How to get out the desserts
smilerdh17
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I can change my healthy eating choices with my breakfast, lunch, and dinner. However I cannot seem to remove sweet from my diet. I’m always craving them. Can anyone give me some good advice on how to get them out or how to start saying no?
Thank you in advance.
Thank you in advance.
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I don’t keep it in the house
Also, I started eating more berries
Also know the sugar makes my muscles burn when rolling jiujitsu10 -
Something I read a long time ago was that the taste for sweets containing processed sugar is not natural to our bodies. We are not born with a desire for chocolate, gummy bears, cake etc. Rather the sweet sensory in our tongues is basically muted and confined to naturally occurring sugars, as in mother's milk.
I agree with the above: remove them from your presence.
But do more than that. Drink a lot of water. Treat getting off sugar as you would quitting smoking. And, unless you're a diabetic, berries (as she mentioned as well) and bits of granny smith apples could become your "patch" to get past the cravings.
Good luck!20 -
What desserts do you expect? I keep Blue Bell No Sugar Added vanilla ice cream available. A 4 oz serving is 90 calories. That's one way I get dessert. For Christmas I order a fruitcake pre-cut in 1 oz pieces. That's 100 calories. Many days of the year I have a supply of mini candies. One of those is 50 or so calories.8
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Something I read a long time ago was that the taste for sweets containing processed sugar is not natural to our bodies. We are not born with a desire for chocolate, gummy bears, cake etc. Rather the sweet sensory in our tongues is basically muted and confined to naturally occurring sugars, as in mother's milk.
I agree with the above: remove them from your presence.
But do more than that. Drink a lot of water. Treat getting off sugar as you would quitting smoking. And, unless you're a diabetic, berries (as she mentioned as well) and bits of granny smith apples could become your "patch" to get past the cravings.
Good luck!
She?! lol2 -
I prelog some calories for the evening and enjoy them. Sweets are fine in an overall nutritious diet. Unless you're planning to never eat them again, cutting out foods you enjoy is a good way to fall off the horse. If you're eating whole boxes of something at a time, then yeah, keep it out of the house, otherwise, weigh out what fits your calories and enjoy.10
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competeagain2x wrote: »Something I read a long time ago was that the taste for sweets containing processed sugar is not natural to our bodies. We are not born with a desire for chocolate, gummy bears, cake etc. Rather the sweet sensory in our tongues is basically muted and confined to naturally occurring sugars, as in mother's milk.
I agree with the above: remove them from your presence.
But do more than that. Drink a lot of water. Treat getting off sugar as you would quitting smoking. And, unless you're a diabetic, berries (as she mentioned as well) and bits of granny smith apples could become your "patch" to get past the cravings.
Good luck!
She?! lol
People using phones can't see profiles so it can be hard to tell gender by avatars alone. And, some folks just don't look.0 -
competeagain2x wrote: »Something I read a long time ago was that the taste for sweets containing processed sugar is not natural to our bodies. We are not born with a desire for chocolate, gummy bears, cake etc. Rather the sweet sensory in our tongues is basically muted and confined to naturally occurring sugars, as in mother's milk.
I agree with the above: remove them from your presence.
But do more than that. Drink a lot of water. Treat getting off sugar as you would quitting smoking. And, unless you're a diabetic, berries (as she mentioned as well) and bits of granny smith apples could become your "patch" to get past the cravings.
Good luck!
She?! lol
People using phones can't see profiles so it can be hard to tell gender by avatars alone. And, some folks just don't look.
