How often is it ok to eat sweets?
Hi. I made another topic despite the recent previous one.
I wanted to know how often it is ok to have sweets and how much. Much of the time when I am out and about doing errands I can't help, but feel like picking something up at a local food shop or gas station. In the case of the latter many people, myself included claim that gas stations are replacing fast food really quick. As you'd expect stopping for gas does cause me, much of the time to eat, while outside. Your advice.
Of course this is not a one size fits all answer. However, I try not to eat any sweets no more than once or twice a month, if that. I'm really not a sweet eater. Occasionally I get an urge and I indulge but then I do an apple cider cleanse (put a couple of cap fills of Apple Cider Vinegar in my water) because I figure I have picked up a parasite and that usually gets me back on track.
For me, it was easier at first to stop sweets and snacking completely. Once I could do that fairly easily, I was able to add back occasional snacking instead of binge snacking. I have found two issues for myself --- ONE: if I start having invasive or obsessive thoughts about food I need to go ahead and eat a small serving to satisfy the thoughts, otherwise I will binge eat later -- TWO the more I eat sweet/sugar the more I want it so I try to stay away from it or have very tight limits to follow, for example, weekends are "free" days for me since those are the days I socialize, I try to be saintly Monday-Friday, as it turns out, if I am saintly all week and eat good I don't obsesses about the snacks or desserts over the weekend and am evening able to say "no" on occasion without feeling deprived or left out. Do I have a halo from my saintly behavior? Nope. Do I beat myself up over it? Nope. One day at a time.
I'm glad you figured out a strategy that works for you instead of trying to follow the rules of some super inflexible diet. We're all different and what works for one person won't always work for another. I love your perspective and the fact that you don't come down hard on yourself if you slip up now and then. That's so important. Thanks for sharing what helps. Best wishes. - Lori (Team Member)
I gave them up completely at first and learned how to only eat healthy, nutrient-rich foods. Then, eventually, I let myself have a treat here and there. I found that I don't enjoy them like I used to; moreover, I don't crave them anymore. I will only have a treat now if I'm with others at a gathering and something looks really worth consuming. I loved sweets my whole life. I always had room for desserts. After giving them up completely for a year, now I don't need or want them. I think an occasional treat is fine. If you are diabetic though, please ask your doctor.
How awesome that you were able to give them up completely. It's interesting how much the taste of sugar itself overwhelms when you haven't had sweets for a while. Any other flavoring tends to get lost in it. Sugar can become a really powerful addiction for many people though, so giving them up is a huge step toward better health. - Lori (Team Member)
For me, NO time. I dont have the control once I start.
If only I could have that resolve. I can empathize with you.
