What do you do if you are a sugar craver?

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  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    I usually pound some DD's munchkins and a huge chocolate chip cookie. Oh wait, that was just today. I eat sugar in moderation (usually).

    ZOMG the sprinkle ones- I can't help myself- I adore them. They are so amazing- I have no idea- but the halloween ones- they make me so happy.

    and a latte- or a chai tea- not sure why I'm obsessed with those lately- but I am.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    I'm with the work it in crowd. I'm not giving up cookies or ice cream ever. So I work it in to my daily goal. I have it at the end of the day and I feel satisfied and I don't feel deprived. Works GREAT. :)
  • featherbrained
    featherbrained Posts: 155 Member
    Fasting aside, I do also limit my sugar to only so many times a week. I find that helps immensley. Delaying gratification just makes whatever it is taste that much better.

    IF does break the addiction, though, and quickly. Only took a week for me, of 2 fasts. No more cravings.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I love sweet foods and I have some every day, pretty much. I just stay under my calories.
  • prattiger65
    prattiger65 Posts: 1,657 Member
    Plan ahead to have ice cream every single night of your life, like I do (with some exceptions to make room for other stuff).


    +1

    People ask me how much I have lost, I say around 50 lbs. They ask, how did you do it, I tell them, eating ice cream every night. I usually get a blank stare.
  • DesDawn24
    DesDawn24 Posts: 147 Member
    I have the same problem, major sugar cravings used to derail me! It's taken a loooooong time, but I've learned to battle back at these sugar cravings. A lot of it has to do with willpower, but also just moderation. I've learned that eating just a small amount of something has the same satisfaction level as eating the whole thing. Instead of eating a plate full of cookies, I'll have a couple. Or I make a lot of subsitutions. Frozen yogurt for ice cream, Thinsations instead of real oreos... that sort of thing.
  • sixpacklady
    sixpacklady Posts: 582 Member
    I am also a sugarholic/chocaholic :happy:

    But a few things that seem to help me are:
    1. Including good fats at every meal - increases the satiety factor, so I don;t get those cravings
    2. Having some organic 85% cocoa bars (Green & Black) everyday, so that i don;t feel deprived and binge later on.
    3. Have one splurge dessert (for me its more chocolate - Chocolate Therapy by Ben&Jerry with a warm brownie,oohhh) on weekend.
  • tmpecus78
    tmpecus78 Posts: 1,206 Member
    eat said sugar
  • sedj241
    sedj241 Posts: 36 Member
    I have/had the same problem also. This is what I did to break the habit. I went 30 days (1 month) with no sugar (not all sugar). The only sugar I could have is natural sugars (fruits, honey, etc...). After the 30 days I was kind of scared to go back to eating sugar, so I eat it in moderation now. So every year I go 30 days of no sugar in the month of July. Works for me could work for you.
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    Eat chocolate, log it, fit it into your daily calorie goals. Why deprive yourself?
  • PJ_73
    PJ_73 Posts: 331 Member
    Eat chocolate, log it, fit it into your daily calorie goals. Why deprive yourself?

    This. I have at least one sweet treat a day, not always chocolate or sweets, but something sugary and I don't sweat it.
  • espchica
    espchica Posts: 10
    I've tried "just having one" and working it into my calories and even when I was successful, all I thought about was the little red cans of deliciousness waiting for me.
  • espchica
    espchica Posts: 10
    That's totally me. I can leave it for days even weeks without craving it that much, but then there's like this sugary beast inside of me that needs to feed. I, too, have "little red cans of deliciousness" although mine tend to be "little candy, chocolate, or sugarplum shaped things".

    I'm not opposed to working sugar into my calories--especially on the weekend or holidays, but I don't want it to remain a daily fight when I get into the sugar beast syndrome.
  • conniemaxwell5
    conniemaxwell5 Posts: 943 Member
    Make a commitment to stick to your calorie goals no matter what. If you eat sugary treats, they have to fit within your calorie allotment for the day. You'll soon realize that you sacrificed a hearty meal that would have kept you satisfied for the immediate gratification of a sweet treat that left you feeling hungry.
  • adiggs2777
    adiggs2777 Posts: 111 Member
    I had to do a detox from sugar. I love sugar. If I were to die in a vat of sugar I would be okay with it because sugar. So I had to stop eating it for a couple weeks cold turkey (I still ate fruits and whatnot. But the processed sugar is what I am referring to). I was pretty cranky for a bit but after a week or so I felt so much better. I find now that I have done that, I an have the occasional cookie or latte without craving it like I did before - there was a point in time where I would get a latte, not for the coffee but for the sugary goodness. EVERY day. It was crazy.
  • Nettabee
    Nettabee Posts: 296 Member

    I'm not opposed to working sugar into my calories--especially on the weekend or holidays, but I don't want it to remain a daily fight when I get into the sugar beast syndrome.

