Any tips on cutting out sugar?
sheeploid
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I find it difficult to not have something sweet everyday and I wanna stop it before it gets worse. Any advice?
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try chromuim supplement for a while. it works great for ending my sweet tooth and dessert habit7
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So have something sweet every day. Just make sure you have room in your calories for it. Why should it be a problem?2
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From my own experience...what seems to help the most will depend on how, exactly, having sweets affects you.
I know some folks who just got these little tiny candies - even tic tac size - and would have maybe 2-3 a day, spaced out. That small hit of sweet worked for them and was enough.
Some, if they didn't have sweets in the house, then it wasn't a problem, so they just changed how they shopped.
For myself, and some others, it's kind of more like an addiction: any sweet I have, it makes me crave more, and more, and more sweets. I find it impossibly hard to stop eating sweets at that point. So I (and those like myself) seem to have the best success just tossing sugar to the curb completely. I know some can do, say, maple syrup and honey but refined sugar seems to be the issue. Myself, even honey and maple syrup can sometimes set off the craving and I have to go added-sugar-free/sweetener free again for a while to make the cravings go away.
I still have fruit as a snack, and that helps, but I can't have anything with sugar added or it's a problem for me. I was recently hoping honey might do okay but nope, I'm having cravings again so I'm dropping that again for a while, sigh.4 -
Is the sweet putting you over your calorie goals? Crowding out other important nutrients? What is the sweet you're choosing and what portion size?
Unfortunately it's just a matter of cutting back, or lower calorie replacements. Without knowing what exactly you're referring to it's difficult to say.
If you give us more information we may be able to tailor advice.
In general, I like to have dessert everyday. It's usually around 150 calories. These days, to hit protein I choose yogurt sweetened with aspartame and sometimes grape nuts, fruit, or cocoa. This satisfies my sweet tooth nicely.5 -
What does "something sweet" mean to you?
There is sugar in fruit, dairy and vegs. Adding sugar to foods doesn't in itself make the food unhealthy. Eating too many calories over time, and/or not getting enough of all the nutrients you need daily, is unhealthy. And stressing over insubstantial things, is unhealthy. Knowledge is power. Feeling empowered, is healthy.
So, figure out if having something sweet every day is a problem for you, or if thinking that it is a problem, is the real problem. Then decide if having something sweet every day feels normal and good, or if it is something you want to stop, and then take the necessary action.1 -
Sounds an odd choice to deliberately make the process of losing weight harder.
Is there some medical imperative you haven't mentioned?
Is your overall diet (noun) so poor it leaves you unable to hit your nutritional needs?3 -
First of all whenever you ask a question about sugar on here, you'll have to skip through the usual "why are you giving up sugar" "fruit has sugar" "you don't need to cut down on sugar unless you have a medical reason to do so" "I don't even bother tracking sugar" Instead of actually answering the question you asked.
Anyway if you're trying to cut down on added sugar try eating less processed foods, as that is where most of it comes from. Read ingredient lists of foods you do eat, if sugar is one of the first ingredients listed, there's a lot of it added rather than from natural sources like fruit. Try not to have the usual sweet treats you're trying to avoid in the house. If they're not there you can't binge on them. I never by cakes, biscuits etc as I know I can't stop at just one.
I find I usually crave something sweet after a savoury meal, so have a square of dark chocolate & cup of coffee, that helps me a lot. If I do need a sweet treat, I'll look for a healthier more natural source like fruit added to natural yogurt (dairy free for me) I love the nakd bars made with only natural ingredients.
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Thread title is "cutting out sugar" not "cutting down on added sugar".First of all whenever you ask a question about sugar on here, you'll have to skip through the usual "why are you giving up sugar" "fruit has sugar" "you don't need to cut down on sugar unless you have a medical reason to do so" "I don't even bother tracking sugar" Instead of actually answering the question you asked.
Anyway if you're trying to cut down on added sugar try eating less processed foods, as that is where most of it comes from. Read ingredient lists of foods you do eat, if sugar is one of the first ingredients listed, there's a lot of it added rather than from natural sources like fruit. Try not to have the usual sweet treats you're trying to avoid in the house. If they're not there you can't binge on them. I never by cakes, biscuits etc as I know I can't stop at just one.
I find I usually crave something sweet after a savoury meal, so have a square of dark chocolate & cup of coffee, that helps me a lot. If I do need a sweet treat, I'll look for a healthier more natural source like fruit added to natural yogurt (dairy free for me) I love the nakd bars made with only natural ingredients.
Questioning such a drastic and difficult goal that has no stated reason or need seems very sensible to me.
You didn't in fact answer the question asked although that's the accusation you are making against other people trying to assist the OP.
You have answered what you assume is the question. Wouldn't getting clarification from the OP first be more appropriate than suggesting moderate amounts of sugar to someone who is asking how to eat no sugar?
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I couldn’t cut back on addd sugar until I cut out added sugar. The amount of it that’s in baked goods and prepared foods is quite deadening to the taste buds, and that makes it much harder to appreciate the sweetness of naturally present sugars. A couple of weeks after I’d stopped eating it, I noticed that berries were like little flavor explosions, and even things like whole milk tasted sweet. Dark chocolate used to taste pretty flavorless to me; now it tastes sugary.
So now when I want a little something sweet, I turn to one of those things, which would have sounded absolutely preposterous to me when I was eating foods with added sugar. I have no guilt about them, and they’re easy to fit into my calories.
