I looovvve sweets! Help!

[Brandi]

I have been the same wieght for years. I bike alot and I am always moving. Drives my dh crazy cause i can barely sit for two minutes (a bit of ADD I think). I would love to loose some weight. I am 5'3 144 pounds and I am 38. I eat fairly healthy. I don't eat alot of prossesed foods or junk food. But I lovvvvvvve cookies and some chocolate. I know that is the reason I can never loose anything, because of my sugar intake. I don't pig out, but I eat to many I am sure. What can I do to curb my sugar habit? Besides not buying any. What can I eat that won't make me crave it so much? I used to smoke so i know how addictions can go and I think this sugar thing is one of those addictions.

[CyclChyk]

As much as I wish I could offer you some magical words that would allow you to "have your cake (cookies) and eat them too" I can't. When I gave up smoking everything went downhill....

The only thing I have found that helps me is my state of mind. No diet; no "I'll allow myself one miniture snickers or two cookies a day" works for me. The only thing that worked is when I accepted in my mind that I was tired of being fat was I able to control my habits and not waiver. Before, I wasn't ready so I made all kinds of excuses for just one more cookie; or a scoop of ice cream. Stayed fat for 6 years......

Its a mindset. Plain and simple. When you REALLY want to stop the bad stuff, it will happen. Until then, you will find a dozen reasons why it won't....

At least that's how it is for me. And not buying it at all is probably the best way to start. You opting not to "not buy it" makes me think you aren't ready to stop. But thats just my 2cents.

[Veronica]

Have you considered that maybe you are the weight you should be?

Weight is just a number on the scale.

V.

PS There is no magic. Change comes from within. If you feel you need to stop eating sweets, you have to make it happen.

[Bikingmomof3]

I was going to post something very similar to what V posted. She did a much better job.

[Grog]

I agree with V and BMo3.

With regards to chocolate: keep buying it, but try the 85% stuff (potent!!) and one truffle here and there. At $1 a piece, you won't eat so many, but they'll be even more satisfying than the other stuff.

I'm not sure how it happened, but I used to be a cookie-monster and generally I love sweet too, but the more I exercise (especially running) the less I feel like it. I'll still fall for a half-baked dark chocolate cake, but I might be tired of it after 5-8 bites. That works especially well if I also increase my vedgetable intake. Go figure...

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Definitely get some "medicinal chocolate"- the strong kind they sell in gourmet bars nowadays that says it is at least 75% cacao. This stuff is STRONG. If you eat one or two little squares, you will feel like your sweets cravings are suddenly totally satisfied. Try it instead of a bunch of fatty cookies!