How do you curb soda/sugar cravings?!

I was able to kick a serious Dr Pepper habit by drinking It Works greens. And they actually taste good.

I kick those cravings by indulging them in reasonable amounts. Mini ice cream sandwiches and dark chocolate bars are mainstays in my kitchen.

Have you tried a big glass of ice water with juice of whole lemon? Years ago, I saw Princess Fergie when she was a Weight Watchers spokesperson recommend this. I find it a good way to interrupt a craving. I'll drink16 to 24 oz of very cold water (about 2 - 3 glasses, but in a big insulated drink container) with the juice of a whole lemon -- just say "I'll drink this first." That usually takes enough time, and reduces my thirst, so that my craving is much less once I've finished it.

I'm not a soda drinker, although I used to be. I gave up soda cold turkey in 2001 and now can't stand the stuff. After a while without it, it tastes very unpleasing, unnatural, syrupy and it BURNS to drink. Can't stand carbonation at all anymore. And I drank Dr. Pepper EVERY day before that!

I have a major sweet tooth issue - and once i start, I just don't stop easily. The cravings are so bad that I'll eat it even if I'm not enjoying it, or in my mind I don't want it. Weird, but true. For me, honestly, I find the best way is to go cold turkey for at least 3 days. That is long enough to get rid of the cravings. Then, I only eat sugary things much, much less often, eat smaller amounts and am more quickly satisfied and done. I find that when I do this, fruit quickly becomes my "candy." I become less desensitized to sweet (which refined sugar and high fructose corn syrup really cause to happen) and so things like grapes become super sweet!

If I try to "ween" off it without going cold turkey for long enough to have the cravings abate, it doesn't work.

I have also heard many people say that adding some coconut oil into your diet can help reduce sweets cravings. I know people that take a tablespoon of it in the morning for this very purpose.

Be wary of too many "sugar free" products that are still sweet - they just substitute the sugar for something equally as bad, and it can cause other issues and sometimes intensify cravings.

Stevia is a great natural sweetener that is made from a leaf - it is great if you need to make a sweet tea or to increase sweetness in a smoothie - I always use it in my green smoothies, helps hide the taste of the spinach/kale and bring out the sweetness of the fruit.

Best of luck, I totally understand your struggles in this area!! Keep at it!

i use stevia, although be careful to read the label as some stevia products include other stuff that has calories, although not that many. i periodically sweeten cereal or oatmeal with xylitol, which has less calories than sugar and is metabolized differently. - although if you do try it, start gradually as it can cause abdominal distress.

i find drinking cold herb teas like lemon zinger (hint, use only 7 ounces of water per bag) with the right amount of stevia is yummy and satisfying, and has no calories at all. or when i want a chocolate fix, i take cocoa powder, stevia and a little xylitol, mix it with non-fat milk, blend it - then blend in ice till it's the consistency of a shake. once you find the right cocoa and percentages of milk, ice and sweeteners, this is an awesome fat-free, low calorie protein fix with a sweet, choco taste.

I was never a big soda drinker but chocolate/sweets is a weakness of mine. I switched from milk to dark chocolate (less sugar) and I indulge every once in a while. That helps ease away the cravings and the urge to binge eat chocolate because I know I will if I let it get that bad. I recently found a recipe to make my own chocolate at home so I started to do this instead. Making my own lets me control the amount of sugar I put into it.
If it's not one of my days to treat myself and I get a strong craving for chocolate I eat fruit. Blueberries, strawberries, bananas, pineapples. The sugar in the fruit helps reduce that craving.

My go to is desert or fruit flavored chewing gums. My desk drawer is literally full with them. Each time I think of going to the vending machine I just pop one in. A diet soda every now and then shouldn't be that bad either. For me that is maybe twice a week. On top of that I keep berries handy. They're all low in sugar with a very sweet taste.

If you cut them out the cravings go.
One thing I always found hard about eating healthy was quitting sugary stuff. A week after not eating any and I tend to not crave them anymore.

My Mum is the same. She LOVED chocolate and used to have some every day for years and years. Then she found out she would have to cut that out of her diet altogether (due to suffering with PKD and it getting worse) and she had no idea how she might do that.
But she tried it and a few days later she wasn't craving it anymore. So it can be done.

I agree!!! I think sugar is addictive. I need 3 days to give up sugar and the fourth day I don't have cravings at all. Only few days before my period starts, I 'm getting crazy about sugar or chocolate although I am not a chocolate fun. On the other hand, I eat almost every day 1-2 biscuits with my coffee (with stevia), I count the carbs and sugars, so I don't feel I miss the sweets. Any time I eat cakes or other pastries, they taste for me very very sweet because I 'm not used not to eat so sweet foods.

For me no soda but I LOVE anything sweet. I have found out that if I have bread for breakfast, the cravings get worse. Also what helps is eating good fats, also supplements - what works best for me is evening primrose oil

By fitting soda and sugar into my macros.