van staden35's Journal, 01 June 2020

It’s all in the baby’s steps. Remove one thing at a time or replace one bad habit with a good one. It’s all about balance and knowing when to pick your battles with the sweet stuff. I started off removing all sweet beverages that included sugar from my coffee and teas and mostly sticking to only drinking water in the day. If you can’t remove the sugar all at once just work on cutting down first. The other good habit I changed is I made a rule with myself. The first meal of the day will be a healthy one, it sets me for failure when I start off bad so starting on a good note I tend to last longer and yes sometimes you’ll give in but that’s ok. As long as we are more consistent with the better choices than not. 🌹 

I am exactly the same.... I drink sweet tea or coffee to keep the cravings away. If you need to munch go for marshmallows!! They are lower in calories than most sweeties 🥰 

Thanx guys. Really appreciate the advice. Nice to know there are people out there that will hdlp instead of judge.💜 

I eat 2 blocks of lindt dark chocolate at night or yogurt and casein protein with berries 

I told someone else yesterday, you get a bunch of sugar free sweets from Canderel and vital. it's a bit more expensive but worth it if you really are determined to lose weight. also sugar free gum like stimirol and clorets. stimirol has amazing flavours especially in the infinity range. 

Sugar is an addiction. Like any addiction the only way to he free of its control over you is to stop feeding it. You don't stop smoking by smoking. but you have to eat. Stop eating sweet things and after a while you don't want them anymore. The only way to do that is to not eat carbohydrates. Look up LCHF or Keto. That is how I cured my sugar addiction. 

Try eat more fruit, I find it always helps my sweet cravings 

have some fruit , or have a lollipop a day ... Its stupid I kbow but you can afford the 100 kcal and it keeps your mouth busy for a bit... If it was summer I would suggest making ice lollies out of sweeto 

I substituted the sugar cravings with Amajoyas sugar free sweets and peanut butter.  

hey man ... i know the trouble , something to try is tab and pepsi max they help me so much by supressing my apitite and getting rid of my sweet tooth another thing to try is woolworths almond , cashew and coconut date balls ... they are amazing . good luck ! youve got this  

Amajoya is amazing.  

I am overwhelmed with the amount of support I am getting from everyone. Thank so much. I know with all the motivation I will reach my goal. Thank you guys💗 

I saw someone mentioned the canderel. the chocolate is a staple in my cupboard, I have it once a week or so and it tastes really nice. reminds me of wonder bar.  

Freeze your fruits like grapes or pieces of pineapple ! Takes like a lollipop or sorbet 

Will frozen oranges work? 

Any frozen fruits - oranges are perfect but remove the skins first and freeze individually.  

I also have a massive sweet tooth. I suggest drinking a probiotic once a day. many times due to yeast overgrowth in our bodies we get lots of sugar cravings because yeast feeds on sugar. Since drinking a probiotic once a day, my cravings has reduced by at least half. Hope this helps. 

OMG yeast! That's it! Yeast can act as a parasite if there's too much of it present in the body.  

I find since I have been having apple cider vinegar my sweet cravings have completely dissappeared  

I make banana and oat cookies with dark chocolate. just 3 ingredients and helps with any cravings without guilt