Cut down on sugar!!

If u crave sugar and sweet things here's an idea just buy some instant sugarfree puddings and make them a good snack with no sugar ^^

I was eating waaaay too much sugar for a while. I agree that the less I have the less I want it. But I do manage to get away with sugar in my morning coffee, sweetened yogurt, Fibre One bars or sweetened protein bars, and all the fruit I want (including bananas), without any problems. Things like cake make me want more cake instead of satisfying me. Eating more protein (more meat specifically) really helped me keep my cravings at bay, presumably because it helps keep my blood sugar levels steadier.

OP, it gets easier. When I initially cut out sugary foods I had withdrawal like symptoms for almost 2 weeks. The first week was the hardest. I think my body was conditioned to run on carbs and was needing them because it had adjusted to running off of them.

I went on a keto diet for about a month last summer. I've since upped my carbs a bit so that I can have starchy vegetables and low glycemic carbs with dinner. I still have a low carb high fat lunch to avoid cravings.

I would say if you want to experiment and try it out you could join the low carb group on MFP. If you do then you need to research ahead of time to minimize initial side effects as your body switches it's fuel supply. I bought several books and talked to people on a low carb lifestyle to get tips.

If you do have trigger foods, stay away from them and don't feel guilty that others say that they are able to eat all things in moderation. You do what you know in your heart is best for you. Stay strong!

Just curious... Your name includes "veggie lover", so when you say you crave sugar, what do you mean?

I was just the same.
I have a terrible sweet tooth- it would shame Augustus Gloop.
In orderto do a low carb diet -as sugar is the worst carb and the most adfictive- i gave up sugar first, for about a year. Once i got used to life without processed sugar, it was easier to go low carb and I lost the weight (50 pounds ) in good time.
I used artificial sweetners, at first, then stopped and it was only thr the sugars in fruit. At first I ate quite a bit, of dried fruit especially, but gradually eased off that and eat just a portion of fruit a day , on my yoghurt, something from the lower end of the Glycemic scale. This- and occasionally a bit of 85% (v.dark) chocolate - is my only sweet craving and I really enjoy it but its retraining your taste buds thats the hard part.
Once you get past that, it gets easier.
Its alot like quitting smoking was.

Its worth noting that when i did go back to using artificial sweetners, i started putting the weight back on. I stopped using them and took it off again ok. This is not a problem for everyone but its not uncommon.

goldthistime wrote: »

I was eating waaaay too much sugar for a while. I agree that the less I have the less I want it. But I do manage to get away with sugar in my morning coffee, sweetened yogurt, Fibre One bars or sweetened protein bars, and all the fruit I want (including bananas), without any problems. Things like cake make me want more cake instead of satisfying me. Eating more protein (more meat specifically) really helped me keep my cravings at bay, presumably because it helps keep my blood sugar levels steadier.

This describes me!!

I have a terrible sugar craving when I'm eating what I want. When I started MFP a little over a month ago to lose some weight, I put myself at a 1200 calorie limit. When you're eating that little, it is almost impossible to have added sugars in your diet. If you do, you get very little food. So, I had to cut my sugar out of my morning tea almost completely (I still mourn over not have a good cup of tea now), and I just didn't really eat any type of desserts at all. I found that within 2 weeks, my "cravings" for junk food (and they were almost unstoppable) went away for the most part. Now, I do get sugars in my plain yogurt, fruit, milk, etc which are all natural sugars. They do not seem to have the same effect on me as eating a brownie or a piece of cake or any sort of treat with added sugar. It's funny because last week, a coworker of mine made a batch of chocolate butterscotch cupcakes for a birthday and she takes great pride in her baking. I felt it was rude to turn one down. It was my first "sweet treat" on this diet. While it was good, I found that it was too much for me and I actually didn't turn into a lunatic for more sweets after I ate it. But I know that, for me, stuff like that is a VERY slippery slope and it will only take 1-2 treats to send me on that path of really craving more of it.

So, my answer after that lengthy story is to just avoid it as much as you can. If you know that you are a person who gets uncontrollable around sweets, do not try to incorporate even lower calorie ones on your meal plan. I know some people can do it, but some people cannot. I'm not saying to NEVER eat them again, but make sure you save your cake or brownies or cookies for truly special occasions such as birthdays, social events, etc. It's really amazing to me that know that I've cleaned most of it out of my diet, "real" food actually tastes a lot better to me. Before, I was just loading up on sweets and then when I ate an apple or something plain, I ended up throwing it out because it tasted too bland or boring.

As I said above, the one thing I really miss is my tea the way I have had it all my life. Strong black tea, a healthy dose of sugar and milk. Delicious. Now, I use 1 to 1.5 tsps in a very large mug and I don't really enjoy it.

argentinianveggielover wrote: »

Hello everybody! I would love to get tips or advise on how to cut my sugar intake. I crave sugar constantly and sometimes I can't control myself and eat too much!
Thanks in advance!! ❤

Eat more whole foods...don't keep candy and other sweets in your house.

I have found that if I have bowl of brown rice earlier in the day that I have a much reduced sugar craving the rest of the day-it's not white sugar and comes w some other nutrients. It also fills me up. Then I can have a cookie or two and I'm
Far more satisfied than if I have Cheerios for breakfast. Pineapple is super sweet but has a lot mor fiber in it and might get you past your craving. I also find that the more tired I am (i have littles that wake me up at night still) the more I want sugar (i.e. If I'm physically tired the cravings are their worst). And finally- alcohol makes me want sugar. And lots of it.

Just some things to consider as you're going through the comments