I am a total sweet-a-holic, so I feel your pain.

The only time I really succesfully lost weight (and kept it off for several years) was when I did south beach. I think the 2 weeks of no carbs and no sugar....although REALLY hard, really does get rid of the cravings.

The only other thing I can think of is figuring our why you binge? I mean there may be something emotional?

Anyway...Good Luck, and let me know if you find a magic cure!

Have you tried substituting healthy things that are sweet help? I like having a handful of fresh cherries or some melon when I want something sweet. Sweet potatoes seem to help, too.

I agree Beesley because that is what i have done is ubstituting healthy options... I don't count my calories i have found what works for me which is only eat 2 carbs roughly a day then fruit and veggy for for snacks and if i'm hungry.. I've noticed that when i'm not busy/bored i wanna eat so maybe trying to stay busy may help?? let me know what you think

Ahhh thanks for the suggestions - I will try again tomorrow - I think I will take some herb teas to work and I also have some mint chewing gums - so we will see!!! My weight has crept up and I really need to get it down!!!]
Its a shame as I go gym 3-4 times per week and I eat well 90% of the time but its that 10% of rubbish which is not allowing me to lose weight!!!
I have set myself the challenge to lose 7lbs by the end of February!!! so we will see!!

For me some of this is habit. I started looking for alternatives like cool whip with mix berries. To me that's a dessert verses a pie, cake, cookies, etc. So I started looking for healthier alternatives to sweet cravings. I have been doing well by making small changes and creating goals every week I work on. I feel compared to 4 weeks ago I have made a lot of progress and lost 9 pounds. I haven't felt deprived as I did in the past. I feel I am now more in a habit of eating better and work on struggles daily. Wishing you luck!

I love sweets too! I found that swiss miss makes a hot choclate that doesnt have many calories and still tast great! I also drink lots of tea. One other thing that I do once inawhile is make soda cake it has way less calories and still taste good. I wish I could give u the exact calories but when I made this recipe I was on weight watchers and it was 3 pts per slice which isnt much. Its just a box of cake and a can of diet soda. Mix and cook like u would a regular cake. I also triend bean brownies but I didnt like them.

Someone mentioned Swiss Miss cocoa. They make a low sugar variety, but they also make a DIET type that is only 25 calories! Don't confuse the two; make sure you buy the 25 calorie. And it has one gram of fiber! So even the 25 calories aren't fully absorbed. Good deal!

a packet of nestles dark chocolate hot cocoa or just a few chocolate chips sprinkled over yoplaits boston cream pie yogurt helps satisfy my sweet tooth without totally un-doing all of my progress!

Aggghhh thanks!!! I have managed to stay on track for the last 5 days!!! At work there were chocolates and sweets - I ended up having about 3 chololate bars (mini) and some sweets and managed to stop there - but that was still about 400-500 calories. Its amazing how quickly it adds up!!! I am just trying to take on day then one week at a time!!! Right now my weight is creeping up and up and I really just need to regain control!!!

I also like sweets, and allow myself some.

Hot chocolate is a good alternative.

I allow myself 1 choc mini bar a day.

I also have mini tootsie pops (20 cal ea)

By allowing all foods (good/bad) has greatly reduced my binging, and I am starting to lose weight. I am trying to lose 5 lbs a month...I met my goal in Jan....mine is a lifestyle change, and I will never diet again. My best to you.....

If your goal is 1300-1400 calories a day & you are eating 400-500 calories of "rubbish", that is *not* 10%, it is actually over 30%...you said in one post you were exercising & eating well 90% of the the time & that it was the 10% that was stopping you from losing weight. At 1350 calories, you would be aiming for 135 calories worth of candy (or whatever) only.

10% of your daily calorie allotment coming from less than perfect sources is excellent & you would not only succeed with that, you would be eating very well!

Perhaps you need a period of no sweets at all to break the cycle? Or, could you try measuring out what you're going to have before you start eating & then when it's done it's done...do not go back for more. It may be extremely difficult for you (I totally understand this), but you do have the power to stop going back for more, to tell yourself otherwise is absolutely untrue & just makes it harder in the end.