I used to think my mom was crazy for calling one date or some berries in plain yogurt “dessert,” but I get it now—that’s how they feel once you can properly taste them!4 -
Artificial sweeteners. I have one Splenda in my morning tea, and a Diet Pepsi some time during the day.0
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Thread title is "cutting out sugar" not "cutting down on added sugar".First of all whenever you ask a question about sugar on here, you'll have to skip through the usual "why are you giving up sugar" "fruit has sugar" "you don't need to cut down on sugar unless you have a medical reason to do so" "I don't even bother tracking sugar" Instead of actually answering the question you asked.
Anyway if you're trying to cut down on added sugar try eating less processed foods, as that is where most of it comes from. Read ingredient lists of foods you do eat, if sugar is one of the first ingredients listed, there's a lot of it added rather than from natural sources like fruit. Try not to have the usual sweet treats you're trying to avoid in the house. If they're not there you can't binge on them. I never by cakes, biscuits etc as I know I can't stop at just one.
I find I usually crave something sweet after a savoury meal, so have a square of dark chocolate & cup of coffee, that helps me a lot. If I do need a sweet treat, I'll look for a healthier more natural source like fruit added to natural yogurt (dairy free for me) I love the nakd bars made with only natural ingredients.
Questioning such a drastic and difficult goal that has no stated reason or need seems very sensible to me.
You didn't in fact answer the question asked although that's the accusation you are making against other people trying to assist the OP.
You have answered what you assume is the question. Wouldn't getting clarification from the OP first be more appropriate than suggesting moderate amounts of sugar to someone who is asking how to eat no sugar?
I think you'll find the OP asked for advice in the post in stopping having something sweet everyday, and I gave advice.
You on the other hand said thisSounds an odd choice to deliberately make the process of losing weight harder.
Is there some medical imperative you haven't mentioned?
Is your overall diet (noun) so poor it leaves you unable to hit your nutritional needs?
telling them their choice is odd and it will make their weight loss harder, but gave no evidence to show that, no reason why you said this. In fact no mention of trying to cut down on sweet/sugar foods at all.
Do people just read the post title on here and not bother with the actual post itself I wonder?!
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Thread title is "cutting out sugar" not "cutting down on added sugar".First of all whenever you ask a question about sugar on here, you'll have to skip through the usual "why are you giving up sugar" "fruit has sugar" "you don't need to cut down on sugar unless you have a medical reason to do so" "I don't even bother tracking sugar" Instead of actually answering the question you asked.
Anyway if you're trying to cut down on added sugar try eating less processed foods, as that is where most of it comes from. Read ingredient lists of foods you do eat, if sugar is one of the first ingredients listed, there's a lot of it added rather than from natural sources like fruit. Try not to have the usual sweet treats you're trying to avoid in the house. If they're not there you can't binge on them. I never by cakes, biscuits etc as I know I can't stop at just one.
I find I usually crave something sweet after a savoury meal, so have a square of dark chocolate & cup of coffee, that helps me a lot. If I do need a sweet treat, I'll look for a healthier more natural source like fruit added to natural yogurt (dairy free for me) I love the nakd bars made with only natural ingredients.
Questioning such a drastic and difficult goal that has no stated reason or need seems very sensible to me.
You didn't in fact answer the question asked although that's the accusation you are making against other people trying to assist the OP.
You have answered what you assume is the question. Wouldn't getting clarification from the OP first be more appropriate than suggesting moderate amounts of sugar to someone who is asking how to eat no sugar?
I think you'll find the OP asked for advice in the post in stopping having something sweet everyday, and I gave advice.
You on the other had said thisSounds an odd choice to deliberately make the process of losing weight harder.
Is there some medical imperative you haven't mentioned?
Is your overall diet (noun) so poor it leaves you unable to hit your nutritional needs?
telling them their choice is odd and it will make their weight loss harder, but gave no evidence to show that, no reason why you said this. In fact no mention of trying to cut down on sweet/sugar foods at all.
Do people just read the post title on here and not bother with the actual post itself I wonder?!
Sometimes seems that way.
#dontmesswithsugar
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Thread title is "cutting out sugar" not "cutting down on added sugar".First of all whenever you ask a question about sugar on here, you'll have to skip through the usual "why are you giving up sugar" "fruit has sugar" "you don't need to cut down on sugar unless you have a medical reason to do so" "I don't even bother tracking sugar" Instead of actually answering the question you asked.
Anyway if you're trying to cut down on added sugar try eating less processed foods, as that is where most of it comes from. Read ingredient lists of foods you do eat, if sugar is one of the first ingredients listed, there's a lot of it added rather than from natural sources like fruit. Try not to have the usual sweet treats you're trying to avoid in the house. If they're not there you can't binge on them. I never by cakes, biscuits etc as I know I can't stop at just one.
I find I usually crave something sweet after a savoury meal, so have a square of dark chocolate & cup of coffee, that helps me a lot. If I do need a sweet treat, I'll look for a healthier more natural source like fruit added to natural yogurt (dairy free for me) I love the nakd bars made with only natural ingredients.
Questioning such a drastic and difficult goal that has no stated reason or need seems very sensible to me.
You didn't in fact answer the question asked although that's the accusation you are making against other people trying to assist the OP.
You have answered what you assume is the question. Wouldn't getting clarification from the OP first be more appropriate than suggesting moderate amounts of sugar to someone who is asking how to eat no sugar?
