sugar cravings

Bananas, apples, tomatoes etc etc, all have sugar. Currently bananas are my sweet thing. I use them in oatmeal instead of sugar. Yummy and filling. I haven't eaten chocolate in about 2 months. I was given 2 squares of choc from a bar yesterday. It made me feel a bit queesy. Strange how quick your body changes for the better.

I have a red grapefruit when Im craving sugar. That really helps.
Why are you cutting it out? If you want some chocolate or whatever, then have it, and just work it into your calorie allowance. That's the good thing about MFP, NOTHING is banned!! lol

For the most part I try to ignore my sugar cravings. If I succumb and have a treat I have a tendency to go into "what else can I have?" mode. That doesn't mean that I don't have sugar. I definitely do. But I tend to have it when I am about to exercise and am feeling a little calorie depleted or a little blah. A great pick up and easy on my digestive system. And exercise ALWAYS takes my sugar cravings away, so I have no fear that one small treat will turn into a binge. When the weather is nice again I may go back to walking to the store for a chocolate bar. Most of the time just walking makes the craving subside and I end up turning around, but the odd time I go for it anyway. I know that the walk home will be enough activity that I am unlikely to want to "keep the party going" when I get home.

I have stumbled on fresh strawberrries. I rinse and slice fresh strawberries, then add 1 package of equal. That does it for me and that is less that 100 calories! yum yum.