Help! How do u say no to sweets?

I have an iron will

Make a sign and hang it on your fridge or cupboard give it look before stuffing your mouth. I have one on my fridge it say "No Refined Foods, No Processed Foods, NO EXCUSES!" That fits my goals, also make business card size keep it in your pocket or purse so before you grab money to pay you see it.

Just say no. Don't buy it, don't look at it. Once you kick the habit it's much easier and the cravings will go away.

I was informed by a nutritionnist that carving sweets often means you are lacking some protein... if you have protein, you surprisingly won't crave as much sugar. From personal experience, having a higher protein diet won't make me crave the sweets... I also have a chocolate flavored protein shake that's flavored & sweetened with stevia.

Not buying it means your arent eating it.

next time you go shopping.... go AROUND the sweets aisle!!!

BOOM!

Works for me.

I am at a point now where I can eat a little something sweet and stop, but when I first started here, it was much easier to say no thank you than to have just a little.

One of the things i did was make a personal rule that I don't eat anything at work that I didn't bring (people are always bringing sweets to share). And I bring plenty of tasty stuff I like to nibble on.

Also, think about- really think about- why you want to eat it. I have discovered that I frequently want to eat something sweet when I'm feeling tired or low energy.

If I'm at work and I'm feeling that way, a healthy snack (fruit, nuts, whole grain crackers, etc) and lots of water, or a cup of tea usually helps.

If I'm at home, if I am really tired, I'll go take a short nap, but the biggest thing that got me through the roughest time is I would just go for a walk when the cravings got bad. Takes care of the cravings, and gives me a burst of energy.

Spreading my calories throughout the day as evenly as possible makes a huge difference, too. Try to eat some protein, some carbs, and some fats at every meal, and don't go more than about three hours without eating something.

Plan ahead for the day as much as possible.

For me, artificial sweeteners do not satisfy the sweet cravings, taste terrible, and make me feel yucky, so I avoid them.

The first couple of weeks are hard. Then you realize it's gotten much easier. Then you see the weight dropping, and it's all worth it.

Everything in moderation. Allow yourself one small sweet a day or one cheat meal a week. If you're like me and you live with people with a sweet tooth ask them to keep their stuff in their rooms and away from you. Also I've found it helpful to put my sweets up really high so I need a ladder to get to them. That way I really have to think about it and decide if it's worth the effort to go get them or will the banana on the counter do instead. 9 times outta 10 the banana wins. And lastly make sure you keep lot's of yummy fruits in your house. The sweet fruit helps curb that need for processed refined junk. Hope this helps.

Don't say NO!!! Moderation is the key.. I, too, love my sweets..... I don't say no completely I just have less... Alot of it comes from self discipline.... And I've noticed too that once you really start eating healthy, clean food that you really don't want as much sweets. One thing that has helped me greatly in that department is Shakeology.. It tastes like a sweet treat so I don't feel like I'm depriving myself of anything..
You could be taking in too much refined sugar in the form of processed food too which is making you want more and more....

its all about willpower, say no no no no

I say "NO!"

I'm not sure what you're background is, but for me, lent is coming and I loooooooove to bake. My bf loves my cupcakes and cookies and I've been baking every weekend since Christmas...it's not good! LOL... if you see my diary on Sundays, always sweets day, so bad!

Anyway, for lent this year, I'm giving up sweets/sugar (I say sweets because there is sugar in wine, and I'm NOT giving up wine!) I started yesterday, although, lent technically starts tomorrow. I have oatmeal chocolate chip cookies at my desk at work and I was craving them like crazy yesterday and didn't have any - they're homemade, 'healthy' (whole wheat flour and no butter sub with applesauce) BUT I told myself "NO!" So, I had an apple, orange, grapefruit and blackberries with my yogurt yesterday. My protein shakes are chocolate and vanilla (I bought both) and they're sweet, so that helps A LOT! I have one in the am when I wake up and one post workout (right before lunch).

At home, if I don't see it, I don't crave it. So I stay the heck away from my roommates junk and make sure they 'hide' it or put it away and keep it out of sight so it's out of mind. It also helps that my bf and I have agreed to no more baking after this past Sunday so the sweets won't be coming into the house because of us.

If you can do this for 40 days and 40 nights, you will have the willpower to say no once it's over - so I keep telling myself! haha

Good luck

Closest thing to appease the sweet tooth ...eat a piece of fruit (apple) at least the fructose high last about 15 min. Then do something to take your mind off it.

It's quite easy. You press your tongue to the front of the roof of your mouth and then form an O with your lips. It sounds strange but it's a lot like the word 'snow' without the 's'.

Trick #1: Replace the processed, refined sugar treats with lower calorie, healthier treats like apple slices, frozen grapes, pineapple, etc.

Trick #2: If you have the calories to spare, don't give in to the urge still. You can fill those calories with a treat that's still way better for you and tastes like sin. Peanut butter and semi-sweet chocolate chips? Hell yes. Peanut butter between banana slices, that sort of thing.

Trick #3: Once a month or something, go ahead and have a small pack of skittles or M&Ms or whatever crap you want to stay away from. Not only will this help curb cravings (because knowing you can't EVER have something is just the recipe for wanting it all the time), you might (maybe) find that after replacing it with healthier stuff most of the time that you just don't appreciate the taste as much as you used to, who knows.

Trick #4: Think of yourself. You want that candy, but the satisfaction will last, what.... 5 minutes? How will you feel when the package is gone and the flavor has passed from your mouth? Sad? Regretful? Stuck in one place? Back at Square One? That candy isn't doing anything for you. Healthy food can be delicious and totally works to your body's benefit.

Trick #5: In your weakest moments, the stuff above probably doesn't work. So, a temporary measure is to shove it out of your mind. You're in the store, looking for something good for you and you pass the candy aisle. Pull up a blind spot. You didn't see that candy aisle. It's not even there. This store doesn't have candy, you were mistaken, go get some bananas.

Trick #6: Don't give up too much at once. If you've got a sweet tooth problem and that's your priority, don't quit diet soda or smoking at exactly the same time. So much stress, and most people don't have the kind of iron mind to deal with that. One thing at a time.

It is a constant struggle to say no to sweets, and while I had a medical necessity to give them up it is still very difficult to see my favorite foods pass by. Breads, donuts, cheesecakes and the like, it's so difficult to give them up. BUT, to that I will say that being a year off white breads, added sugar, sweeteners, and starchy vegetables has made my body feel so much better and I've learned to get energy from other sources besides sugar. It is especially difficult when other household members continue to eat these delicious treats. Encouraging them to make healthier habits is a great idea.

I have found that if you cut them out, eventually you will find you don't taste foods the same, and foods will taste sweeter without so much sugar. I have also found that all natural stevia has provided a sweet fix when baking and you don't have to use as much of it as you have to use sugar.

Keep an eye on the ingredients list and the sugar contents, because those high numbers will blow you away. Also when you're looking at those, keep in mind that many agree that women should have no more than 35g of added sugar a day...many of our favorite foods have double that! That alone is enough to make me put it down. And sweeteners sit around that lovely tire women tend to get on the hips...imagine that gone. I hope this helps!