Do you allow yourself to eat sweets??

lalalalyndsey
lalalalyndsey Posts: 565
edited September 29 in Health and Weight Loss
So just wondering how many people allow themselves sweets if it fits within their cals, carbs, sugar and fat? If you do, how often and how much success have you had in your weight loss?
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  • getsveltEagain
    getsveltEagain Posts: 1,063 Member
    I eat what I want when I want within moderation... granted I don't enjoy a full size candy bar every day. I enjoy the fun sized treats that are easier on calorie counts :wink:

    I think that when you don't that is what causes "binging" and therefore the thoughts of failure.
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    I allow my self to eat everything in moderation. If the overwhelming majority of your calories come from vegetables, fruits, lean protein, etc. there is no reason why you can't have something sweet here and there. Most people fail at diets because they make food choices that are unsustainable, e.g. No sweets! No pizza! No hamburgers!

    If you told me I can only have a cookie once a month, guess what I will crave daily? A cookie! :tongue:
  • Schuky01
    Schuky01 Posts: 33 Member
    I eat sweets everyday. I have a MAJOR sweet tooth. I have lost 34 lbs, I only look at my calorie intake and I don't pay attention to my sugar, carbs, or fat info. I can say that for myself, I would never stick to any sort of weight loss plan if I didn't allow myself a twix mini during the day.
  • GreatSetOfBrains
    GreatSetOfBrains Posts: 675 Member
    When I started i told myself I was NOT giving up all junk food, It just doesn't work for me. I allow myself snacks. I love sugar free jello and pudding, that is helpful. But what I recommend, and do myself. Is buy a bag of mini bite size candy bars and freeze em, then you feel that nitch, grab ONE. . it helps me! but I only grab ONE. . .doesn't work for everyone. .
  • Kitiara47
    Kitiara47 Posts: 235 Member
    I do. As long as it's in my range, it hasn't seemed to affect my weight loss. I limit myself to one or two a day in an effort to wean myself off so much sugar. Already started on the soda.
  • tladame
    tladame Posts: 465 Member
    I do, just every once in awhile. I don't keep sweets in the house, but if an occasion comes up, I'll have a little. Had a piece of cake during a coworker's retirement party yesterday. I worked it into my daily calories. This morning, I weighed 1 pound less than yesterday. Probably just a fluke, but I was jumping up and down!
  • YVL93
    YVL93 Posts: 121
    i allow my self one cookie once in a while when im craving. i ve learned the hard way that moderation is key. i ve binged several times from going cold turkey. it was BAD
  • YVL93
    YVL93 Posts: 121
    i allow my self one cookie once in a while when im craving. i ve learned the hard way that moderation is key. i ve binged several times from going cold turkey. it was BAD
  • baisleac
    baisleac Posts: 2,019 Member
    Of course. As someone commented yesterday on another post. This is not a diet. It is a LIVEit.

    I'm not losing as fast as some others, but I'm losing... and getting healthier and more fit as I go. (see tickers below).
  • nuttyfamily
    nuttyfamily Posts: 3,394 Member
    I do as I find if I restrict myself from them, then I go overboard and am in a worse place than having small amounts often.
  • ktmcqueen
    ktmcqueen Posts: 81
    I do let myself eat sweets b/c if I don't I will end up craving it later on it the week and it always ends up being on a bad day. I do it about once a week at the most and it's a simple candy bar, like a milky way caramel. And I try my best to have it on a day when I have calories left over so I don't go over. You can let youself enjoy something. Just make sure there's moderation. So far I've lost 8 lbs according to my ticker but when I weighed in today it looked like I've lost 10-11 lbs.
  • Heatherbelle_87
    Heatherbelle_87 Posts: 1,078 Member
    I do, bvut I dont typically keep them in the house. And i eat the full fat version there's no point in the diet if youre going to eat it! As long as it fits in my calorie goals it hasnt hindered my weightloss. If anything it has helped because I dont feel deprived or likely to binge
  • smashleymcgee
    smashleymcgee Posts: 135 Member
    I try to limit myself to natural sugars- like fruit. In the beginning I was really craving sugar, but that urge has really faded now that I have been on MFP for a month. If anything, I will have a skinny cow ice cream bar at the end of the day- delicious and healthy :).
  • hunterzmomma
    hunterzmomma Posts: 121
    i always do!
  • MizzDoc
    MizzDoc Posts: 493 Member
    I allow my self to eat everything in moderation. If the overwhelming majority of your calories come from vegetables, fruits, lean protein, etc. there is no reason why you can't have something sweet here and there. Most people fail at diets because they make food choices that are unsustainable, e.g. No sweets! No pizza! No hamburgers!

