What to do for world's worst sweet tooth

low sugar jelly (erm jello? in america), get the saches (spelling?) that you make up yourself as it works out cheaper and i find has a better consistency. if you need something sweet they are good.

i also have dried mango and dates (they are now my sweets). i make up little bags/containers of about 3 of each and take that to work so i don't eat the whole bag.

i'm also a crisps fiend, so i tend to bad the cheap small bags of shops own brand ready salted (25g each bag or so) or make my own popcorn in 20g bags to take to work or eat around the house.

apple with a bit of [pea]nut butter on works well too.

i find the easiest way to not over eat sweets is to not eat them at all and find alternatives that i can live with, once you're used to eating them you don't really find yourself missing sweets. and when you do eat them they're not that great! never thought i'd say that!

Something I love to do is take grapes, roll them in vanilla yogurt and then some crushed nuts and freeze them. When a craving hits, I go for one and it feels like I'm having a treat! A friend of mine will freeze mini kisses so that when she has a craving, she just grabs one and has to eat it slowly because it's frozen.

...they tend to make me want m0ore so I stay away from them.

That's how it works, the more sweets you consume the more you crave sweets. Cut back for awhile and the cravings should diminish. You can trying drinking water instead of sweetened beverages and when you really need a treat try dark chocolate instead.

More directly to answer your question, I buy rye crisp crackers, spread peanut butter on them and drizzle hershys chocolate syrup.

2 rye crisps (20 cals each)
1 tsp peanut butter (30 cals)
1 tsp syrup (17 cals)

fold together like a sandwich or eat one cracker at a time!

Total: 87 cals and very filling and tastes naughty Some nights I double this for a whopping 174 cals lol

I save calories for treats, since i know i love sweets.

York Peppermint patties-140
Skinny Cow Peanut Butter Crisp-110
Skinny Cow Ice cream sandwich-140-150

I keep both fresh and frozen fruits on hand. If I get a craving for junk (and it's been happening a lot lately), I'll have a glass of water and a peach or plum. If I'm still craving the junk after that, I'll go ahead and let myself have it.

I also keep dark chocolate covered raisins or almonds around - I'm not going to say they're particularly healthy, but they do have redeeming qualities like antioxidants and healthy fat In my mind, it's better than ice cream or cookies.

I find what you did - when I eat sugar I want more sugar. So I would recommend slowly changing your tastes. I'd do that by eating smaller portions and fewer of them of things you want. For me, that resulted in my not liking at all some of my old favorites, but still enjoying reasonable portions of things I still love.

To me the key is really strong flavors in small quantity.

Jelly Belly (or equivalent) jelly beans - one at a time. 10 calories per
Ginger candy: 20 calories
Candied ginger: 20-30 calories
Ice cream: I like 1/4 cup. Depending on brand, this ranges from 80-180 calories. Pick something you love
Candied fennel seeds (like you get in Indian restaurants). You can have 100 for like 20 calories
Strong licorice
Altoids
M and Ms
Ritter dark chocolate sports bar. Each square (1/16th of the bar) is really satisfying and 30 calories.

EAT ONE! Enjoy it! If you want another, have two. But that's it. It becomes very satisfying.

Healthy things that satisfy my sweet itch include a mix of cashews or peanuts with a SMALL NUMBER of chocolate chips or m and m. The nuts are healthy. The chips aren't. But it is nutritious and you just count the calories. Eat with a spoon so you can't pick out the chocolate.

I eat something sweet almost every day. But, excluding the ice cream, it's rarely more than 30 calories. With my daily hit of ice cream, it's 100-200 calories/day. Skip a piece of bread.

I am addicted to chocolate. I cannot give it up. So basically I work it into my calorie overall.

chocolate protein bar!

Here are a couple of things you could try:

1. Watch your Sugar intake on your macros. I feel like when I was doing a better job of monitoring my sugar intake, I craved it less, eventually. This was still a tricky spot for me, though, even when I was watching it. Hence, #2:

2. Eat fruit whenever you have a sugar craving. It's deliciously sweet (when ripe), and I learn to enjoy the sweetness even more, the more often I eat it. Also, the fiber that comes with it is really good for you (and, I've heard, counteracts the negative aspects of the fructose).

3. I'll echo sourmash1973: Everything in moderation. I now see no reason to by a king-sized candy bar. A regular will do. And if it comes in pieces (like starbursts), try savor just one or two pieces --I usually bite them off in tiny little pieces, so they last longer. You could even re-package them into snack bags of 50 calories each. I did that with a big bag of chips, once, and I found it quite handy.

4. If all else fails, go straight for desert (in moderation), instead of eating a meal. Just watch the overall calories, but enjoy the sweet that you want, instead of filling your stomach with something you actively DON'T want, at the time. Just beware of sugar crashes, if you do that...

Honestly...I was the same way. I would crave something so bad I would eat everything until I finally gave in. Not everyone is the same and substitutes don't always work....For me it was honestly just suffering through it for a few days and eventually the cravings/desire to eat those things subsides. Eat more protein, it will combat the cravings as well. Then you can add some back in limited quantaties...

gum. and drink lots of water. If you can hold out for a few weeks, the sweet tooth goes away.

I found eating sugar free oreos (1 - 2 cookies) satisfies me. I make sure I stay full on water & protein rich foods (not my favorite).

Apples actually have a lot of sugar in them, hate to say it but you might as well eat something sweet at that point. The more you deprive yourself, the harder it can be to stick to it.

Watch out you're not feeding into your cravings, my doctor suggested zone bars for me to up my protein. They are phenomenal, tastes just like a candy bar.. oh, maybe because there is 14g of sugar in them?? After having one, I found myself wanting MORE. The sugar free oreos do not give me this sensation, maybe because they don't contain real sugar in them, just sugar alcohols.

I have had those smart one's desserts before. Or should I rephrase that, I've had the whole box.. watch what triggers you to want more, and as much as people hate artificial sweeteners, it's really helped me stick under my goal.