All this is so, so true. I’ve heard that there’s a probiotic that helps get rid of sugar cravings. I will post if I find it.

Anonymous wrote:If sugar is your problem, as others have suggested, you just gotta cut it out. The same way people with problems with Alcohol also really do best when eliminating it entirely.

I stopped drinking 4+ months ago and have no desire to start again. Even if it’s in the house. But I can’t say the same for sweets. Ugh.

Anonymous wrote:Cold turkey. It sucks but is the only way (for me)

+2

About four weeks ago I cut out all sugar (including added sugar), simple carbs (like white potatoes), grains like rice but also wheat/gluten, and processed foods. It sucked for a week; I was extremely hungry and had cravings like mad. After a week of eating nutritiously, that’s what I started craving. Since then I’ve had servings of wheat/sugar/some combination thereof maybe six times; I don’t enjoy it as much and I don’t desire more immediately, like I did before.

#1. Keep it out of your house. I had an intense sugar craving last night but...had NOTHING easy to reach, problem solved.

#2. If I really want a treat, I'll save it for a planned time, like Sat night, I'll eat ice cream/a cookie. Then it's more special and weekly vs. nightly.

#3. Know yourself and if you're a black and white person who needs to go 100% without sugar to be successful or someone who can moderate. Neither is superior, it's just who you are. My husband (a former chocolate freak) went off sugar 5 yrs ago and it is easy for him to abstain from all desserts/sugar. I'm able to moderate and can do occasional sugar without going overboard.

If sugar is your problem, as others have suggested, you just gotta cut it out. The same way people with problems with Alcohol also really do best when eliminating it entirely.

Anonymous wrote:My sister wears one of those monitors. She is not a diabetic.

How does wearing the monitor reduce her cravings?

My sister wears one of those monitors. She is not a diabetic.

Check out glucose goodess. Her hacks help stabilize blood sugar and reduce cravings. That has helped me a lot but I still struggle. I can’t bake or have things in the house or I’ll eat it. One brownie and I want to keep going. I can avoid alcohol way easier.

Cold turkey. I have a major major sweet tooth—as in I would eat three donuts to feel satiated. I had gestational diabetes and my parents both have type 2. After giving birth I would go to wegmans and get two pieces of chocolate cake every day. I decided to finally quit refined sugar in January and have five pounds left to my target weight and I no longer have the cravings! If you really do have a sweet tooth moderation won’t help you.

Cold turkey. It sucks but is the only way (for me)

This is my biggest challenge with weight loss. ISO tips on how you managed sugar and carbohydrate cravings.