Cutting out sweets and sugar??
AndrelleJohnson
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So I need help cutting out sweet and sugary foods from my diet. I stop drinking so much sweet drinks and have one every now and then but it's not so easy for the candy and cookies. To make things even worse I have cavity or I guess a sensitive tooth but and that still isn't stopping me.
Back to the point... what can I do to cut all sweets and sugars out my diet?
Back to the point... what can I do to cut all sweets and sugars out my diet?
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Unless there's a medical issue, you don't have to cut them all the way out.
If you want to have something sweet with lunch and/or dinner, that's fine. When I'm having a tough time staying in my calorie goal, I limit sweets to with dinner only. I also make sure I have plenty of good stuff available to choose from.
If I try to cut them out completely, I end up eating entirely too many eventually. Better to include a little something every day.
~Lyssa0 -
I fit something sweet every day too, but if you're really looking to cut all the good stuff out, just don't have it in the house and willpower through it. That's about all the advice anyone can give you.0
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I thought that cutting out sweets and things was the way to go at first...I was wrong! I grew up having brownies and cookies and cake and pie and guess what? YOU CAN STILL HAVE IT!
One thing I do that helps me out a lot is plan my dinner and snacks FIRST before breakfast and lunch either the night before or in the morning and then once I plan ahead for that "indulgence" at night or the middle of the day (not every day either....just every 3-4 days) then I don't feel bad about it b/c I eat around that food or those foods that particular day. Stay within your calorie goals and as you start making healthier choices, you will start reaching for a natural sugar fruit more often then the loaded sugar brownies, etc......hope this helps! 0 -
I don't know, I still eat sweets/sugar and am losing weight.0
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If you're a sugar addict like I was, what worked for me was cutting it out completely, and get used to not eating it all the times, I then added 1 of my favourite drink back into my eating plans and felt satisfied with the smaller amount instead of the mountains of sugar I used to consume. I just powered through it really, I had no plans to cut it out, I just did one day and simply stopped buying sweets.
Also be honest with yourself, include the sweets into your log. If you make smart eating choices you can fit sweets into your diet, but of course it has to be a lot smaller amounts than what you might be used to now.0 -
Can't cut it out completely I would go insane. Eat in moderation and you will be fine.0
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Are u planning on cutting out sweets for the rest of your life? Whenever people get too restrictive or completely give up the foods they love, it almost always leads to bingeing, feelings of failure and old habbits. Everything in moderation.0
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AndrelleJohnson wrote: »So I need help cutting out sweet and sugary foods from my diet. I stop drinking so much sweet drinks and have one every now and then but it's not so easy for the candy and cookies. To make things even worse I have cavity or I guess a sensitive tooth but and that still isn't stopping me.
Back to the point... what can I do to cut all sweets and sugars out my diet?
You can work to build a solid nutritious diet filled with fats and proteins which help you feel full and provide a longer lasting fuel than sweets and sugars (which fall into the carbohydrate macronutrient). If you are a person who has difficulty regulating sugars and sweets to the minimal in your diet, it may help you to not eat them for a bit.
Not sure why the first 7 posts contained no hints on how to minimize the calories eaten in sweets and sugars.0 -
AndrelleJohnson wrote: »So I need help cutting out sweet and sugary foods from my diet. I stop drinking so much sweet drinks and have one every now and then but it's not so easy for the candy and cookies. To make things even worse I have cavity or I guess a sensitive tooth but and that still isn't stopping me.
Back to the point... what can I do to cut all sweets and sugars out my diet?
You can work to build a solid nutritious diet filled with fats and proteins which help you feel full and provide a longer lasting fuel than sweets and sugars (which fall into the carbohydrate macronutrient). If you are a person who has difficulty regulating sugars and sweets to the minimal in your diet, it may help you to not eat them for a bit.
Not sure why the first 7 posts contained no hints on how to minimize the calories eaten in sweets and sugars.
So mentioning that I limit sweets to with dinner and another poster mentioning that they indulge every 3-4 days doesn't count as a hint for how to minimize the calories eaten?
Alright, then. If that's how you wanna see it, cool.
OP - I do make sure I'm eating filling foods throughout the day for the most part, and eat sweets as a treat, rather than as a majority of my diet.
But there's nothing wrong with having them if you're meeting your calorie goals otherwise.
