sweets addiction

[gmustafa]

is there anybody give me advice how do i counter my sweets addiction.

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

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Many people would say you need to go cold turkey and just cut out the sweets. The problem is they work on your body to increase cravings so it's not just about willpower, it the natural response of your body to want more.

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[gmustafa in reply to BridgeGirl]

i am

new here whts the method to do lock my posts thanks. 😊

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[Barcud 48kg]

Don't buy them! Seriously, if you eat a planned healthy diet within your calorie range you won't feel hungry and the craving will soon recede, when I started out if I felt the urge I would have a piece of fruit or a few grapes hadn't eaten chocolate for months until this week, not impressed, way too sweet apart from the high cocoa Nomnom mincepie flavoured bar which I will finish 1 square a day as a treat.

[Wandering-Soul 2lbs in reply to Barcud]

This is good advice -I don't buy the junk food that I most crave apart from every now and then. If my family buy it, they hide it from me as I have asked them to. It took a while for the cravings to stop, but they finally have stopped pretty much. So try not to have the sweets at home and it will make a difference.

[S11m in reply to Barcud]

Hi, Barcud

I have not bought sweets or ice cream for many months... But I occasionally win sweets in raffles, so, even before Christmas, I had thousands of calories of sweets in my fridge... and my step-daughter (who is as lean as a barrel of lard) gave me a "goodie" bag of sweets, biscuits etc. for Christmas.

An open box of sweet tends to soon be empty... so trying to eat just one sweet on days when I am below my target weight for the week might not work.

The theory is that I will be at my maintenance weight in three months... so, perhaps I will eat them then.

[gmustafa]

thnks love ❤️

[Skende in reply to gmustafa]

Mustafa , to curb your sweets appetite, I suggest cutting out gluten w white flour, potatoes, really any white foods that are starchy. At the same time your must increase your nutrient dense foods like fruits and vegetables, nuts, seeds, needs etc. This will help decrease your sweets addiction

[BerlinBetty Visitor]

Hello! I shared your addiction for years, eating at least two bars of chocky a day and guzzling from bags of sweeties in many places BUT my Main Negative Trigger Point was telly-watching. I ate sweets watching tv all my life, starting with childhood, and that's a heck of a long time ago, when most sweeties came from quarter-pound bags of naughties like nut brittle, lemon sherberts etc etc. So I understand your addiction from old experience.

Not having them in the house is great if you only have to think of yourself. Otherwise go for some replacements when The Urge Calls. I find a medium sized plate of good medjoul dates with some chunks of cheddar cheese is a really good snack which gives you some sweetness, some savoury, chewing satisfaction and takes a while to eat, and this is important to our sensory satisfaction!

If you stick with it the craving really does recede, promise. All Power to You in your Endeavours to fight your way out of the Sugar Trap!

BB x