Let's QUIT the sweets!?

1Corinthians13

Ok, so I didn't eat well last night, but I avoided the brownies I made for my bf for the second day in a row! So 2 days, no sweets!!! yay!! That is really good for me cuz I used to grab at least a handful of the peanut m&ms my boss keeps in her room every day.

:drinker: Cheers to day 3!

salamander

I'm definitely in for this... I am one of those who cannot just have one, I eat clean most of the time, but the minute my husband sits down with sweets, I tell myself "oh, just one, I work so hard at the gym"... one turns into several and then I wake up with a sugar hangover. Today is one of those days, my head is heavy, my stomach is bloated and the scale is up a few pounds.
Gum doesn't even seem to work... the sugary flavor of the sugar free gum makes me crave sugar... does anyone have any suggestions as to what I should be doing when watching tv or a movie with my hubby and he's into the chips or sweets? Gum hasn't worked, and neither does brushing my teeth first. I don't want to completely avoid spending time with my hubby in the evening... I have asked him to help me out by not offering them, so he's doing his part by reminding me I don't really want it... any other suggestions?

1Corinthians13

So far, I've avoided the Krispy Kreme's my boss brought in!

katznketo

i blew it! I did fantastic onmy program then at 6:30 pm, after piano lessons, I went into trader joes and bought a dessert for the 'family'. I swear I thought I would be fine. By the time I got home, I was crazy. I think sugar is a demon :mad: and I learned that I really don't want to eat that stuff anymore . I have no business bringing such foods into the house that are a problem for me.

So today has gone very well, and I feel so clean. Pray for me cause ...

Boy, was i in denial. kc

ClassiC

hey guys!!

just wanted to pop in and give some support to your efforts! :flowerforyou: it's HARD, i know! i've been doing the art sweeteners, sugar free bread, water water water, etc for a bit now and once you stop having them for a while, your cravings cut down. I do still crave chocolate for TOM or sometimes after salty meals but i found an excellent sugar free chocolate substitute, sugar free werthers, etc. my protein shakes and sugar free jello also help. i'm sure if i eat fully sweetened foods now id get sick. lol...

Are u guys still eating fruits? they are a good source of natural sugar - not overdone- but i try to have at least one serving a day (apple) and not go overboard b/c yep, they are still sweet. lol... just a healthier version.

all the best:flowerforyou:

mkatzb3

Im willing to suffer too!
Its gonna be a struggle though seeing as I work around desserts AND bake when Im stressed, happy, etc. I really need the support so if youre willing to work through it I am too!

katznketo

I am so wanting to be off sugar. Today was a good day. Alex wanted ice cream, 11 years old, and so I told him to go make him and his brother a small bowl. I don't really like the stuff but if I scoop it, I taste and it sets me up.

Good grief, I could of asked him a long time ago to make his own so it shows me how I use stuff for excuses.

Today I ate a peach on the way to get the kids. It was so hot today and that peach was cold out of the fridge and delicious. Actually much more enjoyable than sugar stuff. Why don't I crave it like I do sugar? Baffling?:laugh:

Good night, I'm gonna hit the sack. be blessed, kc

dewdrop

Are u guys still eating fruits? they are a good source of natural sugar

I am! Nectarines, for instance. But I like them rather green, so I would guess there's less sugar in them then in the fully rip ones, right?

I have been clean (no white/processed sugar, to the best of my knowledge) for two days now. :drinker:

dewdrop

I am so wanting to be off sugar. Today was a good day. Alex wanted ice cream, 11 years old, and so I told him to go make him and his brother a small bowl. I don't really like the stuff but if I scoop it, I taste and it sets me up.

Good grief, I could of asked him a long time ago to make his own so it shows me how I use stuff for excuses.

Today I ate a peach on the way to get the kids. It was so hot today and that peach was cold out of the fridge and delicious. Actually much more enjoyable than sugar stuff. Why don't I crave it like I do sugar? Baffling?:laugh:

Good night, I'm gonna hit the sack. be blessed, kc

Well done, kc! :flowerforyou: You can do it!

