sweet tooth

sweet fruit is a good help for me, also if I keep slim a bear no sugar add icecream around, one of these in the evening covers my chocolate and sweet crave for only 150 cals.

I'm very fortunate that I don't have much of a sweet tooth.

My husband though, managed to really wean himself off the late night sweet binge, by having low-fat hot chocolate. It's sweet enough to take the edge off, is warm and comforting, and can be easily made into a routine to take your mind off other sweets.

I feel ur pain hun I have the same problem a few days ago I just HAD to have some chocolate. What I did was melt some dark chocolate in the microwave and pour it over some strawberries it does taste like a delicious choc treat!

Now I should mention that I have a lactose intolerance so i'm not a angel eating dark chocolate ...its all I can have :laugh:

BTW Ctina I think urs is a brilliant tip

Brush your teeth and gargle with scope(works for me). Chew on sugar-free gum. This ones my favorite glass of water and 2 scoops of metamucil it taste like crap but it fills you up with fiber.

Eating sugar is, for many people, addictive. As an adult, I was never a frequent sweet eater (but I ate a lot of sweets as a kid and was fat). But, I was enough of an addict that, on the rare occasions that I would have a cake or some cookies, etc. around, I would eat a lot of whatever was around until it was all gone. And I was very poorly nourished during those binges because you can only eat so much food. No vegetables or fruit or even much protein--all "white" carbs and some fat. Yuck, I can't imagine that I would abuse my body in that way. :sick:

I knew that I could not control my eating of it, if it was in the house. One day I realized that eating sweets was a type of addiction. Then I started to look into it. A lot of obesity researchers say that it is similar to an addiction to alcohol and must be treated the same way. Fructose (and sucrose, i.e. table sugar is 50% fructose) is the part that appears to have an "anti-satiety" affect. Here is a link to a website that speaks to the issue of "food addiction" and sugar consumption was heavily implicated by the research. http://www.foodaddictionsummit.org/index.htm

I determined to be done with sugar, once and for all. That was three years ago, and the majority of my weight loss occurred since then---and was more or less effortless. When my weight loss stalled, I determined that I needed to cut out wheat as well. Then, I joined MFP and have lost another 18 pounds since then through diet and beginning pool exercise (I have arthritis). I began lifting weight in late November and have really seen a change in shape. The good news is that, not only is my "pre-diabetes"and high blood pressure gone, but also my arthritis has diminished to a great degree.

I think you just have to get creative in the kitchen. I'm not the type of person who thinks abstaining is the best strategy. SkinnyCow Ice Cream sandwiches help me... (not a huge candy fan)... Most of the time I like decadent treats...

Sometimes I'll take a 100 Calorie tortilla/100 calorie english muffin/low cal biscuit... head it up, spray some zero cal butter spray, a sprinkle of salt, some nonfat cool whip, and either melt a little dark chocolate or a tablespoon of tasty preserves (I use tart cherry preserves)...

Angel food cake, topped with mixed berries (berries cut, mix with a squeeze of lemon, and mix with truvia) top over angel food cake, and add a dollop of cool whip...

Sugar free pies work sometimes...

One Iced Cookie (they taste like cake!) and they're only 160 cals.

There are a ton of options to hit your sweet tooth healthfully and without guilt.

Skinny Cow Chocolate Wafer Bar for me 110 calories or less depending on the flavor.