any other candy fiends here?

[newsguyatl]

i admit it, i'm addicted to sweets, like an addict to crack. i can literally get an entire BAG of candy (or three) and consume the whole thing in one sitting... i apparently don't have that thing most people have that shuts their bodies off to wanting more (that, or i just don't have enough will power)...

anyway, i've gained like 10 pounds in the last couple of months, and i attribute at least SOME of that to an increased consumption of sweets...

so here i sit, DYING for sweets that i've banned myself from eating, and i'm only on day 2. any tips for what to eat when you're literally about to have a meltdown thinking of candy? ? ?

[d_b]

1. Lemonheads rule

[newsguyatl]

2. mmm

lemonheads...


why do i have the feeling this thread is just gonna make me want more.

[gollygee]

3. Mmm yes and you have some of my favorites pictured

I love sweet tarts and runts.

[clydefrand]

4. Eat some protein in the form of lean meat...roast, chicken or

whatever you like. Also, peanut butter is a good source of protein that is satisfying for some people. My sister carries a jar of around with her. I think she has become addicted to peanut butter. She eats it on apples and bananas.

Also, do you like fruit? Eat a juicy Fuji apple or a pear or whatever you like in the fruit category.

And if you're like me, if it's in sight, it's good to bite! Hide it; get it out of sight.

Do you like popcorn? Good snack!

[newsguyatl]

7. great ideas!!!

thanks!

i remember when i did the south beach diet several months ago, and i was consuming more meat, i RARELY had the sweet cravings.

[newsguyatl]

16. ok, surprisingly the apple did the trick tonight

i wish i'd known that worked months ago!

[LSparkle]

5. Ghirardelli Flicks!!!!

Can't get 'em anymore but boy did I love those suckers ... Ghirardelli chocolate is OK but ... what I wouldn't give for a shiny foil tube of those Flicks!

[phaseolus]

6. Go work out.

Then let guilt take care of the candy cravings...

[newsguyatl]

8. i am working out

but the sweet cravings are still there -


the guilt is working REAL well tho... when i stepped on the scale the other day i kinda wanted the earth to just swallow me up.

[karlrschneider]

9. I kicked the candy habit!

Now I just smoke 3 packs of cigs a day...
:eyes:
:D

[RevolutionaryActs]

10. Dude I would kill a man (Bush) for some sour patch kids right now!

I love those things!

[newsguyatl]

12. LOL!

the sour patch FRUITS are the best!

[RevolutionaryActs]

14. OH? Must.. try.... must have, sour patch, goodness.........

*falls over*

[NightTrain]

11. I am a serious chocaholic!

Hershey, Godiva, Whitman, Lindt (Lindor), Tobler, Munson's....

Chocolate fargin rules!!!!! :9

[newsguyatl]

13. have you heard of see's chocolate?

i tried it for the first time this year, apparently they're really big out west.

anyway, their chocolates are DIVINE! i was driving across town twice a week just to go get more -- i attribute that to the weight gain.

[RevolutionaryActs]

15. See's is the best! AND whenever you go in there they give you a sample!

They're suckers are sooooo good! and they're toffes... mmmm See's.... :D

[Mabeline]

17. MMMmmmmm....chocolate....

but you know, lately I've been craving Little Ceasars bread sticks..dunno why.

[MissMillie]

18. Jelly Bellies have made me what I am today...

...a jelly belly.


I also enjoy chocolate Riesen candies. Yummy!!!

[personman]

19. Beef Jerky Rules

I rarely eat sweets, but I'm addicted to beef jerky. Other then the high sodium its pretty good for you too, and some of it is sorta sweet. Can't get enough of the stuff.