Stop sugar cravings?

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  • vidvox
    vidvox Posts: 62 Member
    I tend to reach for either almonds or watermelon when I'm having sugar cravings.
  • Sarena3
    Sarena3 Posts: 49 Member
    I can't do sugar without waking strong cravings. But I found the Vitalicious (sold on line at their website) muffins don't have the same effect on me. I bake up the Chocolate muffin mix, adding things like cranberries and walnuts. The count for one muffin with 1/4 cup per mix of the two additions comes to 110 calories. It is very satisfying and does not wake the cravings. I often save enough calories to have one with sliced strawberries. YUUUUMMMMM. They have a blueberry bran that's good too. You can experiment with all sorts of fruit and nut additions. A 1/4cup is more than enough per mix. I also have a lot of success mixing simply fruit in plain greek yogurt. Good luck.
  • linda3411
    linda3411 Posts: 2
    I eat navel oranges when I need sugar, not only is it good and healthy the citrus eliminates the craving for sugar... Got to love the quick fixes. I lost 50 lbs. I had surgery so I was not as active as I usually am so I gained 18 back, OMG OMG....back to the disciplined way of eating. I beat cancer and now I will beat being fat!!!!!!!

    Hang in there, If the cravings are so bad after you have eaten your orange, drink a glass of water it will usually subside.


    Linda
  • rivka_m
    rivka_m Posts: 1,007 Member
    Instead of eating 200-250 cal worth, why not have a DumDum or a mini-size piece of chocolate, something sweet but fairly small? If you're at work, you can probably convince someone else to keep them so they're not a constant temptation for you.
  • DetroitKilljoy
    DetroitKilljoy Posts: 37
    Thanks everyone. All these ideas are great! I think I will slowly cut back and do what someone mentioned about setting aside 100-150 calories for a treat. Then from there, I will try to get rid of my sweets. Does anybody else handle these sugar cravings differently? (bump haha I love all these ideas!)
  • ahjenny
    ahjenny Posts: 293 Member
    I had the same problem, I was completely addicted to sugar and would go mad and binge then give up. I am now doing low carb (keto) diet and its been 2 days and I've pretty much stopped craving it already, I just had to cut it completely

    I did the Leptin Reset (Jack Kruse) followed by the Primal lifestyle, and it really worked for me. When I did need something a little sweet, I ate some dark chocolate, which didn't taste as bad as it did when I was still eating a ton of sugar and junk. I honestly lasted only two weeks on the reset, but it's all I needed. Good luck, sugar is an evil mistress.
  • dawndelion
    dawndelion Posts: 10 Member
    There's a reason it's hard to go into recovery for sugar addiction: it has the same effect on our brains as crack. True. Just look up the 60Minutes episode and do independent research.

    I'm a sugar addict too... I read somewhere that when you crave sugar, to try eating nuts. It's working for me so far! I'm a week into recovery!

    If you use sugar substitutes go with Stevia, Erythritol, Malitol, or Sorbitol.

    You can also read Jorge Cruise's book "The Belly Fat Cure"- he has his research -with sources- at the beginning of the book.

    good luck!
  • EccentricDad
    EccentricDad Posts: 875 Member
    Um. Stop eating sugar. Once you stop eating it you stop craving it. Its not that difficult.

    It is that difficult.... When you have been eating sweets all your life its hard to just walk away.

    I read on Jillian Michael's site that you tend to crave sugar more when your tired. That's why it is sooo hard at night to resist it. I have started keeping fresh cherries in the fridge. I can "pick " at them and they are way better for me.

    Sugar from NON-fruit food is causing you to be fat. You wouldn't be cutting calories and exercising if you would have stop eating NON-fruit foods a long time ago. By eating so much sugar, you are going to give yourself Type 2 Diabetes (which basically means an apple shape body).
  • ebony__
    ebony__ Posts: 519 Member
    Um. Stop eating sugar. Once you stop eating it you stop craving it. Its not that difficult.

    It is that difficult.... When you have been eating sweets all your life its hard to just walk away.

    I read on Jillian Michael's site that you tend to crave sugar more when your tired. That's why it is sooo hard at night to resist it. I have started keeping fresh cherries in the fridge. I can "pick " at them and they are way better for me.

    Sugar from NON-fruit food is causing you to be fat. You wouldn't be cutting calories and exercising if you would have stop eating NON-fruit foods a long time ago. By eating so much sugar, you are going to give yourself Type 2 Diabetes (which basically means an apple shape body).

    Wow
  • maremare312
    maremare312 Posts: 1,143 Member
    Um. Stop eating sugar. Once you stop eating it you stop craving it. Its not that difficult.

    It is that difficult.... When you have been eating sweets all your life its hard to just walk away.

    I read on Jillian Michael's site that you tend to crave sugar more when your tired. That's why it is sooo hard at night to resist it. I have started keeping fresh cherries in the fridge. I can "pick " at them and they are way better for me.

    But it's a total cycle. It might be hard for the first week, but then once you don't crave it, wooohooo!

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