How can I stop eating sweets??

sunsetluvv

I've been eating sweets at night for the past 3 weeks! I've gained about 5 pounds ugh it's so hard to lose 1 but soooo easy to gain 5

33bbcc33

I try to find low calorie alternatives to indulge the sweet tooth during the week. So maybe rice cakes, or I'll mix cocoa powder with pb2, or an apple with a bit of caramel (low calorie if you can find some) and then a bunch of water in between to keep ya full. That helps me soooometimes haha.

courtneyfabulous

You could eat lower calorie throughout the day to allow room in your calories for the sweets, so having them will not put you over your calorie limit (if you don't go over your calories you won't gain weight, even if you do eat the sweets).

Or you could force yourself to stop, or find alternatives that are lower in calories... fruit, protein shake, halo top ice cream, sugar free candy, etc.

If this is a new behavior maybe try to figure out what caused it to start happening. Are you restricting too much throughout the day? Was there Halloween candy around as a temptation (easy fix- get rid of it), are you more stressed recently?

tiptoethruthetulips

Stop buying them. If you are buying them on the way home from work, go home a different route. If you buy them while grocery shopping, ask someone to do the shopping for you, provide a grocery list without the sweets.

777Gemma888

Drinking Kuding Cha everyday curbed my sweet tooth@chocolates during menses. It's a bitter tasting Chinese tea. Got rather addicted to its bitter aftertaste. Then again, I just love Chinese tea blends.

Sirrom_Essentials

I think the key to success is really knowing your why.
Then when you go to cheat, recall the reason you started, if consuming the cheat food in in aligns with your end goal. Decide from there.

Effie008

Personally I buy all kinds of sweets because I have kids. However I put everything in a not see through bag and kept to one side of the pantry. I know it's there, but it's not the first thing I see when I open the door to get a snack. That for me alone worked. It was too tempting to see it. Also, somehow knowing it's there and not touching it as opposed to feeling deprived when I don't buy any works better, as I feel more empowered knowing I can resist it. By the way the first 3 weeks was quite hard and tempting, I was circling around the pantry and fridge for ever trying to spot something I will enjoy as a treat. However these days I can easily avoid sweets and eat alternatives like fruit. Now I barely crave it. In fact I am more focused on the fact that I can only have so much fruit that I love before going over my sugar haha So the fruit has become my new temptation. Funny that.

Trendline15

Try to wean yourself off of sugar and carbohydrates. Eat more protein, instead. Meat, eggs, cheese (4 oz.). And vegetables. For something sweet, try berries (any kind), but not other fruits. You might also ask your doctor to prescribe Metformin. Have you had your glucose level checked recently?

amusedmonkey

If at all possible, try not to have the foods that facilitate weight gain for you in the house. If not possible, seal them in single servings and hide them somewhere where it would be a chore to get them out every time. This cuts down on mindless eating because to overeat you will need to perform physical intentional actions to get your sweets out, fully aware of what you are doing, intentionally grabbing more than one serving.

Effie008

very true. I sometimes get a sweet out and leave it sitting on the bench. By the time I look up what it contains nutrients etc on this site, the urge has gone and I put it back the temptation is not worth it.
It's always about thinking twice with me, and avoiding impulse eating

courtneyfabulous

cbryant1000 wrote: »

Try to wean yourself off of sugar and carbohydrates. Eat more protein, instead. Meat, eggs, cheese (4 oz.). And vegetables. For something sweet, try berries (any kind), but not other fruits. You might also ask your doctor to prescribe Metformin. Have you had your glucose level checked recently?

Yes! How is your protein intake? And do you get enough fiber? Carbs & sweets just make you crave more carbs & sweets- getting 100 grams of protein a day has been a game changer for me to reduce carb & sugar cravings. I still crave chocolate for some reason but not so much sugar & high carb foods anymore, and luckily there's low calorie and low/no sugar ways to get my chocolate fix.

stm712015

I'm lucky in that I don't crave sweets, so they usually aren't a temptation. But, there are other things I crave so I either work them into my calorie allotment for the day or I don't bring them into the house at all. It's so much easier for me to prep my food ahead, grab what I need for my meal or snack, and don't have the stuff I want to avoid around me as a choice. I realize this isn't always possible though if you live with someone that is bringing the sweets into the home... then choosing an alternative like tea, pb2, low fat desert flavored yogurt, etc. might work.

ibboykin

Sugar/food addiction is no different than addiction to cigarettes or alcohol.....part mental and part physical. Regardless of the addiction it is hard. Been there/done that.
You can get all the tips and tricks but until you decide you want to stop eating sweets, you won't. I smoked for years. Tried to quit 100 times. It wasn't until I got my mind right and quit because I wanted to.
Stay strong.

vingogly

When I want a chocolate bar, I drive to the store, purchase one and take it home to eat it. I don't keep a stash in my house. When I want ice cream, I drive to the ice cream shop and get a dish to go with one or two scoops. I don't keep pints or quarts in my house, either.

That means when I go out for a treat, it becomes a conscious act on my part rather than a "I'll go to the pantry/fridge and grab some" sort of a thing. I have to really want it. And once it's gone, I don't have an additional supply at home -- If I want to go out and buy more, that gives me several minutes to contemplate my action and whether I really want it -- or it's yet another example of mindless eating.

