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I have to deal with this often. I had to remove it from my house and then try to forget when the craving hits. It eventually goes away and they happen less and not as intense. My cravings were so bad they would wake me up in the middle of the night. I finally was diagnosed with Adrenal Fatigue and that is a major sign, as well as some other things it can be a sign of like low blood sugar diabetes. You may want to talk to the Dr. PS Fruits didn't work for me, it wasn't enough.

I have the same issue. More than ever lately so, I just bought some vanilla yogurt today. So whenever I feel like eating anything sweet I can eat that and maybe an apple.

I have the same issue. I've tried and failed many detox-type programs... and failed. In my experience (Preface: I am not a doctor or physician), moderation is the key. If you cut it all out, you'll just end up benging later in the day, or week. Experiment, and find your own personal moderation level.

I really, really, REALLY sympathize. I struggle with my sweet tooth as well! I can't say I've completely licked the problem, but I can truthfully say I'm in a much better place. Here is what I have done (for what it is worth):

For about 2 months I didn't even allow myself sugar-free sweets, except for one diet soda in the evening for dessert. The interesting thing that happened was that suddenly fruit tasted much, much sweeter, water tasted better, I started to like coffee and tea without sweetener in it (unless it was flavored--that stuff's nasty without sweetener). It was really hard to do, but that was when my weight really started coming off.

Now I allow myself artificially sweetened beverages again, but I try to keep real sweets in the "very, very rarely" category. I do not keep them in my house, or allow them in my office. If someone brings in sweets, I move them to our staff lounge so that they are not in my sight line all day. I only allow myself to have them under controlled circumstances or for very special occasions. (Recently, on vacation, I allowed myself to have ice cream for lunch--I figured it was the only way I could really afford the calories, and it wasn't like I have ice cream every day--in fact, it had been MONTHS!

I hope this helps a little. I think the sugar monster is a real issue for most of us, especially in the US.

My suggestion, don't try to cut it out all together, and don't remove it from the house. This will only leave you wanting it more. I find if I splurge and buy myself a really decadent piece of chocolate (or whatever you crave) and I really savor it and enjoy it I am less likely to binge on the sweets. For instance, I was craving chocolate today, so I had one of those 100 calorie yocrunch yogurt cups with chocolate cookie pieces. Satisfied my sweet tooth! Just figure out what works for you and what doesn't to satisfy your cravings. Once, you do that then it won't be hard to control your cravings.

I have a huge sweet tooth so I try not to buy candy anymore... I do keep a little chocolate around, just in harmless amounts (especially Ghiradelli chocolate chips for baking, you can count them out and feel satisfied with that amount for 80 calories) for when I feel like I'm gonna crack... Otherwise I make sure there's fruits like apples and oranges around the house for a sweet snack that's not going to ruin me.

Last night I made a bowl of oatmeal using light chocolate soy milk and it was just as satisfying as eating sweets but wasn't awful for me and it filled me up. Figure out some ways you can get your fix without making a big dent in your nutrition for the day and you'll be a lot happier for it

Oh for the love of sugar! Yes I had that same issue. Fresh pineapple, fresh apples, fresh bananas and all the fresh fruit you can eat. It has taken me 6 months of fresh fruit to say that I no longer crave the sweets. And now if I do have a small slice of something sweet, my body tells me it doesn't want any more of that junk.