Is there anything that helps with craving sweets?

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  • smurfbus
    smurfbus Posts: 27 Member
    LCHF under 50 carbs a day for two weeks and cravings are gone for most part. Keeping LCHF for two weeks is the hard part as some people feel sick when adapting but it will go over. I haven't done this for a long time but it will stop your cravings for sweets.
  • mommyweighless
    mommyweighless Posts: 192 Member
    I quit cold turkey. Soda and sweets. Once the first two weeks passed, I didn't crave them as much. But as far as those first two weeks...I would have eaten a dirty hairy m&m out from under my 2 year olds car seat. Now though, I don't crave them. I drink nothing but water, a shake for breakfast, and herbal teas with a dash of honey. If I do get a hankering for a sweet, I will grab a greek yogurt and add some dark chocolate bits to mix in, or mix fruit in it. I also found that the skinny cow bars are a great way to get a little sweet without the calories. Dark chocolate, at least 70%, is your best friend. It was hard to eat at first because you are used to the unnatural sweetness of milk chocolate. Either way, you can do it. You just have to figure out what works best for you!
  • lynz4589
    lynz4589 Posts: 389 Member
    I keep a small treat jar which Im allowed something from no more than once a week (most of the time its less than that - I still have loads of chocolate untouched from Christmas cos Its out of sight therefore out of mind)

    I also make my own homemade honey roast cashews. I only allow myself 25g a day and it takes away any desire for sweet stuff cos I feel Ive had my fix for the day :) Making it homemade means you control the honey to nut ratio too :)
  • rderrickwhite
    rderrickwhite Posts: 69 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Did you log them before you ate them

    Then stopped and considered whether you would be hungry later? So is this muffin worth no supper if it used up too many calories?

    Did you meet your nutritional goals? Hit your minimum protein and fats?

    It's a learning curve...if the opportunity cost of eating that doughnut now is potential hunger later do I really really want it?

    This! Even if something is low calorie, or in some way a "healthier" option. Log it before you eat it, and decide if it takes you closer to or further from what you want.
  • ChrisRendon1128
    ChrisRendon1128 Posts: 103 Member
    For someone who is barely starting, cold turkey might not necessarily be an option.. I would highly suggest popsicles. There are some that are only 15 calories while others are 40 calories- not many calories at all and the 15 cal pops are sugar free :)Good luck and congrats on making the choice to start on a healthy journey!
  • baileykatrina
    baileykatrina Posts: 5 Member
    I think protein helps. It keeps you fuller longer. The thing with sugar is it is definitely addictive. Cold turkey may be a good option but you'll be miserable for a bit. The less you have it, the less you crave it. I feel you on all this though. It's only "natural" for me, due to bad habits, to want a snack after dinner, or to snack during movies, etc. Those little habits can be tough to break too.
  • AgentFlex
    AgentFlex Posts: 211 Member
    I usually say "no" to this, but every so often something comes along that does the trick. And I need to write them down. I have eaten many flavors of Greek Yogurt to try and squelch a sweet craving and it hasn't worked, but yesterday I had Oikos Lemon Meringue and it worked. YUM
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  • 42firm03
    42firm03 Posts: 115 Member
    Honestly, as you can see by the multiple answers you've gotten, there are lots of ways to get there.

    But first your "why" has to be strong enough for you to bother.

    None of us deployed any of the above until our "why" outweighed our "why bother".

    My way was to give myself a single daily 'treat' (chocolate protein bar) and to just white knuckle past my old behaviors until they slipped far enough behind me to lose their grip.
  • biggsterjackster
    biggsterjackster Posts: 419 Member
    I eat eggs or tuna fish. Something high protein, fat.
  • try2again
    try2again Posts: 3,562 Member
    I've been at this (successfully) for nearly a year and still struggle with the sweets. You've gotten some good advice, much of it contradictory (go cold turkey/have some in moderation). Obviously you'll have to find what works for you. That's going to take time and patience, so just be determined to stick with it long enough for that to happen. It is true- the more you have in the house, the more temptation there will be. I have kids and a husband with a 3000 calorie allowance, so I can't eliminate sweets from the house entirely, but I try to only buy 1 thing that I know I don't care for and limit my baking. I've been having this sweet cinnamon herbal tea with a tsp of honey that really seems to help and is nice because I can sip on it over a long period. I'm not against sweets per se- I seem to have at least one a day- but my calories are getting more limited and to continue to progress, I know something is going to have to give and it needs to be that! I've been running into that problem a previous poster mentioned- having my treat during the day and ending up hungry at night. Our calories need to have more bang for their buck. One last thing- make sure you have a reasonable weekly weight loss goal. Many set their goal too high initially (2lbs/week) when a smaller goal will get the job done with less struggle. (Of course, deferring to any direction you receive from Dr.)

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