Attempting to reduce sugar intake

I have a huge sweet tooth. I have a sweet tooth that might be satisfied with fruity pebbles for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I don’t want to fully eliminate it from my diet because it sounds dreadful, but I would like to reduce it and possibly replace some sugary meals with alternatives. The difficulty is that most recipes contain ingredients that I dislike or just do not satisfy my sweet desire. Is there any chance for someone like me, or will I have to suck it up?

I used to love sugar. As a shopping incentive, we offer desserts, coffee cream, and chocolate bars. But I was morbidly obese. I gave up all sugar and carbs a little over a year ago, and it was the best thing I’ve ever done. I was without a doubt completely addicted to sugar. Giving it up completely sucked for approximately two weeks, but I’m now addiction-free. And 75 lbs lighter. It is definitely not for everyone. However, in order to break my sugar addiction, I had to completely stop eating sugar and carbohydrates. I still consume diet sodas and sugar-free coffee syrups, which are very satisfying. (I eat approximately 15-20 carbohydrates every day.)

I often utilise honey in my homemade sweet sweets. I almost always keep zucchini brownies and cinnamon roll protein squares in my refrigerator. I also make my own dark chocolate superfood bark by melting at least 70% dark chocolate, spreading it thin on a pan, then topping it with mixed nuts, goji berries, and coconut flakes.

All three are incredibly simple to create. I feed my sweet desire almost every day! Just in moderation and with tweaks to ingredients.:slight_smile:

You can find the zucchini brownies by searching for “Eat yourself skinny zucchini brownies.”

I’m not sure if this will work for you, but I used to have a bowl of ice cream every day. I would limit it to a little, sad bowl:(. did not function.

What worked was a large bowl. One large bowl and a gourmet ice cream date. I treat myself to a local ice cream shop once a week on the weekend, and I look forward to that enormous dessert all week. However, after giving my tastes a breather, the ice cream bowl is too sweet! That has never happened before to me.

It may not work for you, but why not make sweets a special treat to look forward to? I don’t know, maybe it’s worth a shot?

If it doesn’t work, that’s fine; the goal is that you’re indulging yourself and doing something nice and unique for yourself, all while limiting your sugar intake. I hope things work out or you find a solution. :heart_hands:

Addiction is a real thing. I was a sugar junkie. I still am, but I use it as a reward when I don’t choose it. So, if I go a week without eating candy, I treat myself with a few small pieces at the end of the week. That way, I can get my fix while not overeating every day. (I work at a chocolate candy company, which doesn’t help :rofl:).

It took me a while. I was low carb, and if I had a strong sweet tooth, I’d mix allulose with coconut milk to get a sweet start. Sweetened chia seeds were also beneficial. I still cheat on everything, but I keep it to less than 20% of my calories.

Over time, I’ve discovered that both fruit and sweet potatoes may satisfy my sweet taste. You can retrain your taste buds; but, it takes time, just like working out to gain muscle.

I still indulge in a piece of real cake or chocolate, but I don’t go overboard. It’s nice.

It takes only two to three weeks to overcome a sugar addiction. If you want to lose weight and keep it off, you’ll need to change your eating habits and limit your intake of sweets.

Halo top ice cream or Yasso bars.

You can still have cereal, but instead of conventional milk, try a cup of vanilla protein shake to get additional nutrition out of it.

A cup of dry fruity pebbles contains relatively few calories; cereal is one of my favourite sweet options when I want to feel full.