This is for the ladies

Freeze some bananas. Blend them in your food processor with some cocoa. Eat dairy-free chocolate banana ice cream and purr like a kitten. I don't restrict my calories ever, but this is a delicious alternative to less nutritious sweet goodies.

During that time of the month, I eat skinny cow ice cream bars or i make a milkshake with frozen bananas, almond milk and 2 teaspoons of whatever flavor jello pudding powder in my nutri bullet. They both taste really good!

I'm far from a lady.. (as far as I am aware) but you realize you don't have to avoid sweet foods.. why punish yourself with a "diet" you won't sustain for the rest of your life? What foods you eat has no effect on weight loss if you're getting sufficient protein, carb & fat intake whilst being in a caloric deficit..

I'm never regular and couldn't understand why I was having a hard time last week because I don't usually crave anything at all . I thought I just hadn't been eating enough and I was hungry .
I ate some peanut butter and celery a couple of times and drank lots of water thinking I just needed something hahahaha two days later I was like ooohhh that's what that was....


Amy

Plain Greek yogurt, stevia, dark chocolate, raspberries!

During that time of the month, I eat skinny cow ice cream bars or i make a milkshake with frozen bananas, almond milk and 2 teaspoons of whatever flavor jello pudding powder in my nutri bullet. They both taste really good!

Skinny cow! It is great when you are craving chocolate... or go dark chocolate with fruit and nuts....

I fit it into my macros. Every day. Every week. Every month. :flowerforyou:

fat free, sugar Jello pudding. I eat it every night lol

I like dark chocolate with a touch of salt. I tend to splurge on "Kind" nut bars... They are not too sweet and have healthy fats from the almonds. Or sometime I will blend frozen bananas or skim milk with chocolate protein powder for a milkshake. But my sweet tooth is all the time, not just once a month. I crave red meat and shellfish....

Plan ahead. Save some extra calories the day or two before or workout extra. Then you can have your treat guilt-free.

^^^ this. I'll work in rice cakes with peanut butter and chocolate chips, then work the rest of the day around it.

Dark chocolate, longer workouts, eating crap and not having calories left for the good food (so the good food gets skipped, it happens) and, yes, even going over. I figured out my maintenance calories so when I go over my deficit calories I don't feel like I blew it unless I go totally over what my maintenance calories would be.

I tend to crave red meat rather than sweets, but my answer to any craving is to feed it. If you want a sweet, have a sweet. Just watch your portions. I eat ice cream several times a week (1/2 cup on a sugar cone) It hasn't hurt me a bit.

I always keep a few really good quality chocolate bars on hand (not hersheys, the good stuff). I eat and savor it one square at a time when I feel the need. If my husband doesn't get to it, one bar can last me at least a week or two (or longer, depending on my sweet needs).

It's all about quality over quantity.

I eat within reason. If I feel my cravings are headed toward binge, I grab a cup of vinegar cucumbers out the fridge. The sourness normally kills the sweet craving I have.

Freeze some bananas. Blend them in your food processor with some cocoa. Eat dairy-free chocolate banana ice cream and purr like a kitten. I don't restrict my calories ever, but this is a delicious alternative to less nutritious sweet goodies.

Love that!!