Originally Posted by
carleton
I have a sweet tooth and I'm OK with it. When I would diet I would simply "save my carbs for sweets" and retain some semblance of normalcy when it came to calorie counting. I was happy to trade beer, booze, rice, and bread for cookies.
I too have a bad sweet tooth. I have found that if I can avoid sweets for about a week, I can keep it under control. But sugar is kind of like a drug, and it's hard to avoid. I've also had success swapping in things like Oranges for cookies. And that usually works for a little while. Ultimately though, there is just too much sugar in too many things to avoid it and really break my addiction.