Intense sugar cravings at night!

I need that sweet after dinner. I love Vitalicious brownies. 100 calories each and they satisfy my sweet tooth. The Vitalicious muffin tops are good too. Pricey, but for me totally worth it. Three times the size of any of the Fiber One things and way better tasting.

a teaspoon of nutella to eat slowly

I almost always crave sweets towards the end of the day also. My tip is to replace your go-to's like donuts with a healthier alternative, such as fruits, trail mix, or a wholesome smoothie. It takes some time to really get over the craving for junk food, it's breaking a habit. Good luck!

I save 200-300 calories for dessert every night.

rocknlotsofrolls wrote: »

If you guys ever had cravings for sweets in the evening, how do you get pass them? Last night I was determined to fight the temptation, so I went to bed early. I've tried eating low carb during the day, but that doesn't really help. I usually crave a pack of donuts, cause of the instant feel good pick me up that it gives me.

How long did you try low carb and how low was your count? I am a complete and total sugar addict. I can't eat a donut. I eat an entire dozen and then go buy more!
I now eat around 40g of carbs a day and I don't crave sugar. For me, I can't limit sugar. I have to take it out of the equation completely. It does, however, take 2-3 weeks of consistent low carb to stop the cravings.
On the rare occasion that I do feel the need for something sweet now, I eat a small amount of fruit or a low carb/high fat treat like keto chocolate mousse. It satisfies without causing cravings and it doesn't take much because of the high fat content.
After doing low carb for several weeks I noticed how much my sensitivity to sweet tastes changed. Steamed broccoli tastes sweet to me now. Fruit is super sweet.
I hope this helps. If not, I agree with the above reply about dark chocolate.

You said you tried going low carb during the day, but did you try to increase your protein? For me, protein is an appetite suppressant. For a few days, try extra hard to meet or exceed your MFP protein goal, and see if your cravings for sweets diminish.

If you're not a big meat eater, one way to do that is with protein powder that doesn't have added sugar. Plain Greek yogurt has a lot of protein too. You can mix in fruit and nuts if eating it plain is hard for you. The only plain Greek yogurt I like is Red Top from Lucky supermarket. Oikos plain is also okay.

Being sleep deprived or dehydrated can cause sugar cravings too.

When I was first trying to kick the sugar habit, I drank a lot of herbal teas, especially Celestial Seasonings Bengal Spice with a few drops of stevia. It really calmed me down and helped me feel satisfied.

Ultimately, you have to decide if you want to keep trying moderation, or if you think abstaining from sweets for a period of time would be helpful. If you keep failing at moderation and are getting frustrated because you're breaking promises to yourself, you either need to find new strategies (which is why you're here!) or you need to abstain for a while to see if that helps.

If you choose abstinence, it definitely can be done, but to change the habit you have to be really consistent. After a few months, going without sweets will feel normal to you, and you will hardly think at all about sweets at night - unless someone puts them in front of your face. That's always gonna be hard!

Abstinence doesn't have to last forever. Usually it calms down your cravings so that you can make more rational choices about when to enjoy a treat and how much to have.

Hope you find good ideas from someone and that you have the success you want.

Juicies, which are packets of frozen fruit juice. 43 calories each. Also crunchy and take a long time to eat! I know for sure they are available in Oz and NZ; not sure about US, but there must be something similar.

I also save 260 calories each day for 2 small "Nature's Bakery" protein brownies and a small glass of milk. Primarily because I'm generally hungry right before bed.

If your cravings are just an intense urge for some sugar in your body rather than nighttime "grazing", you may be better off keeping a bag of Skittles or other non-chocolate candy around and save calories for a handful of that, instead.

I totally understand! I have the same issue, except Incrave sour candy, constantly. For the past 3 weeks I haven't had any candy, but I have had green grapes, pineapples and olives with my salad. I'm trying to satisfy my sweet and sour craving with substituted foods.

Halo Top!

I have some sort of weird relationship with sugar. If I stay away from processed foods with sugar for 2 weeks, I am usually fine and dont crave it as often. But once I give in, to even things like skinny cow ice cream, I just restart the whole cycle. I have lost weight (80lbs) before and used those types of items for subs, but ultimately I get right back to the same thing. This time, I use fruit for my sweet tooth. I also like fresh strawberries in greek yogurt, really dark chocolate. Even plain rice krispy cereal with a little 2% milk will do it for me. I find these are less likely to send me on a binge and satisfy the sweet craving. I must be a sugar addict.

Think Thin protein bites are great. I always need a treat after dinner. They provide some extra protein and help me scratch the itch. Totally recommend them!

Try making "nice cream" with bananas! Add other fruit too. It ends up being sweet and desserty without a lot of heavy dairy or fats.

I usually freeze grapes. That does wonders for me. Then, other times, I buy gummy bears, which isn't a terrible post workout snack.