I think you'll find the OP asked for advice in the post in stopping having something sweet everyday, and I gave advice.
You on the other hand said thisSounds an odd choice to deliberately make the process of losing weight harder.
Is there some medical imperative you haven't mentioned?
Is your overall diet (noun) so poor it leaves you unable to hit your nutritional needs?
telling them their choice is odd and it will make their weight loss harder, but gave no evidence to show that, no reason why you said this. In fact no mention of trying to cut down on sweet/sugar foods at all.
Do people just read the post title on here and not bother with the actual post itself I wonder?!
we often ask these questions because people come here with the false impression that they must cut out sugar to lose weight. this is not the case.5 -
Thread title is "cutting out sugar" not "cutting down on added sugar".First of all whenever you ask a question about sugar on here, you'll have to skip through the usual "why are you giving up sugar" "fruit has sugar" "you don't need to cut down on sugar unless you have a medical reason to do so" "I don't even bother tracking sugar" Instead of actually answering the question you asked.
Anyway if you're trying to cut down on added sugar try eating less processed foods, as that is where most of it comes from. Read ingredient lists of foods you do eat, if sugar is one of the first ingredients listed, there's a lot of it added rather than from natural sources like fruit. Try not to have the usual sweet treats you're trying to avoid in the house. If they're not there you can't binge on them. I never by cakes, biscuits etc as I know I can't stop at just one.
I find I usually crave something sweet after a savoury meal, so have a square of dark chocolate & cup of coffee, that helps me a lot. If I do need a sweet treat, I'll look for a healthier more natural source like fruit added to natural yogurt (dairy free for me) I love the nakd bars made with only natural ingredients.
Questioning such a drastic and difficult goal that has no stated reason or need seems very sensible to me.
You didn't in fact answer the question asked although that's the accusation you are making against other people trying to assist the OP.
You have answered what you assume is the question. Wouldn't getting clarification from the OP first be more appropriate than suggesting moderate amounts of sugar to someone who is asking how to eat no sugar?
I think you'll find the OP asked for advice in the post in stopping having something sweet everyday, and I gave advice.
You on the other hand said thisSounds an odd choice to deliberately make the process of losing weight harder.
Is there some medical imperative you haven't mentioned?
Is your overall diet (noun) so poor it leaves you unable to hit your nutritional needs?
telling them their choice is odd and it will make their weight loss harder, but gave no evidence to show that, no reason why you said this. In fact no mention of trying to cut down on sweet/sugar foods at all.
Do people just read the post title on here and not bother with the actual post itself I wonder?!
we often ask these questions because people come here with the false impression that they must cut out sugar to lose weight. this is not the case.
OP didn't say they wanted to cut out sugar to loose weight. Isn't that just an assumption. This message board isn't just for weight loss, it's for "general health, fitness and diet" For me unless the OP says "it's for weight loss" I don't assume it is. I have cut down a lot on added sugar, but not for weight loss & it gets tedious having to say that everytime you mention it because everyone makes an assumption.2 -
I find it difficult to not have something sweet everyday and I wanna stop it before it gets worse. Any advice?
@sheeploid many times when people here start posts about sugar, they actually mean "added sugar." If this is what you mean as well, how about having fruit instead of baked goods? I can easily overeat baked goods, which are also much higher in calorie than fruit.
Also, I can easily eat 200-400 calories of a chocolate bar, but if I have high quality chocolate chips, I can eat them so slowly that I am satisfied with just 50 cal. I often have this for dessert.
Furthermore, I find my sugar cravings are worse when I don't get enough protein, exercise, or sleep.1 -
I don't eat much in the way of sweets, but I do enjoy some dark chocolate most evenings for desert. It satisfies my desert sweet cravings and it's nutritionally beneficial.0
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I love sweets, well actually, I love food.
I had to cut back on all foods, which I had no problem over consuming, as well as sweets. I have found out that I can make room for any food, including sugar, in my daily calorie allotment, by pre planning what I will eat each day. I look forward to the piece of Dove dark chocolate at the end of each day that I allow myself for staying in my daily calorie budget. Nothing was easy for me to give up, so I learned portion control as well as self control, where my caloric intake is concerned. Works well for me and hopefully, will take me through years maintaining my weight loss when I am at my goal weight.1 -
I find it difficult to not have something sweet everyday and I wanna stop it before it gets worse. Any advice?
Why do you think it will get worse? Is this something you've been doing successfully for a while? Do you have an overall balanced and healthy diet?
I ask because sometimes people get the idea that having ANY added sugar (I'm assuming you mean added sugar, specifically what we call a sweet) is a problem, and it's not.
If your concern is developing a habit where you feel you need to have something sweet at a particular time, and don't want to have that habit, I'd say change it up -- have it only a couple times a week but make it really special. I like to have a something special after dinner when I have the calories, and I sometimes have something sweet, but sometimes that something is fruit or fruit and nuts. I also have made sure it's not always sweet -- I think cheese is a great dessert (good and interesting cheese, of course), a nice treat (although higher cal too) is a bit of nut butter in plain greek yogurt. Another option I enjoy is really dark chocolate -- my current favorite chocolate is Chocolove 88%, which is reasonably low sugar.
