how does everyone kick the cravings for sweets?

RhonndaJ

Personally, I just have chocolate when I have the calories to include it, but I can be satisfied with one or two pieces.

For things I can't just have one or two pieces, cold turkey, or handing them over to my husband if they're in the house.

vytamindi

I'm watching my carbs, so when I do splurge, it has to be worth it. I buy the super ultra dark stuff from Lindt, and I find one square is more than enough chocolate for me. It's more satisfying than a whole bag of pretzel m&ms.

chervil6

im the same as the OP , i had to exercise more today to offset my chocolate binge ... 500 wasted calories today



but Tasted mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

wareagle8706

Eat them until I'm sick of them haha

taunto

Heres a few things that worked for me

1) working out. Somebody explained to me the medical reason but apparently working out hard releases some chemical that satisfies your sugar cravings or something along that lines

2) eat some fruit (NOT juice). Lower calorie, yummy and has many benefits!

3) brush teeth or chew a gum if you're craving

good luck!

concordancia

Despite all the studies, I love dark chocolate and am more likely to binge on it. Milk chocolate usually isn't worth it.

I basically follow the South Beach diet principles and go without sweets for a few weeks. After a few days, my body adjusts and I don't crave the junk, but I try to keep it up so that I don't slide right bak into old habits.

I don't use them, but the original SB suggested many desserts with artificial sweeteners, like sugar free jello and ricotta, Splenda and the flavoring of your choice.

lilteepot

I asked this question a few months ago when I was really struggling. Someone told me they ate sweet pickles to kill the craving. I thought it was weird. Now it's my go-to sweet snack... That and pickled beets. I'm weird like that.

I get the munchies in the evenings as well. I'm learning that if I force myself to stay busy doing little things around the house (there's always SOMETHING that needs done), I don't crave food as badly.

kenyabloodstone

Suck a boiled sweet instead, Im a chocoholic and will eat 2 mini rolls every time i have a cup of tea. I find a boiled sweet does it

Um... not to sound dumb, but what is a boiled sweet??

that was my question too...

I found the definition of boiled sweets online. Its just hard candy.

Enigmatica

I use pure unsweetened cocoa powder in my berry smoothie breakfast. That way I get the benefits of the chocolate without the added industrial sugar, and rarely have any problem with craving for the rest of the day. If I start eating actual chocolate candies, I'm screwed. Best to stay away from that madness.

azztkk

Fudgsicles ... 40 calories a pop

islandnutshel

the chocolate cravings at night can be hard so I make a cup of hot chocolate. With carnation light hot chocolate mix (or the safeway brand that seems darker) I lots of hot water too it and a splash of milk. It's good, it feels like dessert.

Crayvn

Discipline

Fitnin6280

Suck a boiled sweet instead, Im a chocoholic and will eat 2 mini rolls every time i have a cup of tea. I find a boiled sweet does it

Um... not to sound dumb, but what is a boiled sweet??

that was my question too...

I found the definition of boiled sweets online. Its just hard candy.

Thanks!

gddrdld

Suck a boiled sweet instead, Im a chocoholic and will eat 2 mini rolls every time i have a cup of tea. I find a boiled sweet does it

Um... not to sound dumb, but what is a boiled sweet??

that was my question too...

Yeah...what the heck is a "boiled sweet"?? Hmm....First post. Newbie?

KristySnow0729

Chocolate VitaMuffins are yummy and only 100 calories. I also keep Special K chocolate peanut butter protein bars on hand to satisfy the craving. Good luck!

ellarainbow

I'm just trying to ignore it. I've stopped eating milk chocolate completely for now because I just can't seem to control myself with it - I know if I bought a pack of 100 calorie bars I'd probably snap and eat all of them.

tinydancer4

Suck a boiled sweet instead, Im a chocoholic and will eat 2 mini rolls every time i have a cup of tea. I find a boiled sweet does it

Um... not to sound dumb, but what is a boiled sweet??

that was my question too...