Ok. I can stop crying now5 -
I eat them , but not all of them. The rest go up for another day, after all they aren’t going anywhere are they?3
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For me personally, I can't completely cut them out. I either work the treat into my day if I really want it, or find a lower calorie substitute that tastes just as good. For instance, I'm perfectly fine eating Enlightened ice cream instead of Ben and Jerry's; and Smart Sweets Gummies instead of Lifesaver Gummies. I don't feel like I'm missing out in those instances. However, sometimes I just want a donut from Dunkin', so I work it into my day. I will say that I stopped buying pastries and snacks I know I won't be able to limit myself to just one. I'd rather make a special trip to get one treat rather than have it in my house (e g., a Kit Kat bar at the movies, or donut and latte at the local coffehouse).7
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I restrict my desserts to 200 calories or fewer per serving. This week, that meant https://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/haupia-coconut-pudding. Last week it was https://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/blueberry-crisp-diabetic-213290. I've cut wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy back on bakery treats, but I haven't given up desserts.4
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I still have sweets as long as it fits my cals. There's no way I can go for the rest of my life without sweets. A lot of the time I get the snack sizes and just have 1 or 25
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Work them in? Why do you feel they need to be removed? Are you never going to eat desserts again?6
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Herbal tea. Celestial Seasonings makes a lot of very good sweet herbal teas (some with stevia if that's your thing but the non-stevia ones are sweet too), just look for anything fruit. And they have special holiday stuff!
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Sweets are a part of life. If you'd prefer to completely eliminate them, then muster up the will-power to do so. Tell yourself "No" and stick to it. There isn't any magic tips; it's simply self control.
However, as I said, sweets are a part of life and I think they should be enjoyed occasionally. You can just buy single servings of things so you don't keep anything at home. If you want ice-cream, pre-log it, and go to a local ice-cream shop. Get your 1 serving, eat it in the shop, and be done. Same with a pastry/cookie/donut etc. Go and buy 1, eat, and leave.5 -
There is no reason to eliminate sweet treats completely, unless required for medical reasons. I am currently avoiding sugar where possible due to a health reason. Once that issue is resolved, I will go back to having a bit of chocolate every day
You just have to work out what fits in to your daily calories. 3 -
smilerdh17 wrote: »I can change my healthy eating choices with my breakfast, lunch, and dinner. However I cannot seem to remove sweet from my diet. I’m always craving them. Can anyone give me some good advice on how to get them out or how to start saying no?
Thank you in advance.
eat them if they fit in your calories/macros for the day/ week, or just say no. it'll still be there next week...3 -
Decide if you want to remove them or regulate them. Think about yourself a year from now, not the perfect version of yourself, but how you realistically see yourself (imagine a year has passed, and it's now, what plan sounds good and sustainable to you now, what would make you happiest). Do you see yourself as the person who never eats sweets? The person who only eats them occasionally when out with friends? The person who eats them a couple of times a week? The person who eats them every day?
Based on your answer, you can look for specific strategies for the outcome you want. This will refine your question to become "how do you include sweets every day without going over my calories", for example. This would be much more helpful to you than getting anxious around desserts and just wanting the feeling to go away.4 -
It's true that desserts can blow your diet. Most of us develop strategies. There are low cal deserts, and lots of threads on them if you want to do a search. Some buy sweets that are portioned, and then eat just one. When I go to a restaurant with my husband, we split a desert. I also try to have 10g of almonds, or walnuts, pumpkin seeds,etc instead of sweets when I get a craving. Sometimes it works. You'll have to experiment. Sometimes elimination is the only answer, but is flawed in that most can only resist so long. Decide ahead of time how you'll handle parties where people will push sweets on you. If you refuse, they'll notice, so take a small piece and have two small bites (make it last, walk around with your plate) and then unobtrusively throw it. Good luck.1
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Something I read a long time ago was that the taste for sweets containing processed sugar is not natural to our bodies. We are not born with a desire for chocolate, gummy bears, cake etc. Rather the sweet sensory in our tongues is basically muted and confined to naturally occurring sugars, as in mother's milk.
I agree with the above: remove them from your presence.
But do more than that. Drink a lot of water. Treat getting off sugar as you would quitting smoking. And, unless you're a diabetic, berries (as she mentioned as well) and bits of granny smith apples could become your "patch" to get past the cravings.
Good luck!
