arghhhh i cant stop cheating on my diet

iheartfruits
iheartfruits Posts: 15 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
This is super hard. I cant stop cheating after dinner i keep looking for sweet treats.
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  • mtarrango
    mtarrango Posts: 1
    Not sure what kind of sweet treat you are looking for but I've tried the Quaker caramel rice cakes (50 cal) with a tbsp of peanut butter (depends on what kind). I've also done the cottage cheese with fruit like blueberries... not exactly the chocolate cake I want but somehow works! Good luck!
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
    Your food diary is open, but it seems blank, we can't make any specific critiques. However, I *totally* am the same way. The very best solution I have found is to "pre-log" my evening snack (feel free to look at my diary--I renamed the meals to reflect my eating habits). Every day I log an evening meal replacement shake (that's my "sweet treat" until I use up this giant can, lol). For you, it may be something else you have and like. Then you can plan the rest of your day to fit those treats in.

    Also, it's good to make sure you've got your calorie goal sufficiently high to curb the "hungries" and refuel your body, while still low enough to allow for weight loss. What is your calorie goal, and what types of exercise, if any, are you doing? Those questions can help us fine tune your program for you.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Stop being on a diet and then make room in your calories for a sweet treat. Being on a restrictive fad diet will do you no favors.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    Are these sweet treats in your house? If so and there presence makes you overeat on your calorie goal....why are they in your house?
  • psych101
    psych101 Posts: 1,842 Member
    Stop being on a diet and then make room in your calories for a sweet treat. Being on a restrictive fad diet will do you no favors.

    "took the words right outta my mouth...."
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    Your food diary is open, but it seems blank, we can't make any specific critiques. However, I *totally* am the same way. The very best solution I have found is to "pre-log" my evening snack (feel free to look at my diary--I renamed the meals to reflect my eating habits). Every day I log an evening meal replacement shake (that's my "sweet treat" until I use up this giant can, lol). For you, it may be something else you have and like. Then you can plan the rest of your day to fit those treats in.

    Also, it's good to make sure you've got your calorie goal sufficiently high to curb the "hungries" and refuel your body, while still low enough to allow for weight loss. What is your calorie goal, and what types of exercise, if any, are you doing? Those questions can help us fine tune your program for you.

    solid advice.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    Stop being on a diet and then make room in your calories for a sweet treat. Being on a restrictive fad diet will do you no favors.

    ...or that
  • Rose6300
    Rose6300 Posts: 232 Member
    Are these sweet treats in your house? If so and there presence makes you overeat on your calorie goal....why are they in your house?

    Agree.
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    Stop looking at it as a diet. There's your problem right there. This a change in how you live, not a "diet", which are automatically viewed as something impermanent and something to be "cheated" on.

    Work treats into your calorie goal. Save up the calories at the end of the day so you can have something reasonable.
  • ShibaEars
    ShibaEars Posts: 3,928 Member
    Stop being on a diet and then make room in your calories for a sweet treat. Being on a restrictive fad diet will do you no favors.

    This.

    If you're like me, as soon as you tell yourself you *can't* have something, you immediately want to eat 20 of whatever it is. Instead of telling yourself you can't have any, work a small treat into your day. If I pre-log 1 or 2 cookies into my day, it helps keep me on track the rest of the day because I know I'm getting my sweets later on.

    You can also try flavoured teas. David's tea makes a lot of dessert flavours. Currently at home I have Creme Caramel, Buttered Rum, Red Velvet Cake, and Mint Chocolate. David's Tea is Canadian. If you're in another country, I'm sure there is a company that is similar around you.
  • ZombieEarhart
    ZombieEarhart Posts: 320 Member
    Dove promise 44 calories each, half cup of ciao bella 150 cals, 2 oreos 100 cals... I pre-log a dessert most days and it all works fine.
  • meghanbefit
    meghanbefit Posts: 9 Member
    I have to have something sweet at the end of the day. Since I try to eat smaller portions and healthier options and exercise I need a little something. I buy the 90 calorie ice cream snickers and the skinny cow ice creams which range from 150-160 calories. I'll have one of those in the evening or one after my workout.
  • kellyj0729
    kellyj0729 Posts: 44 Member
    I have the same issue- need to have something sweet after dinner. I LOVE Breyer's no sugar added vanilla ice cream- 80 cal for 1/2 cup and Keeble cone- 20 cal. I also love Dole banana dippers in dark chocolate- 4 for 100 cal. Just work what you want into calorie goal for the day. I completely agree with pre-logging- it gives you an idea where you are for the day and how many calories you have left to play with,
  • kethry70
    kethry70 Posts: 404 Member
    plan one small treat a day and fit into your calorie goals. Yesterday, mine was a half serving of talenti gelato. today it's a cadbury creme egg. I figure if it is not something I am willing to quit eating for the rest of my life, then it is not something I will completely forego while trying to lose weight. I just plan for my teats and spread them out :wink:
  • amberj32
    amberj32 Posts: 663 Member
    Stop looking at it as a diet. There's your problem right there. This a change in how you live, not a "diet", which are automatically viewed as something impermanent and something to be "cheated" on.

