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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Breaking Up with Ben & Jerry
I have the worst sweet tooth ever. I know, it's ok in moderation. The problem is that it's not in moderation. I can eat a pint of Ben & Jerry's every night and never get sick of it. Now my problem is that my body craves the sugar.I keep easy sugar out of the house but find myself stopping at the store for my fix.
Any advise to curb the sugar cravings?
Re: Breaking Up with Ben & Jerry
Blend 2 frozen bananas with 1 T peanut butter and 1 T cocoa powder in a blender until smooth.
It's delicious!! I also add walnuts to it sometimes. mmmmmm
I get really bad chocolate cravings too. The above suggestion with the frozen bananas is a great one. What works for me is to buy what I need for less-fattening treats. For example, Skinny Cow ice cream bars. I don't eat or buy regular ice cream like Ben & Jerry's anymore. But after dinner sometimes I really, really want something sweet so I have vanilla soy milk with cereal and raspberries, a skinny cow, or even sometimes a few graham crackers with a small amount of peanut butter and a few chocolate chips on top. I don't feel guilty about these treats because I am working out regularly now and I don't want to deprive myself. And I don't want to overdo it on cookies, cakes, ice cream, etc. I avoid that stuff now. Sometimes if my craving is more mild I can have an even healthier treat such as a greek yogurt parfait with raspberries,a drizzle of honey, and a little scoop of granola. Serve it in a martini glass and you really feel like you're treating yourself. Or chocolate milk made with skim milk.
Also, I drink LOTS of water when I have cravings. I don't know why, but I swear that when I'm thirsty that's when my cravings are the worst.