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olygirl197630
olygirl197630 Posts: 13 Member
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I get sugar cravings, I'm over it, any tricks to get Sugar off my mind

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  • emmab852012
    emmab852012 Posts: 82 Member
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    you and me both!!! Its so hard when you have that sugar craving to let it go instead of letting in. Sometimes I just distract myself put on music or something and read. BUT I also like to trick my brain I will freeze crystal light into ice cubes and when I get cravings I will eat a few. They are surprising sweet
  • Noelv1976
    Noelv1976 Posts: 18,948 Member
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    Chew on some gum or brush your teeth
  • olygirl197630
    olygirl197630 Posts: 13 Member
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    I'm not having a problem with snacking on sweets, I should have described it better. when I get hungry its all I think about until I actually eat. My first thoughts for food go to something with sugar. I'm wondering if I'm lacking something in my diet?
  • Noelv1976
    Noelv1976 Posts: 18,948 Member
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    Maybe your body is craving sugar. Sometimes when you try to cut something off for good, it may have some unfortunate side effects. Of course, that's just my non-professional opinion :)
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
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    20g good quality dark chocolate, minimum 70% cocoa solids

    Break off a small piece, place on centre of tongue and allow to melt ...repeat

    Very satisfying use of 120 calories ...I like the one with cranberries or salted caramel
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
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    Or berries and 0% Greek yogurt

  • misskarne
    misskarne Posts: 1,765 Member
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    Two scoops of Peters Neopolitan ice cream - 157 cal. Delicious.
  • Sh3rl0ckH0lm3s
    Sh3rl0ckH0lm3s Posts: 10 Member
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    I also find that if I let myself get too hungry all I think about is cake! So I always make sure I'm never hungry; I take snacks to work, always eat breakfast and eat after a workout, have healthy snacks on hand... which just takes the edge of cravings because you know it's not real hunger. I also incorporate sugary fruit into my daily diet which helps :)
  • 135by60
    135by60 Posts: 21 Member
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    I eat a bowl of frozen yogurt with fruit and light cool whip almost every night. I get a massive sundae for under 200 cals. Last night I had kiwi, peach and mango with cool whip and lemon meringue Yoplait Source dessert yogurt. Soooooo good.
    I also love the Special K pastry crisps. They are delicious and satisfy my treat cravings. I made a point of finding foods that allow me to indulge myself and stay in my calorie allowances. I'm changing my habits for life so I need to find things that will work long-term. And treat deprivation long-term will not work for me.
    For potato chip-type snacks I eat the Dare Breton Popped BBQ crackers. They are awesome and delicious and taste like potato chips to me. Satisfies that need for something crunchy. I also make kale chips and leave a bowl on my coffee table. Having one or two now and then satisfies a chip craving.
  • Spunkykid578
    Spunkykid578 Posts: 14 Member
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    No bake protein bites. Yummy.
  • olygirl197630
    olygirl197630 Posts: 13 Member
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    Noelv1976 wrote: »
    Maybe your body is craving sugar. Sometimes when you try to cut something off for good, it may have some unfortunate side effects. Of course, that's just my non-professional opinion :)

    I think it's the plan to cut it out,I can get sweet from a banana
  • erinncashsmidt
    erinncashsmidt Posts: 9 Member
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    I have the world's worst sweet tooth. Until I started doing this I've never even attempted to moderate my sugar intake in my entire life. I finish a meal and I have to have something sweet; I sit at my desk and crave cookies. And fruit just doesn't do it for me. So instead of just suffering and feeling insane/binging by cutting out all the sugar...I just let myself have something.

    My saving grace has been these little things called Mrs. Thinster's cookies. I actually first bought them in line at a Staples (sugar impulse). They're healthy-made, no preservatives, etc, and 5 small cookies for 130 calories is totally doable for me, especially when the alternative is eating four boxes of girl scout cookies in a sugar-deprived rampage.

    I'm sure there's some massive controversy about the little 100-calorie packs, but if you can't control the sugar craving, a little low-cal sweet is the better alternative to the binge, for sure. I also find that I can conquer my sweet tooth with marshmallows: one is sweet enough to distract me and it's 25 calories.

    Another great one for me is to overwhelm my taste with something minty and cold.

    Good luck. I feel your pain. I may or may not have just eaten a sleeve of Thin Mints...better luck for both of us tomorrow! lol!
  • 1triciakae
    1triciakae Posts: 41 Member
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    Quest double chocolate chunk bar. I love them. It's like my chocolate fix with extra protein.
  • inchwormbyinchworm
    inchwormbyinchworm Posts: 180 Member
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    Erika puts the smack down on sugar here. Shocking. http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/?s=Sugar
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    edited February 2015
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    1triciakae wrote: »
    Quest double chocolate chunk bar. I love them. It's like my chocolate fix with extra protein.

    Definitely my go to for a chocolate hit! I've also swapped normal chocolate for rasberries and blackberries. Satisfies my sweet tooth with hundreds less calories

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