How Do I Deal With Sugar Cravings?

Having a sugar addiction is like having a drug addiction, it is very hard to overcome. Having a good plan and being prepared is essential. Here are some tips I have found to be helpful:

Have a breakfast of protein, fat and phytonutrients to start your day off right. The breakfast smoothies in my book Revive are ideal for this. The typical breakfast full of carbs and sugary or starchy foods is the worst thing you can do for sugar cravings as you’ll have them all day. Having a good breakfast is essential to prevent sugar cravings.

Eat regularly. Eat three meals and two snacks a day. For many people, if they don’t eat regularly, their blood sugar levels drop, they feel hungry and are more likely to crave sweet sugary snacks.

Take L-Glutamine, 100-300mg every couple of hours as necessary. It often relieves sugar cravings as the brain uses it for fuel.

Distract yourself, go for a walk, best would be to go for a walk in nature if possible, do some push ups. Cravings usually last for maximum 10-20 minutes and then pass. If you can manage to distract yourself with something else, it often passes. The more often you do this, the easier it gets and the cravings get easier to deal with.
Have a piece of fruit. If you give in to your cravings, have a piece of fruit, it should satisfy a sweet craving and is much healthier.

Drink lots of water. Sometimes drinking water or seltzer water can help with the sugar cravings.

Keep sugary snacks out of your house and office if possible. Its difficult to snack on things that aren’t there!
Also, be open to explore the emotional issues around your sugar addiction.

How do you deal with your sugar cravings? Have you found something that really works for you? Please share…

Also see Conquer Food Cravings

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paula e.

12:43AM PST on Feb 23, 2012

I have a horrible sugar addiction and will give this a try. Thanks.

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Jennifer W.

5:26PM PST on Feb 12, 2012

thanks

Carole R.

4:34PM PST on Dec 28, 2011

Thanks for the good ideas.

Shirley T.

10:32AM PST on Nov 28, 2011

Sugar my biggest downfall. I love Stevia and it has helped but I wish I did have this ole sweet tooth.

Past Member .

3:54PM PDT on Oct 13, 2011

Dates are one of those soooooo healthy foods.

They are healthy sweets. And they taste gooood!!!

Patricia A.

12:14AM PDT on Oct 13, 2011

Thanks for this - am going shortly to try anti-candida to treat allergies and sugar - will try the L-glutamine - have done anti-candida before about 15 years ago and know how hard it is.... gulp!!

Ida J.

7:11AM PDT on Sep 16, 2011

Sisilie B.

5:05AM PDT on Sep 7, 2011

I eat a lot of fruit, but I find it very hard to stay away from sugar when I am stressed at work. At those times I will eat whatever sugary foods are available to me!