And peaches are yummy

fittous

Hi! I'm Dee and I'm a MAJOR chocoholic. I don't smoke, but I could imagine how someone would feel wanting a cigarette the way I want chocolate sometimes. What I had thought was to take a bite or two of whatever sweet it is, then put something on it to totally ruin it so you won't eat anymore of it! I'm on board with the quitting sweets, but I'll have to wean myself off... I'm very impressed with those of you who can quit cold turkey! Good luck to us all!

dewdrop

3 days clean :drinker: . Yesterday I almost put a sponge cake in my mouth, that my mum brough us. I was strong, though - figured that I'll have to do it at the weekend anyhow, so why not leaving it till then?

So if I manage to stay strong today and then have just small portions over the weekend, then I'll still cound myself in the game, right?

How's everyone else doing?

Shanta1983

Oh Brenda I failed on tuesday I had pecan chocolate chip cookies 2 of em And yesterday I had mint chocolate chip low fat ice cream by Edy's and :grumble: A sour cream glazed donut :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: I failed Im a very bad person....geesh I feel better I let it out:indifferent:

dewdrop

So if I manage to stay strong today and then have just small portions over the weekend, then I'll still cound myself in the game, right?

I was! Strong on Friday, that is Then the WE confirmed to me that I cannot have just 1 piece of cake. Monday I was clean, too, but yesterday I had some cake again.

I still have fruit. But apart from my mum's cakes, no processed sugar :drinker: .

How's everyone else doing?

jlefton1212

Ugh!!

I feel like I have completely fallen off of the wagon. I went out of town for a wedding and allowed myself to indulge a little bit, but now I can't seem to stop eating junk! I've had diet soda today, and then just now I had two frosted oatmeal raisin cookies. I've been so good for the last several weeks! I need to just stop this trend and start eating clean again!!

BrendaLee

Sugar is the devil- especially when it's coated in chocolate! I haven't had very many "clean" days. Yesterday I had half of a toblerone and 2 cookies, but I biked for about 2 hours and walked an hour yesterday, so I'm sure I burned off the sugar in those. I went to bed with over 1500 calories left because I was so tired!

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My goal for the day: Do NOT buy a Big 'R Turk bar (and definitley do NOT buy 2 ). Those are my latest addiction, and I live right across the street from a convenience store.

katznketo

i gotta agree that sugar is evil.

It isn't that I don't want the calories, it's because when I eat it, even if I burn off the calories i have horrible exhaustion. I can eat one sugar food and be unable to function for up to 3 days.

The other thing I've noticed is that I get depression.

I have been on my program now for like 10 days and without sugar. I am feeling so energetic, waking up early, stable emotions. Why do I trade all this for a piece of something?

Cause the Sugar devil lies and says I won't feel bad if I eat it.

Just a thought. kc

katznketo

Excellent. I never remember the teeth thing.

I usually have a cup of coffee with SweetNLow and it really satisfies me.
kc

katznketo

hey dewdrop?

howz it going with the sugar? I hope well. You said you had one day and I thought of how one drop of rain fills the cup, the bathtub, the pool, the lake, the ocean.

One day is great! I figure if we have more days without sugar than with, we are doing something. kc

dewdrop

hey dewdrop?

howz it going with the sugar?

Except for my mum's cake, I had no desert. And the cake also only over the WE and on Tuesday. So since the 1st of Sept I've had (lemme count) 6 (out of 9) days without any deserts. Ah, I forgot, I also had some cocoa candies on Tuesday. But the numbers stand.

I love to see how well you're doing, kc :flowerforyou: .

Brenda, if it weren't hard to do this, you would have not started the challenge :flowerforyou: . I am doing the same with the "no late night snacking" - keep starting each month and keep failing :embarassed: . But I'm not giving up! :drinker: And until it becomes a habbit, I'm taking it as a challenge .

dewdrop

Oh, I just remembered: I had a scoop of icecream on Sunday :blushing: .

klaflamme

Oh my... Quiting sweets... that is like giving up air. LOL Sweets are my biggest enemy.

