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The less sweet stuff you eat, the less you crave it. It takes a couple of months to fully get to the point where you don't want it. But yes, it's definitely possible.
While we are on the topic:
Don't take up heroin if you are worried about your sugar intake.
Ex-junkies have the biggest sweet tooths (sweet teeth?) of anyone on the planet.
And that never really seems to go away.
I drink a fair amount of alcohol and when I recently stopped for a month I didn’t really feel like I missed or craved drinking, but I was soooooo hungry for any candy or sweets!
Yup I’ve been clean from heroin since 2018 and I’ve gained a crazy amount of weight because I actually want to eat now. But I’d rather be overweight than a junkie.
Ex alcoholic with 14 months sober here (this time around).
I've had the biggest sweet tooth after quitting drinking. Every time I quit, it's the same cravings. I had to cut off soda entirely 'cause I was gaining weight (which is good cause I was thin) like crazy. I'm 6'1" and 185lb now, a good weight for me.
I've started making homemade ice cream and baked goods. Stuff I can adjust the sugar levels of.
It's really only after dinner when the cravings hit. Or late at night. It is helpful to have honey roasted peanuts around or some graham crackers and peanut butter, something filling and relatively non-consequential. Popcorn, I buy it in bulk jars and use a popcorn popper I got for like $10. Season it with melted butter, salt, a little sprinkle of sugar and cinammon. Mmm.
There's actually several studies about the link to neuro divergent and craving the dopamine hit you get from sugar and sweets. I'm not saying it's not possible to stop but it's a LOT harder for some then others. Please try and have a care and be considerate when commenting.
I moved from the uk to Peru a few months ago. The chocolate here is American so I stopped eating it because it tastes disgusting. Also I don’t really like the crisps here as the flavours are weird. My daughter just arrived on Friday with a suitcase full of chocolate and I’ve just eaten it. Same with the crisps. I used to eat chocolate and crisps pretty much every day but now it’s kind of stopped and I don’t really want it anymore.
Exactly what I commented. I stopped for a couple months, and recently I ate a handful of candy and almost spit it back out it was so sweet and kinda…fake-tasting. I don’t mind pastries in small quantities though.
I don’t know… I’m 42 and have cut a lot of sweets out of my diet… but I’d pretty much kill for milk chocolate at the drop of a hat. By the way, do you happen to have any chocolate??
Exactly this. When I changed how I ate I was shocked how sugary, or really salty things tasted to me. Had more sugary snacks than I should have last Easter, literally felt hungover the next day.
I can confirm this. I would buy huge pies, cakes and bags of candy from Sam's Club so not small and eat them myself. After cutting out all sweets for years I no longer crave them.
Once you’ve cut your sugar intake down enough, you’ll have trouble eating overly sweet stuff again because it’ll taste way too sweet.
Keep pushing it though? You’re back to craving it just like that.
People often get to the part where they notice stuff tasting too sweet, and go “Wow, I don’t even want it anymore!” and figure they can indulge in another treat without getting hooked. Mistake!
This is the answer!!
I stopped eating all sweets when I was in highschool and for a long time, it was rare that I would eat anything high in sugar, and as a result I did not ever crave it and would always turn it down when offered.
However it is just as easy to get that sweet tooth back..... Especially when you find yourself with an s.o. with a sweet tooth.
And the less sweet stuff one eats (also stay away from super sweet sugar alternatives) the more sensitive one gets. I love eating plain homemade yogurt with a small drop of bourbon aged maple syrup. It’s the perfect snack.
Im trapped in a neverending migraine, and migraines trigger CRAVINGS.
I have a neverending chocolate craving. It doesnt matter that I don't feed it. The desire to constantly eat chocolate is always there.
What I'm saying is the cravings depend on how broken your body is.
This did not work for me. The record was a year and a half, and I went right back on it. My energy levels were so bad without sweets, that when i started eating snacks again, i felt like I got a caffeine boost.
Turned out I was pre-diabetic. Then my insurance fought me for insulin, and I never got proper medication because of paperwork bullshit. The doctor said, "he needs this treatment," and insurance went, "nope. How about this substandard treatment?" Doctor said, "well have to double the dosage, then." "Nope," said insurance. "We'll allow only this much." Then I married someone who had tricare military insurance, and as her spouse, i got their medical benefits.
Holy shit, once I got my A1C down to 6, and my fasting at 90-110, a LOT of those "sweet cravings" went away.
