How do you stop the craving for chocolates and sweets

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  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    FlyingMolly wrote: »
    People will always woo, but keto has really helped me with those cravings, too. I’ve tried limiting sweets and only buying expensive chocolate and whatever, but I never felt in control of cravings until I started keto. Now I still know how good sugar tastes, but it’s not as important to me to experience that as it always used to be. I include some “functional” sweets in my day, like fat bombs, chocolate protein powder, or a chocolate calcium supplement, but I know overeating any of those is a bad idea and I don’t feel especially tempted to do so.

    There are people in the world who can eat two squares of dark chocolate each day and feel like life is beautiful; I have tried but I could never be one of them. Keto is a good alternative for me.

    Provided you can moderate these. I made them twice before I learned the hard way that the entire tray will be gone in a day, and because they're so high in calories it was even worse than overeating real sweets.
  • FlyingMolly
    FlyingMolly Posts: 490 Member
    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    Provided you can moderate these. I made them twice before I learned the hard way that the entire tray will be gone in a day, and because they're so high in calories it was even worse than overeating real sweets.

    Relatable! We made a couple of boring, bland, bitter batches before accidentally stumbling across a relatively delicious recipe, and they were pretty tempting. I find, though, that mentally keeping them firmly in the “functional” category helps: their job is to raise my calories through fat while proportionally lowering my carbs. I have a number of foods available to me that will do the same thing, so I try not to lean too hard on fat bombs for that. They’re tools, not toys. ;)

    Every eating plan comes with little tricks and strategies that will work for some people and not for others. I’ve never in my life been able to go this long without eating myself sick on empty calories, and if it might work for the OP as well then it’s worth mentioning. And if it doesn’t, there are plenty of other ideas here to try!
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    FlyingMolly wrote: »
    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    Provided you can moderate these. I made them twice before I learned the hard way that the entire tray will be gone in a day, and because they're so high in calories it was even worse than overeating real sweets.

    Relatable! We made a couple of boring, bland, bitter batches before accidentally stumbling across a relatively delicious recipe, and they were pretty tempting. I find, though, that mentally keeping them firmly in the “functional” category helps: their job is to raise my calories through fat while proportionally lowering my carbs. I have a number of foods available to me that will do the same thing, so I try not to lean too hard on fat bombs for that. They’re tools, not toys. ;)

    Every eating plan comes with little tricks and strategies that will work for some people and not for others. I’ve never in my life been able to go this long without eating myself sick on empty calories, and if it might work for the OP as well then it’s worth mentioning. And if it doesn’t, there are plenty of other ideas here to try!

    Oh yes, I agree. Trying different things doesn't hurt. My comment was about how different people are and how what helps you moderate would have me overeat (I tend to overeat high fat foods big time).
  • tasha_998
    tasha_998 Posts: 12 Member
    I find the less I eat of sweets and refined carbs, the less I crave them. I pretty much don't eat sweets (and don't keep them around the house) except for planned treats. I had a piece of baklava yesterday because it was my son's birthday. I won't likely have anything else sweet this month . . . and every day the cravings will diminish. That's how it works for me, at least.

    Actually, this goes for bread as well--eating flour and sugar seems to ramp up my cravings and makes it harder for me to stop eating. I can eat one bowl of "pasta" where the noodles are spiralized vegetables. When I make real pasta, I rarely stop at one bowl, even if that was the plan, and for the next few days, I crave more. So recognizing that, I make it for special occasions only, and I make it count. I don't do lower calorie approximations of what I want--if I want a piece of cake, it's going to be full sugar, full fat from a high quality bakery (quality over quantity).
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    Look at the calories and move on.

    I have things I make the are lower in calories and do the trick. I really like greek yogurt and protein shakes though.
  • TorontoDiane
    TorontoDiane Posts: 1,413 Member
    for me.. I will have an orange or mango.. that tends to help
  • peartree99
    peartree99 Posts: 13 Member
    I cut out sugar (refined) four years ago. I don't crave sweets at all now. My teenager bakes treats quite a bit, but I never eat them, not even tempted anymore. I used to be a complete chocoholic too!
  • idabest777
    idabest777 Posts: 97 Member
    I LOVE chocolate and desserts and stuff, I did an experiment last year to go a month without eating any kind of dessert. While the first 1-2 weeks were tough, after that my cravings for it completely went away, and I easily lost an extra 3lbs during that month (which I had been struggling to lose cus I was already at 125lbs). But I found that eating some fruit became as tasty as it used to be to eat some cookies or cake.

    I've given back in since then but I think i'm gonna go dessert free again after valentines day to help with getting beach ready for summer.
  • Katimira
    Katimira Posts: 50 Member
    I've become an expert at using overnight oats to curb the cravings.

    Made this this morning, which made me feel like I was getting my chocolate fix and more: https://www.organizeyourselfskinny.com/2015/03/03/black-forest-overnight-oats-chocolate-and-cherries/
  • lightenup2016
    lightenup2016 Posts: 1,055 Member
    I have 85% dark chocolate everyday, and I weigh and log it, fitting it into my daily calorie goal. Other sweets or cravings, I try to allow myself when they fit into my calorie goal, but for some things I do have to limit availability. For example, I love Cadbury eggs, so when the stores start selling them in February, I might buy 1 or 2 here and there, and even then, I'll split one with hubby. I save it for after dinner and savor it, and that seems to do it for me. Another example--if our family goes to Krispy Kreme for warm, freshly made donuts, I stick to my 1 or 1.5, and make sure we don't bring another dozen home. I get my fix, but know there will be no temptation once I'm home.

    Or, I enjoy more of the treats on my higher calorie days (I do 5 days at 1450 cal, and 2 at 2000 cal).
  • lightenup2016
    lightenup2016 Posts: 1,055 Member
    willsreb wrote: »
    I love chocolate too! It feels like a constant battle to be honest. At the moment I am allowing myself a small sweet snack of 100-130 calories so I can make sure it fits into my calorie goal. A small kitkat is 104 calories, for example. My problem is, I associate watching a good film or series with eating chocolate

    I have this same problem, but with beer/wine! :-)
  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    I have chocolate every day. I fit it into my calories. Chocolate PB2 and chocolate protein powder are some of my usual additions to Greek yogurt. I have also made a chocolate or chocolate chip version of the protein cheesecake (in the Recipes forum).

    Sometimes those things don’t replace a nice piece of chocolate, though. I buy nice bars of dark chocolate and eat only a few squares. But, if that sounds like too much temptation, I also really like Ghirardelli minis. One individually wrapped square is under 40 calories.

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