Let's QUIT the sweets!?
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Hey y'all! I saw this thread last week and was planning on starting my no sweets for atleast two weeks yesterday. I did awesome... until I saw the chocolate fudge poptarts my mom had bought. She kindly agreed a few days before to hide anything sweet she bought. But she asked me to help with groceries and I grabbed the wrong bag, lol.
Ever since I started eating healthy it has been SO easy for me to stop drinking soda, no fried food, no fast food... but the chocolate and sweets (any kind, I swear) are my downfall. I can't stop with just one of anything.
I ended up eating a poptart again for breakfast (but only one - not the 4 that I'd love to eat haha) so I'm going to really try my hardest to keep away from anything sweet all day.
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Ok, over the weekend I went through some out of control binging over cookies and icecream. Although I'm a big believer in "everything in moderation", I'm going to accept the fact that I don't do well with "just a taste". Other people can but I can't: at least not right now. I'm going to have to go cold turkey. I'm on day 2 with no sweets. I'm allowing myself a little bit of brown sugar in my morning oatmeal but, other than that, no candy, cookies, cake, icecream, donuts or anything else that can be interpreted as dessert.
This will be especially hard at work where there's a candy bowl and donuts around every corner.
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Ok... so I am having HUGE issues with sweets and wrote about it yesterday.. the ice cream did win last night but after I told my boyfriend about HIS ice cream being in MY belly and he said "Well I guess when we make the plunge to live together I can't have sweets in the house can I?" NOW, how can i punish him who can have a PINT of ice cream for a month or more just because I don't seem to have any self control?? NEGATIVE... It's not fair to him or to my body... SOOOO... Starting today I am trying my damndest to turn over a new leaf, I have done it before... If I wanted something sweet I would eat one of the 100 calorie yogurts that taste like cinnamon rolls, cherry cobbler, etc and be done with it... So, today I have not had anything sweet... I had frosted mini wheats and silk vanilla soy milk for breakfast but I don't count that as "sweets" that are my issue! I will be checking in and logging every single thing I put in my mouth as I have before and made such a huge difference... I can't solely blame my weight gain on my birth control anymore... it's just a cop out! So there! lol... The day is young but hopefully my mind frame will stick and continue... OH! Also, I was going to start going back to the gym like a crazy person and OF COURSE today started my TOM.... Joy!!0
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HeatherBurke, lemme make a comment here - take it in the positive way it is said, k? Just because the icecream does not show (yet) on your bf's belly, it does not mean it is healthier for him than for you. Unless it is homemade and you know exactly what goes in it, it must have some preservants, so portion control cannot hurt him either
. Once in a while, as a treat, it's OK, but not as a rule, you know? So try to teach him to substitute fruits for sweets. Good luck and stay strong :flowerforyou: . 0 -
HeatherBurke, lemme make a comment here - take it in the positive way it is said, k? Just because the icecream does not show (yet) on your bf's belly, it does not mean it is healthier for him than for you. Unless it is homemade and you know exactly what goes in it, it must have some preservants, so portion control cannot hurt him either . Once in a while, as a treat, it's OK, but not as a rule, you know? So try to teach him to substitute fruits for sweets. Good luck and stay strong :flowerforyou: .
The whole thing is that he has the control to make it just a treat as opposed to myself... I have caught myself thinking about it for hours and looking forward to it after I get off work like it's just calling my name or something.. It's sick really.0 -
The whole thing is that he has the control to make it just a treat as opposed to myself... I have caught myself thinking about it for hours and looking forward to it after I get off work like it's just calling my name or something.. It's sick really.
Oh, I get it! Changing habbits takes hard work and perseverance. I am sure you can do it, just stay strong. The first days are the most difficult usually. (Btw, TOM's not the perfect time to start a diet and such, so don't beat yourself up if you slip off - just keep trying).0 -
The whole thing is that he has the control to make it just a treat as opposed to myself... I have caught myself thinking about it for hours and looking forward to it after I get off work like it's just calling my name or something.. It's sick really.
Believe me, it calls to me in the same way!0 -
I love this thread because I lie to myself and take that first bite and I'm a gonner. I made some no flour, no sugar cookies that I make my kids for school snacks. All it is is oatmeal ground up with an egg, spices, applesauce and sometimes some dried fruit.
Well, i told myself this is okay. it's not sugar. Ha! I ate a pan of those things. Okay, i got a problem. If is looks sweet, tastes sweet, sounds sweet I have a control issue.
And what really started me on this lie was that little serving of sugar in the lean cuisines I was buy. Well, I think I put back the 5 pds I lost. But that's okay. I will get this. I will. I will. I wil with the grace of God. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. And I will become a healthy weight kc0 -
ohhhh man, I think this challenge is totally up my ally! (darnit!)
I think the last time I quit cold turkey, I ended up SO ruining like a week in a row!. Soooo, nothing all week. My reward is that IF I can stick with it all week, on Sunday, I will go down and SPLIT a frozen yogurt with the hubby. Topped with fruit only. And only 4 oz.
