Losing Weight With A Sweet Tooth

I have a sweet tooth, and I handle it by making room in my day for something sweet. If I have a small treat with my meal it is easier for me to have a small portion. I agree with @kommodevaran . If you are craving a specific food, then whatever you try to substitute for it is not going to satisfy the craving. If you just want something sweet, then try adding more fruit. But for me the most important thing is not to tell myself I cannot have something. If I do that then that is all I want. If I fit things into my goal it is easier for me to decide not to have something that doesn't fit because I don't want to go over calories, and not because I "can't" have it. I've lost ~76 pounds and I have eaten something chocolate every day. You can lose weight and still indulge your sweet tooth. You just can't over indulge it.

Ditto much of what has been said. I work my dark chocolate and other sweets into my daily calories. I have also found bananas to be effective in curbing my sweet cravings sometimes too.

Have you ever tried protein fluff? You can add fruit and stuff and make it quite sweet but very low cal. It's like a lighted whipped ice cream.

I’m new here, started this week (day four for me).
I also have a sweet tooth; sugar is my drug and it’s hard for me to resist. I love some of these suggestions! What kind of dark chocolate would you recommend to melt for apple slices?

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One that I like recently is pitting a peach and roasting it in the oven (or microwaving it if I'm short on time) with a little bit of Truvia or Swerve on the top and eating it with a scoop of frozen fat free Cool Whip or some Reddi Whip, depending on which I have on hand. Low calorie and delicious. I'm also a fan of baked apples, which you can do plain or even bake with diet black cherry soda and serve with whipped cream or vanilla Halo Top.

Chocolate Covered Katie also has a ton of dessert recipes with reasonable calories (and there are many other blogs like hers with "healthy" dessert recipes).

I use her website a ton too. I either eat an intentional dessert daily (like truffles or chocolate, just one serving), or sometimes I can get by with a fruit dessert. I also roast or pan cook fruit, and eat with arctic zone or cool whip.

I feel you, @amyteacake - I have a terrible sweet tooth and I'm a fiend for Kitkats. What has worked for me so far is keeping what I love, but in smaller amounts. I'll usually have it at the end of a meal, so that I'm already sort of full. Apologies if it's been asked already, but what's your major weakness? Are Tunnock's teacakes too obvious a guess?

I'm all about chocolate. I use dark chocolate almond milk to mix my protein powder and that usually keeps me good. Sometimes I plan enough calories for a square or two of the dove dark chocolate squares for the end of my day. If I planned poorly then, as weird as it sounds, I second the dill pickles! Totally works for me too.

Sweet Tooth here as well!!! I’m the one at the coffee shop ordering nonfat milk, Soy, and Nut milks w/ my lattes, but I want the REAL sugar syrups ( no fake sweetener). I love mixing the flavors. I ❤️ chocolate & many other sweet delights. Could use alternative help as well. I love fruit, too, so it shouldn’t be that hard for me to just substitute it w/ that, but if I see a freshly baked soft (take it out of the oven early) chocolate chip cookie, it’s over!