Cravings..sugesstions needed.

Bengal Spice tea sometimes helps me.

I'm a big tea fan. Something warm and sweet, like Cherry Blossom Rooibos (my favorite!) with either a tsp or so of honey is amazing. Honey adds natural sweetness and gives your body some of the sugar it's craving and one of the best things for me is that it takes a while to drink since it's hot. Plenty of time for a craving to pass. A tsp of honey has 21 calories and is sweet enough to satisfy a sugar tooth without busting your calorie budget.

I used to have this habit of trying to eat something similar (but healthier) to get rid of cravings. I'd end up eating all sorts of things and still be unsatisfied because I hadn't fulfilled my craving. A lot of people experience this. It's better to allow yourself a little bit of something special. Moderation is key here. If you've got a problem with massive cravings for chocolate, keep dove pieces or hershey's kisses around. However, make it dark chocolate; it's better for you. All you need to do is wait a few minutes, ask yourself why you're craving something and see if you could be happy without it. If not, have one little piece, and savor it. Take tiny bites and just let them melt in your mouth. The same goes for other sweet and/or salty foods. Wait a few minutes, question your cravings, and then savor it. A little treat isn't going to throw you completely off track.

Peanut butter helps with cravings and it will also help curb your appetite. It's a quick remedy but fresh fruit and veggies are always the better choice. I found after changing my diet months ago I quit having the cravings but when the holidays came around and I ate foods not so healthy I had cravings again. Now going back to my older healthier ways, I stopped craving and used peanut butter to control it until the healthy foods took over. Strange, but worked for me.

I try fruit and yogurt mixed together!! I'm not a huge fan of yogurt lol, but I finally found one I actually like!! I use Dannon Greek Low Fat Yogurt. I mix that with orange slices and avocado. Then sprinkle a little cinnamon on top...So good. And it totally curbs my sugar cravings. Also, the avocado has a wonderful 25grams of monounsaturated fat! Which I know sounds crazy, but you need to eat certain fats to loose fat. Monounsaturated fat is the good kind
One more suggestion that a little less healthy but can be used in moderation...chocolate milk I used Nesquik No Sugar Added and it's a wonderful way to curb my sugar cravings. I only do this when it's like absolutely essential and so does my fiancé. The milk fills you up and the chocolate does the trick! In addition to curbing your hunger for sweets, you're getting a nice does of calcium!

i get the exact same way. Every night after dinner I crave something sweet. I have a low-fat yoghurt or a cup of Lemon tea. i also have (as a treat) a small bar of dark chocolate - tends to be 1/2 the bar because my hubby steals the other half! You can get these small bars from Aldi - delicious. :happy:

Lara bars are delicious and don't seem to trigger more cravings for me. Piece of dark chocolate can help. There is always 25 calorie hot cocoa. Nothing better than a big juicy orange.

I'm a big tea fan. Something warm and sweet, like Cherry Blossom Rooibos (my favorite!) with either a tsp or so of honey is amazing. Honey adds natural sweetness and gives your body some of the sugar it's craving and one of the best things for me is that it takes a while to drink since it's hot. Plenty of time for a craving to pass. A tsp of honey has 21 calories and is sweet enough to satisfy a sugar tooth without busting your calorie budget.

Same here. I travel with my tea can and honey to tackle any sweet cravings. Now that I am at a desk job, the cravings are more often (or I just notice them more). Plus, there is just something about hot beverages that just soothe me!

Have a wonderful day, everyone.

The FiberOne chocolate brownies are pretty god and they're only 90 calories. I also crave something sweet after lunch. I don't crave it after dinner for some reason, but the lunch is always rough for me. I try to keep a little something in my desk at work, like the FiberOne bars.

If I ignore my cravings, it backfires. For me, it works best to allow myself a portion of exactly what I am craving. If I tried to trick myself with something lowfat/lowsugar/fake, it only made the craving worse and I'd end up going overboard on that stuff trying to fulfill the craving. That being said, sometimes gum is enough for me after meals. I think sometimes I am more in the habit of something sweet rather than actually craving it. Maybe grab a few packs of sugar free gum? There are all sorts of dessert flavors these days.

I go with fruit or yogurt to curb the sweet craving. An orange, an apple...

I'm only on week one but i do like something sweet after my evening meal, so like someone else said i log everything in morning as i pretty much know what i'm going to eat for the day. If i have enough calories left then i have a lindt chocolate ball and that sorts me out!

I think also, try to identify when you're feeling hungry/cravey. Is it just out of habit, or are you actually hungry?

If it's habit, break it by making a new habit, if you're hungry an hour after lunch, go for a little walk with a bottle of water.

If you're hungry, my go to snacks are:

yogurt with flax seed (love it! gives the yogurt a sweet and more filling bonus)
apple (usually my drive home snack, cuz it's been 5 hours since lunch I'm a ready to gouge eyes out)
cashews (i feel like it's an expensive treat and i do not want to devour, so i ration it out)
homemade trail mix (with nuts, fruit and chocolate chips)

jello or sugar free pudding with light whipped cream helps me. sometimes i freeze cool whip - get's the texture of ice cream, and eat a few spoonfuls of that or blend it in with some powdered cappuccino mix for a frappucino

Try a Fiber One brownie warmed up in the microwave for 10 seconds with a few cut up strawberries. 100 calories of pure bliss!