# Help me. I'm craving sweets. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 9, 2002, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-im-craving-sweets/141648 "2002-12-09T23:59:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-im-craving-sweets/141648/1 "2002-12-09T23:59:26Z")
About four months ago, I decided I would only eat dessert sweets one day a week, in the hopes that I’d lose a bit of weight. I otherwise eat way too many sweets, so I thought that was my downfall, as lack of exercise isn’t my problem (six hours a week including one hour of weightlifting). Well, I haven’t lost anything, and although my cravings for sugar are down, I still have moments when they’re just overwhelming. Like right now. I’d give anything for a brownie right about now. Or a plate of them. Or ice cream. Or chocolate cake. Or all of the above. I have miraculously managed to resist every time this happens, and I’ve always been able to wait until Saturday, but I’m wandering around the house like a madwoman, envisioning plates full of gooey chocolate foods. Help me get my mind off this! ---
**Author:** ![Rhum\_Runner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rhum\_Runner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhum_Runner)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-im-craving-sweets/141648/2 "2002-12-10T00:50:47Z")
Go for a run! ---
**Author:** ![False\_God](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee7513/32.png) [@False\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/False_God)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-im-craving-sweets/141648/3 "2002-12-10T01:14:01Z")
If your diet allows it, have a piece of fruit (not the same, I know, but the sugar craving will stop). Some of the non-sugar sweetened candies are actually pretty good, or check out the Weight Watchers snack bars. My problem isn’t sugar, it’s bread, and I’m on the third day of Atkins. When I started, I thought “Great! I can eat all the bacon , cheese and steak I want!” Now I’m sick of it and I’d kill for a tomato sandwich on sourdough with mayonaisse. Failing that, have a glass of juice, water, or do some exercise. ---
**Author:** ![Deadly\_Nightlight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Deadly\_Nightlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deadly_Nightlight)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-im-craving-sweets/141648/4 "2002-12-10T01:31:35Z")
brush your teeth- if I am craving something I brush my teeth and for some reason it makes me less ikely to go get it ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-im-craving-sweets/141648/5 "2002-12-10T03:26:10Z")
Guess I shouldn’t mention the Ben and Jerry’s Triple Caramel ice cream I just ate. And the 2 mini Hershey bars sitting on my desk. Make that 1 and soon the be no mini Hershey bars on my desk. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-im-craving-sweets/141648/6 "2002-12-10T03:57:21Z")
Curse you, **racer72**. But at least I can console myself with the fact that you made a grammar mistake in your post. HAH! [sub]I take my victories where I can.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-im-craving-sweets/141648/7 "2002-12-10T03:57:53Z")
My mom made two boxes of cookies, one sugar, one gingerbread, and they just polished off a pan of brownies. I also have some tiramisu (sp?) I got at a restaurant the other night, in the fridge, because I ate only a couple of bites of it (it has some kind of rum butter sauce and tastes like alcohol.) ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-im-craving-sweets/141648/8 "2002-12-10T04:10:17Z")
::whimper:: You people are just cruel. Cruel, I tell ya.