SUGAR ADDICT!!

Fruit I eat lots of natural peanut butter, too. It's OK, just cut out the refined sugars. And do it slowly! And allow yourself treats (like ONCE a week or less). Sugars from fruit are OK. If you're OK with processed/modified foods Think Thin makes tasty bars that use maltitol (sugar substitute).

I know it's not the same thing as a candy bar but I usually eat fiber one brownies or snack bars everyday as a snack because I too love sugar. You get used to them after a while and I think I'm actually eating a real brownie or chocolate bar (might be exaggerating a little bit lol) Fiber is also very good for you because it fills you up and helps you loose weight. I love sweets so I also try to still allow myself to eat something once in while because for me If i don't satisfy that craving than I'll go off the wagon big time down the road.

Im addicted to sugar too but the truth of the matter is, sugar makes you gain weight. Its why I am fat now. I would rather have a plate of cookies and milk than a plate of real food. However, I still manage to get my sweet fixes in. I eat sugar free sweets. Anything under 200 calories. Tons of treats are sugar free now. My absolute favorite is store made sugar free angel food cake. A huge slice is 120 calories! I top it with light whipped cream and strawberries. Sometimes I just eat it plain. Also, there are a lot of diabetic cookies and cakes that are sugar free. Check them out. It does the trick and I am losing. I lost 30lbs before this way too. Im just onto a new goal now and doing the whole sugar free thing again Good luck!

As you said--first step is admitting!

I, too, am a sweet-toothed sugar addict! In fact, I was eating so many sweets (both sugared and artificially sweetened) that things like fruit just did not taste sweet to me. So I decided I needed to go on a "sweets fast." Now, obviously, you need to make your own decision, but this really helped me.

So for about two weeks, I had nothing with sugar or artificial sweetener. I drank my coffee with real half and half in it (instead of creamer--couldn't go completely black), drank tea with no sweetener, plain water, ate cereal with no sweetener on it, I think I even ate a carton of plain yogurt! I admit to hating it! But after about a week, fruit started tasting sweet again, I could appreciate flavors without sweetening, it was amazing!

Now I will confess that I have gone back to having artificial sweeteners and the occasional bit of sugar, but now I know how to get myself off of it if need be.

For what it is worth.

For me sugar is like alcohol addiction. Even one bite will lead me to bingeing. Cutting out all the sugary foods gave me more food to each for the same calorie. I'll admit, it's not as satisfying. But neither is my weight or the health problems that come with it. Like alcohol, I have to abstain. It's extremely hard to get your body clean of sugar, but believe it or not I feel so much better physically and mentally without it. For the "high" I've replaced it with exercise. On tough days, I turn away. My daughter is always eating sugar in front of me (without guilt) and when it gets super hard I just walk away.

Veggies will never satisfy you, however, they are easily made to go. I do Atkins basically and the bars and shakes are as sweet as I get. They too, are easy to take along and when I'm jonseing for sweets they really do help. If it's not easy, I hate doing it, but I weigh the life I had and the way I want to be. That's the best I can do for me. It's not easy, but I'm worth it...you have to ask the same thing, from time to time.

Good luck

I was a sugarholic too. One day I just got fed up and decided to cut out refined sugars (and most other natural sugars too) cold turkey. I lost six pounds that week and have been losing pounds steadily after that. After a couple of days, the cravings went away. Just like magic.