Lost: Motivation Found : Insatiable Sweet tooth

"a moment on the lips is a lifetime on the hips" i heard on a tv show and when i exercise i say "cuter butt, smaller jeans", over and over again
just treat it like a game. it's fun to stay within the boundaries, kinda like coloring... stay in the lines lol and good luck to ya

I have a huge sweet tooth too and its really hard for me to resist some days. But you gottah remember to keep your head up and you can always start over tomorrow. One day will kill you and if you feel like you reeeeally gottah have something sweet then make sure to try and exercise it off.

Same as one of the posters said I literally cut all sugar for almost a month, i use to crave something sweet every time i ate, i knew it was causing my weight issues or part of them. It was hard as hell but for a month nothing. Now I don't feel bad when I do have some occiasnal sugar its like i broke whatever was causing the craving. I can allow my self to have certain things and I am ok with a bit of sweet and keeping it in my guidelines. The other thing for me was completely cutting out all soda whether it be diet or regular.

I am so tempted that I do not have sweets in the house for me. I have two rules that I abide by. I only eat in the kitchen and I only eat sitting at the table.

I am a caregiver to my aging father and I seem to be baking him a rhubarb pie a week. That is not an attraction to me for I view it as "his personal pie." I do buy Klondike bars for him and again, they are just for my dad. Hands off, don't touch.

I will snack on nuts, but only 1/4 cup at a time. Again only at the kitchen table usually with a cup of tea. Making the tea, requires time to really think about eating those extra calories.

My mindset has much to do with my weight loss. I am doing this only for me. My goal is to be healthier, and this is forefront in my mind. Keeping my goal there helps me when I really crave something sweet. I just say "no way" it is not part of the goal plan.

Best wishes, Peggy

I have a sweet tooth and when I avoid all candy and sweets day in and day out it has caused binges in the past for me. I am looking at this as a life time change. For me that means I can and do have sweets and treats so long as I work them into my daily alotted goals and calories. By exercising and earning extra calories I can have things and by having things in moderation I am not temped to binge.

I am sitting here now eating my carefully logged Halloween candy and drinking my tea. When it is gone - I am done. Some nights I fix my husband a dish of ice cream and I have a tea and a few Milk Dud candies -- he is happy - I am happy - it is working for me. I made my choice and I do not feel deprived to choose what I want to 'spend my calories on'.

Each person has to find the balance that will work for them. Experiment and see what helps you find the balance you need to stay the course succefully. It feels great to determine what is 'working' for you in the challenges along the way.

Don't give up - you can do it!