But I'd avoid telling yourself that if you eat a sweet it will "get worse," since you might be creating a problem (telling yourself you can't control it) that you don't currently have. I'd also not mess too much with something that works for you, if it does, since cutting it out for some people makes them want it much more a can play into an eventual binging issue.2 -
Thread title is "cutting out sugar" not "cutting down on added sugar".First of all whenever you ask a question about sugar on here, you'll have to skip through the usual "why are you giving up sugar" "fruit has sugar" "you don't need to cut down on sugar unless you have a medical reason to do so" "I don't even bother tracking sugar" Instead of actually answering the question you asked.
Anyway if you're trying to cut down on added sugar try eating less processed foods, as that is where most of it comes from. Read ingredient lists of foods you do eat, if sugar is one of the first ingredients listed, there's a lot of it added rather than from natural sources like fruit. Try not to have the usual sweet treats you're trying to avoid in the house. If they're not there you can't binge on them. I never by cakes, biscuits etc as I know I can't stop at just one.
I find I usually crave something sweet after a savoury meal, so have a square of dark chocolate & cup of coffee, that helps me a lot. If I do need a sweet treat, I'll look for a healthier more natural source like fruit added to natural yogurt (dairy free for me) I love the nakd bars made with only natural ingredients.
Questioning such a drastic and difficult goal that has no stated reason or need seems very sensible to me.
You didn't in fact answer the question asked although that's the accusation you are making against other people trying to assist the OP.
You have answered what you assume is the question. Wouldn't getting clarification from the OP first be more appropriate than suggesting moderate amounts of sugar to someone who is asking how to eat no sugar?
I think you'll find the OP asked for advice in the post in stopping having something sweet everyday, and I gave advice.
You on the other hand said thisSounds an odd choice to deliberately make the process of losing weight harder.
Is there some medical imperative you haven't mentioned?
Is your overall diet (noun) so poor it leaves you unable to hit your nutritional needs?
telling them their choice is odd and it will make their weight loss harder, but gave no evidence to show that, no reason why you said this. In fact no mention of trying to cut down on sweet/sugar foods at all.
Do people just read the post title on here and not bother with the actual post itself I wonder?!
we often ask these questions because people come here with the false impression that they must cut out sugar to lose weight. this is not the case.
OP didn't say they wanted to cut out sugar to loose weight. Isn't that just an assumption. This message board isn't just for weight loss, it's for "general health, fitness and diet" For me unless the OP says "it's for weight loss" I don't assume it is. I have cut down a lot on added sugar, but not for weight loss & it gets tedious having to say that everytime you mention it because everyone makes an assumption.
it is an assumption we make because we see it over and over and over again
newcomers assume it is necessary, or that they need fast, or eat keto, or no carbs. we are trying to uncover their assumptions
so we ask questions, so we can get a full story, so we can give appropriate and accurate information
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Thread title is "cutting out sugar" not "cutting down on added sugar".First of all whenever you ask a question about sugar on here, you'll have to skip through the usual "why are you giving up sugar" "fruit has sugar" "you don't need to cut down on sugar unless you have a medical reason to do so" "I don't even bother tracking sugar" Instead of actually answering the question you asked.
Anyway if you're trying to cut down on added sugar try eating less processed foods, as that is where most of it comes from. Read ingredient lists of foods you do eat, if sugar is one of the first ingredients listed, there's a lot of it added rather than from natural sources like fruit. Try not to have the usual sweet treats you're trying to avoid in the house. If they're not there you can't binge on them. I never by cakes, biscuits etc as I know I can't stop at just one.
I find I usually crave something sweet after a savoury meal, so have a square of dark chocolate & cup of coffee, that helps me a lot. If I do need a sweet treat, I'll look for a healthier more natural source like fruit added to natural yogurt (dairy free for me) I love the nakd bars made with only natural ingredients.
Questioning such a drastic and difficult goal that has no stated reason or need seems very sensible to me.
You didn't in fact answer the question asked although that's the accusation you are making against other people trying to assist the OP.
You have answered what you assume is the question. Wouldn't getting clarification from the OP first be more appropriate than suggesting moderate amounts of sugar to someone who is asking how to eat no sugar?
I think you'll find the OP asked for advice in the post in stopping having something sweet everyday, and I gave advice.
You on the other hand said thisSounds an odd choice to deliberately make the process of losing weight harder.
Is there some medical imperative you haven't mentioned?
Is your overall diet (noun) so poor it leaves you unable to hit your nutritional needs?
telling them their choice is odd and it will make their weight loss harder, but gave no evidence to show that, no reason why you said this. In fact no mention of trying to cut down on sweet/sugar foods at all.
Do people just read the post title on here and not bother with the actual post itself I wonder?!
we often ask these questions because people come here with the false impression that they must cut out sugar to lose weight. this is not the case.
OP didn't say they wanted to cut out sugar to loose weight. Isn't that just an assumption.
OP also didn't say or suggest that she consumes excessive amounts of added sugar. She indicated she has a little something sweet daily, as I read it (kind of like you yourself say you do often). I would ask for more information before assuming she has a problem with consuming lots of sugar from "processed foods."5 -
Products touted as "Fat Free"
are usually high in sugar. Just saying.1 -
Thread title is "cutting out sugar" not "cutting down on added sugar".First of all whenever you ask a question about sugar on here, you'll have to skip through the usual "why are you giving up sugar" "fruit has sugar" "you don't need to cut down on sugar unless you have a medical reason to do so" "I don't even bother tracking sugar" Instead of actually answering the question you asked.
