I have a serious sweet tooth! What do you recommend?

I'm terrible for a sweet tooth in the evening in particular. Some things that have been good:

Greek yogurt with chocolate PB2 mixed in

Make my own Reese peanut butter cups (I loosely follow Chocolate Covered Katie's recipe). I find if I have to make my own, I eat less because I spend time waiting for them to set; I only make one at a time so I'm more likely to only eat one if I have to go back and make the effort to make another one.

3-2-1 mug cake (although this is only in a pinch as I don't love it)

Jello pudding (I like the Oreo one)

Dole Live Right Double Dark Chocolate bites (like really dense, chocolatey muffins)

I find that if I have completely jumped the rails, I need to cut out carbs for a week or so. Once I do that, I have more control, so that feel satisfied with one serving of anything I want and I am happy with once a day.

I have tons of chocolate things! I add a little Nutella to my oatmeal, use chocolate flavored protein powder, and I really like the brownie Quest bars or some type of homemade granola bar with chocolate chips. That gives me my chocolate fix without getting a candy bar and fits well into my calories and goals that I'm trying to hit.

Sweets are so pervasive in today's diet. Most people have come to expect desert to be a part of a meal, instead of a treat. I suggest cutting out as much sweet stuff from your diet that you can (soda and juice especially). It will be H A R D for the first few days, then it will be Hard for about two weeks and then it will be hard for another few weeks. Then it will be easier. I know, over a MONTH! However, we all need to retrain ourselves on what sweet really is.

Prime example: Peaches fresh off the tress in my backyard when I was a kid. I would bite into it and it would just gush juice and pulp. Fourth of July as a child, Dad had put a watermelon in a cooler the day before. After lunch, he brought it out and cut it for everyone. Cold, sweet, sticky Now when I have peach or watermelon it is just meh. Sure it is good, but it not THAT good. However, after 30 days of being back on the right track I had a honey dew at the office on Friday. It was like candy I did not crave sweets for the rest of the day. When I thought about it later, I was not thinking of a candy bar or a cola, I was thinking about that fruit.

It is almost like muscle memory. We need to retrain ourselves with the good habits and get out of the bad ones. Like bad form in a workout, they just rob you of your desired goals for a short term gain (that only lies in your head).

Bump :bigsmile:

a severe cavity .. that will kill your craving for sugar

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chocolate-avocado-pudding/

I used stevia instead of brown sugar and added more coconut milk.
You could probably use whatever kind of milk you like.
It's like the richest most divine chocolate mousse ever. :drinker:

Stauffer's Original animal crackers or a high % coca Dark Chocolate

fruits like banana, strawberrys, apple, etc
royal light jello (10 calories per portion)

To be honest, I'm finding that if I deprive myself of it, I'll just want it more and end up binging on it. It's much easier to just accept that you want a slice of cheesecake at 300 calories and accept that you'll have to skip breakfast and have a light lunch to be "allowed" it after dinner.

My other sweet treat is a banana and peanut butter milkshake.
300ml Alpro unsweetened soy milk (I'm going to try it with almond milk later, I suspect it'll be just as tasty)
1 well ripened banana
1 small tablespoon of peanut butter
Blend.

I'll be trying those date, fruit and nut bars suggested as I've just bought a pack of Nakd ones which are quite tasty and the same thing in a shiny package and suitably over-priced at about 135 calories each.

I have noticed when my sweet tooth is out of control, I am craving high fat sweets. Then I look at my diary and have usually eaten less then 60g of fat. I find if I keep my fat intake at at least .4g per lb of body weight I have less cravings for that sugar rush.