Disability or Blessing?

I met a man (for the second time) yesterday who ended up telling me about a disability he had. It's a weird one. You see,....he can not taste sugars/sweets. He said that about five years ago there was an accident at the dentist's where the dentist actually messed up his nerve (something like that.) He said that it felt like he hit a nerve and his tongue felt like it was burning up. He figured it would heal fine and wouldn't be a big deal. But one day a while later he was making his favorite desert and was tasting it whilst in the process( as all great chefs do of course) and thought to himself that he just would have to start over that it just did not taste right. His wife tasted it and said it tasted just fine/normal. That is when he started to realise that he could not taste any sweets. His "sweet" taste buds must not work any more.

While most people would feel EXTREMELY sad and sorry for this man, I was left with a feeling of great jelousy. I thought that if I had this disability that it would be more of a blessing than a curse. I wondered how much easier weight loss might be if I just simply could not taste sweets. My greatest enemy in the world is chocolate(JK) and if I couldn't taste chocolate.....OH, how easier life would be. I Wonder....If I just pretend that I can't taste all the sweets would that be as effective? I just might try it.
Too bad I actually CAN. Bummer. :P :P