when craving sweets......

I eat the sweets...I have a daily habit of logging in my chocolate eggs atm...before the eggs it was chocolate covered almonds, before that the toaster strudle.

I leave enough calories so I can have an ice cream bar every night. Don't try to cut out everything you like or you'll be more apt to cheat,

If I have something sweet around, I'll have a small serving. If I don't have anything on hand, I resort to chocolate milk. I try not to go out and buy something if I'm craving sweets, that leads to bad things :laugh:

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Unless, like other posters, I have allowed space for a treat, in which case, yummy :devil:

I learned early on that avoiding those things the rest of my life was going to be an unreasonable game plan so I worked on a plan that aloud me to have those things that I like in moderation. Learning to fit them into my calorie goals for the day and by doing so removed all thoughts of craving something because I was allowing myself the very things that I thought I would always have to do without..... Best of Luck...

I usually have a piece of sugary fruit (ie half a banana/ 1/4 mango / 16 grapes / small apple) between breakfast and lunch as my mid morning snack. In the evening I allow myself up to 150cals max of dark chocolate. This all fits within my ccals, carbs sugars etc and This deffs works for me

I still have my sweets but instead of eating a whole bag of drumstick squashies in one evening I weigh out 50g sit down with a coffee and I enjoy each and every one of them.
And I always take 3 mint humbugs to work with me as I suck them and they last me ages, I don't deprive myself but I manage myself.

I like to plan ahead for cravings. When I'm going thru a period of sweet cravings (but not necessarily wanting tons of calories), I'll make sugar-free (or regular) orange jello, and add a drained can of pineapple tidbits to it while it's still setting. And if I end up eating the whole container of jello instead of just 25% it like I'd planned? Meh, it's like 350 calories for the entire recipe.

Or just eat an orange, that works for me, too, if I didn't already have the jello made ahead.

If I'm looking for a little more mouth-feel to fulfill that sweet craving, then I usually go for toast or crispbread with neufchatel and low-sugar strawberry preserves. Mmmm. Also: keep cut up bananas in the freezer, put some in a ninja/blender, add frozen or fresh berries, then a little bit of water/applejuice or crystal light lemonade. Blend for a homemade sorbet. DELISH!

I don't tend to have sugary/pastry/donut/cookie-type cravings anymore. Chocolate sometimes, but when I crave chocolate, I just have chocolate!

I eat a small portion of dark chocolate so I don't feel as guilty as with milk chocolate or other stuff... they say dark chocolate is good for you and you should eat it everyday (in small portions sadly :sad: )

But if a have sweet cravings I try to have a sweet healthy snack instead of a salty one i.e: a bit of peanut butter in a wholemeal thin bread with a 1/2 tblspoon of honey and a banana. I do this snack before I go to the gym... it is sweet enough to kill cravings and it is actually not unhealthy.

I also have collected pinterests of what i call 'Healthy treats; with easy ideas for when you crave sweet. Mainly are fruit combine with a bit of chocolate in different ways.

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I fit them into my diary. Yesterday I had some chocolate orange. Tonight I'm out for dinner and cheesecake will be happening.

There is no "instead" for me. If I want sweets, I eat something sweet. Sometimes it's a piece of fruit and sometimes it's a candy bar.

I drink my Shakeology in the morning. It truly helps my craving for sweets for the whole day.

I have chocolate chips or dark chocolate m&ms at night after dinner as long as I have room in my allowance which I try to factor in throughout the day and if I don't have room then I do a quick 100 calorie burn circuit so I feel like I earned them.

i also get my "sweets" through fruit and yogurt etc during lunch hours or snacks... if I deny myself I'm setting myself up to binge later...

I eat when I'm craving. Yesterday was a bad day, but with all my walking yesterday and my workout I was able to stay under my calories. Not by much though! I just couldn't stop eating yesterday!

Lots of good suggestions here! I have the most demanding sweet tooth. It gets especially grumpy in the early afternoon... I usually grab a crystal light energy drink packet and add it to my water bottle. (actually I use the Wal-Mart generic "great value" brand, either one satisfies that darn tooth) 10 calories, a little caffeine, some b vitamins, a little boost of energy for the mini-marathon of getting all my boys home from school and started on homework/soccer/swimming lessons/scouts, and sweet tooth quenched.