Been there. Still am there. For me, the turnaround point was my cholesterol level. I am a vegetarian and my cholesterol level was high enough that the doctor was threatening to put me on pipe cleaner drugs. When I went through my diet, I realized that all of the avoidable sources of bad fats were in desserts <sob />. I *love* desserts--skip the meals, just give me the dessert!

At the same time the study came out that red wine had a lowering affect on cholesterol. So, I substituted a glass of red wine every night for my dessert. Sure, sometimes I splurge and still have dessert; sometimes I just break a little had have a piece of dark chocolate; but many nights "dessert" is just my red wine.

My cholesterol is now under control, but the really wierd thing now that we've been doing this for more than a year, is that I'm able to walk past the sweets. The first time that happened, I was surprised, but now I routinely bypass the sweets table at work (oh, those coworkers and their tempting doughnuts).

I may not have kicked the habit, but, oddly, it seems to be fading. I still enjoy the sweets, but on my terms, not theirs. So, I think there is hope.