Carbs and Sweet Cravings! Why??

Posted on February 1, 2016

As you can possibly imagine from the title I'm having a hard time with carbs and sweets. They have always been my downside, but it seems as though lately I need to have carbs to feel full and I crave sweets after every meal. I am really trying to limit myself, but my self control can be at zero sometimes.

This is definitely something I have to work on. So I'm going to go google my life away to get some useful tips. If you know of any, please feel free to share. Thanks.

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PDXJael

02/02/2016 11:06AM

You might be able to derail your craving by taking your taste buds in a different direction--like brushing your teeth or chewing gum after you've had a little sweet but before it turns into a full on binge. But really recognizing it is half the battle, so you're a step ahead already.

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Candy

Thanks for that tip. I was trying to keep gum in handy (even buying that birthday cake flavored one), but I guess I should try something minty.

Anna P.

02/02/2016 2:48AM

I find myself like that too often! My solution that helps me and my friends are to slice sweet potatoes thinly, lightly spray them with whatever oil and black pepper them. Put into your oven at 450 for about 20 mins and they're delicious. As for the sweets frozen mango chucks are awesome and if you would like to drink, english breakfast with a stevia topped with a bit of nonfat milk is absolutely delicious! Hope this helps and good luck!

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Candy

Thanks!! the sweet potatoes sound delicious! Frozen mangos chunks sound good too.. I guess maybe frozen fruits in general sound like a good idea. I'm not a big sweets drinker (I take my coffee and tea black), but I guess that can substitute my latte cravings. Thanks so much!!

RachelDee

02/01/2016 9:24PM

Sweets are my weakness too! I found that I can't go cold turkey, but I changed some of the choices to be less of a sugar bomb. I like swiss miss no sugar added hot chocolate. I put a little almond milk in it to cool it down and sip it slowly. Not as healthy as an apple, but better than the ice cream that I was craving.

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Candy

Omg!! Yes those are soo good.. the issue I have is.. I will continue wanting to have more sweets after... I usually take mine with water.. but maybe some vanilla almond milk will help a bit. Thanks.