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    What do you all do when you get 'sweet' cravings?

    Every once in awhile it hits me and I start to fantasize about a nice piece of chocolate. What do you do to deal with your cravings for sweets? I'm not really into eating anything with artificial sweetners because I find I get headaches from them.

    Any ideas much appreciated!

    Edited too add: My co-workers just placed this big honkin box of chocolate covererd cookies in our kitchen and I walked by. Now I want to cry
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    Re: What do you all do when you get 'sweet' cravings?

    Try plain avocado! Haas is my favorite, especially if still firm but not hard.
    ~Susan
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    Doin Miles, Flights, & Kid Ketchin'...
    2 Ab Chal's; 6WEC#27 slug-Free; & more; 50# LOST in'06-
    but regained ~20# in '07 in less than 3 weeks! And again early '08 ...Was in HEAVEN -got to 150, for awhile, then got too busy, and gave in too much... and... OK holding pattern "keep it together..."

    .................OMG how did I fail AGAIN
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    • #3
      Re: What do you all do when you get 'sweet' cravings?

      High fat snack usually kills it for me. egg salad, cream cheese, something like that. Guacamole would probably be a good one too.
      ~Joy

      Start 1/2/06 Goal 6/11/07 restart 1/2/09
      268.5/196/185
      QUIT SMOKING JULY 23, 2006 while on Atkins


      Just when you think you've eaten enough vegetables...EAT SOME MORE!
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      • #4
        Re: What do you all do when you get 'sweet' cravings?

        I like pepperoni and melted mozzarella cheese!
        START 8/16/06 @ 270+~MG1: 220-12/2/06~MG2: 210-1/07~MG3: 199-3/2/07~MG4: 190-4/27/07~MG5: 180-7/04/07~GOAL: 170
        RESTART 11/2/09 @ 224.6~MG1: 215~MG2: 210~MG3: 205~MG4: 199~MG5: 195~MG6: 190~MG7: 185~GOAL: 180
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        • #5
          Re: What do you all do when you get 'sweet' cravings?

          Oh, and water!!!!! I'll drink a big glass of water to try and quelch cravings too.
          ~Joy

          Start 1/2/06 Goal 6/11/07 restart 1/2/09
          268.5/196/185
          QUIT SMOKING JULY 23, 2006 while on Atkins


          Just when you think you've eaten enough vegetables...EAT SOME MORE!
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          • #6
            Re: What do you all do when you get 'sweet' cravings?

            Try whipping some cream with splenda and cocoa powder, it tastes like chocolate mousse and gets rid of my sweet cravings. The cream fills you up and the splenda and cocoa makes you think you've had ur chocolate fix.


            26 yr 5'2 F
            Did Atkins on and off from Feb 2005 until April 2008. Fluctuated between 15 st 1/211lbs and 11 st 1/155lbs.
            On different weightloss programme from 28th May 2008 start weight 14 st 11/207lbs.
            Current weight 10st 3lbs/143lbs.
            Ultimate Goal Weight 9 st/126lbs.

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            • #7
              Re: What do you all do when you get 'sweet' cravings?

              Some people find eating something like a pickle makes that sweet tooth shrivel away!
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              Take a look at the thread from the latest Veggie Challenge to see how others manage it!



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              • #8
                Re: What do you all do when you get 'sweet' cravings?

                I carry IceBreaker sours with me so if I get hit hard with a craving, I can put something flavorful in my mouth right away. But that may not work for you if you don't do artificial sweetners.
                At home, I blend a big glass of water and two ice cubes with:
                1 T. sugar free pudding mix
                1 T. heavy whipping cream

                A pack of splenda is optional, it tastes good without. I make sure I measure the mix so I don't go overboard, and I don't have this everyday. You can do this with the butterscotch and the other pudding flavors, too.

                I went to the pharmacy last night and stood in the candy aisle looking at all the sugar-free candy, pouring over the labels. Still carby and still likely to set off cravings. I didn't buy any.
                Stats:
                Age: 41
                Sex: F
                Height: 5'2"
                Highest weight ever: 170+
                Goal: 114



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                • #9
                  Re: What do you all do when you get 'sweet' cravings?