Yeah...what the heck is a "boiled sweet"?? Hmm....First post. Newbie?

I don't know where the person who posted that comes from, but I'm from the UK and "boiled sweet" is a common term here, so maybe she's a fellow Brit :-)

We refer to "sweets" instead of "candy".

kingkoopaluv

I was talking to a girl at my gym and she stopped eating sweets including fruit cold turkey, and says she hasnt craved them in 3 years. I agree with this a little. if you stop eating them you will crave them less. You need to almost do this cold turkey. My advice is to not deprive yourself though and try to eat less and less.

BlisterLamb

I have always been plagued by horrible cravings for sweets. After I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, the doctor recommended a low carb diet. Ridiculously low. Because of the Hashimotos. I was skeptical about how I was going to handle keeping my carbs that low. When I am trying to lose, I keep between 20 and 50 grams net carbs daily. I can eat 100 net carbs a day if I am maintaining. It sounds horrible but its not bad at all. When I am in ketosis, I don't crave sweets and I don't get hungry as often and am satisfied with less. I let go over the holidays and ate whatever I wanted and I was having huge sugar cravings. I ate TWO tubes of cake icing. Not at the same time, but each one all at once. I ate half a dozen donuts one night. I just wanted so much sugar. I ate like that from mid November to December 25th. The day after Christmas, I went cold turkey.....no sugar. I cut my carbs back to 20 net a day and cleaned up my diet and I went back into ketosis by the 29th. I haven't had a single craving for sugar ever since. I feel great, I'm working out and the holiday chub is coming back off as quickly as it went on.

shining_light

I'm from Canada, and President's Choice makes a Chocolatey Chai tea that is fantastic. It has the smell of chocolate for sure, and while it doesn't quite taste like chocolate, the bite from the tea and the chocolate smell do it for me.

Juliejustsaying

I don't, it is planned in my daily routine...I know myself and if I try and deny myself I'll binge. So a bit here and there ...planned for..doesn't hurt me.

anybeary

Hot cocoa...Nestle with mini marshmallows...80 calories; 3 grams of fiber. Great bedtime snack.

serenamaki

Hi. Abstinence does work. However if you are looking for something sweet and calorie free, try licorice root tea. naturally sweet if you like licorice, that is. I did see a cocoa flavored tea as well, but haven't tried it.

elaineirene84

Sugar free dark chocolate jello pudding is a nice treat and is only 60 calories. I find that will help since it is chocolate but I don't feel guilty eating it since it is sugar free. I still eat chocolate, just in moderation and it helps that my husbands hides it so I don't eat all of it at one time.

fit_librarian

I just don't buy foods that I "can't help myself around." For me, it's ice-cream. I don't buy it and I replace ice-cream with other snacks (my current favorites are fresh fruit and peanut butter). If I really, really, really want ice-cream, I decide that I have to get the very best (which is High Road, for me--expensive and a little expensive). So it becomes a really special treat. I can't spend $8 on a pint of ice-cream, and I won't eat all of it because it's so expensive and I want to make it last. Maybe that mindset will help you?

SavageFeast

I get on the scale, see the number, and it's instantly like "Oh. Nevermind."

fittf0rlife

Palm dates! They taste like candy but they're fruits. They are so delicious

kelly_e_montana

I was just eating a little bit every day until the new year. Now I'm off sweets for 6 weeks to kind of re-set. I've done this lots for Lent and it has worked well. Cold turkey! Eat fruit and make your squash taste like pumpkin pie. Emerald cocoa roast almonds are a great snack in the 100 calorie packs.

oDapho

I'm a chocolohic as well, and I'm not actually kicking any cravings by doing this... but almost every night I have a cup of hot cocoa with soy milk before bed. It fills me up and fulfills the craving for chocolate completely, preventing me from snacking on other stuff for the rest of the night.

F_Chord

I usually eat them. That's why I'm still fat U_U