how do u curb evening sweet tooth?
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maddiesmum
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This is the hardest thing for me too.
I drink hot sweet tea rather than sit with my hand in a bag of M&Ms.
I also brush my teeth so that if they are clean, I might think twice about polluting them! In this vein I might also sit and cleanse and tone and moisturize my face, or do a manicure or pedicure. All of these work great at distraction when watching TV, which is the one and only time when I am tempted to eat sweet stuff mindlessly.
I also eat almonds rather than chocolate or cookies. It has the same "hand in bag, hand to mouth, crunchiness" of M&Ms, so that helps mimic the action of eating chocs and they are full of healthy fats and vit E.
I also force myself to sit and peel and eat an orange. Then, If I am still in need of eating something, I may eat some cheese. Again, yeah, it's calories but at least there's some protein and calcium with it!
Thee are the kinds of deals I make with myself.
Then sometimes I realize that the desire to eat cookies is great and I am going to give in to it, in which case I plan for it. I eat the cookies and call it dinner. Not so good nutritionally, but it fits within the "calories in-calories out" theory.
Clare
I drink hot sweet tea rather than sit with my hand in a bag of M&Ms.
I also brush my teeth so that if they are clean, I might think twice about polluting them! In this vein I might also sit and cleanse and tone and moisturize my face, or do a manicure or pedicure. All of these work great at distraction when watching TV, which is the one and only time when I am tempted to eat sweet stuff mindlessly.
I also eat almonds rather than chocolate or cookies. It has the same "hand in bag, hand to mouth, crunchiness" of M&Ms, so that helps mimic the action of eating chocs and they are full of healthy fats and vit E.
I also force myself to sit and peel and eat an orange. Then, If I am still in need of eating something, I may eat some cheese. Again, yeah, it's calories but at least there's some protein and calcium with it!
Thee are the kinds of deals I make with myself.
Then sometimes I realize that the desire to eat cookies is great and I am going to give in to it, in which case I plan for it. I eat the cookies and call it dinner. Not so good nutritionally, but it fits within the "calories in-calories out" theory.
Clare
I don't have a major sweet tooth (lucky me) but when I do crave something sweet, I usually have one of the three below:
1) 1 piece of whole wheat bread, lightly toasted with natural peanut butter (I should try with sliced banana, too)
2) 1 or 2 graham crackers - cinnamon or plain with a little Brummel&Brown spread (you could again add sliced banana or something too)
3) dried fruit - my personal favorites are cranberries (palm-full) and apricots (usually 4 or 5); I sometimes will toss in a few almonds for the protein and crunch, as well
YUM
1) 1 piece of whole wheat bread, lightly toasted with natural peanut butter (I should try with sliced banana, too)
2) 1 or 2 graham crackers - cinnamon or plain with a little Brummel&Brown spread (you could again add sliced banana or something too)
3) dried fruit - my personal favorites are cranberries (palm-full) and apricots (usually 4 or 5); I sometimes will toss in a few almonds for the protein and crunch, as well
YUM