    If you told me I can only have a cookie once a month, guess what I will crave daily? A cookie! :tongue:

    Sure do! My MFPals always get a nice chuckle when they see the fun size Kit Kat bars in my food diary. I allow myself to have sweets in moderation. Plus I buy small containers of things or smaller sizes (mini-Oreo cups, 9 mini cookies for like 130, 100 snack packs, etc.) and NO purchases of whole cakes or big bags of cookies. I know I like sweets so I find tricks to work around it.

    Matter of fact, off to get a kit kat right now =)
  • fittina
    fittina Posts: 8 Member
    I agree.If you have sweet tooth,you will probably be thinking about sweets all day long.If you don't allow yourself a small treat,you will probably be binging.
  • cpauscher
    cpauscher Posts: 41
    I agree with the others that have answered. I could not give up my Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, but I don't have them every day and I buy the fun size instead of fullsize. You can eat what you want as long and you don't go nuts with it. Just load up with lots of fruit and veggies everyday. Good luck.
  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
    Yes I do but it's really rare, mainly because they have sooo many carbs (sugar) I'll never be under on that, plus it's hard to stay under cals without sacrificing other foods that have things I try to get alot of (protein)

    I usually have a packet of sweets or popcorn when I'm at the cinema and just accept that I'm going to be over that day - at least on carbs. It didn't impact on weight loss as it wasn't a regular thing. Any other time I have them it's usually just stealing a couple of my bf's when he gets a pack of those fizzy cola laces ;p yum! I don't buy for myself and store in the house or I'll eat them all at once lol
  • thin4life67
    thin4life67 Posts: 51 Member
    Of course!! No restrictions on food allowed for me. If I restrict I binge. This is a lifestyle and I can't do without sweets for the rest of my life!
  • ProudMomoftwo
    ProudMomoftwo Posts: 525
    I find that my pm snack of natural creamy peanut butter & sliced Gala or Fuji apples IS like a sweet and crunchy treat to me but doesn't wreck all I have accomplished that day.
    I also like to keep yogurt covered raisins or yogurt covered almonds around in case I need a little sweet chewy or sweet crunchy treat. I can have like 18 pcs in one serving and I don't usually eat that many so that is good.

    Better than some other things I could be eating...lol

    Seems to be working well so far.

    For me, it seems that I do better off of sugar. I don't do any artificial sweeteners.
    When I have sugar, I seem to crave more sugar. When I am off sugar, I am more energetic and less sluggish.

    I hope you find something that works for you

    Keep on ...keepin' on....
  • fionat29
    fionat29 Posts: 717 Member
    Sometimes only chocolate will do! TBH I don't worry too much about fat, carbs, sugar etc. As long as I'm eating a mostly healthy diet and the weight is coming off, I allow myself 1 or 2 choccies sometimes.Only if I have the calories, of course! LOL!
  • RhonndaJ
    RhonndaJ Posts: 1,615 Member
    Yes. This has to be long term sustainable for me. Attempts I've made in the past weren't sustainable because I denied myself.

    The result this time around? I've been doing this longer than any other attempt and I'm steadily, slowly, losing weight. What I do find, though, is that I don't crave the high sugar things I used to. I've found lower calories alternatives that I love just as much.
  • AHealthierRhonda
    AHealthierRhonda Posts: 881 Member
    I buy the 100 caorie packs so I can have sweets but keep it in moderation. I am a sugaholic and always have been! If I try to not eat sweets and junk, I will one day binge on it and feel like crap, so I prefer to alow myself to have it. With teh exercise I do and the way I eat most of the day, it has had no affect on my loss. 6 months in and just over the half way point to my goal weight!!
  • ACook42
    ACook42 Posts: 111 Member
    ABSAFREAKINLUTELY!!!!!! I would go nuts if I couldn't ever have DARK CHOCOLATE. So Yes, give yourself the room for it. If you don't you will crave it and go overboard.

