Everyday Systems

Well I'm on my third N day. First 2 N days were Green. However, the no sweets thing is harder than I thought, for sure! I'm having fruit at each meal for some sweet taste but it still hard! I'm already looking forward to my first S day.

I think I was partaking of sweets WAY more often than I even realize. I find myself in the kitchen several times a day wanting a sweet or a little piece of chocolate or a cookie. Jeesh!


I'm making meals on the largish side (even though my plates are only 9"). The plate is definitely full! I feel comfortably full and satisfied as I'm including a veggie and fruit with each meal, but also a snacky non sweet treat -- Doritos yesterday. But still, that hankering for a sweet treat. That said I don't have any true hunger until around 4 hours after my last meal, so I think I am eating enough. Just want a brownie or something!

Does the craving for sweets go away eventually??

Shelly, yes after 6 years I can say the hankering for sweets does go away.

Thanks, Blithe Morning! Good to know... There is hope!

I have been doing this for less than two months, but I hardly think about sweets already until the weekend. So it's not necessarily 6 years!
And I am the person eating pints of Ben & Jerry's and batches of cookies in a sitting before this- sweets have always been my Achilles heel. The brain can do a lot of rewiring in a short period of time. I think it's like Reinhard says, you just have to be strict with it.

Never be surprised by how much we can desire food when we think we shouldn't desire food. The desire for food at various times doesn't usually go away just because we think we should eat less and aspire to. But not giving in is the best antidote.

As someone with five years in, I can tell you that what is easy and hard can change back and forth over time. Be grateful for the sunny times when they come, and just be ready to accept putting on your rain gear and lashing yourself to the mast, if necessary. So what? It's definitely better than being a slave to food all the time.