Got a Sweet Tooth?

Ever feel like you just want to eat cake, I mean not a slice but the entire cake. Well then maybe you have a "sweet tooth". And that "sweet tooth" may be getting in the way of achieving your fatloss goals.
Here is some tips to control that sweet tooth.

How to Control a Raging Sweet Tooth
By Chalene Johnson

Don't deny yourself. Just plan for your sweet treat. Once in a while, have a lower-cal lunch or dinner, and save the meal's calories for your dessert.

Get rid of temptations. If you have no willpower against chocolate cupcakes, but your kids love them, stop buying them. It doesn't make you a bad parent. Find a healthier alternative or something you can easily resist.

Make a deal. If your family thinks they need a very sweet treat every night, try to strike a balance between offering healthy choices and allowing them some "free will." Compromise with low-fat ice cream and fruit, or sometimes just fruit with a dollop of whipped cream.

Try two weeks without sweets. It's amazing how your cravings vanish.

Eat more fruit. A person who gets enough fruit in his diet doesn't have a raging sweet tooth.

Eat your sweets—just eat them smart! Carve out about 150 calories per day for your favorite sweet. That amounts to about an ounce of chocolate, half a modest slice of cake, or 1/2 cup of regular ice cream.

Eat smart sweet treats: sugar-free hot cocoa; frozen red grapes; Fudgsicles; sugar-free gum; sugar-free Jell-O with light whipped cream; sugar-free chocolate pudding with light whipped cream and a few crushed almonds on top; Nutri-Grain Twists (or a similar brand low-fat cereal bar); a few Tootsie Rolls; or long-lasting hard candy. These are all low in calories and satisfy your need to have something sweet. Just remember they are treats, not staples.