I don't know where you read this, but the ability to perceive sweetness and respond positively to it has such ancient origins among lifeforms on this planet it has even been observed in bacteria. It's intrinsic to humanity, even newborn babies demonstrate it clearly. Contrary to what you state, infants have been observed in studies to prefer solutions that are sweeter than breast milk. Humans specifically evolved in a context where sweetness was a good indication of nutrient density (therefore a solid food choice) and bitterness was an indicator of potential toxins. We "perceive" sweetness not just with our taste buds, we have additional receptors in our GI tract and our nose. Our entire body is attuned to it. There is little that is more natural than enjoying sweets, although it isn't particularly useful in the current calorie-rich environments many of us currently live in.
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I have a piece or two of sea salt, dark chocolate and caramel squares almost every night for desert.0
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I still eat them but in moderation. Nobody better ever take my sweets away from me 2
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I am working them into my calorie/carb/fat allotment. I do not have every day. I happen to really like making SF instant pudding, adding extracts a little lite cool whip. And yes a mousse like dessert. As a diabetic I realized I needed to change my sweet lifestyle eating. But not eliminate it, work it into my allotments. Example I love to bake, so I am looking into baking cookies and desserts the low carb way this year. This is something totally new for me. Maybe I try it and hate it, or like it. Point is I want to try it because a life without sweets sounds very sad to me.3
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smilerdh17 wrote: »I can change my healthy eating choices with my breakfast, lunch, and dinner. However I cannot seem to remove sweet from my diet. I’m always craving them. Can anyone give me some good advice on how to get them out or how to start saying no?
Thank you in advance.
When I do the following, I don't have cravings:
1. Get sufficient sleep
2. Exercise regularly - when I get the happy hormones from exercise, I'm not prone to seeking them from food.
3. Get sufficient protein in relationship to carbs. I'm not low carb, but reducing carbs and upping protein worked for cravings for me. See also http://www.nutrition.org.uk/healthyliving/fuller/understanding-satiety-feeling-full-after-a-meal.html
4. Eat moderate amounts of fruit. This makes me less interested in higher calorie sweets.
5. Take a magnesium supplement. This can be especially helpful for women premenstrually.
6. Save foods like chocolate for after dinner, in small amounts
7. Stay hydrated
8. Have a calorie deficit that is appropriate for the amount of weight I need to lose. An overly aggressive goal can definitely lead to cravings.
9. Eat at maintenance when my appetite goes up premenstrually.
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i've found the blog "deserts with benefits" offers some less guilt recipes.1
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Something I read a long time ago was that the taste for sweets containing processed sugar is not natural to our bodies. We are not born with a desire for chocolate, gummy bears, cake etc. Rather the sweet sensory in our tongues is basically muted and confined to naturally occurring sugars, as in mother's milk.
I agree with the above: remove them from your presence.
But do more than that. Drink a lot of water. Treat getting off sugar as you would quitting smoking. And, unless you're a diabetic, berries (as she mentioned as well) and bits of granny smith apples could become your "patch" to get past the cravings.
Good luck!
From my psychology text book;
"Our preferences for sweet and salty tastes are genetic and universal. Other taste preferences are conditioned, as when people given highly salted foods develop a liking for excess salt, or when people who have been sickened by a food develop an aversion to it.
Culture affects taste too..."
The take away from that is that a preference for sweet food is natural. It doesn't really matter where it comes from. However, a preference for really sweet food is conditioned. If you really don't want to eat sweets or desserts you could always add something to it that makes you feel really sick afterwards. This may help you develop an aversion to it. LOL!1 -
Dairy Free Desserts are much healthier and taste better!!!8
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Marycatherinee9672 wrote: »Dairy Free Desserts are much healthier and taste better!!!
How are they healthier?2 -
Marycatherinee9672 wrote: »Dairy Free Desserts are much healthier and taste better!!!
better than what?!1 -
Marycatherinee9672 wrote: »Dairy Free Desserts are much healthier and taste better!!!
I strongly disagree with this and am unsure how exactly this is supposed to help the OP :huh:3 -
Marycatherinee9672 wrote: »Dairy Free Desserts are much healthier and taste better!!!
Using margarine instead of butter in my peanut butter cookies will a) make them taste worse not better and b) not make them any healthier. It might kill my desire to eat them, so maybe that's the benefit?4
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