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I second the having a drink instead thing....
But this Christmas, I ate an entire MEGA Extra Dark bar and it wasn't even that sweet.....which made me love it more and crave more the next day. But *these* particular dark chocolates had caramel in the middle! Oops....(ha ha...sheepish grin).
So, I ate---- for a couple of days---- all of the goods....and now, I'm pretty sated and sick of it all, actually. That kind of works for me.
But it didn't used to be that way. I have gotten less tolerant of all of the sugar as I've gotten older, interestingly. I truly get "overdosed" now. I used to be able to sit and eat an entire box of deluxe See's (the one with all of the white pieces and brittles) in one evening. !!!! And not get sick in the least!!!!!
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JodieLyn wrote:
I guess no one really wants my solution  Mine is - you eat them and then they're gone and not tempting you anymore.  . |
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That's how I do it, too.
I also do the "have coffee, tea or whiskey along with the goodie" thing -- makes it seem more like a nice treat and I'm less likely to binge.
Another thing I do is graze -- take a couple of bites of something rather than the whole thing.
My mom shared that she puts the cookie tin in a distant place (in her case, cold storage in the garage). Walking those extra few steps every time she wants a cookie keeps her from absent-minded impulse eating. I thought that was a good idea though in my garage mice would eat the goodies.
Finally, I try to give away my sweet stash to my family after I've had a couple -- works against my natural tendency to HOARD -- RRR, stay away from my chocolate! and puts me in a better mode of thinking. Plus the goodies disappear faster that way -- much faster, in a house with so many adult-sized kids.
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lovebeingamom wrote:
How does one do it... ... ...Have discipline and will power to avoid the holiday sweets???
I need to lose 20 lbs. and am finding it so hard to turn away the yummy, yummy food this year.
Any suggestions on avoiding the food and/or jump starting my weight loss? TIA ladies, I feel stuck in a rut right now. |
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I find it helps to know the calorie content of foods--then you can decide if the food is "worth" the calories or not. Whether it's worth it or not will depend on your tastes.
Sometimes the "low calorie" version of a food can satisfy my tastes. Other times, the low calorie version isn't worth the lower calories. I might opt for a smaller portion of the real thing, avoid it all together or simply indulge then diet later. (This year I'm in the "diet later" mode .)
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Most of you seem to be able to have a little and be satisfied and I think that is great advice for most people. However, I am/was seriously addicted to carbs, especially sugar, for a long time (years!) The only thing that I have found that works for me is to follow a very low carb diet overall and then the cravings pretty much disappear. Even just a little bit of sugar sends my blood sugar up and then crashing, leading to more cravings. I admire those of you who have the chemistry/willpower, whatever, to have just a few bites of something and be satisfied. maybe one day I can do that too but for now it just doesn't work.
I cut out many processed foods several months ago b/c they usually contain lots of sugar, esp high fructose corn syrup. I also stopped using any artificial sweeteners b/c they seemed to cause cravings too, for me.
I did take a break for about 2 weeks in Dec when I did lots of baking for the family and I did eat some of what I made but I was able to stop much earlier than I would have previously. So I didn't gain any during Dec and now I've started losing again (got back on track Dec 26th  )
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Karen T wrote:
Most of you seem to be able to have a little and be satisfied and I think that is great advice for most people. However, I am/was seriously addicted to carbs, especially sugar, for a long time (years!) The only thing that I have found that works for me is to follow a very low carb diet overall and then the cravings pretty much disappear. Even just a little bit of sugar sends my blood sugar up and then crashing, leading to more cravings. I admire those of you who have the chemistry/willpower, whatever, to have just a few bites of something and be satisfied. maybe one day I can do that too but for now it just doesn't work.
I cut out many processed foods several months ago b/c they usually contain lots of sugar, esp high fructose corn syrup. I also stopped using any artificial sweeteners b/c they seemed to cause cravings too, for me.
I did take a break for about 2 weeks in Dec when I did lots of baking for the family and I did eat some of what I made but I was able to stop much earlier than I would have previously. So I didn't gain any during Dec and now I've started losing again (got back on track Dec 26th )
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That's just awesome KarenT .... which low-carb diet did you find to be the most help for you?
I too (like you), love my carbs ... which I have to agree tends to make me crave it all that much more.
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Honestly, I'm still working out exactly what I can/can't eat so I'm not really following one specific diet. I did Atkins a few years ago and I guess what I'm doing is closest to that. I just read Dana Carpender's book How I gave up my low-fat diet and lost 40 lbs and she gives several different options including Atkins, Protein Power and some others. I am hoping that if I restrict my carbs pretty low for awhile, that I would then be able to have some fruit and whole-grain bread here and there without re-triggering the sugar cravings. I think I am insulin-resistant right now and hope that can be reversed.
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p.s. I forgot one tip about not giving in to overdoing the sweets - we have one drawer in our kitchen with a lock on it. The previous owner's husband had Alzheimer's and they had to lock up knives, etc for safety. I started using it to keep sweets in b/c my teenage son will finish off just about any treats we have in the house, leaving none for anyone else. Even though I usually have the key in my pocket, just having them out of sight and not easily accessible just by opening a cupboard really helps me forget about them! we also have a lock on our deep freezer to keep the ice cream "safe" from the teen but fortunately I don't care for ice cream anyway
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