    Sorry but depending on how much you need to lose that's exactly what this is. And from the sounds of your problem with said "sugar beast", it's either beat IT or let IT beat you.

    When you decide that your health and goals are worth fighting for, you'll do it. I like what another poster said about logging it and seeing how the candy takes the place of what could have been a hearty and fulfilling meal or good snack.

    What has helped me is not only eating in moderation, but buying in moderation. I love Kit Kats. Buying the bite size bag and trying to eat them in by the serving size never worked. I would eat half if not the whole bag. So now I either will buy a bar from the store and eat it if I really want one, or just stay away completely if I don't need it.

    It's trial and error. You gotta fight for your right to healthy. :flowerforyou:
  • WendyGr8
    WendyGr8 Posts: 20 Member
    Sometimes reading these posts makes me hungry...
  • featherbrained
    featherbrained Posts: 155 Member
    Sugar is not evil, in and of itself. Nor is alcohol. However, if sugar derails you and causes you to eat more sugar and more sugar and working it into your daily cals only means you're not eating enough of the nutrient dense foods becasue there's no room due to the sugar... well then, those people should re-evaluate. Not demonize sugar, but realize they have a problem with it.

    You would not tell a recovering alcoholic to just work one beer into their day. To only drink in moderation. Most of us are here because "using moderation" is not a simple thing. If it were, we'd all be slim!

    Each individual needs to look at their relationship with/reaction to sugary treats and proceed from there. Many can lose weight eating ice cream every day. But many of us cannot. And sometimes it's not even the sugar. It's the lactose! ;)
  • joyincincy
    joyincincy Posts: 228 Member
    I was the same way and trying to eat sweets in moderation was like a vicious joke. Honestly, I have recently discovered that I am allergic to both dairy & wheat and so that has automatically taken many things out of my diet, especially certain sweets. HOWEVER, I have dessert almost every night. I make things that are low glycemic, using natural fruits or honey as the sweetener, as omitting wheat from my diet has made me crave sweets much less and I don't see the reason to encourage that addiction by indulging in high glycemic desserts. It is only a suggestion, but perhaps you should consider getting rid of wheat and other high glycemic foods( aka sugar) from your diet and see where t takes you.

    Good luck!
    There is no reason to deprive yourself of ANY foods unless you have a medical condition (like yourself) where those foods should be avoided. This should be a lifestyle change and not a diet and for the sake of adherence and overall happiness, you can incorporate everything you enjoy... in moderation of course.:flowerforyou:

    I'm not trying to be confrontational but would like to point out that subbing a low glycemic alternative for the high glycemic foods such as wheat, white surger, etc is not deprevation, simply a choice to work with one's body. You might be able to control yourself around sugar but not everyone is. Like I said, certain sweets in moderation was nothing but a vicious joke - and I truly and sincerely meant that. I do not consider someone choosing to ditch wheat to help them control their actions toward food a diet, I consider that to be the true definition of a lifestyle change. Consider it an equivalent to someone choosing to go for a run instead of eating or shopping when stressed. It's about substituting one behavior for another, not deprevation. Yes, I do consider my eating habits a type of behavior - don't you?
  • arasey
    arasey Posts: 1
    I will eat an apple. They do have some amount of sugar in them, but at least it is natural sugars. Usually keeps my cravings at bay!
  • mordant57
    mordant57 Posts: 58 Member
    I don't really have a sweet tooth unless I eat sugar...then OH MY GOD I NEED SUGAR!!
    So I stay away, plain and simple. If I don't have it, I don't crave it as much.
  • morganmcclure75
    morganmcclure75 Posts: 18
    My trouble has always been my sweet tooth. I love healthy food--whole grains, veggies, fruit, lean meat, milk, etc., and I am not as tempted by salty or fried foods or even fast food, but I do LOVE sweets--chocolate, gummy candy, hard candy, etc. I really feel this is a molecular issue for some people of foods you can be addicted to.

    When i was growing up, my mom did not allow sugary cereal, desserts, or anything else, but when I was little, I found her to be a closet sugar eater, and I became one as well.

    I've found a few things that help--eating well and not feeling hungry, planning ahead, eating dark chocolate dusted almonds, eating fruit or yogurt after a meal, etc. But I still crave sweets.

    Any ideas?

    I have a sweet tooth that is down right awful! I usually try to go for Greek God yogurt mixed with some fruit.

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