Would you live off sweets alone?

If you could, would you live on sweets alone?

And if you did, do you think you'd be healthy too?

Funny questions I know. I love sweets and I eat a lot of them, so when my dentist told me I had beautiful teeth, I joked and told her that they were made of steel because of all the sweets I eat. (And I have only now went to a dentist the first time in 12 years.)

While she was fixing my tooth, she said she knows a woman who lives on sweets and eats no normal food at all and her teeth aren't too bad either. So that's kind of what sparked the questions for me.

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Leana088

cwolfman13 wrote: »

Leana088 wrote: »

avskk wrote: »

No way. Ask me about salty carbs and my answer might change, though...

Would you live on pizza and burgers alone??

For me, variety is the spice of life....I enjoy many things.

There are many topping variations for pizza and burgers.

robinso5

I could live off of the Persian Cinnamon rolls at walmart! I did just that this past Saturday! LVED all 10 of them! logged them and went for a quick 4 miles that morning and afternoon! nope it didn't burn half the calories I ate but I sure did enjoy them!

North44

No but I could probably live off of french fries alone.

I saw a show called Freaky Eaters and a girl only ate cheesy potatoes. If I had to pick only one food to eat it would definitely be potatoes. Not that into sweets.

Leana088

North44 wrote: »

No but I could probably live off of french fries alone.

I saw a show called Freaky Eaters and a girl only ate cheesy potatoes. If I had to pick only one food to eat it would definitely be potatoes. Not that into sweets.

My neighbor lady loves potatoes as well. I know her diet. It's exactly the same each day. Breakfast is Polenta with sausage and tomato relish. Lunch is fries with ketchup. Dinner is a tomato and onion sandwhich.

Every. Single. Day.

_QueenE_

I definitely wouldn't be healthy, but I'd live off of sweets if I could!

Mmmmm, donuts.

North44

Leana088 wrote: »

North44 wrote: »

No but I could probably live off of french fries alone.

I saw a show called Freaky Eaters and a girl only ate cheesy potatoes. If I had to pick only one food to eat it would definitely be potatoes. Not that into sweets.

My neighbor lady loves potatoes as well. I know her diet. It's exactly the same each day. Breakfast is Polenta with sausage and tomato relish. Lunch is fries with ketchup. Dinner is a tomato and onion sandwhich.

Every. Single. Day.

Wow, yeah. I actually need variety. I can burn out on a food pretty quickly, but if I had to pick just one- it would be the Spud!

And I could definitely eat french fries every day I think as long as I had other stuff too.

rybo

I have a huge sweet tooth and my mind says yes give me all the candy, cakes, donuts& ice cream. But even if i did vary thru lots of choices, i think my body would rebel based on how i feel when I occasionally splurge on excessive dessert items.

cityruss

Leana088 wrote: »

avskk wrote: »

No way. Ask me about salty carbs and my answer might change, though...

Would you live on pizza and burgers alone??

Yes.

_QueenE_

I really like the chocolate donut holes from walmart. They're covered in sprinkles.

I could also live off just pizza.

999tigger

Possibly, but they dont have the nutritional value you need. You would develop all sorts of complications.
I wonder if you could live off chips/ crisps? By live off im talking in a supersize me sense so over a month, [referably 3-6-12 months or forever.

Pizza has more scope because you can vary toppings and that could make it a lot more nutritious.

MyM0wM0w

I love sweets but after a while I'd crave something substantial.

Now pizza, that I could probably live on.

BigLifter10

Lookingformyself wrote: »

I used to tell my doctor: "I swear I could live off chocolate candies." He answered: "Did you try?". And then, told me to not eat anything but chocolate candies for a week.
I outgrew the concept after 3 days. I was bored as hell and my body was demanding for vegetables.

Kind of what I was thinking. I would love to be able to do that if it kept me healthy, but, like anything, too much of a good thing....you know. I have been on trips in the past where I neglected my protein intake and I was more than ready to come home and eat a good home-cooked meal that included many veggies, water and lean meat! So, it would be nice to do, but No.

PeachyCarol

lemurcat12 wrote: »

Leana088 wrote: »

If you could, would you live on sweets alone?

No way. If I had to choose between my favorite savory foods and my favorite sweet ones, the savory ones would win. And I get tired of sweetness when I don't have enough variety.

