Sweet tooth...please help!!

Sometimes letting yourself have a little after a meal makes it much easier. I try to buy lower calorie ice cream and serve it in a small bowl or mug. Or I make instant pudding with lowfat milk. It helps me with the after meal sweet cravings. If that doesn't work for you, try dried fruit, but watch the serving sizes.

dark chocolate helps to ease the craving much faster than milk chocolate for me. Quest Nutrition bar. Chobani Greek yogurt with light ready whip.

I get a sweet tooth bad after lunch and dinner. After lunch I allow myself to have 1 or 2 butterscotch hard candies. They are pretty sweet so they work and only have 20 calories per piece. In the evening I have something like a skinny cow ice cream bar or some cereal. The Chocolate Almond Special K cereal is yummy. A Dannon Light and Fit Greek Yogurt satisfies my sweet tooth too and they are only 80 calories.

What I would suggest depends on how you are changing your diet? Low carb? When I did that, I would have ricotta cheese with some cocoa mixed in. Eating fewer processed foods limits what you can do, but I like the little 90 calorie chocolate cakes by Weight Watchers. They hit the spot! There are also lots of Skinny Cow options for frozen treats--mini drumsticks, ice cream sandwiches. The key is to not totally deprive yourself of these treats or the cravings could drive you into a binge! I just try to keep my sweet treats to less than 100 calories when I need them. Then I don't feel like shoving my face into an entire cheesecake. I've also been pinning away on Pinterest for healthy alternatives to some of my favorite snacks. Hope this helps!

I CRAVE choc, its alot better now & for months it was pretty well gone except for ToM but since I allowed myself some stuff over the holidays that I normally wouldn't that meant some of my cravings returned. However from day 1 I had to find alternatives because I wasn't about to waste 300 calories on one choc bar. So I have a mug of hot choc with my bfast every morning, that pretty well gets me through the entire day without cravings. If my last snack of the day comes around & I want just a little choc, I have thinsations oreos. I needed stuff that was low cal but "real" chocolate. I don't do artificial or dark choc, that just ain't cutting it. When its ToM & my choc craving is REALLY bad (usually one day per cycle) I eat a half a tablespoon of milk choc frosting. Its well worth the 70 calories & since its not a regular craving I don't mind the indulgence. To be healthy you don't have to 100% deprive yourself, you just have to find ways around it!

When I want something sweet (okay, maybe this is more sour than sweet) or just something to eat that is in addition to my calorie allowance, I suck on/chomp on Icebreakers Sours. The are very flavorful. The packaging says they contain two calories per candy. Warning: Too many leads to stomach upset (diarrhea/bloat).

Sugar is addictive. I was addicted as are many other people.
I gave it up and it was hard work but after I while the cravings stop and you just don't feel like it any more.
It is a far better feeling to not eat it that to eat it. Once you have been to the other side you will know what I mean!

I eat something (or two or three somethings) sweet pretty much every day. I just work it into my goals.

On Sundays though, I tend to be lax and not care so much about my macros. Kinda like a cheat day, but I try to not go over my calories. Rather I'll eat lots of carby goodness...lots of treat, make pancakes, go out to a restaurant, things like that. It's indulging without undoing anything. So if I'm really craving something crazy, I'll try to wait until Sunday to have it so that I reach my goals easier during the week.

Just picked up some Arctic Zero ice cream, it's delicious. Some people hate it but I think it's pretty great. For a whole pint, it's 150 calories. I think the key is to let it melt and then stir. I got vanilla maple and it's so delicious. I also picked up peanut butter chocolate and chocolate so I can't wait to try them! And with 150 calories a pint, I mean, come on, you can't beat it! There might even be room for toppings if your calories allow it