u know what food are bad you can do it i know just think about u loss the weight just say no good luck

It's hard to stay on a diet. I often find my self cheating my down fall is ice cream. Good luck on your diet. Hang in there

when you get these urges, turn your thoughts to other things, read a book, do some exercise, you need to remember that if you keep eating the wrong things, you will have harder time to control your diabetes.

When I was first diagnosed with diabetes I changed my eating habits, got my A1C number down and was doing pretty good. Now I am slacking off so I am going to join another diabetes support group, which I have found to be free and I am going to attend and let them scare me enough so that I pull myself together and start eating and exercising as I should and not as I want. :) Good luck.

Hi there. I understand what you are going through. I too went on a very healthy, and for me, strict low carb diet. I lost quite a bit of weight in a short time, but I think that is the problem.

Since then, I've gained back half of what I lost. We know "diets" don't work. The scientists and nutritionists tell us anyway, that strict diets fail. Our bodies don't like it and when we resume "normal" eating, we often compensate for what we deprived ourselves of before.

I am still learning, and now am just trying to eat healthy. Once I get used to eating better, I crave "bad" foods less and less. However, I no longer think of any food as "bad." If I can avoid it, I will, but now and then, I give into the cookie. If I eat ice cream it is no sugar added.

Part of the trick is limiting the amount. If you find you cannot stick to the small portion, find a substitute.

Sometimes I find eating a graham cracker with peanut butter on it (Adam's or Laura Scudder's with no sugar added) and that will satisfy when I really want that big piece of chocolate cake. In addition, eat throughout the day. Small snacks, an apple, celery with peanut butter, etc. Add some protein, as that will help keep the sugar cravings down.

I hope this helps. Good luck to you. It is a "marathon" not a "race," as I have heard quoted on this site many times and it is so true.

I am dealing with the same issue. I started off well, lost 8 lbs. Now I've reached a plateau and am losing my will power. So it's like Old McDonald's farm, a few chips here, a piece of candy there, a yummy Hostess orange cake there. I need to get back on track!

Night time was always the worst time for cravings for me as well.

I think part of it was that my body got into the 'habit' of eating/snacking at night, and another part of it was what, and how often, I was eating through the day.

I started on a new medication, Victoza, in mid-July and am just now starting to get an appetite back. I find that if I have several small, healthy, meals and snacks throughout the day I don't have the cravings at night. If I do have the cravings I stop and ask myself if I'm really hungry or if it is just habit. I have also found that sometimes my body gets confused between hunger and thirst. So I'll try drinking a glass of water before I eat or drink anything else.

Distractions can also work, as Miz Gayle has said. Personally, I've found that sometimes my cravings can come from boredom, or even fatigue, so I'll find something else to do.

Make sure that you aren't 'starving' yourself and/or ensuring you are eating balanced meals throughout the day in an attempt to 'try to be good' as your cravings could also be a result of your body not receiving enough of the nutrition you need.

Have you spoken to a dietician? If not, you may also find this helpful.

Try not to give up. We didn't get here overnight, so the lifestyle changes we need to make are going to be fluid. Keep sharing here when you need to and good luck.