Is it possible to lose a sweet tooth?

wookiemouse

I was a 100% certified sugar addict! I could down a bag of mini candy bars in less than 10 minutes easily, craved sweets all day long, would make bowls of frosting to eat plain! But I was also working out hard and was tired of putting all that effort and intensity into it and not seeing the results I wanted. So in March, I quit - cold turkey. I won't lie to you, those first 3 weeks or so were a living hell. It took a lot of willpower, but I did it, and now - the cravings are totally gone.

What helped me -

Since you can't get the sweets out of the house, buy the ones that the kids like and YOU don't. My hubby loves licorice and I can't stand it, so I made sure to buy that for him. It's just for 3 weeks, they can do without some things, like your biggest triggers.

Gum! I went with sugar free juicy fruit. It didn't intensify my cravings any and it was something to take my mind off of things.

Ditch the diet drinks entirely. I went with plain water or iced tea sweetened with Stevia. That's all.

One of the interesting things I've found since losing the sugar is how sweet everyday foods taste! Raw almonds taste like candy to me now, strawberries are sweeter, I can actually taste the honey in my flaxseed honey bread. I never noticed those things before!

Going sugar free isn't for everyone, obviously. But it did make a difference for me - I wasn't able to get flat abs ever while on sugar. Now I have them - and eliminating sugar is the only change I made in the past few months.

cara4fit

You read my mind! - I do this with about 2/3 of a smallish frozen banana, a teaspoon of natural peanut butter, and a couple of squirts of vanilla extract in my food processor. This makes a single serving for about 100 calories and is really yummy. My husband loves this too. Sometimes on top, I'll add a half-square of 72% dark chocolate(Trader Joe's) that's been chopped up into tiny bits. This makes a low-cal equivalent of Double Rainbow ice-cream It's A Goody which I found out has 305 calories per HALF CUP - yikes! That's the problem with premium ice-creams - they are way higher in calories than stuff like the neapolitan ice cream sandwiches with which if one cuts that in half, it gets down to 110 calories. I got the frozen banana idea quite awhile ago from raw food sites that had frozen treats recipes. Check out some raw dessert recipes - the ones that don't have too many nuts in them can be very reasonable in calories, yummy, and a lot better for one!:) Another great frozen banana combo is it with some chopped up mango and a few frozen raspberries. One can get creative with this. Hey, even some frozen mango processed up this way would be great, and low-fat too! Anyhow, these guys come out soft-serve style, which is great, but if you want it a bit firmer, just stick your dish with it in the freezer for 10-15 minutes. Did I say, yum!? If one makes single serve, and keeps it to around 100-120 calories or so, one can have dessert every day - what's not to love about that? and still lose weight as long as it's figured into one's daily calories

brenna15

I suffer from the ultimate sweet tooth!!!
Filling up on protein, getting alot of sleep, and staying hydrated are definitely key! A couple things to try...

I have found that if I eat a semi-sweet breakfast (flavored greek yogurt mixed with either a banana or strawberries then topped with some fiber cereal), keeps me from craving sweets later in the day. I also have found that the less carbs I eat, the less sweets I crave.... I'm talking carbs from bread, rice, pasta, etc. I eat plenty of natural carbs in real fruit & veggies!
There's alot of nights when I get those cravings too! I'm a chocoholic, but I've started eating a greek yogurt with splenda for dessert and just one or two pieces of dark chocolate.

But, I have found that the biggest factor is sleep... the more tired & cranky I am, the more carbs & sweets I want!

RCSimmonds

Cake. I love cake. Eat one piece and I want another. It's a trigger. Don't eat sugar and eventually the craving will go away.

sarahcuddle

I do have a sweet tooth and binging on large amounts of biscuits, cake , chocolate etc has made me very overweight. Now I try to eat better, less processed, healthier food. Use your MFP calorie allowance wisely. Choose lean protein, wholegrains, beans and pulses, fruit and vegetables and low fat dairy foods. These foods eaten regularly through the day will keep your blood sugars on an even keel so you don't dip and then crave the instant sugar rush you get from sweets and chocolate. Its also partly habits which you have to break. I have not conquered my sweet tooth completely, and I don't always follow my own advice but I do eat much less of the sweet stuff now. If you do have something sweet have it at the end of a meal rather as a between meal snack. Your teeth will thank you too! A word about white bread, pasta and rice too. These foods are broken down quickly in to sugars. Better to try seeded bread, wholemeal pasta and brown basmati rice which are broken down more slowly.

ang83

Bump.

amandawithey

I have a huge sweet tooth. It's one of the things I find the hardest to cope with.

Recently tho, I was directed to watch the 60 Minute session below, I found it to be a bit of an eye opener and definitely explains why we have so many issues curbing sugar cravings. I thought I'd post this as it might also help some of you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxG3YiBMMZE