Dear people with sugar addictions..

If you fight it, you will use all of your willpower to do so, then next time you will have none.

However if you look at that days diary and theres room, then go ahead.

The best way to do it is to only diet 6 days a week... theres no way (outside of a massive binge) that you could undo your hard work in 1 day, and then enjoy some less healthy (but dont go mad) food.

This works for me. One cheat day per week, and try not to go crazy with it.

eat a piece of hard candy or chew a sweet flavored gum

These are things that helps me

I eat hard sugar free candy ( butterscotch)
Jell with fat free cool whip
I have made fresh fruit salad
Greek yogurt by yoplait
or if we have it I take a bite and make my hubby get rid of it lol

And I always have water before I eat any of these things

So far the hard candy has worked the best

Hope this helps

hi....I feel I have (had) a sugar addiction. What worked for me, may not work for you....and I am sure it would draw criticism from others. For me....not eating breakfast helps to control the desire for sugar. I also have (almost) eliminated diet soda. I was trying to see if eliminating that would end the cravings....as some have said.
I have also heard that drinking warm water can curb the desire for sweets. I still allow myself sweets. As a matter of fact I just ate two mini candy bars. I love when the halloween candy comes out....perfect size for a TREAT. I have been trying to watch/log what I eat for nearly 60 days. Since drastically cutting back on sugar when I do have it now.....it seems so rich in flavor.....strong. Still tasty......but I focus on the numbers.....and what sugary treat gives me the most goodness for the least amount of calories/sugar/carbs/
Hope that helped.
(also some medications can make you crave sweets. I am on a prescription for migraines....and one of the side effects is it makes you crave sweets. Now....mix someone who already has a problem with sugar and add this med ....and YUCK)

Fruit. I stayed off sugar for 6 months and fruit saved me. Fresh pineapple has been the best at reducing the sugar cravings. Yes, I know there is sugar in fruit, but it's not even close to the same.

I'm not that fond of sugar, so not qualified to speak to the addiction thing, but as to people offering it to you when they know you're trying to quit (which horribly enough does actually happen with cigarettes, booze, and drugs . . . sadly, I know this all too well). People know I don't really like sugar but they offer it to me all the time. I just say, "Oh thanks, sorry i don't really care for it." Or, if I think that will seem rude (like, it's their grandma's home-baked cookies or something), I tell the other truth, which is that it makes me feel sleepy and weird, so I just can't eat it at work. If you have a good story ("Oh, I can't drink, it's a medical thing," "Sorry, weed makes me paranoid," "Sugar makes me fall asleep") and repeat it enough, folks do start to "get it." But I agree if you just say, "I'm trying to quit" some idiots see it as a challenge. Oh, another one that works is "My doctor told me I need to lay off for a while."

Hello, I am a chocoholic. There I said it. And not only that I am raising 3 more and enabling a 4th. I am such a bad mother. Oh well. Maybe you can get some of those 100 calorie cookie snacks. The fudge grahams are really good. Like others I allow myself something, but try to limit it and make sure it fits in my daily allowances. I understand the fruit suggestion, but if you are like me- I don't like fruit or vegetables for that matter! If it is a huge uncontrollable craving, eat part of it and then work it off later with exercise. I know, not real healthy. But this is a day by day learning journey. You have to figure out your body and what works for you.

If the craving is due to emotional/mental control-
1.have a cup of hot water(as warm as you can handle)-the craving will be gone.
2.if it still persists-i have wedges of oranges in a ziplock with me-pop one in.
3.have a protein bar

If there is an internal problem that has not been handled-
4.it can be magnesium deficiency-take cal-mag supplements
5.Stress/sleeplessness can cause serious cravings-try stress relief methods.

Have something!
Greek yogurt blended with frozen berries (or fresh fruit and ice)
Greek yogurt with sugar free preserves (boysenberry is awesome) mixed in
One square of the best chocolate I can find. Currently hazelnut Milka. Only do this if you can actually stop at one piece though
No sugar added fruit bars. These are 40 cals a piece
Any berry or sliced nectarines with a little cream and splenda
Swiss miss sensible sweets no sugar added. These are 60 cals. Sometimes I add a splash of cream for extra richness
Chocolate protein shake. I usually have one for breakfast so it gives me my "chocolate milk" fix and it helps me get my protein
I have little, individually wrapped sour punch straws. I used to eat a whole pack, now two or three little ones does the trick
Sugar free jello made with canned pinapple, peaches, or mandarin oranges
Tapioca pudding from the box, replacing the sugar with splenda
Canned pumpkin (not pie mix!) mixed with some splenda and cinnamon. Stir and warm in microwave. Veggie bonus!
Starbucks light mocha frappacinos in a bottle. 100 cals!
Fun size of whatever candy you like! Freeze the rest to get them out of your head.
Melt dark chocolate (get chips) in the microwave then dip strawberries or bananas in it and freeze them.
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