sugar has a history. It was there for birthdays. Christmas. Graduations. Breakups. Bad days. Good days. “Treat yourself.” “You deserve this.” “Just one won’t hurt.”
For some, sugar has been connected to comfort for decades. So when somebody challenges that relationship, they’re not necessarily challenging a food. They’re challenging a connection. Your connection.
Attachment Isn’t the Enemy—Unexamined Attachment Is
I’m not telling you sugar is evil. I take that back. Actually, I AM telling you sugar is evil. Let me rephrase.
I’m not telling you that you’re weak because you crave sugar. I’m asking you a different question: Does sugar have more authority over your choices than you do? There is a difference between choosing something and feeling like you can’t choose anything else.
If you repeatedly tell yourself, “I know this isn’t helping me, but I can’t stop,” then perhaps the conversation needs to go deeper than calories, carbohydrates and blood sugar. Maybe it’s time to examine the relationship.
Intel from Holy Spirit
This is the part I had to sit with. I was talking with Holy Spirit and received a revelation:
"Soul ties to sugar are soul ties to the enemy."
WHAT?! I sat. Quiet. I’m not sure if any of you know what it feels like to be confused while, at the exact same time, knowing EXACTLY what you are discovering. I may have just been in shock.
Then I heard:
"I am not the author of chaos. The enemy is."
Yep. Got it. The enemy doesn’t need us to consciously invite him into our lives. Sometimes we do it knowingly, and sometimes unknowingly. Sometimes he just needs an opening—a crack to weasel his way in. Keep in mind, that thief is looking for opportunities to steal, kill and destroy. [John 10:10]
Break it down.
Think about your house—your temple, meaning you, as well as your physical abode. If you leave your door unlocked, or worse, if you go out to the car to grab something and leave the front door cracked open, you may not have invited a thief inside. But you gave him access.
If someone is looking to commit wrongdoing, they are quick. Crafty. All they need is a few seconds to slide through that front door. Once access is given, the thief doesn’t have to ask permission to take what he finds. Your health? Got it. Your relationships? Done. Your wealth? You get the idea.
What happens when we repeatedly give something access to our thoughts, emotions, habits and choices? We are forming a soul tie. What happens when we turn to that tie for comfort? For reward? For escape? For celebration or relief? That’s what we are supposed to be giving to the Lord. So if we give all those things to something else, is it really a soul tie—or an idol? 🤔 At some point, we have to stop calling it “a sweet tooth.”
Added Sugar: The Counterfeit of the Natural
It was loud and clear:
“Added sugar is not mine.”
What God provided is not the problem. What God provided is sufficient for all of us—diabetics AND non-diabetics. The problem is what we’ve done with it.
To be clear, glucose, naturally occurring sugars, and added or free sugars are NOT the same thing.
Glucose is a simple sugar and the body’s primary for energy. Our cells use it for fuel, and our bodies can obtain it by digesting carbohydrates, including starches and naturally occurring sugars. Glucose is essential fuel, but that does not mean every source of glucose affects the body in the same way.
Naturally occurring sugars are sugars found within whole foods, such as the fructose in fruit. These foods also provide other components—such as fiber, water, protein, vitamins and minerals—that can affect how quickly they are eaten and digested.
Added sugars are sugars put into foods or beverages during processing, preparation or manufacturing. (Booo!)
Free sugars are a broader category that includes added sugars, as well as sugars naturally present in honey, syrups, fruit juices and fruit juice concentrates.
There is a difference between eating an intact piece of fruit and drinking a beverage loaded with added or free sugars. Your blood sugar will reflect that difference. Whole foods come packaged with fiber, water, nutrients and a physical structure that slows how quickly we digest them. Sugar that has been extracted, concentrated or added to something specifically to make it sweeter is a different proposition- and often much easier to consume in excess.
This is real food versus products designed to imitate food and make you want more of them.
The World Health Organization distinguishes naturally occurring sugars in intact fruits and vegetables from free sugars and recommends limiting free sugar intake. [WHO] When we provide more readily available energy than the body needs (that sugar high), the body has to do something with the excess. It gets used. When it’s done being used, it gets stored. It can also be converted into other forms for storage. When that excess becomes chronic, it can contribute to metabolic dysfunction.
With added sugar, we’ve taken something the body has a legitimate use for and created concentrated sources that can be consumed far beyond what the body needs. It’s the extra. And extra has to go somewhere. When that excess becomes chronic, hyperglycemia can begin damaging nerves, blood vessels and other tissues. Eventually, you can be looking at serious complications like neuropathy and gastroparesis, just to name a few.
Individual decisions about carbohydrate intake, blood sugar targets and diabetes management should be discussed with a qualified clinician who understands your personal health history. Shameless plug: if you need a nutritionist, keep my information. I love collabs with docs and healthcare professionals!
The Practical Move
You don’t break a soul tie to sugar by white-knuckling your way past a candy dish. You make the attachment visible.
Track the trigger, not just the food. For three days, write down what’s happening emotionally right before you reach for something sweet—not just what you ate, but what you felt. Stress? Boredom? Celebration? Exhaustion? The pattern may surprise you.
Replace the comfort, not just the calorie. If sugar has been your reward system, removing sugar doesn’t automatically remove your need for comfort. Find a different way to respond. For the love of God: Give it to Him! Give Him the good stuff AND the bad! He can handle it. You could also drink a glass of water. Take a walk. Call someone who gets it. Find a quiet spot and just breathe. Go outside. Laugh. Choose something that actually restores you instead of temporarily changing how you feel.
Rebuild your terrain with whole foods first. THIS is my jam! Give your body REAL FOOD! This is your chance to Keep It REAL. Choose food with color, fiber and protein. Choose something nutrient-dense. Choose foods that came with a purpose—not products masquerading as food to make you want more.
The less your blood sugar swings, the less your body has to ride that roller coaster.
This is what we do in R8N (Restor8tionutrition). We build. Choice after choice. Meal after meal. Day after day. There are programs to teach you how to do food without the blowback. Look in the Offerings tab. I’m not interested in shaming you. I’m interested in freedom—the freedom to take responsibility for your future. Accountability isn’t condemnation. Accountability is being willing to look honestly at what is happening. Sometimes truth isn’t nice. But truth will set you free. Truth is valuable information, and information is something you can work with.
Let’s start back at the beginning with the question that kicked this conversation off: Do You Have a Soul Tie to Sugar? If you answered defensively, “Absolutely not!” —you may need to sit with that and decide what or who gets to have a hold on you.
With Love, Restor8tion, and Purpose, Coach Mocha
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