My fellow Sweet tooths
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positivepowers wrote: »lperry1725 wrote: »How do you stay away from the sweets? It's one of my biggest struggles.
Look at my avatar, I don't.
Seriously though I save calories for sweets. Nothing is off limits.
Me too. Avoiding sweets just sounds like sadness.
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Going to try the above suggestion of dark chocolate though I don't know how enjoyable it'll be for my milk chocolate sweet tooth. Lol
90% choc is really a very different beast to regular sweet milk choc. It's seriously, intensely, chocolately and hardly sweet at all. Generally, I'm not a big fan of dark choc (70% etc), but I decided to be brave and try this out, and to my surprise I'm enjoying it. Probably because I didn't go in expecting it to be sweet like regular Lindt.
Because it's so intense, I only eat one piece at a time, which is great for me, as I'm usually very bad at stopping at just one (of almost anything!)
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One thing I do when I know I want desert is layer Graham crackers strawberries and low fat cool whip. I do 2 or 3 layers and put in the fridge over night. A lower calorie treat than mashing up and adding a ton of sugar to the berries. For easy strawberry shortcake0
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I used to have sweets cravings all day, and chocolate was my favorite choice. Since i started this last weight loss, I'm eating small portions every four hours and it completely freed me from craving sweets. Some days at night i would have a small piece of chocolate, but not always, and i don't seem to care anymore, although i still love it, of course. I've been eating healthy for a long time, but over eating and this change is very helpful and works for me.0
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Cut out sugar from coffee / tea and include an allowance on your daily calories. I have a couple of biscuits a day and still losing weight
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I agree that chocolate fiber bars help me and on my big workout days I have 1 scoop of ice cream. I try to just eat whatever sweet it is more slowly and savor it. I still indulge, I just make sure it is logged and fits in with everything else.0
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I don't. In fact, I stock up during sales. I'm sad that Easter was the last candy holiday for a good long while.
I used to have a terrible time moderating but I convinced myself that I didn't have to overindulge. It took a loooong time to teach myself good habits concerning the sweets I love.
It's a good feeling to be down 50 for several years while eating what I want without a single bit of emotional baggage attached.
I'm of the opinion that if I can do something, the majority of people can too. I'm not a special snowflake.
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Do you have sugar or sweetener in your coffee or tea? I had a massive sweet tooth until I gave up sugar in my tea, now it's only during my ladies time that I get sweet cravings which I cure with a little bit of dark chocolate or the alpro soya deliciously dark chocolate yogurts.0
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Sugar free chocolate syrup on fruits and such
Smart pop kettle corn bags
Diet coke
Sugar free gum
Berries frozen with ostmeal or SF choco syrup
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I have chocolate protein powder that i blend with almond milk, peanut butter powder and a banana. The protein powder itself doesn't taste great but when you mix it with the other stuff and blend it with ice it is not so bad. I just pretend its a milkshake lol.
Sincerely,
The sweetest tooth0 -
You could buy single serving chocolate bars, and only buy them when you feel like having some. You basically make a trip to the mall, buy a single serving bar/pack, and go home. You will get to eat your sweets without being tempted to overeat them.0
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HStheBusyBee wrote: »Do you have sugar or sweetener in your coffee or tea? I had a massive sweet tooth until I gave up sugar in my tea, now it's only during my ladies time that I get sweet cravings which I cure with a little bit of dark chocolate or the alpro soya deliciously dark chocolate yogurts.
Do you not use any sweetener in tea now? I do use creamer in my coffee, but it's not a whole lot. Are there better substitutes?
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I fit it in my macros. Last night I had Cadbury mini eggs, and they were delicious.0
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lperry1725 wrote: »HStheBusyBee wrote: »Do you have sugar or sweetener in your coffee or tea? I had a massive sweet tooth until I gave up sugar in my tea, now it's only during my ladies time that I get sweet cravings which I cure with a little bit of dark chocolate or the alpro soya deliciously dark chocolate yogurts.
Do you not use any sweetener in tea now? I do use creamer in my coffee, but it's not a whole lot. Are there better substitutes?
No I don't have anything. I do however have almond milk or coconut milk because I'm vegan and that does add a little bit of sweetness but I don't add any extra sugar or anything 0 -
I keep a bar of dark chocolate with 70% + cacao around and it usually satisfies my craving for something sweet. It also helps me to keep in mind that if I ate even just a 150 calorie sweet snack every day, that's an additional 1050 calories per week that could be hindering me.0
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I don't really stay away. I eat ice cream pretty much every day, I just make sure I have room in my calorie budget to fit it in. When you have reasonable portion control it isn't really a question of avoidance so much as a question of planning.0
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I spend up to a third of my calories on sweets and biscuits and chips.0
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I don't if it fits in my allotment I eat it lol.0
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