Need Advice on What to Do

You are right about most of us here will say do not cut out or restrict.. however if you truly have a real problem, then perhaps cutting it out entirely is your best choice. If a person truly cannot moderate or control an aspect such as this or anything for that matter, then removing it all may be in order..

This will be something you have to do as a personal choice. Since you seem to have this "eat far too much and scale goes up gain" yo yo'ing.. this in itself a red flag that you may need an outside source to help you deal with what is happening rather it is emotional eating, binging to rebel (for any reason what so ever), etc..

You don't eat the sweets that you can't moderate. I mostly satisfy my sweet cravings with an apple a day (don't laugh. Pink ladies are awesome), 100 calories Greek yogurt cups, chocolate covered nuts, granola bars (at least they have nuts and/or oats and fiber and are more filling than candy bars and cookies).

I save the candy bars, cookies etc for when I really crave them.

I often have a craving for something sweet after a main meal. I either have a yoghurt or some peppermint tea - peppermint tea is slightly sweet in taste so tends to kill the craving for no calories.

That's a great idea for when you really need a treat to stop at a bakery and buy A cookie or whatever you are craving...instead of buying a whole bag of something to bring home. I read once about not buying something at the grocery store because at the store you only have to resist it one time. Once it's home and you know it's in the cupboard, you have to resist it like 9,876 times or whatever and for me, it will be gone after about the 6th time I ignored it.

I do have sweets and treats, but there are certain things I really can't have around because I can't moderate. Peanut butter. Cookie butter. Ice cream. Even protein bars, I try to just them one at a time as I need them because if I have 6 of them sitting there, I will eat them all.

I think real food is better, but I do use quest or oh yeah one protein bars for my sweet/dessert fix. Or protein powders and make a shake or something when I want chocolate. Not ideal, but better than some other options.

BreakEveryChain16 wrote: »

I'm really struggling with my food choices lately. I can moderate to a degree, but sweets are my downfall. When I eat one, it triggers massive cravings for more. Next thing I know, I've eaten far too much and the scale goes up again. To me the solution would be to cut sweets out for now.

Here's the problem though. I know in cutting out sweets, I will be increasing my risk for bingeing on them later because deprivation doesn't work. At this point though, I'm ready to take that risk. I cannot stand to be like this another moment.

I really need some guidance here. I have no clue how to handle this.

I, too, have the ultimate sweet tooth. Want to know my secret? Know that when you're craving cake, cookies and muffins that your body is just craving SUGAR. Try eating strawberries, a banana, something that's sweet but not lacking nutrients. Also, try Oh Yeah ONE Birthday Cake protein bars or Quest Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough protein bars. These get me through the day when I want a sweet treat (I basically have two x day - one for breakfast and one for a mid-day snack) and I actually crave them more so than actual sweets these days because they don't leave you feeling like you ate empty calories.