Sweets are killing me

prepare, prepare, prepare. You already know you're struggling after lunch. Make sure you have pre-portioned healthy snacks available. Almonds are great! Fruits, veggies, yogurt, ff pudding/jello, etc. I have the hardest time after work because I get home and am ready to eat. I just grab what's convenient. Well, all that's convenient now is celery- celery is now what I grab.

You can do it- you'll feel better to!

Id say the same thing Im a demon for snacking on sweets and crisps and If I start eating one pack ill have five haha...but if you have some healthy snacks prepared youre more likely not to snack on bad stuff....after that its just will power!!!! you can do it! quit em cold turkey!

The sweets get me too! Two things: if it's really hard for you to stay away from them, then get rid of them. Out the door, throw them away, give them away...whatever you have to do to make you have to go out of the house, get in your car, drive somewhere and fork over some more money for them, if you want them that bad. Drastic, I know, but it works. And sometimes, if you have to go to all that effort, you just won't want to do it anymore.

Second, I think you are setting yourself up having a slim fast for b-fast and a salad for lunch. You might have more luck if you more evenly space your calories throughout the day. Try to have some protein at each meal. I found that if I "saved" my calories for later in the day, I almost always blew my eating by the end of the day. If I "spent" my calories more on breakfast and lunch--spaced them all out, I was able to ward off the munchies and sweets, or at least make better choices then, because I wasn't starving. Good luck!

Carrot sticks, unsweetened applesauce, green beans, olives (in moderation) are all relatively cheap snacks. The important thing for me was recording everything because it made me think before taking the bite, "What will this do to my numbers for the rest of the day?"

Give up the slim fast asap! Have a nice big hearty breakfast, either eggs with some whole wheat toast and some fruit, or oatmeal with fruit and a glass of milk. You will not feel the need to snack if you are satisfied, and that should start with a big healthy breakfast.
This morning I had 2 slices of weight watchers whole wheat toast with natural peanut butter, an apple, and 1 oz of almonds (Im lactose intolerant so can't have the milk any longer, sigh).

I used to be a "chocolate-a-holic" and loved sweets in general. The more you have the more your body will crave it. I went completely COLD TURKEY for 2 months with no sweets, no artificial sweetner, nothing, before the cravings subsided. If you keep eating sweets you will keep craving them.

To do this I made the following sign for myself for at home and at work, I got up every morning and repeated it out loud and promised myself to remain faithful to my health that day . . . I CREATE MYSELF WITH THE CHOICES I MAKE EACH DAY. I always thought to myself, surely I can make it through one day sticking to my plan. I NEVER looked past that day and that day only as it was just to overwhelming to me. This is the only way I could fix my food issues and teach myself to eat properly.

I've just found out that im severely lactose intolerant about a month ago. A bunch of months ago I told my husband that I wished there was a way for me to conquor my chocolate cravings/love . . . he recently mentioned that and told me to be careful what I wished for . . . funny . . . not!!!!

You can do this! Just 1 day at a time!!!

1st you have to have the mind to succeed. If the sweets are in your reach and you can't control yourself then remove them from your house. You have to plan your meals and snacks in order to have success. With that said here ya go.

Yummy Snack...

Get some Fage 2% Greek yogurt plain. Hershey's unsweetened Coca powder. Heavy Whipping Cream. Splenda.

Mix 2 to 3 tbsps of coca, 2 tbsps of heavy whipping cream together in a bowl. Sweetened to taste with Splenda.

It comes out like chocolate mousse and its alot.

It should kill that monster of a sweet craving.

I used to have the same problem before I started. My favorite was red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting! But, Here I am less than 2 weeks later and I haven't had a cooke/brownie/cupcake since!
I agree.. slim fast and a salad are setting yourself up to crave different foods. I get my "sweet" foods in breakfast & lunch so I don't want dessert later. I have a smuckers crustables (whole wheat bread) with a banana and low fat yogurt for breakfast. That does a great job of filling me up. I have apples and a sandwich for lunch. I eat an orange (medium, sliced) and a string cheese for my snacks in the afternoon. I only eat 1500kcal per day and it gives me plenty of calories for dinner. Last night I even had room for calories to have a dessert, which was the Bryers YoCrunch vanilla yogurt with mini M&M's. It was great!
Also, if you want an even lower calorie dessert option to curb your sweets check out the ice cream sandwiches by Skinny Cow. They are fabulous and hit the spot. I haven't had one is a long time. Strangely enough, I found that I would lose more when I had one for dessert and was a few calories over than if I didn't have one! Good luck. You can do this! Don't look at is as giving up sweets... look at is as trading high calorie sweets for better options that taste just as great and you can have more of them throughout the day that are GOOD for you! Good luck. You CAN do this!

1st you have to have the mind to succeed. If the sweets are in your reach and you can't control yourself then remove them from your house. You have to plan your meals and snacks in order to have success. With that said here ya go.

Yummy Snack...

Get some Fage 2% Greek yogurt plain. Hershey's unsweetened Coca powder. Heavy Whipping Cream. Splenda.

Mix 2 to 3 tbsps of coca, 2 tbsps of heavy whipping cream together in a bowl. Sweetened to taste with Splenda.

It comes out like chocolate mousse and its alot.

It should kill that monster of a sweet craving.

Did you get this from the Cook Yourself Thin book? They have great recipes that are healthy and much lower in calories. I love that book. It makes me wish I could cook!

try sugar free chewing gum

I always keep fresh fruit salad on hand that I make my self. It helps with the sweet and it is great for you.
I usually put apples, pears, pineapple, grapes, blueberries, strawberries, oranges, cherries, and sometimes bananas. I use all FRESH fruit and make it my self. You can use the recipe thing on here and it will tell you how many calories are in a serving of your salad. Mine is usually about 100 cal for 2 cups. My husband works shifts work and this is a great thing for him when he is on nights. Hope that helps.