help me get rid of my sweet tooth!!!

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  • sodaisy
    sodaisy Posts: 69 Member
    I don't give up anything, I'm still eating cake, chocolate and oero cookies, I just go for a run on the day if I have my treats (seems to be most days). good luck!
  • smelons
    smelons Posts: 450 Member
    Skinny Cow products may be low in fat and calories, but they're not in low in sugar, which seems to defeat the object here. Unfortunately, the only way you can 'cure' yourself of your sweet tooth is with willpower. I literally stopped eating all sugary foods 2 1/2 years ago and it was incredibly hard. I've only just started introducing fruit back into my diet. Now, I find everything incredibly sweet, so never feel the need to add anything sweet to recipes. Saying that, I've never stopped having the sweet cravings - they're just nowhere near as strong as they used to be. Try cutting down your sugar consumption gradually each week. I don't know if you're monitoring it on your food diary, but you can keep an eye on how much you're consuming each day.
  • ALH1981
    ALH1981 Posts: 538 Member
    I love ice cream. I finish almost every meal with it.

    However, i subsitute for this: http://www.myarcticzero.com

    Which is super low cal and has fiber etc

    Or recently have began with this: http://www.starfruitcafe.com

    Which you can also get in take-home packs. I love it because its full of probititics and my tummy is VERY Happy when i eat it!!!!
  • Corjogo
    Corjogo Posts: 201 Member
    Ice cream is my downfall!! I didn't eat any for about a year, but now that my weight has kind of stabilized and the hot, humid,summer is causing flashbacks to that cold creamy delight I find that Golden Spoon yogurt is a marvelous substitute. They have lots of flavors and yes some are low fat. Calories are listed on their website. Our local store has an extra stamp for each dish purchased on Tuesday. This incentive makes it a once a week indulgence of less than 150 calories. Works for me. Good luck and have a plan even if you eat the real stuff. (ie take a walk while the family does their thing.)
  • Lyssa62
    Lyssa62 Posts: 930 Member
    blue diamond has 100 calorie packs of dark chocolate sprinkled almonds. They curb my craving for sweet and salty at the same time and are good for me.
  • Lyssa62
    Lyssa62 Posts: 930 Member
    I don't give up anything, I'm still eating cake, chocolate and oero cookies, I just go for a run on the day if I have my treats (seems to be most days). good luck!

    this is what I do too. I have a son who loves to bake. He knows he bakes on the days I walk and I only have a sliver of a taste of whatever it is..but I'm going to allow myself to have it.
  • kclarkss
    kclarkss Posts: 69 Member
    I have a bad sweet tooth and I don't like so called healthy food.

    I have learned that I still can ease that craving. I will have just a bite. Or just a little bit of it. I try to share desserts. And I really try to remember how awful it feels afterwards if I ate that sweet thing.

    Make sure you put in some kind of exercise that day if you are going to indulge.

    I don't want to cut sweets out all together or else I will never be able to live with that kindof lifestyle.
  • bodyzen
    bodyzen Posts: 122 Member
    Best thing (in my experience) to curb a sugar craving? Nature's sugar! Try smoothies of ripe (meaning with spots) bananas (3-6 or so depending on if its a meal or snack) and add a few pitted dates for sweet taste and natural glucose! You can add cinnamon for some extra jazz too!
    Also, banana ice cream! Best thing I have ever discovered! Use a few slightly thawed bananas in a food processor and you've got yourself a delicious, guilt-free treat! :)
  • Jeeplette
    Jeeplette Posts: 12
    I have to say that I am typically an all or none type of person...except when it comes to sweets/sugary things. Now days, I just use all the willpower I can gather to completely avoid it. If I have a weak moment, I will totally enjoy it (in small quantities, of course) and not beat myself up over it. Now, I can actually enjoy just 2 or 3 Oreos instead of 18 (true story!!).

    You can do it! *high five*

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