~Lyssa0 -
If you want something sweet but low-calorie...
sugar-free gum
sugar-free candy
sugar-free pudding made with fat-free milk
sugar-free frozen fudge pops or popsicles
diet soda
use something like Mio to add flavor & sweetness to water without calories
high-quality chocolate, just a bit
hard candy, just a couple pieces
for drinks or cereal, use stevia for sweetener; it's no-calorie and VERY sweet
eat fruit, in moderation (not juice, FRUIT)
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PS: Unless you have a medical issue, you don't need to "cut all sweets and sugars".
As long as you've gotten the nutrients you need that day, and have calories to spend,
have a treat. Just make sure it fits, and is a treat.0 -
Are u planning on cutting out sweets for the rest of your life? Whenever people get too restrictive or completely give up the foods they love, it almost always leads to bingeing, feelings of failure and old habbits. Everything in moderation.
I've cut out sweets permanently. "everything in moderation" doesn't work for everyone. There are plenty of studies that show processed sugar is more addictive than cocaine. Would you tell an alcoholic, everything in moderation?
Each person has to decide for themselves and being honest about each person's eating habits is key. What may work for one person, will not and does not work for another.
If you're looking to cut out sugar as much as possible, then you just have to do it. There is a lot of information out there - blogs, books (food junkies helped me a lot). Its a good change to make, realizing that not all sugar is created equal.
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Are u planning on cutting out sweets for the rest of your life? Whenever people get too restrictive or completely give up the foods they love, it almost always leads to bingeing, feelings of failure and old habbits. Everything in moderation.
I've cut out sweets permanently. "everything in moderation" doesn't work for everyone. There are plenty of studies that show processed sugar is more addictive than cocaine. Would you tell an alcoholic, everything in moderation?
Each person has to decide for themselves and being honest about each person's eating habits is key. What may work for one person, will not and does not work for another.
If you're looking to cut out sugar as much as possible, then you just have to do it. There is a lot of information out there - blogs, books (food junkies helped me a lot). Its a good change to make, realizing that not all sugar is created equal.
I agree! I get a great deal of satisfaction from one square of 70-80% cacao. It's good for you too. The higher the % the more satisfying it is.0 -
Gems74, I did that too. One sweet will lead me down a slippery slope. Some of us just can't have any. I don't miss having sweets. My sweet tooth disappeared after a few days.0
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Are u planning on cutting out sweets for the rest of your life? Whenever people get too restrictive or completely give up the foods they love, it almost always leads to bingeing, feelings of failure and old habbits. Everything in moderation.
I've cut out sweets permanently. "everything in moderation" doesn't work for everyone. There are plenty of studies that show processed sugar is more addictive than cocaine. Would you tell an alcoholic, everything in moderation?
Each person has to decide for themselves and being honest about each person's eating habits is key. What may work for one person, will not and does not work for another.
If you're looking to cut out sugar as much as possible, then you just have to do it. There is a lot of information out there - blogs, books (food junkies helped me a lot). Its a good change to make, realizing that not all sugar is created equal.
"Sugar is more addictive than cocaine."
Really? Have you been addicted to cocaine to make that comparison?0 -
Try weaning yourself off of the sugar. Water down fruit juices/sodas to get more volume out of them, less sweet same calories. I sometimes water down my sugary almond-milk coffee drinks.0
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Alluminati wrote: »Are u planning on cutting out sweets for the rest of your life? Whenever people get too restrictive or completely give up the foods they love, it almost always leads to bingeing, feelings of failure and old habbits. Everything in moderation.
I've cut out sweets permanently. "everything in moderation" doesn't work for everyone. There are plenty of studies that show processed sugar is more addictive than cocaine. Would you tell an alcoholic, everything in moderation?
Each person has to decide for themselves and being honest about each person's eating habits is key. What may work for one person, will not and does not work for another.
If you're looking to cut out sugar as much as possible, then you just have to do it. There is a lot of information out there - blogs, books (food junkies helped me a lot). Its a good change to make, realizing that not all sugar is created equal.
"Sugar is more addictive than cocaine."
Really? Have you been addicted to cocaine to make that comparison?
I wouldn't be willing to admit on an open discussion board an addiction to an illegal drug, but I will say that I used to have a serious drinking problem, as well as problems with other substances and behaviors, and the cravings for food felt exactly the same.
Now I get high from exercise.0 -
AndrelleJohnson wrote: »So I need help cutting out sweet and sugary foods from my diet. I stop drinking so much sweet drinks and have one every now and then but it's not so easy for the candy and cookies. To make things even worse I have cavity or I guess a sensitive tooth but and that still isn't stopping me.
