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How to stay away from sugar!!!

emilybushey5
emilybushey5 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Recipes
I love sugar so much it's like I can't escape from it. Any tips to not crave it so much? Or something to satisfy my sweet tooth that's healthy.

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  • helga020354
    helga020354 Posts: 1 Member
    Добавьте микроэлемент хром, он снииает тягу к сладкому

  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    emilybushey5 wrote: »
    I love sugar so much it's like I can't escape from it. Any tips to not crave it so much? Or something to satisfy my sweet tooth that's healthy.

    Have some fruit...
  • Hello_its_Dan
    Hello_its_Dan Posts: 406 Member
    helga020354 wrote: »
    Добавьте микроэлемент хром, он снииает тягу к сладкому

    What she said...
  • Hello_its_Dan
    Hello_its_Dan Posts: 406 Member
    emilybushey5 wrote: »
    I love sugar so much it's like I can't escape from it. Any tips to not crave it so much? Or something to satisfy my sweet tooth that's healthy.

    You aren't addicted to sugar.
    You're enamored with hyper palatable food.
  • xandra47
    xandra47 Posts: 121 Member
    My sugar cravings have subsided ALOT after avoiding it for about a month. Fruit is a good coping tool but it still takes alot of willpower.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    If it's just the sweet you want, fruit.
  • Geocitiesuser
    Geocitiesuser Posts: 1,429 Member
    Go a month without eating junk food and the cravings will pass. It's like smoking. Sugar (and for some people simple flours) spike blood sugar in a similar way drugs are addictive. Takes time and will power.
  • Poisonedpawn78
    Poisonedpawn78 Posts: 1,145 Member
    xandra47 wrote: »
    My sugar cravings have subsided ALOT after avoiding it for about a month. Fruit is a good coping tool but it still takes alot of willpower.
    Geocitiesuser wrote: »
    Go a month without eating junk food and the cravings will pass. It's like smoking. Sugar (and for some people simple flours) spike blood sugar in a similar way drugs are addictive. Takes time and will power.

    This was exactly my experience as well. That first week or two was pure hell, but you can get through it and there is light on the other end for sure.
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    If you want something sweet, have something sweet. Sugar is not the devil, and you are not 'addicted' to it. And provided your sweet treat fits in your caloric allotment for the day, it will *not* sabotage your weight loss/maintenance.

  • Debmal77
    Debmal77 Posts: 4,770 Member
    snickerscharlie wrote: »
    If you want something sweet, have something sweet. Sugar is not the devil, and you are not 'addicted' to it. And provided your sweet treat fits in your caloric allotment for the day, it will *not* sabotage your weight loss/maintenance.

    This!!
  • RAinWA
    RAinWA Posts: 1,980 Member
    helga020354 wrote: »
    Добавьте микроэлемент хром, он снииает тягу к сладкому

    Just because I'm bored I had to go translate this:

    Add the trace element chromium, it reduces the craving for sweets
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    RAinWA wrote: »
    helga020354 wrote: »
    Добавьте микроэлемент хром, он снииает тягу к сладкому

    Just because I'm bored I had to go translate this:

    Add the trace element chromium, it reduces the craving for sweets

    Wow! Cool!
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    Poisonedpawn78 wrote: »
    xandra47 wrote: »
    My sugar cravings have subsided ALOT after avoiding it for about a month. Fruit is a good coping tool but it still takes alot of willpower.
    Geocitiesuser wrote: »
    Go a month without eating junk food and the cravings will pass. It's like smoking. Sugar (and for some people simple flours) spike blood sugar in a similar way drugs are addictive. Takes time and will power.

    This was exactly my experience as well. That first week or two was pure hell, but you can get through it and there is light on the other end for sure.
    Add me to the list of those for whom cold turkey works best - it takes about two weeks for my sugar cravings to go away. In addition cutting refined sugars reduces my craving for salty fatty foods to go with them.

    While it's true that some people can eat sugar in moderation, it's also true that many people can't. The OP has said that she can't.

    My favorite healthy sweet treat is a latte made with unsweetened vanilla almond milk, cinnamon, and dark chocolate shavings. I also eat a lot of Greek yogurt with fruit. Berries are one of the best ways to satisfy a sweet craving without a lot of added sugar.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    rheddmobile wrote: »
    While it's true that some people can eat sugar in moderation, it's also true that many people can't. The OP has said that she can't.

    She actually did not. She said she loves it, craves it, and wants to satisfy her sweet tooth with something "healthy." I suggested fruit because that seems the obvious answer if it's really just sugar/sweet she's after, but since it is obvious it's possible that's not satisfactory to her -- many say they crave "sweet" when they really crave sweet+fat (or specific favorite treats). If it's that, and she does love it, figuring out how to moderate or how to make a substitute (perhaps something with an artificial sweetener -- I'm trying a rhubarb crisp made with one tomorrow) would end up being helpful to her.

    Or maybe she does wish to cut out added sugar/sweetener completely, but I don't think we know that.

    Personally, I don't find it all that difficult to cut out sugar for a while, and for me it tends to help me get rid of any habitual desire for it and to moderate better when I let it back in (within a structure). Others find cutting it out is hard, and some find that cutting it out makes cravings worsen and means they are less controlled when they do eat it (since they think "last chance, might as well make this a real goodbye" or the like).
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