Good deal.
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When i first decided to diet i did sooooo good, then came aunt flo......i could probably kill someone for a snickers bar...so what i did was went and bought 100 calories snickers, reese's and york bars....it really helped fill that sweet void. I also bought weight watcher cookies and icecream, and i allow myself to have 2 snacks a day of these sweets.. I ran out of the icecream and looked online and mcdonalds cones are actually not that bad...1 gram of fat and 150 cals0
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Ok... so I am having HUGE issues with sweets and wrote about it yesterday.. the ice cream did win last night but after I told my boyfriend about HIS ice cream being in MY belly and he said "Well I guess when we make the plunge to live together I can't have sweets in the house can I?" NOW, how can i punish him who can have a PINT of ice cream for a month or more just because I don't seem to have any self control?? NEGATIVE... It's not fair to him or to my body... SOOOO... Starting today I am trying my damndest to turn over a new leaf, I have done it before... If I wanted something sweet I would eat one of the 100 calorie yogurts that taste like cinnamon rolls, cherry cobbler, etc and be done with it... So, today I have not had anything sweet... I had frosted mini wheats and silk vanilla soy milk for breakfast but I don't count that as "sweets" that are my issue! I will be checking in and logging every single thing I put in my mouth as I have before and made such a huge difference... I can't solely blame my weight gain on my birth control anymore... it's just a cop out! So there! lol... The day is young but hopefully my mind frame will stick and continue... OH! Also, I was going to start going back to the gym like a crazy person and OF COURSE today started my TOM.... Joy!!
Try the Jello puddings! They're 60 calories and the cinnamon roll is SO good. Really all the sugarfree puddings taste great, my only problem is making sure I eat only one.
Yeah I asked my mom to hide everything that was sweet that she bought. I told her also to make sure I didn't know. She bought these chocolate poptarts and I found them... well last night I made sure we wouldn't have any left around the house. By eating them all. Ugh, lol. Extra cardio today.0 -
That's my problem... Eating just ONE....... Hmm... If I could eat just one I would be great but as of now that's not the case.. When I'm at work I can be sooo good but at home it's a different story.. I have aften thought of getting another job just to take up that spare time so Im not sitting at home thinking about food. You can only go to the gym for so long so it's either go to work then the gym and home and take a nap so I dont think about food or something I don't know... I need to find self control and I will be good. I admit though, I did have some homemade banana pudding last night... I'm a sucker for banana pudding :blushing:0
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I made some no flour, no sugar cookies that I make my kids for school snacks. All it is is oatmeal ground up with an egg, spices, applesauce and sometimes some dried fruit.
This is so not the place to ask this, but could you please post the recipe under "Recipies" and send me the link? That would be highly appreciated :flowerforyou: .0 -
i cant give them up, they call to me from the shelf in the local shop...... cinema ones are worst.. they sing and dance!!! lol lol0
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New motivation for me to quit the sweets (while I wait to see my doctor), I checked my blood sugar last night at my mom's, and it was 250 mg/dl (9.2 %A1c)...which, from what I've read, is pretty high. That's the second time I've checked it in the past couple of months with similiar readings...it's not looking good. Freakin' sugar will be the death of me! The last thing I wanted to end up was being diabetic which is one of the BIG reasons I wanted to get my weight under control.
Sugar. :mad:0 -
You a doing great, you are aware of what you need to do and even though there are some bad days or moments, you are doing it. Everyone who has lost weight will say they had good and bad days. You are on the right track.....one step at a time....Keep at itNew motivation for me to quit the sweets (while I wait to see my doctor), I checked my blood sugar last night at my mom's, and it was 250 mg/dl (9.2 %A1c)...which, from what I've read, is pretty high. That's the second time I've checked it in the past couple of months with similiar readings...it's not looking good. Freakin' sugar will be the death of me! The last thing I wanted to end up was being diabetic which is one of the BIG reasons I wanted to get my weight under control.
Sugar. :mad: 0 -
You a doing great, you are aware of what you need to do and even though there are some bad days or moments, you are doing it. Everyone who has lost weight will say they had good and bad days. You are on the right track.....one step at a time....Keep at itNew motivation for me to quit the sweets (while I wait to see my doctor), I checked my blood sugar last night at my mom's, and it was 250 mg/dl (9.2 %A1c)...which, from what I've read, is pretty high. That's the second time I've checked it in the past couple of months with similiar readings...it's not looking good. Freakin' sugar will be the death of me! The last thing I wanted to end up was being diabetic which is one of the BIG reasons I wanted to get my weight under control.
Sugar. :mad:
In a way, I take it as a bit of a blessing that my sugar was up, because it's scared me completely away from sugar. I kinda feel like my best friend just died, but I'm sure that will pass.
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:laugh: I hear ya!
