Glad that you found something that worked for you! I used to struggle with trying to control my sweet tooth, but found that going “no sweets” was surprisingly effective as I never had to decide. The decision is where I’ve had problems in the past because if I’m excited/stressed/etc., I decide to have too many sweets.
I’ve experimented with different versions of “no sweets” over the last three years, including no sweets except one cheat day a year, no sweets except one cheat day a month, no sweets except one-three bites of something after every meal, and no sweets except one-three bites of something if someone asks me to try something (my current experiment). I like my latest experiment best, because it lets me share in the social aspect of sharing dessert w/ others without having to deal with the annoying conversations of “I don’t eat sweets,” while still not needing a decision from me. I also eat 3 − 4 servings of fruit a day (a serving with every meal usually) so have plenty of natural sugars.
Thats fabulous! I have been taking very tentative nibbles of people’s desserts, and I’m glad to hear your 1-3 bites strategy is working for you because that’s the strategy that I’d most like to use as well! (Social food is so important!)
Glad that you found something that worked for you! I used to struggle with trying to control my sweet tooth, but found that going “no sweets” was surprisingly effective as I never had to decide. The decision is where I’ve had problems in the past because if I’m excited/stressed/etc., I decide to have too many sweets.
I’ve experimented with different versions of “no sweets” over the last three years, including no sweets except one cheat day a year, no sweets except one cheat day a month, no sweets except one-three bites of something after every meal, and no sweets except one-three bites of something if someone asks me to try something (my current experiment). I like my latest experiment best, because it lets me share in the social aspect of sharing dessert w/ others without having to deal with the annoying conversations of “I don’t eat sweets,” while still not needing a decision from me. I also eat 3 − 4 servings of fruit a day (a serving with every meal usually) so have plenty of natural sugars.
Thats fabulous! I have been taking very tentative nibbles of people’s desserts, and I’m glad to hear your 1-3 bites strategy is working for you because that’s the strategy that I’d most like to use as well! (Social food is so important!)