Seriously craving sweet stuff right now........

stiltoncheese
stiltoncheese Posts: 9 Member
edited November 10 in Health and Weight Loss
.............arghhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Sorry, that feels so much better. I really want to eat loads of things and am trying to resist walking over to the shop to buy something sweet and naughty. Must stay in, must stay in, must stay in!

How long do cravings last for before they subside anyway?
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  • mamitosami
    mamitosami Posts: 531 Member
    DON'T DO IT!! Seriously, if you have sugar, you are stoking the fires of addiction to sugar... If you think you could have a bit and stop, do it. If not, have a piece of fruit, a diet soda, some gum or keep yourself busy.

    Drink some water (I know, snoooooze!). But in order to kill the cravings, you have to kick the habit. Putting it in your body just makes you crave more. Fight it for a couple of weeks and you'll be amazed at how virtuous you suddenly feel!
  • mcdonl
    mcdonl Posts: 342 Member
    I feel for you... Hang tight!!
  • seanus34
    seanus34 Posts: 8
    I agree dont do it. got to get past the craving. need to be focused. :smile:
  • shaycat
    shaycat Posts: 980
    Working out helps with my cravings. I feel so good to have completed a good workout, I dont want to blow it by eating something bad. Think about how bad you will feel once that bad snack is gone. Is it really worth it?
  • seanus34
    seanus34 Posts: 8
    talk about torture
  • scrappy40
    scrappy40 Posts: 5
    What about a banana? Apple and a little peanut butter? Diet fudgesicle? Idk is it bad to have something.like that?
  • tabinmaine
    tabinmaine Posts: 965 Member
    hummm... I feel differently about this...

    enter what you want to eat into your diary..... see what your day looks like, if it's going to completely blow your day then either don't do it or go to the gym first, if it works into your day with a conservative supper.... than do it.

    I have had many days lately that I have eaten horrible at lunch time, today included, I just make sure I am at the gym burning at least as much as my meal was in calories..... otherwise I don't eat it....

    I am a firm believer in eating everything you want in moderation.... work out for your junk food if you want it. Sometimes the best lesson is to see how much darn work it takes to get rid of what you just ate in calories. Makes you look at things like chocolate differently..... haha
  • seanus34
    seanus34 Posts: 8
    apparently it takes a few days. then you start to develop willpower. its a case of breaking a habit it takes a few days or more to form new ones. its to do with the brain.
  • Mershon88
    Mershon88 Posts: 46 Member
    I've been tryin to shoosh my brain all day. My hubby bought some ice cream bars and there they sit in the freezer yellin for me. LOL. Been chugging water with a "ho-hum" all day and so far I haven't touched one! :) I may have to go eat a special k protein bar right now.. chocolate... ya.. chocolate... that will do it!! :)
  • seanus34
    seanus34 Posts: 8
    I agree with this well said
  • Reinventing_Me
    Reinventing_Me Posts: 1,053 Member
    You could always make a nice healthy fruit smoothie. Loads of nutritional benefits and it will fill you up. I'm about to make a chocolate peanut butter banana smoothie right now.
  • scrappy40
    scrappy40 Posts: 5
    Or go read some success stories!
  • seanus34
    seanus34 Posts: 8
    I find a very low carb and low fat high protein supplement helps curb things. and not letting yourself go past the 3 hour mark of food. keeps the metabolism going.
  • tabinmaine
    tabinmaine Posts: 965 Member
    I feel for you... I am sitting here about 18 feet from a cabinet full of nutter butters, oreos, other cookies and snacks and a fridge full of soda and klondike bars....

    I am doing the water, and black coffee thing. Hang tight!!


    I would just eat one of each and then go do enough cardio to burn those calories off.... life it too short to not have what you want... just make sure you work it off.

    What I find is now that I do that, I look at Oreo's and think... ok they sure look yummy, but do I have time to do another 20 min on the treadmill tonight ???
  • AngelEyes127
    AngelEyes127 Posts: 113
    Chew a piece of sugar free gum! That always helps me! :smile:
  • mcdonl
    mcdonl Posts: 342 Member
    I feel for you... I am sitting here about 18 feet from a cabinet full of nutter butters, oreos, other cookies and snacks and a fridge full of soda and klondike bars....

    I am doing the water, and black coffee thing. Hang tight!!


    I would just eat one of each and then go do enough cardio to burn those calories off.... life it too short to not have what you want... just make sure you work it off.

    What I find is now that I do that, I look at Oreo's and think... ok they sure look yummy, but do I have time to do another 20 min on the treadmill tonight ???