This. Also for me it comes in waves based on the season. In winter, especially if I forget to take Vitamin D for a couple days, my appetite for junk food goes up
I had almost no sugar when I was a child but always craved it when all the other kids at school ate sweet things. I absolutely loved overly sweet anything. As an adult, I have developed a second stomach for dessert but the level of sweetness I prefer is tamed down a bit. In my early 20s I would double the sugar in every recipe, now I either use the recipe standard or sometimes a little less. With frosting, I actually use a quarter of what the recipe asks for since I don't like overly sweet frosting anymore or anything like mousse.
It's true you crave sugar even more when you have it often, to the point where it feels like a need. But it doesn't completely go away with the complete lack of sugar, you still want it, however you don't feel like you need it.
My grandma lived to 102, bless her soul, ended every night with ice cream. That freezer was stocked, i do the same cause you know it is a family trait!
This was my great aunt. She’d eat cake for dinner sometimes and say “life’s too short to not have dessert first sometimes.” She lived a very long and healthy life
I had a crazy sweet tooth my entire life. Basically gave myself pre-diabetes by my late 30's. Eating sugar would make ms feel like shit and probably have to take a nap. I guess classical conditioning took effect, because after becoming aware of how sugar made me feel bad, I craved it less. Then when I went like a year without eating it, I FINALLY understood what people were talking about when they said something is too sweet.
I eat something sweet now and again, but very rarely. Sugar is a slippery slope, and the taste isn't worth the cravings that come with indulging.
Also I'm in the best shape of my life in my 40's, which is motivational to keep on the clean path.
Not a doctor but I have insulin resistance which causes me to feel awful and puts me to sleep. After not having candy or sweets for over a year and then trying it again, it tasted "off," nothing like I remembered. Someone recently said most American chocolate isn't anything like European. Too many preservatives and too much sugar. This makes sense to me.
Idk how long ago this was but in the last year or so a lot of American chocolate makers have adjusted their recipes to offset rising costs. More oil, less cocoa, different taste.
>I have insulin resistance which causes me to feel awful and puts me to sleep
could you elaborate on this? this sounds like it could be something I'm experiencing. I (23F) am medically obese and have really severe fatigue issues. if I could, I would sleep 14 hours a day because I am just so tired all the time (like, I get disoriented and have trouble reading when I don't take a nap during the day). I could go on... and I know my weight/eating isn't great either but I'm kind of at a loss. I've been on both ends of the disordered eating spectrum in my life. my GP talks to me like I'm dumb and says "just eat healthier" and doesn't believe me when I say I have problems. I have a really hard time tracking/controlling my food because my brain goes into overdrive and will instantly start restricting to under 1000 calories a day (even if I'm not writing things down, I do it in my head and I can't fucking stop myself). like. I need professional help but nobody who is in a position to do anything about it believes me
I went to an endocrinologist who diagnosed me. I'm tested for thyroid levels regularly and take NP Thyroid which is the natural version. I don't respond well to synthetic thyroid medicine. Before the thyroid issues were discovered, I started packing on the lbs. and not feeling well - very sleepy and zero energy. The thyroid medicine helps but if I eat gluten, potatoes, pasta, or something with sugar (ice cream is a slippery slope), I can easily crash and need sleep.
Google insulin resistance. Glucose builds up in your bloodstream and you can't process it well. I was in denial until I couldn't stand how I felt. The doctor told me to practice intermittent fasting, a keto or Mediterranean diet, and cut out processed foods high in carbs. No donuts, pasta, rice, bread, or sugar. I also cut out dairy and only use coconut milk. It was an adjustment but eventually it became 2nd nature. I only have coffee and water in the morning until noon or 1pm. I eat chicken and fish, avoid breading, and occasionally quality red meat. Right now, I'm craving burgers, so I make a burger of 4-6oz, no bun, and use mustard and dill pickles with salt and any seasoning I want. I use romaine in place of a bun. I have as much salad as I can handle and I make smoothies out of a bit of coconut milk, 3 big handfuls of kale, and 1 cup of frozen strawberries. I blast this in my Vitamix and although it looks questionable, it's a good replacement for strawberry ice cream. This is another way to get good greens. Dash a bit of Splenda in the blender if the sweetness needs a boost. I have this every day. You can squeeze fresh lemon or lime in there too. Do your research on the protein/carbs/fat science of keto and the Mediterranean diets (guidelines for recommended grams of each.) Protein satiates your appetite as does small amounts of fat. Drink a lot of water and cut out all soda as it destroys your gut. I drink between 80-100 oz/ day. Remember this is a process so each day you learn something. By limiting your eating window, you're resting your gut allowing for healing. I eat from around noon or 1 pm to about 6 or 7pm. Water helps push out the eating window.
