I'm an addict...

In the afternoon, when I used to reach for mini candy bars, now I do a south beach diet protein bar. They come in chocolate and peanut butter flavors and taste pretty darn good. At night, instead of dessert-type sweets, I'll do a cereal with unsweetened soy milk and maybe some blueberries. It really helps to have some sort of protein with your sugar. My sister loves chocolate flavored soy milk with cereal, you could try that:)

I don't have any experience with trying to deny myself sugary foods (I'm much more of a sugary drinks kind of guy) but I understand you can go a long way by replacing all the candy and pastries with fruit. Not quite the same, but it should diminish the cravings.

Have a sweet treat you love every day. At the beginning for me mini mayfield ice cream sandwiches got me through my cravings. 90 calories. And when I would flip out with an intense craving and eat two it was still under 200

Strawberries with fat-free Cool Whip help my sweet tooth and are really low in calories. Easy and yummy.

I'm new to MFP and a sugar and carb addict too. If not tracking, I'll eat two desserts in one day, double and triple the serving size of said desserts and far too much bread choices. From my food tracking, it shows up with me over the daily allotment in the sugar category. Now seeing that breakdown and the empty calories spent will get my mind retooled. For my palette, some things I will have to avoid because they are triggers to binge, like plain M&Ms. In the past, I've bought bulk packs from BJs and told myself that I'd eat in moderation. Nope. I'd feed until sickness. So I won't bring them in the house. I'm also working to up my protein and vegetable intake to make me more full and plan any carbs I will have for the day.

I feed that addiction before it consumes me. Just keeping the sugar bear beast at bay.
oranges, apples, grapes, berries, ice cream, yogurt.

I do tend to notice a correlation at least for me between my sodium intake and my cravings. As I reduce salt intake, I crave sugar less.

Try eating dill pickles. Your body reacts to the dill like it would something sweet and will help satisfy the cravings, plus they're generally no calories!

Hi all,

I was a addict to anything sweet, I went cold turkey stopped eating it, having it in the house. I don't have desserts anymore. I've done it since April. I have also done low carbs and I don't have bread, I feel this has helped me. Plus I workout everyday and I find it so rewarding that I don't want to ruin the hard work by eating chocolate or a slice of cake.

chewing extra gym really helps.

I'm a Junk Food Queen of the first magnitude. Name a sugary treat and I've eaten it in 5 flavors.

April 1st I stopped eating all junk food, fast food, candy, etc., and my cravings disappeared. I can't eat in moderation, so I cut it out of my life. The only sweet I eat is an apple for a snack (and once in while other fruit, like a restaurant fresh fruit cup).

Several big things that really helped me:
(1) I eat regular meals so I'm never hungry. When I get hungry, my willpower disappears.
(2) I drink water with lemon slices all day.
(3) I meal plan and always have nutritious food at home that I can make into a meal in 5 minutes or less.
(4) Right now I eat before social occasions so I'm not hungry, then have something small and eat it as slowly as possible so there's something on my plate and other people don't feel uncomfortable.

What worked for me was changing the whole way I thought about food, not just trying to cut out sweets. Make hitting your macros a game, if you will. If you hit your protein goal within your calorie limit, you've earned a sweet.

You need to make sure you're eating a high protein meal when you eat your first meal of the day. Add in the healthy fats as well.

Then for your second meal, do the same, make sure you're hitting your protein targets first. Then fats, then carbs.

Let's say you are aiming for 100 grams of protein a day. Try to get in 40-60 of that before 3pm if you know you're going to be having a decent protein dinner. More if you're going to have a carb dinner.

Then, when you've hit that protein goal, have a good amount of fats, check the fiber to make sure you're good on that, too. If you are, then have some sweets up to your calorie limit for the day.

I have a sweet almost every night. Usually ice cream or dark chocolate. Sometimes I indulge in some ungodly dessert at a restaurant that I split with my kids and husband. But I always hit my protein macro goal before I give in.

If I start the day with carbs or something sweet, my whole day is ruined. I crave sugar or carbs all day long, don't feel full ever, and I will gain a lot of weight. If I reward myself with carbs at night, I go to bed satisfied and don't generally wake up craving them.

At least you get there's such thing as being addicted to sugar. What's worked best for me is trying to keep most of that stuff out of my home because once I have one then I have to have another. Nuts, yogurt, eggs, meat, pork skins, WATER, apples, cheese all help me from thinking much about sugar! Oh and exercise can take my mind off that candy bar. Crank up the tunes while you're working out and before you know it you'll be so lost into the song you'll probably have forgotten all about that sugar rush!!! :laugh:

This is where I need to be. If there was a "sugar addict" group I could be a charter member. I too don't have the problems with other stuff in moderation but with sugar I want it all until it's gone - out of the hose. And it's too easy to stop in the dolloar store on the way home from work for cookies and milk for my dinner. I must get a handle on this and today is another first day for me to eut the sugar out. I am new and would love some replies.