    Work treats into your calorie goal. Save up the calories at the end of the day so you can have something reasonable.

    Exactly!! Well put!
  • phyllb
    phyllb Posts: 735 Member
    Dont give up, it is hard. Pick something in advance that is not too bad.. Some good choices that have worked for me are strawberries with that fake low fat whipped cream or i also try to make a fruit and ice blender smoothie without any dairy in it.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Stop being on a diet and then make room in your calories for a sweet treat. Being on a restrictive fad diet will do you no favors.

    This. I have treats every day.
  • JenniTheVeggie
    JenniTheVeggie Posts: 2,474 Member
    Diets are short term IMO and never worked for me. Don't deprive yourself and get creative with healthy snacks. An apple with natural peanut better is good. Blueberries with plain Greek yogurt is also super yummy.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    Stop being on a diet and then make room in your calories for a sweet treat. Being on a restrictive fad diet will do you no favors.

    This. I have treats every day.

    Yup eating a cadbury chocolate bar as I type this...

    I prelog it, work my calories and macros around it and lessen it if I have to but I always have it.
  • endermako
    endermako Posts: 785 Member
    Stop being on a diet and then make room in your calories for a sweet treat. Being on a restrictive fad diet will do you no favors.

    This. I have treats every day.

    Yup eating a cadbury chocolate bar as I type this...

    I prelog it, work my calories and macros around it and lessen it if I have to but I always have it.


    ^^^^This
  • hearthwood
    hearthwood Posts: 794 Member
    Sweet treats can also be low fat yogurt, bananas, oranges, watermelon, etc.
  • btc1987
    btc1987 Posts: 94 Member
    Try to find Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt bars. They come in flavors like Chocolate Fudge and Salted Caramel. They're prepackaged (so you don't accidentally eat more than the serving size!) and only ~100 calories with ~6-7 grams of protein. They're delicious, filling, and relatively good for you.
  • EricMurano
    EricMurano Posts: 825 Member
    This is super hard. I cant stop cheating after dinner i keep looking for sweet treats.

    You and me both! The good news is that when I get obsessed there's no stopping me from losing weight. Right now I don't have that obsession.

    Probably not the best way to live I guess.
  • MonaLisaLianne
    MonaLisaLianne Posts: 398 Member
    Just go to bed instead of eating. Sometimes when I think I crave sweets, I'm actually just tired. Get in bed with a good book, or a magazine, or a tablet and see how fast you fall asleep. Sleep is *very* important to appropriate body weight, and worth it's weight in exercise, IMO.
  • itsbasschick
    itsbasschick Posts: 1,584 Member
    if you can't stop bedtime snacking, cut down your calories in your other meals and apply them toward bedtime treats. i have a bowl of cereal before bed almost every night, which isn't a problem as i plan its calories as part of my daily intake. also weight watchers and some other companies make low fat desserts, some of which are quite yummy. and i used to eat these delish fat free devil's food cookies that were lower in calories than most store cookies.
  • newmom_2012
    newmom_2012 Posts: 96 Member
    Eat a sweet, or maybe two then stop. Plan your day to allow for them.

    Don't have them in the house, or only have a limited number. If stuff is around I want to eat all the things so I try not to have it around at all.
  • sympha01
    sympha01 Posts: 942 Member
    A lot of us have sort of programmed ourselves our whole lives that after dinner, you get a sweet treat. If your life has been like that (mine has!) your body and your brain are primed to wait for that little sweetness to signal that you're done eating for the day. If you don't give your body that signal, then the later the evening wears on the more you feel this almost irresistible urge to find something sweet to eat. That's just what your body is used to, and a "reward" your brain has come to expect.

    I pre-plan my calorie intake every day to include some sort of treat between dinner and bedtime. It doesn't have to be much to soothe that beast. A couple of squares of chocolate will do in a pinch (but I try to reserve 300 calories a day for this). You do have to measure your portion out, and it's always a good idea to not eat directly from the packaging. If my treat for the evening is a cookie, I take it out of the packaging, put it on a plate, put the package away, then go sit down and eat.

    Moderation is hard, but you really do have to learn it. All or nothing, binge vs. abstinence, etc. is simply no way to live.
  • michielyn
    michielyn Posts: 47 Member
    I exercise so I can have a sweet treat every night. :-)

    Eventually resisting other temptations during the day becomes a habit and I make myself a super awesome treat every night. One day I may forgo it for better weight loss, but not right now.
  • nanboot
    nanboot Posts: 4 Member
    I understand completely! I am a type 2 diabetic and I crave sweets and carbs. Since I went to a naturopath and have made some big changes I don't crave sweets so much. In fact I have been "cheating" with date squares which aren't too bad. But I should stop this guilty pleasure if I want to reach my goals. Good luck to you. One day at a time!
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    Save some calories for later in the day and find a lower calorie sweet treat. Also, maybe increase your exercise a little to account for a little extra treat later in the day. A lifestyle change needs to be workable for you in order to make the changes permanent.

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