Craving Sweets

[debodun]

I am really having an urge to eat something really sweet and gooey, but since I am doing so well losing weight lately, I hesitate. I also know that when sweets go in one end , they cause discomfort at the other end and can make my summer skin miseries worse. Is it worth it?

 

[Gaer]

is it worth it?

Oh YES!!! (giggle, giggle)

 

[Pepper]

No, it's not. You're doing great. Stick with it.

 

[Treacle]

I found that when I stuck to something for a long time e.g giving up smoking I would just have an urge for just 1 cigarette but once I had that cigarette I felt I was starting all over again and the time that I did give up seemed irrelevant and I was upset with myself having gone so far. Guess it's a psychological thing. Would any fruit do the job @debodun ? Keep going if you can.

 

[debodun]

Would any fruit do the job @debodun ?

I've been having plums, nectarines, cherries and bananas. Doesn't seem to satisfy as well somehow.

 

[Wren]

What about dates deb ? Similar texture and sweetness to chocolate

 

[Pinky]

.. or, a few raisins?

 

[debodun]

I like dates, but hard to find around here this time of year. I won't buy boxed - they are all dried out and hard.

 

[hollydolly]

I've been having plums, nectarines, cherries and bananas. Doesn't seem to satisfy as well somehow.

try freezing some grapes, then suck them like a boiled sweet

 

[fmdog44]

Don't listen to these do-gooder anti-sugar people. Indulge for tomorrow may never come.

 

[win231]

I keep bananas in the freezer for my sweet tooth. They're the closest thing to ice cream & it takes awhile to eat half of one when they're frozen.
A large banana has around 30 gms sugar - about the same as 2 med-sized fruits.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

We may know that sweets are not good for us but the craving is strong. I'm an ice cream junkie. Occasionally I'll eat chocolate but it can stay in my house for a long time. I'm into those personal sized lemon pies. They can also stay here for awhile before I eat them. I am diabetic so I try to control my sweet tooth but it's hard! If it made me feel bad instantly, like it does you, maybe that would turn me off. Congratulations on your weight loss!

 

[MarciKS]

I've been having plums, nectarines, cherries and bananas. Doesn't seem to satisfy as well somehow.

I like to slice up an apple & have it with peanut butter. That seems to satisfy me. Have you thought of trying that maybe?

 

[Invictus]

I’m eating homemade dark chocolate chewy brownies with dark chocolate chips in them as I’m reading this blasphemous thread.

 

[MarciKS]

I’m eating homemade dark chocolate chewy brownies with dark chocolate chips in them as I’m reading this blasphemous thread.

I have candy bars for after dinner. *Grins*

 

[Invictus]

I have candy bars for after dinner. *Grins*

 

[Judycat]

I bought a small bag of Reeses thins Monday, I finished them off Tuesday. Thin Oreos are pretty good too.

 

[win231]

I’m eating homemade dark chocolate chewy brownies with dark chocolate chips in them as I’m reading this blasphemous thread.

I'm cleaning keyboard drool.

 

[Duster]

Even though I'm on a weight loss journey and have reduced sugar, I sometimes have a bite or two of something forbidden. A couple of savored bites of a candy bar are enough to satisfy that craving. I have two small squares of dark chocolate daily, because it's good for you.
Once you reduce sugar, everything tastes sweeter. I sometimes find some foods too sweet now.

 

[Aunt Bea]

I try to keep concentrated sweets out of the house.

When the craving hits I have a few dark chocolate baking chips and a few mixed nuts.

 

[Invictus]

Even though I'm on a weight loss journey and have reduced sugar, I sometimes have a bite or two of something forbidden. A couple of savored bites of a candy bar are enough to satisfy that craving. I have two small squares of dark chocolate daily, because it's good for you.
Once you reduce sugar, everything tastes sweeter. I sometimes find some foods too sweet now.

I absolutely love dark chocolate. I eat some regularly.

 

[Invictus]

But I pretty much love most sweets too, like cake, cookies, ice cream, candy, etc.

 

[StarSong]

I try to limit my sweets to a cookie or two a day. I'm usually successful but there are days when my willpower collapses completely.

The best advice I can offer is to not have sweets in the house if you're dieting or sugar causes you health problems.

 

[debodun]

The best advice I can offer is to not have sweets in the house if you're dieting or sugar causes you health problems.

Amen! I agree. You know it's there and the little voice keeps reminding you. Like I tell people, if you're a alky trying to quit, don't go in the liquor store.