Post dinner sweet tooth

For me, it's hot tea. Usually a fruit flavor of some kind. But honestly, just waiting for about 20 minutes helps a lot.

I too crave a sweet something after every meal - even breakfast. I keep a big bag of Medjool dates in the fridge and have one or two after a meal.

TO, this one below! Don't undereat because you're setting yourself up for failure. Eat, be happy, enjoy what you eat and lose at a reasonable pace. Also eat that bar if you like, or anything else. If you still have 300 calories and logging is good then eat them. Seriously, no need to be miserable, give up, binge.

AnnPT77 wrote: »

So you're undereating your calorie goal by 300 calories, which is a big margin. Because you're (as you say) impatient, I wouldn't be surprised if you're shooting for the fastest possible loss rate in the first place.

And you're surprised that you're struggling with cravings for sweets at the end of the day?

By the end of the day, we're at our most fatigued, and cravings are part of a body's energy-seeking behavior. Craving sweets is particularly common. Sugars are quick energy, after all. On top of that, it sounds like you're under-eating, which potentially saps energy further, and possibly makes cravings of some kind even more likely.

Eat the 300 calories. Protein bars would be fine. If your nutrition for the day is in pretty good shape, even less nutrient-dense treat foods may be OK, as long as they don't further spike your appetite.

light & fit yogurt - both the vanilla and the cherry are yum, and they're 80 calories per cup.

there's a 37 calorie brownie recipe here somewhere, and you can eat a lot of merengues, especially if they're not sweetened with sugar.

i also make my own low calorie fudgecicles and popsicles. using diet soda can make the popsicles truly calorie free and i really like 'em. i use a calorie-free syrup (chocolate or vanilla, trying marshmellow this weekend) with non-fat milk for the fudgecicle style ones. or there are xylitol sweetened lollipops (dr. john's) that are 15 calories each and i like the chocolate ones a lot, but if you're not used to xylitol, start with just one.

you can make your own sugar-free pudding or use jello's cook and serve chocolate pudding. or juicy gels cups (strawberry and orange) and tasty.

quest bars are tasty, and the ones i eat are 170 calories and 200 calories, each with 20 grams of protein.

I keep frozen banana slices dipped in dark chocolate in my freezer and just grab two or three little slices when I need something sweet. If you make them yourself you can add a little peanut butter drizzle or nuts. You can also get these premade in the ice cream section of your store. Three bite size pieces is 80 calories.

Get a popsicle mold and let your imagination go wild.

I’m fixing to make popsicles with low fat yogurt and sugar free lemon pudding mix. They’ll be about 25 calories apiece for a normal popsicle.

Experiment with crushed fruit, coconut water or milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, powdered chocolate, skinny syrup,fresh or frozen fruit.

xrj22 wrote: »

If you are under on your calories, then no wonder you are hungry at the end of the day. However, sweet snacks are not a good habit to get into. It is up to you whether a snack at night seems like a good idea, or whether you would be better off confining eating to 3 meals. Either way, get a plan that seems healthy and sustainable and then stick to it. Try to change the snack/remaining calories to something healthy -- maybe fruit to satisfy the sweet tooth, or hummus and vegies, or whatever sounds good and healthy to you.

Do what you need to do to satisfy you.

For me, my evening isn’t complete without something sweet.

Tonight is homemade vanilla ice cream diet root beer float. Under a hundred calories for a huge foamy insulated mug of sweet deliciousness.

I admire people who can cut out all sweets. But no way would that ever work for me, nor does it have to for you, if sweets are your jam. Just find a creative way to work sweets in.

My chaser is usually three crunchy meringues.

I usually crave something a little extra at the end of a meal and find having a cup of decaf coffee is enough to let the craving fade away. But definitely treat yourself to something sweet when you have 300 calories to spare.

If I'm on a plan where I always have to say no to nice things then I'll just quit very quickly. I find it better to factor treats into your calorie budget regularly than feel too restricted.