                  Flax seems to kill my TOM cravings pretty good. Mixed with sour cream or mascarpone. mmmm
                  female/33/5'

                  RESTART: September 2009:



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                  • #10
                    Re: What do you all do when you get 'sweet' cravings?

                    Originally posted by Lamby-pie
                    I carry IceBreaker sours with me so if I get hit hard with a craving, I can put something flavorful in my mouth right away. But that may not work for you if you don't do artificial sweetners.
                    At home, I blend a big glass of water and two ice cubes with:
                    1 T. sugar free pudding mix
                    1 T. heavy whipping cream

                    A pack of splenda is optional, it tastes good without. I make sure I measure the mix so I don't go overboard, and I don't have this everyday. You can do this with the butterscotch and the other pudding flavors, too.

                    I went to the pharmacy last night and stood in the candy aisle looking at all the sugar-free candy, pouring over the labels. Still carby and still likely to set off cravings. I didn't buy any.

                    Be careful withthe sugar free pudding mix, I've yet to see one that doesn't have cornstarch in it.
                    Jen, 39, F
                    In maintenance



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                    • #11
                      Re: What do you all do when you get 'sweet' cravings?

                      Originally posted by angelstar
                      Try whipping some cream with splenda and cocoa powder, it tastes like chocolate mousse and gets rid of my sweet cravings. The cream fills you up and the splenda and cocoa makes you think you've had ur chocolate fix.
                      This is great! also decaf coffee with cream and some cheese (not mixed in ) - help me with my evening 'treat' mentality.

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                      • #12
                        Re: What do you all do when you get 'sweet' cravings?

                        One of the hospitals I go to for work has a doctor who will bring in gourmet cookies or a homemade banna bread or some kind of treat. He brings these treats to our office, and I would like to add there are only four of us in the office. He just likes us. Anyway, the ladies I work with know that I am watching my carbs, but they always offer me these goodies. I just tell them no thank you I am watching my weight. If the cravings get to be too strong, I love cakes and cookies and candies and anything that has sugar, I go to the cafe and get peanuts, the one once bag and eat them. I am on OwL. Good luck. Maybe bring some small blocks of cheddar cheese...Dawn


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                        • #13
                          Re: What do you all do when you get 'sweet' cravings?

                          Mmm ya'll are making me hungry!! lol

                          I usually have cream cheese w/ some sf vanilla syrup mixed in... or whipped cream made w/ whipping cream, cream cheese (just a little) and sugar free vanilla - and/or sugar free jello... Sometimes I'll have berries or apple slices with the whipping cream but it's hard to not eat too much so I try to stay away from that!!
                          When I can't satisfy my sweet tooth with just a little I'll have a pickle or a few olives or some cheese... and LOTS of water, soon the cravings go away...
                          ♥Started Atkins on December 8th, 2005

                          Officially Re-Focusing on 12-28-09.

                          Was, Am, Will be: 280/222/175ish.
                          Started Dec 2005 and lost 105 lbs by mid 2006, maintained loss for the most part until 2009...then really let go & gained some back... lol

                          so:
                          Restart Progress:
                          12/28/09 ~ 235.1
                          01/04/10 ~ 229.0
                          01/11/10 ~ 229.0 Grrrrr....
                          (Induction= only 6lbs but lost 10 inches! yay)
                          01/18/10 ~ 227.4
                          01/5/10 ~ 226.8
                          02/01/10 ~ 222.6

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                          • #14
                            Re: What do you all do when you get 'sweet' cravings?

                            High fat snack and water is definitely the way to go for me.
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                            • #15
                              Re: What do you all do when you get 'sweet' cravings?

                              Originally posted by sadie147
                              Be careful withthe sugar free pudding mix, I've yet to see one that doesn't have cornstarch in it.
                              Thank you, Sadie. I'm in OWL and I'm being careful.
                              I'm fortunate that this doesn't set off cravings for me. Two days a week I schedule an hour and a half, very intense workout, and this is a nice, cool reward afterwards.
                              Stats:
                              Age: 41
                              Sex: F
                              Height: 5'2"
                              Highest weight ever: 170+
                              Goal: 114



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