Anyway if you're trying to cut down on added sugar try eating less processed foods, as that is where most of it comes from. Read ingredient lists of foods you do eat, if sugar is one of the first ingredients listed, there's a lot of it added rather than from natural sources like fruit. Try not to have the usual sweet treats you're trying to avoid in the house. If they're not there you can't binge on them. I never by cakes, biscuits etc as I know I can't stop at just one.
I find I usually crave something sweet after a savoury meal, so have a square of dark chocolate & cup of coffee, that helps me a lot. If I do need a sweet treat, I'll look for a healthier more natural source like fruit added to natural yogurt (dairy free for me) I love the nakd bars made with only natural ingredients.
Questioning such a drastic and difficult goal that has no stated reason or need seems very sensible to me.
You didn't in fact answer the question asked although that's the accusation you are making against other people trying to assist the OP.
You have answered what you assume is the question. Wouldn't getting clarification from the OP first be more appropriate than suggesting moderate amounts of sugar to someone who is asking how to eat no sugar?
I think you'll find the OP asked for advice in the post in stopping having something sweet everyday, and I gave advice.
You on the other hand said thisSounds an odd choice to deliberately make the process of losing weight harder.
Is there some medical imperative you haven't mentioned?
Is your overall diet (noun) so poor it leaves you unable to hit your nutritional needs?
telling them their choice is odd and it will make their weight loss harder, but gave no evidence to show that, no reason why you said this. In fact no mention of trying to cut down on sweet/sugar foods at all.
Do people just read the post title on here and not bother with the actual post itself I wonder?!
we often ask these questions because people come here with the false impression that they must cut out sugar to lose weight. this is not the case.
OP didn't say they wanted to cut out sugar to loose weight. Isn't that just an assumption. This message board isn't just for weight loss, it's for "general health, fitness and diet" For me unless the OP says "it's for weight loss" I don't assume it is. I have cut down a lot on added sugar, but not for weight loss & it gets tedious having to say that everytime you mention it because everyone makes an assumption.
it is an assumption we make because we see it over and over and over again
newcomers assume it is necessary, or that they need fast, or eat keto, or no carbs. we are trying to uncover their assumptions
so we ask questions, so we can get a full story, so we can give appropriate and accurate information
People come in(because it's new year-new you, 2 months till summer/swimsuit season, the week before summer, etc) and ask 1/4-1/2 of a partly developed question based on something they heard/read.
Oh yeah, happy Memorial Day.
So in order to determine how to actually help the person, someone will ask a series of probing questions or give a copy and paste answer that corrects the common/popular misconceptions. Inevitably, someone else will come in and support the common/popular misconception and try to derail the attempt to guide the questioner to a more healthy mindset/lifestyle in a misguided attempt to "support" them.
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Hi, I also have a sweet tooth and high blood sugar (borderline diabetic). I'm supposed to lay off the carbs and sugar. That being said, I have sometimes created some little treats by mixing almond flour, almond butter, coconut palm or monk fruit sugar, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder and a little water in a bowl. I microwave it for 1 minute. It makes one small cookie so I can't get in too much trouble :-) It does count towards fats mostly so I make sure I save enough for it. I'm experimenting with the recipe to lower the fat as much as possible. You can also buy sugar free fake whipped topping (pretty gross ingredients) but you can put that on some fresh berries for a quick fix. I'm working on trying to make a healthier topping, maybe with non fat yogurt. I like to experiment in the kitchen! Good luck.0
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stanmann571 wrote: »
Thread title is "cutting out sugar" not "cutting down on added sugar".First of all whenever you ask a question about sugar on here, you'll have to skip through the usual "why are you giving up sugar" "fruit has sugar" "you don't need to cut down on sugar unless you have a medical reason to do so" "I don't even bother tracking sugar" Instead of actually answering the question you asked.
Anyway if you're trying to cut down on added sugar try eating less processed foods, as that is where most of it comes from. Read ingredient lists of foods you do eat, if sugar is one of the first ingredients listed, there's a lot of it added rather than from natural sources like fruit. Try not to have the usual sweet treats you're trying to avoid in the house. If they're not there you can't binge on them. I never by cakes, biscuits etc as I know I can't stop at just one.
I find I usually crave something sweet after a savoury meal, so have a square of dark chocolate & cup of coffee, that helps me a lot. If I do need a sweet treat, I'll look for a healthier more natural source like fruit added to natural yogurt (dairy free for me) I love the nakd bars made with only natural ingredients.
Questioning such a drastic and difficult goal that has no stated reason or need seems very sensible to me.
You didn't in fact answer the question asked although that's the accusation you are making against other people trying to assist the OP.
You have answered what you assume is the question. Wouldn't getting clarification from the OP first be more appropriate than suggesting moderate amounts of sugar to someone who is asking how to eat no sugar?
I think you'll find the OP asked for advice in the post in stopping having something sweet everyday, and I gave advice.
You on the other hand said thisSounds an odd choice to deliberately make the process of losing weight harder.
Is there some medical imperative you haven't mentioned?
Is your overall diet (noun) so poor it leaves you unable to hit your nutritional needs?
telling them their choice is odd and it will make their weight loss harder, but gave no evidence to show that, no reason why you said this. In fact no mention of trying to cut down on sweet/sugar foods at all.
Do people just read the post title on here and not bother with the actual post itself I wonder?!
we often ask these questions because people come here with the false impression that they must cut out sugar to lose weight. this is not the case.
