I’ve been in a decades-long love affair—with cookies, candy, and all things sweet. From baking to bingeing, sugar had me wrapped around her sticky little finger. Maybe you know the feeling? Welcome to Hooked After the First Bite—a lighthearted but honest look at what happens when we finally decide to break up with sugar and her junky friends (yes, I’m looking at you, ultra-processed snacks). Fourteen years ago, I walked away from that toxic relationship and changed the trajectory of my life. I'm here to help you do the same. Because life is too sweet to stay stuck in the sugar maze.