Craving sugar constantly, fruits not cutting it!
EVCbeth1978
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Suggestions? Recipe?
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I've got three options to reccomend. Take a look at your calorie goals and fit in whatever desserts you want for a day. Stick to the plan. OR
Let the craving subside. Plan on having a dessert tomorrow. Pick something you really want and tell yourself you'll have it for breakfast only. Chances are you probably won't want it when you wake up.
Third option would be to make tasty little "healthy" dessert like 2 ingredient cookies, coconut date balls, Popsicles, yogurt bowls, etc and work those into daily diet.1 -
Take a detox that will clean your digestive track and eliminate any "buddies" you don't want helped I don't crave any more.1
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I cut flour and sugar from my diet, I think dates and sweet healthy treats occasionally is a great idea Minmolnk.
I'll also look into detox, thank you both.
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A detox will not help. Detox's are stupid and unnecessary, you have a liver for a reason.
When I want something sweet I make some quick cookie dough. It makes a couple of tablespoons and is really tasty.
10g butter
10g rolled oats, crushed between your fingers
12g brown sugar
splash of vanilla
Put everything in a bowl and smush it all together with the back of a spoon. It's a crumbly mixture but it's really tasty! Comes out to 154 calories. You can add 10g of PB2 or chocolate chips for an extra kick.3 -
I love these.
http://detoxinista.com/2014/07/the-healthiest-cookies-ever-paleo-vegan/
I do make them without the chocolate (just because I don't love chocolate). They are not low in calories but they're very nutritious. I individually wrap and freeze them.0 -
Hershey's dark chocolate kisses are my savior. I can eat two or three to satisfy the sweet tooth without going overboard.0
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I take a big apple cinnamon rice cake, top it with peanut butter, and sprinkle a few mini chocolate chips on there. It fixes my sweettooth and gives me the satisfying "crunch".1
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Why cut out sugar though? I don't believe in cutting things out that you enjoy0
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For me, I have a bottle of delicious maple syrup I keep in the fridge. When I'm craving something sugary, I'll drink a small teaspoon full of this wonderful stuff. A teaspoon of maple syrup is not very many calories and it virtually destroys the sugar craving. Try it. Honey might work too.0
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I like eating a bit of yogurt when I crave sweets at night.1
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I've been haunted by phantom vanilla scents for about twelve hours now. I'll put a little in my oatmeal this morning.
How about a stevia sweetened tea?1 -
Take a detox that will clean your digestive track and eliminate any "buddies" you don't want helped I don't crave any more.
Terrible idea. Your body is fully equipped to detox itself. If your body isn't doing the job adequately then get to a doctor immediately.
Eat sugar. Make it fit into your calories and macros. I eat a handful of M&Ms every single day.0 -
I don't understand craving 'sugar'. What exactly do you crave? Have some of that... if I have a piece of chocolate when I crave a cookie, I end up eating the chocolate AND the cookie. If I just have a cookie, I'm fine, happy, and I can move on...0
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I will eat dates and walnuts together. Sometimes I will eat cookies, but limited to a serving. Dates are 110 calories for 40 grams.0
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I make banana "milkshakes" with a frozen banana, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, and some chocolate milk flavoring drops. Super good and low cal. I also like steaming and chopping some peeled apple into small cubes and seasoning with cinnamon and serve on a cinnamon graham cracker. It's like mock apple pie.2
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Current sweet treat in my freezer : http://www.bakingoutsidethebox.com/low-carb-blender-sherbet/1
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I make smoothies1
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EVCbeth1978 wrote: »I cut flour and sugar from my diet, I think dates and sweet healthy treats occasionally is a great idea Minmolnk.
I'll also look into detox, thank you both.
wow, cutting flour, sugar, and a detox are totally unnecessary for anything health or fitness related.
You can lose weight and meet your body comp goals all while eating sugar, flour, etc; just make sure that you stay in your calorie target and hit your micro and macro requirements...1 -
I crave fat and carbs not sweets so much. I go to fffat yogurt and fruit with bread or crackers torn into it. Or strawberry shortcake with cream. Peanut butter on toast or crackers or any type of nut butter in full fat yogurt. You could add any sweetener to those, like a teaspoon of honey or stevia if you needed it sweeter.
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I crave fat and carbs not sweets so much. I go to fffat yogurt and fruit with bread or crackers torn into it. Or strawberry shortcake with cream. Peanut butter on toast or crackers or any type of nut butter in full fat yogurt. You could add any sweetener to those, like a teaspoon of honey or stevia if you needed it sweeter.
honey has sugar in it..so you are saying replace sugar with sugar?0 -
EVCbeth1978 wrote: »I cut flour and sugar from my diet, I think dates and sweet healthy treats occasionally is a great idea Minmolnk.
I'll also look into detox, thank you both.
wow, cutting flour, sugar, and a detox are totally unnecessary for anything health or fitness related.
You can lose weight and meet your body comp goals all while eating sugar, flour, etc; just make sure that you stay in your calorie target and hit your micro and macro requirements...
Meh, she'll figure it out when she starts binging. Maybe.0 -
There is no reason to cut any food from your diet.. Just work it into your calories. If you like sugar and sweets you can figure some in. This is why people fail on diets. There is ZERO reason to deprive yourself of everything good. Seriously just figure out your calorie needs get yourself in a deficit and you will lose. Weigh and measure everything you eat. You can actually eat really great stuff and lose weight. Detox stuff is just a waste of money unless you get some enjoyment out of it.0
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Oh snap there is some mean comments in this message board. Anyway OP, its true that eliminating things entirely from your diet doesn't set up well for long-term sucess. Especially if you "crave it" the more here and there you give your body what it "craves" the less intense and less frequent cravings become. Seek balance.3
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I've basically replaced most of the sugar I used to eat with Truvia. They make baking blends now that are pretty good. Not only do I not feel deprived and have continued to lose weight with it, my teeth have thanked me according to the dentist.
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Oh snap there is some mean comments in this message board. Anyway OP, its true that eliminating things entirely from your diet doesn't set up well for long-term sucess. Especially if you "crave it" the more here and there you give your body what it "craves" the less intense and less frequent cravings become. Seek balance.
who has been mean in this thread???0 -
Weight Watchers recipe vanilla mug cake with Cool Whip and strawberries. 100 calories if you pile on the CW!
It's not mean to steer someone away from bad nutritional advice. If your body can't detox on its own, you should be in a hospital.0 -
I crave fat and carbs not sweets so much. I go to fffat yogurt and fruit with bread or crackers torn into it. Or strawberry shortcake with cream. Peanut butter on toast or crackers or any type of nut butter in full fat yogurt. You could add any sweetener to those, like a teaspoon of honey or stevia if you needed it sweeter.
honey has sugar in it..so you are saying replace sugar with sugar?
I din't think honey is sugar. Sugar is sugar. I also missed that sugar was bad on his thread, I got that the op wanted ideas for sweetish foods without fruit actually. She din't say she was avoiding sugar.
I suggested some stuff, not bad stuff either.
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Take a detox that will clean your digestive track and eliminate any "buddies" you don't want helped I don't crave any more.
Terrible idea. Your body is fully equipped to detox itself. If your body isn't doing the job adequately then get to a doctor immediately.
Eat sugar. Make it fit into your calories and macros. I eat a handful of M&Ms every single day.
This is what I do. Just make room for it. Eating a cookie is different than eating a box of cookies. Everything in moderation...0 -
My dietitian once told me that I give too much power to food. Her suggestion was, when you're craving sweets, try to think that you are choosing not to have it because it's unhealthy instead of focusing on wanting something that's "forbidden."1
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