Who else is guilty of the daily sweet tooth??

Cleo0816

I crave something sweet/chocolately just about every day. You could almost compare it to the feeling people have as they crave coffee throughout their day.

Who has come up with some good substitutes?? So far I've found the Skinny Cow products have tasted great while also being low in calories. But... any other ideas for this situation?

cnbbnc

I have a cookies and cream fiber one bar just about every evening for my dessert.

LiveLoveLift48

Sadly i usually give in to my addiction to sweets. But, when i was trying to kick the habit a while back ( and did so for 3 months) i replaced it with fruit....lots of fruit....it worked

marissafit06

Fiber one bars, miniature desserts both work well for me

TeaBea

I keep Ghiradelli dark chocolate squares in the freezer. I'm not going to be sugar free for the rest of my life, so I make room for a treat every day. I log the treat and account fo it.

This has to be a lifestyle change for me. I've lost weight & regained it. If I am going to keep the weight off this time I have 2 choices.....zero sweets (forever) or learn to manage sweets. I don't want to start figuring out management when I'm at goal.

queenliz99

princessbride42

I am at maintenance and have been for over a year. I have sweet treats, full calorie, every day. Ice cream, dark chocolate, etc . I just work it into my calories.

Linzon

I'm a fan of the Lindt 85% dark chocolate, but I know the taste isn't for everyone. Oh, and an Oreo Blizzard once a week!

Kalikel

I was never a chocoholic and don't so much "get" the reason people go crazy for it. I do have a sweet tooth, though.

Fruit is what does it for me. At first, it didn't seem as good as cake and other sweets, but after the fruit no longer had to compete with frosting, it started tasting much sweeter. Now, cake doesn't have the zip that fruit does and I'm just as happy - or happier - with some berries.

Chocolate, though, is so unique. If would be hard to substitute for chocolate.

piheart

I enjoy daily sweets, and feel zero guilt because I fit them into my calories! I love the weight watchers ice cream bars. The fudge bars and English toffee bars are the best.

gmallan

Another Lindt 85% fan here. I actually find that if my meals are super healthy then I can fit in some fairly good treats. I'm also a fan of making microwave protein brownies for a high protein treat. I have one almost every day

arditarose

I actually crave chips and salty stuff but find that chocolate and sweets are easier to fit into a deficit. I eat more chocolate now than I did when I was fat.

LadyMcClure

Ghiradelli now sells their dark chocolates in mini single serving squares. I don't think I could go to sleep without at least two of these amazing little treats. I also love the Endangered Species 72% Dark Chocolate with Forest Mint. Again, just two or three squares are all I need and I'm a happy camper.

If you're a low-carb person like me, try alternative baking methods/ingredients. I love alldayidreamaboutfood.com. Calorie counts are high so be sure to budget accordingly but it's all gluten-free and low carb so there's less guilt.

piheart

arditarose wrote: »

I actually crave chips and salty stuff but find that chocolate and sweets are easier to fit into a deficit. I eat more chocolate now than I did when I was fat.

That is so interesting, because I am the same way. I never used to eat ice cream every night until realizing I could have two bars for 160 calls instead of like 10 potato chips.

arditarose

piheart wrote: »

arditarose wrote: »

I actually crave chips and salty stuff but find that chocolate and sweets are easier to fit into a deficit. I eat more chocolate now than I did when I was fat.

That is so interesting, because I am the same way. I never used to eat ice cream every night until realizing I could have two bars for 160 calls instead of like 10 potato chips.

Yeeeeep. Popcorn works pretty well and recently I've discovered pork rinds, 20 grams of protein in 200 calories worth.

But yeah, I like to eat in volume so I'll eat a whole pint of 400 calorie chocolate frozen yogurt.

Vune

I eat a ton of sugar. Mostly fruit, but I also eat a bowl of pb2 with sliced bananas, 15g of miniature chocolate chips, and a grind of pink sea salt several times a week. Or a spiced date smoothie with coconut/almond milk. I went easy on the main dishes at the Thai buffet this weekend because mango and sticky rice and taro dumplings in coconut milk are life.

I've lost 40 lbs since last December by weighing every chunk of pineapple. My food choices may be atypical, but they work for my personal medical needs, my hair and nails are happy, and my skin looked gorgeous until I had to start progesterone a few weeks ago.

But I know my limits, so I police my ice cream intake. Dairy doesn't make my belly happy, anyway, and dairy free Ben and Jerry's isn't available in my town yet.

Liftng4Lis

Cookie dough quest bars are pretty awesome.

KittensMaster

85% dark chocolate with morning coffee

Yum

desiresdestiny

Special K brownies and vita top muffins

booksandchocolate12

I don't do substitutes for sweets--only the real thing--and I don't feel guilty. What's to feel guilty about?

I eat real chocolate every day, usually a square of Ghirardelli.

shrcpr

2 Dove dark chocolate squares or a skinny cow salted pretzel ice cream bar just about every night. I'm just starting out, couple weeks in but seems to be working so far.

Jruzer

I usually have sweet stuff and beer every night. No guilt.

ellerist

I work my sweet treats in too. Maybe 1/4 cup of real ice-cream twice a month. I like having some thin cookies with coffee ( Trader Joe's Triple Ginger Snaps - 3 cookies for 65 calories) once a day. Much less often, I will split a slice of cake with hubby. This moderation keeps me sane and on track!

kshama2001

Cleo0816 wrote: »

I crave something sweet/chocolately just about every day. You could almost compare it to the feeling people have as they crave coffee throughout their day.

Who has come up with some good substitutes?? So far I've found the Skinny Cow products have tasted great while also being low in calories. But... any other ideas for this situation?

I do eat small amounts of high quality chocolate just about every day, but cravings may be a sign of a magnesium deficiency.

FocusMarlon

I crave chocolate everyday. I have a few dark chocolate chips daily. Lately its been dark chocolate blue berries. Sometimes quest bars help me out

CooCooPuff

I definitely fit something sweet into my day. I usually save 350 calories or so, usually from my Fitbit adjustments, for something nice.

WinoGelato

I leave room for sweets or wine pretty much every day. Sometimes both.

cbnorris

Sweets have always been my biggest Achilles heel. Since I started back trying to get I'm better shape the past few weeks I've severally reduced it. I found these delicious lolipops that are like 40 calories that I enjoy when I want something sweet and tonight I has about 10 grapea that were rolled in lemon jello mox and refrigerated, those were delicious.

carlyp79

I used to keep mini chocolate bars in the freezer - mars, snickers, etc all about 85cal. I would have one every night... then I started having 2 every night. Then there were times that I had 4 and completely lost my grip on portion control, so I removed them from the equation for now. So i replaced them with cheapo sweet water-ice blocks, like lemonade, orange, raspberry flavoured... they are about 55cal and I take a while to eat one (as opposed to shoving a whole frozen fun size mars bar in my gob)

HippySkoppy

I have a sweet tooth and indulge it every day.....but I don't feel guilty.

Sophlilcady

I made myself a batch of dark chocolate and cashew fudge. One small square was around 150 calories, but I only ever needed one square as it was so rich and sweet. If I wanted one, I had a smaller portion at dinner or lunch so I had enough calories left over.