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[quote=Anonymous][quote]For me, avoidance is the only thing that has worked long term (three plus years at this point). I know it sounds impossible, but your taste truly does change and you won't miss or crave it after awhile. Before that, I had used the moderation method for a long time and only ate sweets on the weekends or at special occasions, but doing that keeps your body in the cycle of consuming high fat, high sugar treats, and you won't truly get over the addiction.

There's little to no nutritional value in sweets, especially highly processed ones, so giving them up entirely is really the best thing for your body.[/quote]

I think everyone is different.  I was probably consuming 1000+ calories of sweets per day before I lost weight last year.  I am able to sustain a healthy diet (and a BMI that dropped from 27.5 to 19.5), but I still want a little something each day for my sweet tooth.  I eat a lot of whole grains, fruit, veggies, lean protein every day, don't drink alcohol except for maybe one glass of wine per month.  This way of eating is only sustainable for me if I get to have my little 50-100 calorie treats with a few grams of sugar once or twice a day.

Plus, I find it difficult to maintain my weight where it is if I eat entirely healthy foods - I don't want to lose additional weight and I don't want to eat more protein, veggies, etc.  I can eat close to 2000 calories a day and don't feel like it's a big deal to have 10% of these calories come from foods that aren't nutrient dense.

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