Why is buying time important? To give you an opportunity to think, but equally important, to allow your body's satiety response to kick in. That takes something like 20 minutes.

Popsicle_Feet

We have two large bowls of candy in the house. I decided take it one day at a time. Also, I am starting a strict 1200 calorie diet, and make a plan for 200 cal breakfast, 2 100 cal snacks, and 400 cal lunch and dinner. I think the plan has really helped me to not break open the kit kats. . .:D Also. I am tired of being fat. .

Chadxx

Stop buying them. No one else is putting them in your mouth.

The day I started losing weight was the day I stopped making excuses. You can do the same.

Also, as others have said, you can find healthier alternatives and simply leave enough calories to enjoy them.

Asuperstar12

i eat special k chocolatey delights cereal with unsweetened almond milk if i'm craving something sweet.

beastmode2718

Having the same issue as I crave sugar every single day. Don't know if it's some kind of deficiency or I just have a bad sweet tooth

Shanel0916

I wish I could give you a good answer for this, its all mental though you have to decide that you are no longer going to over indulge in "sweets". Plus try not to keep goodies at home I avoid buying sweet treats.

FarmerCarla

I get urges to stop for ice cream, but I tell myself "no," and I don't buy sweets. I learned a few years ago that after my body gets used to not eating sweets, if I eat something really sweet, like chocolate, my cheeks get hot and flushed. That would discourage me from overdoing the chocolate. It takes discipline of the mind, which you CAN achieve by thinking about better things and/or immersing yourself in an activity. Exercise your self-control. It gets easier with practice.

canadianlbs

tiptoethruthetulips wrote: »

Stop buying them.

this. gummy bears are my doom, and i know perfectly well that when i'm in the grocery store i have a bit of a reptile-brain thing going on. 'need to stock up' just like i do with the coffee and toilet paper.

late night: when i don't have them, i'm usually much too lazy to go out and get any so i just endure. sometiimes i discover that what i actually am is thirsty, actually. or i might end up eating something else to compensate, but it's not likely to be as empty as pure candy is.

at work: i eat without thinking while i'm thinking really intensely, and that's a hard one to break. but my mechanical-habit circuits don't really know the difference between good-for-me and pure crap. oranges are my big go-to. it stuns me how sweet they are, and it can take me a whole afternoon to get through a bowl of those if i break the segments into small chunks.

plus, i'm a little superstitious about oranges. for some reason my body seems to react to a few days of orange eating by bumping the scale back into motion when it's been stalled. that's even when i'm not swapping them out for a pile of candy.

LillysMomma09

I buy Italian Popsicles, they are low calorie and perfect for me in the evenings when I get that sweet tooth.
Good luck to you!

tinamarie6624

I eat some fruit at night and it helps to quench the sweet craving in a natural way.

achhun02

Just know if you keep eating it you will keep craving it, literally. Once you break the habit it will be easier and from there it's all about moderation.

starfruit132

I have the same issues about sweets. Find a new sweet that you don't crave but still satisfies. If you are like me, you have your 'go to' faves that once you start, you cannot stop. Don't keep those around. I like to sip on sweet protein shakes that fill me up and satisfy that craving.

Charis50

If I get plenty of lean protein during the day, I don't crave sweets as much. Oddly enough, it also helped to stop using artificial sweeteners....

Good luck!

jgnatca

Diet soda, Mio, malitol sweetened hard candy, stevia drops for your water.

See how long you can take to finish a single hard candy. Check out the calories. It's not so bad if you hold yourself back from eating them by a handful.

Grathiael

I am also into sweets, especially chocolates. But I have recently managed to stop "wanting" them by not including them in my cart when I go grocery shopping. But of course, I didn't do it all at once. I started by eliminating some of my favorites and then another and another as months go by. So I guess the key is to just stop buying them so you have no other choice but not to eat them. Again, moderation is the key .. plus MINDFULNESS.

Misssynth

I have a serious sugar addiction. My meals are all super healthy but I've gained weight from eating 500g bars of chocolate before work at least twice a week for a lonnnnggg time. I really struggle, but I find fitting a small chocolate biscuit bar (those that are around 99cals) into my calories (and my sugar goal) as supper with a cup of tea most nights has helped a lot. I also have fruit snacks in the day if I'm craving too much. I intend to cut the biscuit bar before bed out eventually but right now it's helping.

awolf2011

Do not buy them to have around in your house. Buy fresh fruits and veges instead. I have been doing a bootcamp for the past 4 weeks and the biggest change I did was eat more protein and less carbs throughout the day. Now, I don't have the strong craving for sweets like I used too. Don't get me wrong, I occasionally have a sweet, but I just don't crave them like I used too. In fact, I tried to eat a cupcake at a wedding last weekend and it tasted like crap....TASTED LIKE CRAP!!! Who says that?!?!

caloriecounter770

I have this issue too! But I made myself a rule that I can only eat desserts with pure stevia. This helps because it cuts out a lot of things that are offered to me and I have to make stuff myself. That being said, I will just sit there with my stevia and mix it with pure cocoa powder at night. Or mixing confectioners Swerve with butter and cocoa powder =frosting!! Idk if this is a good development or bad... Haha baby steps...