A few years ago, I had lost about 60 pounds and my new boyfriend was trying to spoil me - he bought me two big bags of chocolates. Normally, a guy would be expecting the girl to hug or kiss him and say thanks. I literally think my reaction was, "You can't buy sweets for me! You don't understand, I have no control and I will eat the whole bag." I did gain about 5-10 pounds during a relationship because he wanted to treat me out.

I would love to join but I am scared to death that if I quit sweets, that I will end up binging on them later on. Has anyone had this same addiction, quit cold turkey, and been successful? Just curious?

ilike2moveit

My daughter asked what a twinkie was the other day. "You've never had a twinkie?" "What kind of mother am I?" So I bought twinkies and vanilla and chocolate zingers. She tried them and remembered that maybe she has had them before. However, I can't leave them alone. Note to self: Daughter doesn't know what a twinkie is because mom will make all 3 boxes disappear like magic before anyone else in the family can have one.:ohwell:

pniana

I'm joining! Late but not too late. This is something I strugglew with and while I am convinced that if I cut the sugar my belly fat will shrink, I just can't seem to do it. Suffering with others may help. Sorry Skinny Cow. You will need to sit in the freezer uneaten!

My only exception in the limited sugar I put in my coffee. I keep trying without and just can't. I set a goal of 30 grams of sugar a day. I will try to stay under that!

pniana

Oh my... Quiting sweets... that is like giving up air. LOL Sweets are my biggest enemy.

A few years ago, I had lost about 60 pounds and my new boyfriend was trying to spoil me - he bought me two big bags of chocolates. Normally, a guy would be expecting the girl to hug or kiss him and say thanks. I literally think my reaction was, "You can't buy sweets for me! You don't understand, I have no control and I will eat the whole bag." I did gain about 5-10 pounds during a relationship because he wanted to treat me out.

I would love to join but I am scared to death that if I quit sweets, that I will end up binging on them later on. Has anyone had this same addiction, quit cold turkey, and been successful? Just curious?

I give up chocolate every year at Lent and last year gave up sweets altogether. The craving does get less as time goes on. And each year I bing less at the end of Lent. Although, last year, I think I did sit down and go through my kids Easter baskets and nibble on quite a few items before breakfast!!

precious0814

Omg! I'm Nicole and I too am an addict, a sugar addict! I had my last chocolate bar and sprite yesterday! I was going to try my hardest to go cold turkey too!

I had read that sugar is like a drug! Once you eat something sweet your brain wants more, it takes about a week to get out of your system!

So let's do this together! I'm with ya!

BrendaLee

The thing about sweets is I don't know why I bother...I could eat as many cookies or as many chocolate bars as I could fit in my body, and there's never a feeling of satisfaction. Even if the craving passes for a bit after I eat something sickeningly sweet, it's back in NO time. That's what I'm using as my little sugar-free mantra now. "There is no satisfaction with sugar". I can't really ignore it either, because I know how true it is.

Deep breath, and repeat, "There is no satisfaction with sugar"!

BrendaLee

Bump.

How's everyone doing?

Shanta1983

I havent had anything sweet in bout a week Im doing good with it although I want some ice cream right now:sad: :sad: does that count :laugh:

pniana

Not doing so well. Had aparty yesterday and people brought brownies and pumpkin pie. Had a bit of both. Today the craving for a skinny cow truffle bar overwhelmed me. There's always tomorrow!

dewdrop

Haha, this is funny :laugh: - I have been meaning to allow myself some junk desert today - for the first time this month. Yet, when I wanted to open the vanila pudding which has been sitting in the fridge for days, I loked at its "eat before" and that was the end of August :laugh: . Good bye, sweet temptation :laugh: .

I had a scoop of icecream on Sunday and I must say, I could've lived without it (is this really me?). I would have loved a pancake, though, but I didn't find the spot where they were selling them at the street fair we went to. And (is this me again?) I skipped the chocolate-coated fruits.

I am planning on introducing honey in my diet. Plain oatmeal with honey and a bit of milk - yummy.

pniana, keep trying. Actually, portion control is the ideal way. Looks like you did that ("a bit"). Keep trying.

Btw, how long did it take you to lose those 10lbs and how are you maintaining now? Well done! :flowerforyou: