How does one kill a sweet tooth?

You know eating too many sweets is bad for your health, but when you try to lessen your intake, the urge just gets worse. What would be a good substitute? Is there a patch for this, lol!

How does one kill a sweet tooth?
Try to substitute it with something else, i did this with soda, i switched to tejava tea, and id rather have the tea than the soda...
Reply:there is no way to kill sweet tooth.. just have self control over what sweet you eat
Reply:Uhm... try eating things like watermelon or pineapple. Or zuchini bread that is low in sugar, you know healthy sweet things, fat free yogurt there are lots of foods.
Reply:how about some damn will power
Reply:I've often wondered if there was a pill for this.


I read where if you can go twenty-one days without something, you no longer crave it.


It worked for me. I was a sweet-o-holic and went nearly 6 months without any. The first few weeks were tough but after that I barely thought about it.


Mind over matter.
Reply:Substitute the sweets with fruit, or the sodas with tea or real fruit juice, sometimes I drink milk instead.





Sorry, no patch =P
Reply:You can always use better sweeteners, such as Splenda. Or, if you are not keen on using artificial sweeteners, try Stevia.





In terms of killing a sweet tooth, chewing sugarless gum seems to work for a lot of people. However, sometimes you could just put pre-portioned sweets/candies so that you can just enjoy what you really want, but in a smaller quantity.
Reply:I have found that when you try to cut something out of your diet completely, it's much easier to snap one day and binge on it. I lost about 15 pounds in a year...by making sure I had one big DQ blizzard a week. It worked! :)





Also, whenever I went out to eat, I would make a snap decision and order something healthy without thinking about it too much, 'cause then they're gone and it's a hassle to change your order so you're stuck with it...after a while I PREFERRED the salads to the burgers, just by getting in the habit.
Reply:definitely no patch- just time and persistence. replace sweets with other tasty treats and avoid places you consume a lot of them. Eventually, you won't even miss them.
Reply:When you crave something sweet reach for a piece of fruit instead of a piece of candy or some other type of processed sugar. This will help train your brain into associating sweet with healthy food as opposed to junk. When you absolutely must have something chocolate or candy like go for sugar free chocolate pudding snacks or sugar free jello snacks. If you are going to eat processed sugar, don't go overboard. Don't buy any processed food for your house because that way when you decide you really want a candy bar you have to go get it. When you get the candy bar, get a smaller one and eat 1/4 to 1/2 of it. Wait 10-15 minutes and if you are still craving sugar eat a piece of fruit or cheat and finish the candy bar (once in a while won't hurt you). Some of my favorite sugar subsitutes are:





Frozen Grapes


Apples


Bananas


Jello Choco Pudding (sugar free)


Jello Cherry/ strawberry/ raspberry (sugar free0


Mixing the above two items together


sugar free juice pops


skinny cow ice cream bars (sugar free).





Always start with fruit first and if that doesn't work then go to another option. Wait 10-15 minutes before trying another option to see if the craving goes away.
Reply:Gum, low sugar.





Your body needs sugar, don't deny it; could lead to diabetes.