what do you do whenyou crave for sweets

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  • najla56
    najla56 Posts: 195 Member
    5 pieces 30 cals? wow dint kno that! thats a bargain.
  • ruby_red_rose
    ruby_red_rose Posts: 321 Member
    sugar free jell-o plus two tbsp of coolwhip
    sugar free popsicles
    junstin's peanut butter with chocolate
  • EricMurano
    EricMurano Posts: 825 Member
    I eat some sweets :)

    Or I don't.

    Depends on whether I have enough calories left for the day.
  • nalfavi
    nalfavi Posts: 174 Member
    Eat a little bit, or if you allow yourself a "splurge day" indulge a little bit.
  • Weezieishness
    Weezieishness Posts: 61 Member
    I've always been a massive chocoholic, and I get cravings a lot. But as it is Summer here in New Zealand at the moment, some of my favourite fruits like Rockmelon and strawberries are in season. So I just get whole rockmelons from the supermarket and eat that, it's sweet and helps me forget about chocolate.
  • k43la
    k43la Posts: 18
    I go through a pack of sugar free gum a day. That's helped so far (for the most part).
  • chu604
    chu604 Posts: 353 Member
    Pop
    Ice cream
    Chips
    Cake

    lately Ive been getting cravings for Apple Fritters :\
  • TheFitnessTutor
    TheFitnessTutor Posts: 356 Member
    Here's one. Instead posting another tasty sounding "low cal" semi-food crap snack in your face. Try this: Suck it up and don't eat it don't eat anything! How about that! It's a craving. Stop and think about what a craving is. It's hormonal. You fight that sum bltch off like all other urges you don't want to give in to. Do some yoga, meditate, eat a pickle or two. You know you have food, that you're not going to die. Retrain your body and your hormones or otherwise you'll always be at the call of your urges. Eventually, to have mastery over your intake, you're going to flat out have to kick your own *kitten*. Hell what about people giving up crazy bad drugs or alcoholism. You don't tell them to just have a little. When you master your intake, then you can plan it into your intake. If you haven't totally transformed your metabolism yet, then you need to stretch and stretch and stretch it out longer. Now if you've been super strict for over a week or two weeks, then it's all up to you on how much of a setback(time) you want to spend on it.If you're doing a low carb approach, you need to have a load day. Carb loads usually make me so tired of carbs that I don't want much more for a week. If your intake is mastered, even a 500 calorie swing shouldn't mess you up. I'd do a 500 calorie cheat, then adjust the following day, and I might even cut that intake down lower, and maybe not workout as much, in order to be able to eat less. I don't know if you've noticed, but trying to negate food with exercise sucks and is not optimal. And don't forget everytime you eat "diet" sweeteners you're adding to your toxic crap intake. Aspartame, acesulfame potassium, a pack of gum and diet drink and you're in neurotoxin city. If it's early in the day, make a cup of coffee or some caffeine. This helps alot of people. some people get more hungry on caffeine. Only you know.
  • I go through a pack of sugar free gum a day. That's helped so far (for the most part).

    What? You do? Do you log the calories from the gum? Are you not eating very much during the day? Why so much?
  • RachNRoll
    RachNRoll Posts: 192 Member
    Fresh strawberries or a Kiwi
  • HeidiRene
    HeidiRene Posts: 335 Member
    Since it's a natural (not processed) sugar, it digests mostly in your mouth. So, have a tablespoon full, swish it around, then swallow. Of course, real sugar like maple syrup is not cheating.

    Yeah, how is that theory working out for you?
  • jenlichfield
    jenlichfield Posts: 5 Member
    Imagine a really disgusting food that you don't like and picture yourself eating the two foods mashed together. It's pretty good at stoping a craving. If on the other hand, you want to give in to your craving, I'd go with the other posters and say have a little amount rather than going crazy. Good luck!
  • If I give in to it fresh dates 66 Cals each... they are so sweet 1 or at the most 2 will do it!

    If i don't give in i sweet a fresh slice of lemon into the next glass of water... sharp fresh and refreshing i don't want sweet after that!!!!
    That is why I'm Lemon Diva!
  • curly wurly, only 115 calories and if put in fridge you lose cals chewing it, my friend runs slimtone and this was a tip she gave me, havent been tempted in last 7 days but if I were this is what Ide go for
  • If you have the calories available eat what you are craving for. If you don't have enough available calories you could exercise and eat back your surplus calories to allow you to have your treat. You don't have to deprive yourself; we all just need to make sensible choices. Enjoy your treat, don't beet yourself up about it and savour it knowing you’re in control. :)
  • Zichu
    Zichu Posts: 542 Member
    Why don't you buy sugar free jellies? It only has like 9 calories per serving, I usually have double the servings, so it's not actually that bad. It's nice and sweet just like regular jelly.

    I prefer Orange and the Lemon and Lime ones. If I know I've had something a little high in sugar for Breakfast or Dinner, I will make a jelly for the Evening and have some if I am craving something sweet.

    It's quite hard, I have trouble getting past those cravings, sometimes you have to give in at least once in your diet or else you are just going to go insane and you will be unhappy and it could cause you to become a bit wobbly on your diet overall.
  • committomittxoxo
    committomittxoxo Posts: 339 Member
    I consider punching myself in the face...... I don't. Then I eat a Big Stick Popsicle...... <3
  • najla56
    najla56 Posts: 195 Member
    I consider punching myself in the face...... I don't. Then I eat a Big Stick Popsicle...... <3

    LOL
  • Have a cigarette and diet coke eeek, how bad!!
  • laddyboy
    laddyboy Posts: 1,565 Member
    I hug my wife or daughter.
  • tinacc1
    tinacc1 Posts: 57 Member
    I eat prunes! The girls at work are so grossed out, but I don't have to worry about anyone
    stealing MY treats in the lounge!
  • VezNo1
    VezNo1 Posts: 83
    Milky way or chocolate options drink (100 and 40 cals)
  • One dark chocolate hershey's kiss! only about 20 calories and it kills the craving for me... or a cup of mint tea with honey.... both work wonders....
  • sozzell
    sozzell Posts: 166
    Have a glass of Pepsi Max - 1 calorie and it works!!
  • ahhhh.... that is sweet...
  • truecaligirl
    truecaligirl Posts: 132 Member
    I eat werthers sugar free hard candy.
  • Eat what ur craving, but dont hog out on it. "Taste it." Everything in moderation. Just have a few bites, a small piece... quench the craving, and then move on.
  • I eat some sweets :)

    Or I don't.

    Depends on whether I have enough calories left for the day.
  • phoenixoncemore
    phoenixoncemore Posts: 196 Member
    I eat them if it's really bad, or I'd just give in later and eat an entire pack of biscuits or something!

    Sometimes I have an Options Wicked White Hot Chocolate, which is about 40cals and totally worth it with a Rich Tea (35cals) and that wards it off.

    Or Hartleys Sugar Free Jelly which is only about 40cals with a tiny bit of Squeezy Condensed Milk from the tube on it.

    I have a sweet tooth so these are my coping mechanisms, hope they help! :wink:
  • najla56
    najla56 Posts: 195 Member
    I hug my wife or daughter.

    that was sso cute!
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