And if you did, do you think you'd be healthy too?

I'm sure there's a way to incorporate sweetness into everything you eat (meat with a sauce of dried fruit and so on),

Oh, believe me, there is. There was a memorable period during one of my pregnancies where all I could stomach was a sweet taste. We had some interesting meals.

Athos282

Nope, I'd rather go for salty stuff.

cwolfman13

I can definitely eat certain foods every day and/or regularly...but those things can't be all I eat

daisyverma

If diabetes didn't exist and my body naturally balanced itself daily....Id move into a chocolate factory and live happily ever after...

SallyinIL

No, I wouldn't live off sweets every day. If I had them all the time, they wouldn't have the appeal that they do when eaten just once in a while.

Allterrain_Lady

Leana088 wrote: »

Lookingformyself wrote: »

I used to tell my doctor: "I swear I could live off chocolate candies." He answered: "Did you try?". And then, told me to not eat anything but chocolate candies for a week.
I outgrew the concept after 3 days. I was bored as hell and my body was demanding for vegetables.

Maybe I should try that! I would probably outgrow it, but after a week or two on normal food I would probably start craving it again hahaha

It actually changed something. I still have cravings from time to time when I'm bored or upset. But I never felt again like I could survive on it. I KNOW I would miss healthy food. Huge change.

Allterrain_Lady

RBXChas wrote: »

Lookingformyself wrote: »

I used to tell my doctor: "I swear I could live off chocolate candies." He answered: "Did you try?". And then, told me to not eat anything but chocolate candies for a week.
I outgrew the concept after 3 days. I was bored as hell and my body was demanding for vegetables.

Did you feel like it helped you with your sweet tooth in the long term? I feel like when it comes to sweets, I have such a short memory. For example, on the very rare occasions when we get this awesome chocolate cake from Costco

I can't ever eat as much as I serve myself because I feel sick. (Seriously, this cake is awesome but super rich.) I then swear that I will never eat the cake again because of how awful I feel, but later that same day I find myself cutting yet another piece that is probably more than I can comfortably eat.

I've honestly wondered if eating nothing but chocolate for a day or two would somehow make the concept stick in my mind. Probably wishful thinking.

So yes, if I could, I would live off of sweets, namely chocolate confections, cakes, and cookies. I could pass on things that are just sugary, like Smarties. I don't think I'd be particularly healthy, though, and I'd probably weigh a LOT more

First, this cake seems like heaven on Earth.
Second, yeah it actually helped to spend three days on chocolate. Weird but true.

I still have cravings, I still love chocolate more than I love people sometimes but I don't feel like it could be enough anymore.
I KNOW I want/need healthy food. And it made me realise how much I wanted it because I didn't feel allowed to have some.
My DOCTOR told me: "Go ahead for a week, it won't kill you". It was a free pass, I didn't want it anymore.
We're twisted!!

Lounmoun

Leana088 wrote: »

If you could, would you live on sweets alone?

And if you did, do you think you'd be healthy too?

No. I feel gross and sick if I eat lots of sweets so I would hate only eating sweets. I hate the way super sweet food coats my mouth. I crave salty foods most of the time but I love a variety of foods so I wouldn't only want salty foods either.
I think a diet of only sweets would not provide me with all the nutrients I need so I don't think it would be healthy long term.
I also have great teeth and always have had. I think it is brushing my teeth and drinking a lot of water that helps the most. I can't say it is genetic because my parents and siblings had a lot of tooth problems.

kmsoucy457

Yes, yes, a thousand times yes.

And no... I've baked/made some pretty healthy treats to satisfy my sweet tooth since giving up wheat: chickpea blondies, black bean avocado brownies, peanut butter oat bars, chia pudding, even yogurt with fruit could be considerd a 'sweet'. But all of those are a stretch, and even then... I could probably make it a month before falling hard on some mac 'n cheese - gluten be damned!

malibu927

Would I do it? Absolutely.
Would it be healthy? Well, there'd be very little protein/micronutrients, so...

Sarasmaintaining

Sweets I can do without, now chips is another story. Yes, I do believe I could live off of Cool Ranch Doritos for a very, very long time

musclegood_fatbad

No, not a sweets guy at all.

sllm1

No, but I could live on pizza alone.