OP didn't say they wanted to cut out sugar to loose weight. Isn't that just an assumption. This message board isn't just for weight loss, it's for "general health, fitness and diet" For me unless the OP says "it's for weight loss" I don't assume it is. I have cut down a lot on added sugar, but not for weight loss & it gets tedious having to say that everytime you mention it because everyone makes an assumption.
it is an assumption we make because we see it over and over and over again
newcomers assume it is necessary, or that they need fast, or eat keto, or no carbs. we are trying to uncover their assumptions
so we ask questions, so we can get a full story, so we can give appropriate and accurate information
People come in(because it's new year-new you, 2 months till summer/swimsuit season, the week before summer, etc) and ask 1/4-1/2 of a partly developed question based on something they heard/read.
Oh yeah, happy Memorial Day.
So in order to determine how to actually help the person, someone will ask a series of probing questions or give a copy and paste answer that corrects the common/popular misconceptions. Inevitably, someone else will come in and support the common/popular misconception and try to derail the attempt to guide the questioner to a more healthy mindset/lifestyle in a misguided attempt to "support" them.
pretty sure that's what i essentially said1 -
stanmann571 wrote: »
Thread title is "cutting out sugar" not "cutting down on added sugar".First of all whenever you ask a question about sugar on here, you'll have to skip through the usual "why are you giving up sugar" "fruit has sugar" "you don't need to cut down on sugar unless you have a medical reason to do so" "I don't even bother tracking sugar" Instead of actually answering the question you asked.
Anyway if you're trying to cut down on added sugar try eating less processed foods, as that is where most of it comes from. Read ingredient lists of foods you do eat, if sugar is one of the first ingredients listed, there's a lot of it added rather than from natural sources like fruit. Try not to have the usual sweet treats you're trying to avoid in the house. If they're not there you can't binge on them. I never by cakes, biscuits etc as I know I can't stop at just one.
I find I usually crave something sweet after a savoury meal, so have a square of dark chocolate & cup of coffee, that helps me a lot. If I do need a sweet treat, I'll look for a healthier more natural source like fruit added to natural yogurt (dairy free for me) I love the nakd bars made with only natural ingredients.
Questioning such a drastic and difficult goal that has no stated reason or need seems very sensible to me.
You didn't in fact answer the question asked although that's the accusation you are making against other people trying to assist the OP.
You have answered what you assume is the question. Wouldn't getting clarification from the OP first be more appropriate than suggesting moderate amounts of sugar to someone who is asking how to eat no sugar?
I think you'll find the OP asked for advice in the post in stopping having something sweet everyday, and I gave advice.
You on the other hand said thisSounds an odd choice to deliberately make the process of losing weight harder.
Is there some medical imperative you haven't mentioned?
Is your overall diet (noun) so poor it leaves you unable to hit your nutritional needs?
telling them their choice is odd and it will make their weight loss harder, but gave no evidence to show that, no reason why you said this. In fact no mention of trying to cut down on sweet/sugar foods at all.
Do people just read the post title on here and not bother with the actual post itself I wonder?!
we often ask these questions because people come here with the false impression that they must cut out sugar to lose weight. this is not the case.
OP didn't say they wanted to cut out sugar to loose weight. Isn't that just an assumption. This message board isn't just for weight loss, it's for "general health, fitness and diet" For me unless the OP says "it's for weight loss" I don't assume it is. I have cut down a lot on added sugar, but not for weight loss & it gets tedious having to say that everytime you mention it because everyone makes an assumption.
it is an assumption we make because we see it over and over and over again
newcomers assume it is necessary, or that they need fast, or eat keto, or no carbs. we are trying to uncover their assumptions
so we ask questions, so we can get a full story, so we can give appropriate and accurate information
People come in(because it's new year-new you, 2 months till summer/swimsuit season, the week before summer, etc) and ask 1/4-1/2 of a partly developed question based on something they heard/read.
Oh yeah, happy Memorial Day.
So in order to determine how to actually help the person, someone will ask a series of probing questions or give a copy and paste answer that corrects the common/popular misconceptions. Inevitably, someone else will come in and support the common/popular misconception and try to derail the attempt to guide the questioner to a more healthy mindset/lifestyle in a misguided attempt to "support" them.
pretty sure that's what i essentially said
Oh, I know/agree, I just wanted to call out the reason for the surge in new posters. I'd forgotten we were already to Memorial Day. 1 -
stanmann571 wrote: »stanmann571 wrote: »
Thread title is "cutting out sugar" not "cutting down on added sugar".First of all whenever you ask a question about sugar on here, you'll have to skip through the usual "why are you giving up sugar" "fruit has sugar" "you don't need to cut down on sugar unless you have a medical reason to do so" "I don't even bother tracking sugar" Instead of actually answering the question you asked.
Anyway if you're trying to cut down on added sugar try eating less processed foods, as that is where most of it comes from. Read ingredient lists of foods you do eat, if sugar is one of the first ingredients listed, there's a lot of it added rather than from natural sources like fruit. Try not to have the usual sweet treats you're trying to avoid in the house. If they're not there you can't binge on them. I never by cakes, biscuits etc as I know I can't stop at just one.
I find I usually crave something sweet after a savoury meal, so have a square of dark chocolate & cup of coffee, that helps me a lot. If I do need a sweet treat, I'll look for a healthier more natural source like fruit added to natural yogurt (dairy free for me) I love the nakd bars made with only natural ingredients.