    I usually buy a small bar and throw it right in the freezer. When I have a craving I break a piece off and count it in with my calories. I do also count fat, carbs, pro, and fiber so it does have to fit into my numbers. I don't get too crazy with the fiber or protein though. If I'm over well then I'm over but the other three counts I am very strict with.

    So far on my diet I have lost 25 lbs, 14 of them since I joined MFP. Great site!!:happy:
  • aabyrer
    aabyrer Posts: 57
    I eat them whenever I'm really craving them. My temptation is ice cream candy bars, so I buy a box of the 99 cal. bars (mainly snickers or milky way) and put them in the very bottom of my deep freezer, that way I have to really work to get one (walking out to my garage, moving all the food out of the way, etc.) That really helps me, but when I really want one I don't stress about it.
  • Umeboshi
    Umeboshi Posts: 1,637 Member
    I'm allowing myself whatever I want, but only in moderation. I know if I tell myself I can't have something then I'll end up feeling deprived and going back to my old eating habits. So I just budget my sweets into my daily calories or have a bit more of them on my 'cheat' day.
    One thing that helps when I'm craving sweets is to have fruit, fruit leather, or like one hershey kiss. :D It isn't a crazy amount of calories but i feel satisfied that I got to have sweets.
  • RyeLite
    RyeLite Posts: 17
    I'm not big into sweats to begin with....but I load up on it after a serious workout. The Fast Digesting Sugar (dextrose) refeeds your muscles right away, and you get less of that sore feeling after the workout....Think gatorade....Fast Digesting Sugar.
    White Bread and Jelly....Smarties, Sour Patch Kids, Gummy Bears, Pixy Sticks, Lolly Pops...

    Within 20 minutes after your workout....That is the magic window of oppurtunity.
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    I love chocolate so I have changed from milk chocolate to dark chocolate.
    I allow it once a week and put it in diary, so it keeps me accountable. :bigsmile:
  • Pril2000
    Pril2000 Posts: 254 Member
    I seriously do not limit myself as long as I keep within my daily calorie goal.

    I am almost to maintenance. I have about 2-3 lbs left so I'm losing slowly to adjust to eating more during the day. I've also been running lately and that gives me a lot more calories than I'm used to.

    I love food and I won't eat crap if I can help it. If I go out to a nice place and they have something on the dessert menu that just speaks to me, I'll split it with someone. I keep only fruit and a couple of low calorie frozen snacks in the house. If I want terrible sugary things (which is seldom. I'm more of a pizza addict), then I have to go out of my way to get them. This usually is enough to dissuade me from eating them.

    If I have the choice to eat a couple of 80 calorie lemon bars from my freezer or walk 5 blocks to the bakery for some delicious cake, then I'm going to be lazy and eat the lemon bars. It's the one time that I can say laziness works in my favor. Lol
  • Hollycat
    Hollycat Posts: 372
    Yup. I have a sweet tooth. I usually go for things made with sugar substitutes, rather than the real thing, as it doesn't really agree with me. Light Hot Chocolate, skinny cow, things like that. But if I'm presented with something I just have to have, I watch the portion, adjust my calories and try hard to burn it off sooner, rather than later.

    Denying myself completely of any particular food has not worked out for me in the past. I reserve calories for evening snacks and I'm sure it drives some people crazy to read my posts, but keeping my stress level down is important to my ongoing success. Dieting should be a little bit difficult, but not too difficult. It needs to be done in a way that's sustainable for life. For me, this is not a temporary solution, so it has to be livable. I intend to diet more days than not for the rest of my life, first to lose the weight, then to maintain it. Sweets will be a part of my choices.

    Hollycat
    :flowerforyou:
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