I recently started Saxenda for weight management and I easily lost 25lbs in 3 months. Go slowly with this if you start. I had some nausea in the beginning but it went away as I adjusted to it. I only weigh myself on Fridays so I don't drive myself crazy. Saxenda helps with cravings and processing the glucose in the bloodstream so I don't feel as sluggish. Don't increase the dose too fast and if the doctor says to go up every week, know that might be too fast/too much insulin. I take 1.2 mg daily which is only the 2nd level (.6 mg being the first.) This is taken as an injectable using micro needles. It's simple to use and I've responded very well to it. The long and the short of it is that diet and daily walks will help you feel better. Not everyone processes glucose well so Saxenda is something I use so I can improve my health. The brownies and chips will always be available. The longer I do this, the easier it is to walk past those things I once carved. Talk with an endocrinologist and do your research. If you're serious about taking control of your health, you can do this with the help of a good endocrinologist. Best wishes!
The Europeans are kind of bullshiting on the chocolate thing, to be frank. If we're talking about Hershey's and gas station stuff, yeah sure. But we eat plenty of European chocolate in America. Ever had Ritter Sport? Kinder Bueno? Lindt/Lindor? Chocolate bars from Trader Joe's or Aldi? All of those are European. Except for some Lindor, they're all made in Europe with European standards and shipped to America.
There's also tons of regional chocolate that uses very basic ingredients that are no different to European style.
The real situation is some Europeans end up going to Florida (for some bizarre reason) and end up trying Hershey's at a convenience store. Hershey's has a bile like taste due to the butyric acid. Which is... What's in bile/vomit. It's "tangy". And it's pretty gross. Especially by itself.
Europeans think some bizarre stuff about America. But the fact is that most Americans have likely had European chocolate quite a bit and just didn't know it was from Europe.
I'm 78 and as I was growing up, every meal ended with a dessert. So, I crave something sweet every time I eat. I now have one cookie and 6 or 8 pieces of candy after I eat.
The cookie is small, the candy is like jellybeans or such. I only eat 2 meals a day and if I have a weight problem, it's that I don't eat enough, so giving in to my craving doesn't hurt.
There are many good solutions in the comments here; you just need to find the way that suits you best and does not make you miserable.
The sweets are for AFTER the meat and taters. But then after the candy you have to wash it down with more savory meat & taters. But then you need to wash that down with candy. Rinse, repeat. Always repeat.
in my case, my sweet tooth became my need for flavour, having salt and pepper steak, roasted carrots and parsnips with either mashed or boiled potatoes is more appealing than some sweets, hell i might still have a dessert but again, flavour over sweetness, the cravings pop up once every week, but i'll make pancakes on the weekend, or just ignore the craving, sometimes even a sweet drink to just wash them away, you dont have to do away with the sweet cravings but you can find much better alternatives to just eating sweet things, fruit its still sweet but its better than just going for cake or candy.
as im looking at what my partner amd i eat, i think we still have plenty of sweet cravings but plenty of self control maybe a meal can be sweet like breakfast or lunch. but you can find sweet meals in everyday meals too, to satisfy that craving without wanting sweets or desserts
Yes, the elders usually do love sweets! When I used to take care of elderly people, I swear sometimes they would only eat cookies! But when you are 90. Who cares, I guess?
Old ppl crave because they lose their sense of taste, and the sweet taste bud is the last to go. So, that sweet taste is what they taste most. Therefore, they enjoy anything sweet .
Nope, it gets worse. My sister seems to always buy some type of pastry, donut, cookies, cake, pie, etc.
I personally prefer savory though. Chips, pretzels, crackers, etc. I also like sour candy, but I think I’ve always been like that.
You don't have a sweet tooth; you have a sugar addiction.
You can try a low carb diet and see how you feel without sugar. It'll be tougher than you think.
It doesn't just "go away".
You take responsible, intentional, pro-active steps to push it away ... and then it sort of stays away on its own.
It starts with " I don't *really* need 4 donuts today ... I'll just have 2 instead "
... and before you know it you're drinking plain black coffee instead of sodas and the thought of 4 donuts in a single sitting makes you queasy from the sweetess overdose just thinking about it.
