Sweet tooth with no control :(

Portion control! I also have a huge sweet tooth and love chocolate but now I am limiting myself to one sweet treat a week but I sometimes go over. If you really must always eat sweets, try dark chocolate, 80% or better is good. Try websites like skinnytaste.com or eatyourselfskinny.com or even the tone it up girls offer sweet deserts with healthy ingredients. I would recommend to stay away from any prepackage deserts, except oreo's of course, . Another thing is to buy fruits and whenever you get a craving for sweets, grab a piece of fruit. If that still doesn't cut it then have your sweets and move on.

What I do is eat something sweet everyday. I feel if you restrict your favorite foods without learning how to eat them in moderation you will only set yourself up to binge later.

What you could always tell yourself after you eat a portion of your favorite sweet snack is, "I can eat another portion of chocolate tomorrow."

Sweets, chocolate, and homemade baked goods were always my downfall. The past few months whenever I am hungry for something sweet, I eat an apple or watermelon. I buy the best quality I can afford. And then when that got old, I got honeydew and blackberries. You see where I'm going, right? Really, I don't think I could be doing this without fruit. Also, I have been fanatical about logging every bite. The only time I have desert or sweets is when I've earned it or have room for it. I have even made some crazy good butterscotch bars and chocolate brownies. I always cut my pieces SMALL and my husband and kids ate almost all of them. And I was ok with that! You do have control. You just need to ramp up that stubborn side that says this time I will not fail!

I started having french toast with ice cream and it makes me feel full and satisfies my cravings for sweets.
Just use
1/2 tbs. unsalted butter
1 Egg white
1 slice whole wheat bread
(spice to taste with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves)
top with 1/4 c. breyers no sugar added vanilla ice cream

Under 200cals. and still pretty good for you. Fills you up, but is very tasty.

Also, smoothies.
I make a chocolate banana smoothie
1 banana
1 c. unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1/4c. vanilla yogurt
2TBS Cocoa powder

Again, under 200cals and sooo good.

I loved the "eat sugar in moderation" philosophy but it never actually worked for me. I had what I call my "sugar spiral" really it's more of a dessert spiral. I would have my 1/2 cup of ice cream one night and would stay in my calorie goal and I'd be like Yay! Sugar in moderation! But then the next day my toddler would be cranky before nap time and I'd feel stressed and I'd remember how nice it was to enjoy some ice cream the night before so I'd sit down and have some after lunch. But then I felt like I "deserved" it after dinner too. The next day I'd eat even more- no longer staying within calorie allotment... and it continued from there until I'd say- no tomorrow I'm just having a 1/2 cup. So... I did that for over a year. DIdn't lose weight. I got super frustrated and quit myfitnesspal. But I started again. Yay. Now, I'm happy for the people who can do sugar in moderation but I know it didn't work for me. I'm just taking a break from desserts. (Still eating sugar from fruit and like... there's sugar in the barbecue sauce I put on my meat tonight... but no desserts.) I'm finally making progress with my weight loss and don't crave desserts as much. It's mostly challenging in social situations but I'm having less cravings when I'm stressed. I'm hoping that I can add it back in slowly- once a month and work my way to once a week. I'd like to have desserts once a week when I'm on maintenance. I'll just have to see if I can overcome this behavior.

Anyway- just another point of view for you to consider. Good luck!

Personally, I think giving up forever is not realistic at all, but taking a break for a few weeks is probably a good idea... then you can see if you can reintroduce sweets slowly.

Personally, I quit all sweets except protein shakes for a month (had plain Greek yogurt with fresh fruit as snacks), and it seemed to help. I still have a hard time controlling myself around baked goods, but otherwise, I can eat in moderation. I just couldn't imagine cutting sweets forever.

I have the same problem. The only sweets in my home are the 100 calorie packs of Keebler cookies and some biscotti.

Now.... on Saturdays.... I re-feed. I go to a local pastry shop get a huge slice of cake, 3 chocolate chip cookies, and a cream horn.

Or, my wife and I go to Kroger's and get one of those square deli strawberry short-cake cakes and split it while watching a movie.



Indulge once a week, it won't hurt you.

A lot of it may be learning to control the urge to eat.
I used to have trouble with Reese's cups. But I've gotten to a place where if you give me a bag of candy, I can easily eat one serving, or fit a little extra into my macros.

I think limiting the bad stuff you know you will overeat on is a good first step. Portioning everything out into individual serving bags is also an avenue as well.

Example: if you have a big bag of M&Ms, weigh out a serving, bag it, and then store it away. If you eat one bad and are finding yourself wanting another, stop and say: "do I really need this? Why am I eating this? Am I hungry?" By pre-portioning stuff, you will be less likely to overeat (eating directly out of a bag and not knowing how much you're eating can cause trouble!), and be able to visually see the amount of a serving.

Maybe even writing the macros on the bags will help too!
One serving (1/4 cup or 41g) has 210 calories, 9g of fat, 6g sat fat, and 30g of carbs. If you can see that eating two of those bags will use up 420 of your daily calories, and 18g of your fat, it may help you to reconsider.

Try sugar free gum. Eat packs of it when the cravings hit. I think it's better than a lot binges of real candy.