Back to the point... what can I do to cut all sweets and sugars out my diet?
You can work to build a solid nutritious diet filled with fats and proteins which help you feel full and provide a longer lasting fuel than sweets and sugars (which fall into the carbohydrate macronutrient). If you are a person who has difficulty regulating sugars and sweets to the minimal in your diet, it may help you to not eat them for a bit...
Yes, increasing protein in relationship to carbs helped me tremendously with not wanting treats during the days. (My fat level was already sufficiently high, lol.)
I have about 70 calories of chocolate after dinner. I don't have food that trigger me to overeat like Oreos, Girl Scout Cookies, M&Ms, etc. in the house. I stopped making baked goods for a few months until I got things under control, and now when I make them, I do it right before I am going to visit my family so can give away most of it.0 -
AndrelleJohnson wrote: »So I need help cutting out sweet and sugary foods from my diet. I stop drinking so much sweet drinks and have one every now and then but it's not so easy for the candy and cookies. To make things even worse I have cavity or I guess a sensitive tooth but and that still isn't stopping me.
Back to the point... what can I do to cut all sweets and sugars out my diet?
You're probably not going to want to cut out all sugar, as foods like fruits, vegetables, and dairy also contain sugar. If you say "added sugar" people will know what you mean
Get your tooth fixed! Feels like I've spent all year at the dentist...my takeaway is to fix little problems before they become big problems. And if a dentist tells you you need a crown, get a second opinion.0 -
I lived without sweets for a long time before learning to live with them again.
Cutting them out of my diet completely was as simple as just... not eating them after deciding not to and staying determined.
The hard part came after that. I realized that wasn't really a sustainable path for me. I'd have slip-ups. And eat a whole box of cookies.
The problem wasn't the sweets, the problem was how I thought about them and related to them.
It turned out that restricting them was the worst thing I could do. It turned out that thinking of them as "bad" was setting me up to binge on them.
Once I "allowed" myself to eat sweets, the lost the allure of being forbidden fruit, and I was able to eat them in moderation.
So, I plan my day now and leave some room for a few cookies at the end of it. Not the whole bag, just three or four.
That's how I dealt with sweets. Hope it helps.0 -
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I eat more sweets now than I did when I was fat. I was nervous to buy them for myself when I was big because well...I was already big. I was overeating on lunch and dinner and over the weekend. I also found that my preference for salty/cheesy/greasy food did not fit into my calorie goal as well as say, some dark chocolate or a couple servings of ice cream.0
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why would you want to do such a horrible thing?
make it fit into your daily or weekly plan0 -
no bad foods only bad feelings!0
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I am another who cut sweets out of my life. Trying to moderate them did not work for me. I treated sugar like an addiction and try to keep my sugar intake as clse to zero as possible.
I cut back on my sugars slowly for about two weeks before making the jump to almost no sugars. Within days of doing that my cravings were basically gone.
I do have to be careful though. If I let my carbs creep up it tends to lead to overeating. I ate too much coconut and snap peas the other day and No w i find myself looking for food and wanting to eat when not hungry. It doesn't take much sugar for it to affect me....sort of like an addiction.
The only way to cut out or back on sugars is to do it. For me, the anticipation is the hardest part. Once sugars were gone it became easier.
Good luck.0 -
I'd strongly suggest NOT cutting out sweets and sugar. If sweets and sugar are something you enjoy having, totally restricting them from your diet is going to cause you to be miserable and underwhelmed. It's also more likely to cause huge binges and thus totally destroying your deficit. There really is no reason to cut these out completely.
The key word here is Moderation. Eat your sweet treats but track them on MFP and keep an eye on the 'amount'. The other day, I wanted to eat 2 Krispy Kreme donuts. So I did. I enjoyed it - but I learnt that it significantly limited what I could have for the remainder of my day. The craving wasn't as 'worth it' as I thought. But by all means, I will continue to eat them if I want them!0 -
You shouldn't completely cut out sugar and sweets but curb your addiction to them. I love carbs and sweets and slowly began to cut back by first drinking more water or iced tea. That was a biggie. I loved sugary drinks but eliminating them had a big impact.
I also try to eat more protein. It sounds like a huge change but it's really not. I eat greek yogurt, turkey and cheese and feel full which eliminates the cravings. Don't get me wrong, I still crave sugar and allot calories to have sweets but I try to stay active so that I don't gain weight.0 -
I wouldn't be cutting out either...just CUT BACK on them....0
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