Looking for Tips for a sugar junkie

First off, great job on quitting soda and drinking more water! That's a BIG step, especially for sugar junkies like us :]

What do you eat that has sugar in it? I have slowly cut out almost all of my sugar, even "natural" sugars. I only really eat sugar in my jam for breakfast or the occasional piece of fruit. I never drink my calories, aka no juice or sweetened drinks, and if I need a sweetener I use splenda.

For the ice cream try switching to forzen yoghurt and keep it in mederation and for milk chocolate try freezing them and only take one out a day that way you have to wait for it to thaw out and maybe by then you wouldnt be craving it anymore! I am not a huge sugar eater, but I do have cravings sometimes and when I do I usually just got for a little chocolate milk which isn't too bad for you!

If you are a sugar junkie, honestly, you just need to stay away from sugar for a while and let your taste buds and your system reset. If you really need something have a piece of dark chocolate 70%or higher at the end of the day. it gives you something to look forward to and will keep you calories and sugar in check.

Your taste buds and habits WILL change, there is nothing you can't cut out! Instead of milk try almond or coconut milk-more calcium, less sugar, and pretty good.

I find I usually go over by about double, it is always from fruit though. I do not add sugar to anything. I do use the occasional stevia. for sweet tooth items I usually opt for the "sugar free" kind!

I am a sugaraholic. Not even exaggerating.
Stress sets me off and my body has the cravings of a rabid zombie.
I have found that NOT eating sugar for a week or two makes my desire for it decrease.
I used to do what you do with coffee, now I put a splash of skim milk and that's it.
6tsp of sugar in your coffee is too much, diet or not.
However, I LOVE coffee and the taste of coffee so I enjoy it almost black.
If you enjoy tons of sugar in your coffee and that's just the way it's going to be, get some truvia, that should be plenty for you. And tomorrow with your coffee, put 3tsp in instead of 6, start retraining your mouth that it's still good.

If you stop eating the milk chocolate your body will no longer crave it.
One thing I had to remind myself is that if I don't eat it, I wont die.
Your body does not depend on chocolate (despite what you or I might think, haha!).

Ice cream. I eat it like it's never going to be made again.
Frozen yogurt might sound like it's better but really if you look it's almost the same amount of calories for the same serving size.
If I want ice cream I eat Skinny Cow ice cream.
It's about 150cals for a nice little bit or a big ice cream cone.
But again, same thing, make it a wonderful treat and realize that you do not need it.

I've lost 10lbs in 30 days by just keeping my cravings in check.
I went from eating 2-3 candy bars and 1 pint of ice cream a day to about 1 skinny cow cone every other day and I recently bought some Reese's eggs at 170cals an egg and I relish every single bite whenever I have one.

Just keep your head in the game, realize what your goal is and understand that if we keep eating the way we ate, we will never get to where we want to go.

I love sugar also but have cut back. I use Truvia in my coffee, it really is the best stevia sweetener I've found! I love fruit in a smoothie which gives it that added sweetness and makes it seem like a treat. I have switched over to fruit sweetened yogurt and now I really don't miss the sugar. I made some Choc cupcakes a few days ago and have had three since then but after I eat one I feel totally gross so I told my husband he could eat them all! I never would have done that in the past.