Some advice required.
I was disciplined once going without such things for months with ease and dismissed the appeal of Mondalex's offerings like when I was at Eton turning down my 'boy's' attempt at massage in return for Voting for him to become a Prefect.
Unfortunately I have succumbed to the appeal of Type 2 diabetes but I would like to stop.
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Just don't buy them! I replaced a lot of the sugary and processed snacks I used to buy with vegetables I like to snack on (green beens, carrots, celery, etc) + made a heavy emphasis on drinking water throughout the day
very gay but would follow his advice
substituting chocolate with celery and carrots is a hard sell. I agree with not buying chocolate, but eating celery instead is too far.
Don't buy them, as someone mentioned, but in terms of killing cravings, chewing sugar-free gum works wonders. You can also drink diet soda. I get it's not the healthiest choice in the world, but a can of Coke Zero here and there isn't the worst thing in the world - everything in moderation.
Protein shakes FTW
Solid and high protein meals keep you satiated and avoid the cravings for snacks in the first place.
Obviously time constraints means it’s not always that simple, but I’d recommend eating big enough meals with ~40% protein when possible.
That’s in addition to the other recs. Can apply the protein (or fibre) satiation point to any snacks you DO have as well.
Nicotine
Ozempic
Nah
-Protein shakes
-sugar free candy and drinks (of things you already enjoy)
-nicotine
-fruit
Ok it seems like I need to try nicotine and protein shakes. I highkey needa eat way more fruit.
Just ate a mince pie. Sorry to let you all down. But back on the horse!
Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels
Amen.
Sugar free / “zero” options are a game changer. You just have to slowly adjust to them. I used to have a serious sugar tooth but zero sugar options helped for sure. Diet Coke / Coke Zero / Zero orange soda are some examples that don’t taste horrible.
I would avoid stevia / monkfruit at first since the taste is a bit strong
Gotta go cold turkey. Replace the tick for sweets with sugar free chewing gum (you will go through a lot of packs in the beginning, it gets easier.)
Also, when you have a sugar craving, instead drink 8-16oz of water - it will go away. You probably are using sweets as a dopamine hit to escape boredom/discomfort/anxiety/create of habit, or you’re addicted to sugar like nicotine (which is by design).
After 2 weeks of no sweets, slowly introduce more natural ways to kick the sweet tooth. Only buy 75% dark chocolate and fresh strawberries. Very hard to OD on that, and if you wanna feel like you’re pigging out - make chocolate covered strawberries and eat them with a significant other :).
Sugar addiction is real, but you will be happier once you kick it
I have a big sweet tooth and used to have a binge eating problem, and cut down by doing 3 main things.
First is to make sure you consume all the right macros and vitamins bc a lot of cravings are caused by nutrient deficiency and dehydration. Eating right makes you more full and more energetic, so you're not quite as tempted to indulge in sweets to satisfy a craving.
Second is to be mindful of when you eat sweets. Humans process sugar most effectively pre- and post-workout. I try to only consume sugary coffee drinks pre-workout, and try to have things like milkshakes or baked goods only post workout or on holidays. Eating junk food in the right windows cuts down a lot of their negative effects. Also, by cutting down the window of when you're allowed to eat sweets, you naturally eat less.
The third and final thing is unconventional, but I've found it very effective. If you want to eat sweets, eat ones that you can't quickly binge. Whereas you can consume 500-1000 calories quickly from ice cream, processed baked goods, or peanut butter cups, certain highly processed candies take long to consume or leave a weird taste in your mouth if overconsumed. For example, chewy foods like hi chew, dots, licorice, or gummies, sour/tart foods like sour patch or skittles, potent flavored foods like Mexican chocolate or jolly ramchers, etc are incredibly difficult to eat in large quantities in a short period of time. If you eat these to satisfy a sweet tooth, I can guarantee that you'll consume 25-50% or the calories you'd get through "easier" options.
Caffeine and nicotine are effective (I consume more caffeine than I probably should), but I wouldn't recommend either as a solution. Doing so is just replacing one addictive vice with another. Focus on building healthy habits and being mindful or your eating, and seeing the positive lifestyle benefits will make you reluctant to relapse into old, bad habits.
It comes down to two things: (1) inertia is very strong for habit forming and habit breaking. The element of convenience is huge. If you have sweets in the house, you'll naturally include it in your daily or weekly ritual and rationalize with saying "I worked hard this week" or "my treat for a great gym session", but what it does is create a craving followed by a cue. The cue in this case could just be finishing a work day or going to the gym. By removing the sweets or making it harder to reach (literally putting it in the garage/back of the cupboard) can make it much easier to break. (2) Replacing or finding the source of the craving. Typically, when I crave chips, I'm really just hungry and craving food that typically has a bit of salt. So it's a good reminder for me to just eat real food. When I crave sweets, I look to organic sweets: dates, blueberries, or honey-roasted almonds allow me to fill the sweet craving. One old home remedy I had tried when I was craving sweets was just a spoon full of honey. It kills your craving QUICK.
Finally, this allows you to have sweets on your terms. Any habit, repeated enough, becomes second nature and ultimately just a form of gratification. It's like when you check social media, you do so involuntarily and on impulse than with intention. Breaking the habit and reforming it on your terms allows you to move from involuntary impulse to voluntary decision.
The act of putting ice in a sock or towel and chewing on it is a common last-ditch technique used by UFC and other MMA fighters, most notably Vitor Belfort, during the extreme final stages of a weight cut.
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I had a grand mal seizure reading your post. Just cut them out / start smoking cigarettes / other more high-powered stimulants
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