You a doing great, you are aware of what you need to do and even though there are some bad days or moments, you are doing it. Everyone who has lost weight will say they had good and bad days. You are on the right track.....one step at a time....Keep at itNew motivation for me to quit the sweets (while I wait to see my doctor), I checked my blood sugar last night at my mom's, and it was 250 mg/dl (9.2 %A1c)...which, from what I've read, is pretty high. That's the second time I've checked it in the past couple of months with similiar readings...it's not looking good. Freakin' sugar will be the death of me! The last thing I wanted to end up was being diabetic which is one of the BIG reasons I wanted to get my weight under control.
Sugar. :mad:
In a way, I take it as a bit of a blessing that my sugar was up, because it's scared me completely away from sugar. I kinda feel like my best friend just died, but I'm sure that will pass.0 -
I kinda feel like my best friend just died, but I'm sure that will pass.
Nah, your friend did not die. He just moved abroad. If you had to pay him a visit, that would be too expensive for you, right? Or maybe he's just in a place where for you it would be simply too dangerous to go. I can assure you he's fine where he is and that he's OK with you making new friends - veggies and the raw fruits which are OK for you (I think you should ask your doc on which fruits are OK, cos some have their natural sugars, which I hear are still not OK for people with diabeties, so you might want to avoid them, in order to prevent it, until your blood sugar goes down).
Good luck and remember: you CAN do it! I just made an exception today and had chocolate - and while it was hard to stop I thought.- was this really worth it?0 -
I'll join in!
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I just made an exception today and had chocolate - and while it was hard to stop I thought.- was this really worth it?
:grumble: I haven't answered myself in full honesty, so I had some more chocolate today
. It doesn't taste as good as it did before and yet, I felt like eating the whole thing . I'll go back to being a good girl 0 -
I bought some Lindt 85% cocoa chocolate, and I'm having 1 piece of day, partially because it's so good for you, and secondly to try and teach myself some moderation. So far so good? :laugh:0
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Hey Brenda Lee thank you for getting us "ALL" to look our evil enemy in the eye! We all know sugar is a monkey on our back and are now trying to remove it. I have had meals of only sugar *kitten* and days where I have really had to work out to burn off the sugar cals or to just have some more calories so I could eat a real meal. Sad what a sugar addiction does!! I am in with you all!! I asked my doc what I could do to help alleviate cravings and he sent me liquid chromium and you know it really does help! Monday I am going back to my liquid drops of chromium and putting on the mental armor and fight the beast one day at a time! I am rooting for EACH one of you to overcome this health saboteur!!!
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Grr@me. I can't even resist an 85% cocoa chocolate bar. So much for my 1 square a day. Ya know you got it bad when! Oh well, at least it's no longer in the fridge. 0
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How's it going, Peeps? 0
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Erm... yesterday I gave in and had my first rice pudding this month. Also had some milk chocolate :blushing: . Decided that I need to go back to using my calories wisefully .If I'll eat deserts/sweets, it will be self-made, so that I know what goes in (not only in terms of sugar, but also preservatives and such) Today I managed to avoid the shelves with dark chocolate and have been clean so far. :happy: :drinker: 0
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The last 2 days have been pretty good! PTL !!! I had zucchini bread twice but NO snickers ice cream bars, cheese puffs and NO candy crap!! So far soooo good! I am wishing you ALL resistance, you can do it!!
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Good Job!! Keep it up!!!Erm... yesterday I gave in and had my first rice pudding this month. Also had some milk chocolate :blushing: . Decided that I need to go back to using my calories wisefully .If I'll eat deserts/sweets, it will be self-made, so that I know what goes in (not only in terms of sugar, but also preservatives and such) Today I managed to avoid the shelves with dark chocolate and have been clean so far. :happy: :drinker:0 -
I've had a relapse! My husband is out of town working on a trial, and I just found out that he isn't coming back this weekend like we expected, so it will be another week plus before I see him again! I was so sad...I was trying to shake it off, but for some reason I got it in my mind that chocolate would perk me up. Unfortunately I didn't even get GOOD chocolate...just a 3 Musketeers from the vending machine.
I felt a little better while I was eating it, but now I still miss him terribly AND I feel guilty for blowing my calories for the day!, so I feel even worse!!! :frown:
This is just a reminder for myself -- chocolate is not the answer!0 -
New motivation for me to quit the sweets (while I wait to see my doctor), I checked my blood sugar last night at my mom's, and it was 250 mg/dl (9.2 %A1c)...which, from what I've read, is pretty high. That's the second time I've checked it in the past couple of months with similiar readings...it's not looking good. Freakin' sugar will be the death of me! The last thing I wanted to end up was being diabetic which is one of the BIG reasons I wanted to get my weight under control.
Sugar. :mad:
oh man 250 mg/dl is pretty high.. 70-110 mg/dl is the normal value for blood sugar on average.. Please please take care of yourself.. I'm a nurse and I know how diabetes affects the body... Please....
Hmm can I still join the group? I have the same problem with regards to my sweet tooth.. it's my downfall.. I have to quit cold turkey or else I won't stop pigging out and stuffing my mouth with sweets.. so addicting.. I...can't...stop.. with.. just... ONE... aaarrggghhhh!!!!!!! :grumble:0
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