    The thing I have learned is sugar, like sodium attracts water. So, if I eat sweets it messes with my water levels.... PS, I removed most of my post. I felt like I hi-jacked the poor womans thread.
  • thekateb
    thekateb Posts: 45
    If you don't have it you can't eat it....so don't let yourself go buy it. This is how I quit smoking. I refused to let myself go buy cigarettes and therefore I could not smoke them. Find something else to do. My other suggestion if you really want something sweet and delicious is try one of those Fiber One 90 calorie brownies, they are delish! :)
  • Julesh964
    Julesh964 Posts: 51 Member
    If I crave something I usually go clean my teeth, firstly I don't want to eat after they are clean and secondly, eating something after cleaning usually tastes awful xxx
  • mindy2185
    mindy2185 Posts: 74
    I am REALLY REALLY having this problem too! Its killing me! sucks!
  • ryansgram
    ryansgram Posts: 693 Member
    When i went to Weight Watchers they said if you REALLY want something to go ahead and eat it. Because if you try to satisfy your craving with something else, you will still have that craving and end up eating it anyway. Just have a little and figure it into your daily calories. Good Luck
  • stiltoncheese
    stiltoncheese Posts: 9 Member
    Well I made it! Thanks for all the suggestions though.

    I didn't have any space left in my diary as I am in England and it was closing in on 10pm when I posted, so my diary and exercise were completed for the day, with no calories to spare.

    I almost had another banana but thought that would only be feeding the sugar cravings and not helping them (I know fruit is good, but I need to get these cravings back under control a bit).

    Anyway, it's a new day today. It's 9:30am here and I have a date with a bowl of porridge and my treadmill!

    Thanks again everyone....appreciate your support :)

    (edited for typos)
  • tbresina
    tbresina Posts: 558 Member
    This totally hit me. I am at work and I brought in red velvet donuts to treat a few of my special peeps I work with. Anyway, I have been so good, just looked at them and haven't touched them but they are constantly on my mind. I keep telling myself I should have half.....then no, ok 1 bite will be good. I even went as far as to google the calories which are close to 400 and freaked out and said NO. Not sure I can stay strong til I get home at 7am, but I am sure going to try!
  • tbresina
    tbresina Posts: 558 Member
    Chew a piece of sugar free gum! That always helps me! :smile:

    Thank you, I knew this but forgot.......I am putting gum in my mouth right now!
  • Avengertk
    Avengertk Posts: 102
    same thing happened to me last night i was almost crying i wanted to eat something really naughty and high in cals. i havent really had too many treats and a fellow dieter said i should schedule a treat into my diary every once in a while.

    good luck to you x
  • Avengertk
    Avengertk Posts: 102
    apparently it takes a few days. then you start to develop willpower. its a case of breaking a habit it takes a few days or more to form new ones. its to do with the brain.


    I agree with what she said :)
  • Soadrokr
    Soadrokr Posts: 34 Member
    sugar free 60 calorie double chocolate jello pudding is what i use for my cravings!
  • MarincicS
    MarincicS Posts: 265 Member
    Sometimes i find just brushing my teeth helps resolve sweet cravings.

    And when it doesn't, Cool Whip Free does. Crappy chemicals - i know. I doubt there is any natural food product in that stuff. But it has no fat and almost no calories.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,030 Member
    Restricting, abstaining and depriving yourself of foods that you enjoy are usually the failure of every diet. It all comes down to calories in and calories out so there really isn't any reason you can't eat what you want as long as you don't go over your calorie intake and that you have already gotten in your daily essentials.
    Forcing yourself to deny foods you really enjoy will make you hate dieting, hate getting in shape and for some it makes them testy. Life is too short to not enjoy. You CAN do it sensibly and still enjoy the foods you eat. I do it with clients daily and former clients that I still see have maintained their weight after reaching goal eating in moderation.


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  • stiltoncheese
    stiltoncheese Posts: 9 Member
    Sometimes i find just brushing my teeth helps resolve sweet cravings.

    And when it doesn't, Cool Whip Free does. Crappy chemicals - i know. I doubt there is any natural food product in that stuff. But it has no fat and almost no calories.


    What is cool whip? I'm in England so not sure if we have that here......or perhaps we do bit we call it something else?

    Sugar free jelly is another good suggestion, I may have to buy some on my next food shopping trip.

    It's silly, but brushing my teeth never seems to stop my cravings, I still crave the food after the mint taste has worn off...must be a psychological thing I suppose.
  • MarincicS
    MarincicS Posts: 265 Member
    Sometimes i find just brushing my teeth helps resolve sweet cravings.

    And when it doesn't, Cool Whip Free does. Crappy chemicals - i know. I doubt there is any natural food product in that stuff. But it has no fat and almost no calories.


    What is cool whip? I'm in England so not sure if we have that here......or perhaps we do bit we call it something else?


    Sugar free jelly is another good suggestion, I may have to buy some on my next food shopping trip.

    Cool whip is a non-dairy whipped cream substitute. Very American, but i can get it here in Singapore. It comes in white tubs in the freezer section. If you have ex-pat Americans in your neighborhood, you'll likely find it. But be careful, there's regular Cool Whip and there's Cool Whip Free. I can't taste the difference but there is a difference in calories and fat.

    It's silly, but brushing my teeth never seems to stop my cravings, I still crave the food after the mint taste has worn off...must be a psychological thing I suppose.
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