Questioning such a drastic and difficult goal that has no stated reason or need seems very sensible to me.
You didn't in fact answer the question asked although that's the accusation you are making against other people trying to assist the OP.
You have answered what you assume is the question. Wouldn't getting clarification from the OP first be more appropriate than suggesting moderate amounts of sugar to someone who is asking how to eat no sugar?
I think you'll find the OP asked for advice in the post in stopping having something sweet everyday, and I gave advice.
You on the other hand said thisSounds an odd choice to deliberately make the process of losing weight harder.
Is there some medical imperative you haven't mentioned?
Is your overall diet (noun) so poor it leaves you unable to hit your nutritional needs?
telling them their choice is odd and it will make their weight loss harder, but gave no evidence to show that, no reason why you said this. In fact no mention of trying to cut down on sweet/sugar foods at all.
Do people just read the post title on here and not bother with the actual post itself I wonder?!
we often ask these questions because people come here with the false impression that they must cut out sugar to lose weight. this is not the case.
OP didn't say they wanted to cut out sugar to loose weight. Isn't that just an assumption. This message board isn't just for weight loss, it's for "general health, fitness and diet" For me unless the OP says "it's for weight loss" I don't assume it is. I have cut down a lot on added sugar, but not for weight loss & it gets tedious having to say that everytime you mention it because everyone makes an assumption.
it is an assumption we make because we see it over and over and over again
newcomers assume it is necessary, or that they need fast, or eat keto, or no carbs. we are trying to uncover their assumptions
so we ask questions, so we can get a full story, so we can give appropriate and accurate information
People come in(because it's new year-new you, 2 months till summer/swimsuit season, the week before summer, etc) and ask 1/4-1/2 of a partly developed question based on something they heard/read.
Oh yeah, happy Memorial Day.
So in order to determine how to actually help the person, someone will ask a series of probing questions or give a copy and paste answer that corrects the common/popular misconceptions. Inevitably, someone else will come in and support the common/popular misconception and try to derail the attempt to guide the questioner to a more healthy mindset/lifestyle in a misguided attempt to "support" them.
pretty sure that's what i essentially said Oh, I know/agree, I just wanted to call out the reason for the surge in new posters. I'd forgotten we were already to Memorial Day.
cool, thought i missed something0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »
Thread title is "cutting out sugar" not "cutting down on added sugar".First of all whenever you ask a question about sugar on here, you'll have to skip through the usual "why are you giving up sugar" "fruit has sugar" "you don't need to cut down on sugar unless you have a medical reason to do so" "I don't even bother tracking sugar" Instead of actually answering the question you asked.
Anyway if you're trying to cut down on added sugar try eating less processed foods, as that is where most of it comes from. Read ingredient lists of foods you do eat, if sugar is one of the first ingredients listed, there's a lot of it added rather than from natural sources like fruit. Try not to have the usual sweet treats you're trying to avoid in the house. If they're not there you can't binge on them. I never by cakes, biscuits etc as I know I can't stop at just one.
I find I usually crave something sweet after a savoury meal, so have a square of dark chocolate & cup of coffee, that helps me a lot. If I do need a sweet treat, I'll look for a healthier more natural source like fruit added to natural yogurt (dairy free for me) I love the nakd bars made with only natural ingredients.
Questioning such a drastic and difficult goal that has no stated reason or need seems very sensible to me.
You didn't in fact answer the question asked although that's the accusation you are making against other people trying to assist the OP.
You have answered what you assume is the question. Wouldn't getting clarification from the OP first be more appropriate than suggesting moderate amounts of sugar to someone who is asking how to eat no sugar?
I think you'll find the OP asked for advice in the post in stopping having something sweet everyday, and I gave advice.
You on the other hand said thisSounds an odd choice to deliberately make the process of losing weight harder.
Is there some medical imperative you haven't mentioned?
Is your overall diet (noun) so poor it leaves you unable to hit your nutritional needs?
telling them their choice is odd and it will make their weight loss harder, but gave no evidence to show that, no reason why you said this. In fact no mention of trying to cut down on sweet/sugar foods at all.
Do people just read the post title on here and not bother with the actual post itself I wonder?!
we often ask these questions because people come here with the false impression that they must cut out sugar to lose weight. this is not the case.
OP didn't say they wanted to cut out sugar to loose weight. Isn't that just an assumption.
OP also didn't say or suggest that she consumes excessive amounts of added sugar. She indicated she has a little something sweet daily, as I read it (kind of like you yourself say you do often). I would ask for more information before assuming she has a problem with consuming lots of sugar from "processed foods."
It's funny, on one thread people are being chastized because they offer generalized advice that directly answers an OP's question but doesn't acknowledge all of the potential misinterpretations and variables that others reading along might have, and on this thread, we are chastized for asking clarifying questions to ensure that the advice offered really meets the OP's true situation/challenges.
Damned if you do... damned if you don't....7 -
I find it difficult to not have something sweet everyday and I wanna stop it before it gets worse. Any advice?
Hi there,
Please define "any worse".
I have a huge sweet tooth, and I have not cut out chocolate from my days. I did cut what type of chocolate I eat though. Before I started watching calories I would have brownies/cake, something big. Now I limit myself to a serving size of little wrapped chocolates, like Lindor of Ghiardelli.
