shake off sugar

mishelly2300
mishelly2300 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 17 in Food and Nutrition
I was never really a sweets or treats kind of girl, but when I got pregnant I started craving carbs and sweets like no other!!! Now that I've had my little baby I'm still craving the sugar. I want to know how to shake this sugar addiction. what did you do to replace the sugar & still feel the satisfaction of a treat?

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  • eisterunicorn
    eisterunicorn Posts: 158 Member
    I LOVE sugar! It's why I gained weight lol. But cutting out sugar or limiting it too much leads me to binges.. For me personally I've found that having small treats are okay throughout the day as long as I'm mostly eating nutritious food, and I try not to eat sugar when I'm hungry as it makes me more hungry. I also swear by skinny cow fudge bars... I have one every evening for my ice cream dessert!!! 110 cals and I used to have a big bowl of ice cream every night which probably came to like 800 cals or spmething, but it feeds the craving and I feel mentally physically and emotionally satisfied :) good luck
  • davis978
    davis978 Posts: 103 Member
    Some people do better cutting things out altogether, while for others that kind of restriction leads to binges. I recommend you figure out which type you are:

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-happiness-project/201210/are-you-abstainer-or-moderator

    I love sugar - it's definitely my main temptation. One thing that has helped me is learning to appreciate sweet treats that are lower in calories (often by being lower in fat). So treats like taffy or jelly beans satisfy my sweet tooth for way fewer calories than ice cream or cupcakes. Plus, I find I can usually eat a half serving of these and be pretty satisfied, unlike ice cream, which I generally want to eat about 5 servings of.
  • bluworld
    bluworld Posts: 135 Member
    I did about two weeks with no refined sugars or syrups, but fruit and dried fruits were ok. By the end, the fruit was sweet enough, and I craved less treats. Now, if I want a treat, one date or a fruit leather is my allowance, and one a general basis it's enough. (I do use sugars and syrups again, but on a much more limited basis).

    Be mindful that the sugars may be a way of masking mild PPD, so if you feel a mood drop as you reduce sugars, please don't be afraid to consult your doctor.
  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
    I love, love, really good chocolate. Not a big fan of cheap chocolate. The price of great chocolate helps me moderate what I'll eat - that could be a strategy that works.

    Simply not buying these items also works for me. I don't have to exercise control if they aren't in the cupboard in the first place.

    Ensuring I've eaten well for my principal meals helps reduce the feeling that I need something / anything at other times of the day. When I must have something, what I find for "snacking" works for me are low carb, very high taste, items. Spicy stuff works great, for me. Olives? Home made roasted spicy chick peas? Sometimes I'll roll up some natural turkey lunch meat with a slice of provolone or swiss.

    Keeping a good stock of very crisp chilled apples on hand, or bananas, also helps if I'm in a hurry.
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