Techniques to resist sugar...

[lungofiron]

It's 9pm. Your diet is on schedule, but you're really hungry and craving that sugary treat collection in the fridge. How do you resist this? I know for a fact that I'm not the only one to fuck up from time to time. Does anybody use any thought patterns to resist? Or perhaps down some water whenever the urge arises? I want to hear ideas!

 

[SOLID]

just get over it? If your really hungry then eat...but eat Protein learn to love it.

 

[PwB]

refeeds every few days take care of this problem. It works on a physiological level, psycological level and produces better results than no refeeds, unless u are using drugs. Diet for a few days, high carb/sugar refeed, diet again for a few, refeed. Currently doing this and fat is being lost faster than I ever have on a regular keto diet.

 

[Kid Dynamite]

Get outta the house, go for a walk, do something. How much fun can you derive from eating some sugar?

 

[PwB]

Glutamine is supposed to be useful for sugar cravings, a teaspoon in water should do the trick. Try it and see what happens.

 

[Ceebs]

When that happens, I drink a couple liters of water - enough to fill my stomach and make eating uncomfortable. By the time the H20 hits my renal system, the craving has passed 99% of the time.

And for that 1% that it doesn't go away, I either make a family member eat it, or just put the offending food down the garbage disposal. I HATE wasting food like that, though...

 

[MrMakaveli]

I think 5-HTP is supposed to help with cravings for sugars (check the search engine). And yes I have a solution..shut the fridge door and get some sleep in a REALLY dark room seems to work for me most of the time.

 

[Solid Snake]

And for that 1% that it doesn't go away, I either make a family member eat it

I sometimes sit at the mall and watch others feed themselves with sugar when I crave it. It helps me.

Yeah I know I'm weird.

Snake

 

[Kid Dynamite]

I sometimes sit at the mall and watch others feed themselves with sugar when I crave it. It helps me.

Yeah I know I'm weird.

Snake

Man. That's a sign of a food obsession. You don't have an eating disorder, do you?

 

[Silverback316]

This fucked up girl that worked at the gym with me not to long ago had the biggest eating disorder I have ever seen. She was 22 and I am 20 years old and we would always talk on the weekends since she was the gm of the club. Anyways she use to weigh around 100 lbs and was real fit but than developed an eating disorder after an injury. About a month ago she weighed 170 lbs and looked horrible. She would hardly eat anything all day at work but when she got home she would fucking eat for like 2 hours straight. Her last week of work before she quit she gained easily over 10 lbs and her face looked like shit. So if your hungry at night I say eat a snack and don't be like this mental case that I worked with.

 

[Shankerr]

I do one of a few things to avoid eating that sugary treat...

One (most useful): DON'T BUY THE GODDAMNED SUGARY CRAP
That should definitely take care of the problem!

Two: Picture yourself eating it, then picture yourself looking in the mirror a year from now after indulging in sugary things all year, and realizing that your now officially a fatass and no girls like you.

Three: Eat it, the puke it up (just kiddin, don't really do that)

Four: Eat it, and make sure to do some extra cardio the next day tog et rid of the guilty feeling

 

[JJFigure]

If you compete, tape a picture of one of the people you compete against on the fridge. Then, everytime you open the fridge, remind yourself your competition is sticking their diet right now. That usually stops me.

Plus, I just have things like eggs, chicken, and turkey in the fridge - no sugar allowed. Kind of hard to binge on eggs.

 

[Solid Snake]

Man. That's a sign of a food obsession. You don't have an eating disorder, do you?

Not at all I'm alright, it's just that at times when I feel hungry for cookies and ice cream and I know I can't eat them I just watch others eat them. It's weird. I don't have any probs with dieting nor with self image like people who obsess over food.

Snake

 

[kiwibrian]

make thick protein drink then put it on diet jelly .. works well for me

 

[LargeNCharge]

Jello FF/Sugar Free Pudding is amazing for killing a sugar crave. When you make it, you put in 3 cups of milk, which is 24 grams of protein. While you're at it, throw in a scoop of whey and you have a good, filling sweet to eat. If you're on a CKD, however, this may not be an option since milk has 11 grams of carbs per serving. If you're not though, eat away!

 

[SteelWeaver]

Why do you have a sugary treat collection in your fridge when you're on a diet? Go give it to your neighbour, then stock up on diet coke and sugar free jello.

 

[RGC3]

Eat a spoon full of nat. peanut butter

Freeze some crystal light then shave it when you get a sweet tooth

I try to stay away from the sugar free puddings or jello but they should help you out...put a spoon ful of guar gum powder in it too. This will make sure that the 'sugar free' (ha ha) stuff doesn't spike your insulin.

 

[grafix-GNC]

just get over it? If your really hungry then eat...but eat Protein learn to love it.

thats about the only way to do it, willpower

 

[bishonen]

Here are my tricks:

The First Line of Defense: Don't have sugary things available. I do the shopping for the household now, and besides the massive amounts of fruit I eat, there is NO SUGAR IN THE HOUSE.

The Second Line of Defense: Shovel something fatty down your throat. It fills me up quickly, and it's a lot easier to get rid of adipose than diabetes.

The Third Line of Defense: Use an alternative. I have no problem with aspartame products. Fruit and sugar-free syrup for my protein pancakes is all the sweetness I need in my life.

Above all work on your will power. You won't even have to worry about this stuff ever mattering.

 

[Pineapple Devil]

i just go to sleep early

 

[Naxis]

What kind of sugar-free syrup do you use? I only tried one before and it tasted like cough syrup and promptly found its way to the trash...

 

[bishonen]

What kind of sugar-free syrup do you use? I only tried one before and it tasted like cough syrup and promptly found its way to the trash...

Spring Tree Sugar Free Syrup.

It tastes great. You won't mistake it for maple syrup, but it gives regular syrup a run for its money.

It's $3.00 for 24 ounces. The label says 12 servings at 30 calories, but it's lasted me a lot longer than that. I have maybe half or a quarter serving at a time - a serving would be drenching your pancakes in syrup!

It's flavored with sorbitol ( a sugar alcohol ) and aspartame, so for anyone interested, it is a little carby. ( but what are you doing having pancakes anyway. )

Here's a product page, and it can probably be found at any local grocer.

 

[~Catherine]

Stevia it’s sold as a supplement and you can use it in baking quite nicely. Carob chips use a little barley malt to curb the mild aftertaste that stevia has and apple sauce instead of butter. You can make various sweet recipes so you have something later to snack on that’s low fat and no sugar. Check out recipes for whatever sweet you’re into on line. Try using google.com; search: stevia cooking, you should find lots of info there. Hope that helps.

 

[frankenfurter]

Green Tea

I drink a big cup of green tea with splenda and a squeeze of lemon when I get a sweet craving.

Even when I don't get a sweet craving now that I think about it...I just love the stuff!

Oh, and sugar free jello is pretty damn good, too.

 

[Shankerr]

What about making ice cubes out of crystal light and suckin on those when ya get a sweet urge..??..?? I do that sometimes too, works well, and sometimes it even gives you a brain freeze so you forget about the cravings!