I have grocery store pastries for breakfast and 1-2 wrapped chocolates each night and I have not gone over my sugar budget on MFP, it can be fairly generous.
If you find you are going over your budget, check out what you are logging. Maybe switch out the type of bread you eat, or watch the sauces you put on food (bbq sauce, ketchup, etc).1 -
WinoGelato wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »
Thread title is "cutting out sugar" not "cutting down on added sugar".First of all whenever you ask a question about sugar on here, you'll have to skip through the usual "why are you giving up sugar" "fruit has sugar" "you don't need to cut down on sugar unless you have a medical reason to do so" "I don't even bother tracking sugar" Instead of actually answering the question you asked.
Anyway if you're trying to cut down on added sugar try eating less processed foods, as that is where most of it comes from. Read ingredient lists of foods you do eat, if sugar is one of the first ingredients listed, there's a lot of it added rather than from natural sources like fruit. Try not to have the usual sweet treats you're trying to avoid in the house. If they're not there you can't binge on them. I never by cakes, biscuits etc as I know I can't stop at just one.
I find I usually crave something sweet after a savoury meal, so have a square of dark chocolate & cup of coffee, that helps me a lot. If I do need a sweet treat, I'll look for a healthier more natural source like fruit added to natural yogurt (dairy free for me) I love the nakd bars made with only natural ingredients.
Questioning such a drastic and difficult goal that has no stated reason or need seems very sensible to me.
You didn't in fact answer the question asked although that's the accusation you are making against other people trying to assist the OP.
You have answered what you assume is the question. Wouldn't getting clarification from the OP first be more appropriate than suggesting moderate amounts of sugar to someone who is asking how to eat no sugar?
I think you'll find the OP asked for advice in the post in stopping having something sweet everyday, and I gave advice.
You on the other hand said thisSounds an odd choice to deliberately make the process of losing weight harder.
Is there some medical imperative you haven't mentioned?
Is your overall diet (noun) so poor it leaves you unable to hit your nutritional needs?
telling them their choice is odd and it will make their weight loss harder, but gave no evidence to show that, no reason why you said this. In fact no mention of trying to cut down on sweet/sugar foods at all.
Do people just read the post title on here and not bother with the actual post itself I wonder?!
we often ask these questions because people come here with the false impression that they must cut out sugar to lose weight. this is not the case.
OP didn't say they wanted to cut out sugar to loose weight. Isn't that just an assumption.
OP also didn't say or suggest that she consumes excessive amounts of added sugar. She indicated she has a little something sweet daily, as I read it (kind of like you yourself say you do often). I would ask for more information before assuming she has a problem with consuming lots of sugar from "processed foods."
It's funny, on one thread people are being chastized because they offer generalized advice that directly answers an OP's question but doesn't acknowledge all of the potential misinterpretations and variables that others reading along might have, and on this thread, we are chastized for asking clarifying questions to ensure that the advice offered really meets the OP's true situation/challenges.
Damned if you do... damned if you don't....
IF you want to feel better
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10669400/speeding-up-metabolism
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10669469/why-do-i-need-to-confuse-my-body
Active and responsive posters, and we got to the bottom of the problem and helped with a way ahead.
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Thread title is "cutting out sugar" not "cutting down on added sugar".First of all whenever you ask a question about sugar on here, you'll have to skip through the usual "why are you giving up sugar" "fruit has sugar" "you don't need to cut down on sugar unless you have a medical reason to do so" "I don't even bother tracking sugar" Instead of actually answering the question you asked.
Anyway if you're trying to cut down on added sugar try eating less processed foods, as that is where most of it comes from. Read ingredient lists of foods you do eat, if sugar is one of the first ingredients listed, there's a lot of it added rather than from natural sources like fruit. Try not to have the usual sweet treats you're trying to avoid in the house. If they're not there you can't binge on them. I never by cakes, biscuits etc as I know I can't stop at just one.
I find I usually crave something sweet after a savoury meal, so have a square of dark chocolate & cup of coffee, that helps me a lot. If I do need a sweet treat, I'll look for a healthier more natural source like fruit added to natural yogurt (dairy free for me) I love the nakd bars made with only natural ingredients.
Questioning such a drastic and difficult goal that has no stated reason or need seems very sensible to me.
You didn't in fact answer the question asked although that's the accusation you are making against other people trying to assist the OP.
You have answered what you assume is the question. Wouldn't getting clarification from the OP first be more appropriate than suggesting moderate amounts of sugar to someone who is asking how to eat no sugar?
I think you'll find the OP asked for advice in the post in stopping having something sweet everyday, and I gave advice.
You on the other hand said thisSounds an odd choice to deliberately make the process of losing weight harder.
Is there some medical imperative you haven't mentioned?
Is your overall diet (noun) so poor it leaves you unable to hit your nutritional needs?
telling them their choice is odd and it will make their weight loss harder, but gave no evidence to show that, no reason why you said this. In fact no mention of trying to cut down on sweet/sugar foods at all.
Do people just read the post title on here and not bother with the actual post itself I wonder?!
You seem not to be reading or comprehending very well - I said it's odd to makes things harder.
(Go back and read the OP where she said "I find it difficult".)
Then I asked questions for clarification. Unlike you who just made assumptions based on perhaps some pet peeve?
Do you not read the title and the body of the text? I did.
Perhaps create a debate thread about your feelings about sugar threads rather than derail?3
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