Could You?

"Could you ever go without sugar?" my patient asked me intently, "For the rest of your life?"
Reflecting on my disappointment that my poptart for breakfast was without frosting, and thinking about the tropical fruit skittles in my drawer, I wasn't sure how to answer. After all, the session was about her, not me.
Waiting through an awkward silence that didn't seem to go away, I finally answered.
"I guess not."
She sat back, happy with herself that she elicited the answer and it wasn't so far from her own truth.
Squirming uncomfortably in my chair, I glanced nervously at the diet coke. I hoped she wouldn't notice.