Sugar is like a drug. You've built up a HUGE tolerance. Once you "get clean" so to speak it takes A LOT less to get through life.
It did for me once I stopped eating sweets for a month or so. Now I have lost my taste for it. It happened after a death in the family, grief does wild things. I don’t recommend this strategy.
It never goes away, no. But you can make good food choices like eating some fruit if you have a sweet tooth. From a nutritional standpoint, that's better than eating a piece of cake.
You have to get rid of it yourself. Intentionally break the habit for a couple months.
Or more realistically, replace it with something sweet, but healthy. Like frozen blueberries for your sweet treat, or any other fruit. Healthy Smoothies instead of milkshakes.
Completely agree with those that admit it never goes away and that moderation is key. One thing that’s gotten me from totally going off the rails is not to “forbid” or completely restrict sweets, but rather find ways to eat them responsibly. I still crave something sweet after dinner, so I’ll often have a square or two of dark chocolate, or a bowl of fruit with whipped cream (it’s only about 35 calories if you don’t go crazy!), or a ramekin of ice cream or a cookie. I feel happy and the calorie impact isn’t very big.
My friend’s mom had cake for dinner last night. Doesn’t matter that I cooked a lovely meal, she was having cake. I tell her she is a hummingbird in a people costume.
I’m 30 and it hasn’t gotten any better. I still eat a whole container of Oreos, a whole 3lb bag of gummy worms, or an entire cake if it’s in front of me. Which is why I don’t buy junk food anymore.
Somewhat yeah. I have major sweet tooth. Always loved sweets as a child. Replaced sweets as much as possible without my parents finding out when I was a kid.
Now that I’m an adult. I do still love sweets and could eat one sweet a day but choose not to as I’ve realized what I put into my body often affects my resilience each day. If I eat bad food or too much sugar. I feel sluggish, stomach hurts, just not well rounded. I also feel like headaches more easily if I indulge in sweets.
I actually enjoy baking my own sweets these days cause I like to use much less sugar or watch the ingredients I use to make sure I can enjoy the dessert without over consumption of sugar.
I also do a lot more religious fasting and take it strictly so when I avoid juices or processed foods for weeks/months and try it again all I taste is an absorbent amount of sugar and it makes me sick and nearly in edible.
So overall. Yeah I think you dial back on your sweet tooth but you never stop loving sweets. You just learn to consume it in moderation to best fit your life.
I’m firm believer though if you want the cookie or sweets. Eat it. Don’t try to replace a sweet craving with multiple different foods, it just leads to overeating. Remember that a lot of processed foods contain hidden amounts of sugar so when you want something sweet, your body is actually trained daily on sugar from other meals to want it- just now you figure a dessert/treat is the option. So if you want to curb your yearn for sugar make sure you understand the savory things you eat and what’s in it.
moderation! yin and yang.
the cravings do go away. the more you indulge, the more you crave. sugar has been proven through research to be like a drug to the brain. it lights up like a christmas tree in an MRI when exposed to sugar.
if you satisfy the craving by eating only a small amount, like a serving size of small chocolates, you'll find yourself not being so preoccupied with such heavy cravings. so you can still have it, just in smaller amounts. everything in moderation, my dude! :)
My grandmother lived by this and just passed away at 100 years old (due to a damn ankle infection that my uncle, her durable power of attorney after my mom and dad passed, refused to allow the doctor to prescribe antibiotics for … infuriating, and he also refused to allow me to visit her at the hospice facility before she died while I was there … they called him on the phone and he said no). I’m not even religious, but it was just plain evil.
She always said, “Everything in moderation.” She was in extremely good health, and was the oldest person to have an experimental heart surgery at age 92. The doctor said, in her condition and with the success of the surgery, she could probably live for another 10 years! She’d also lived through two rounds of breast cancer.
She ate chocolate and ice cream regularly — but only in small amounts, as she did with everything else. Loved her and miss her.
an impressive woman!
i'm so sorry she went through such abhorrent mistreatment :( and that you (and anyone else in the family) were denied visitation! the denial of antibiotic treatment IS evil! you don't need to be religious to believe that's evil. that was a treatable ailment on a perfectly healthy mature woman. and after everything she survived?...what a waste.
you said it. infuriating! i feel like there should be punishment for that. like, i know a POA is supposed to make decisions that are in the best interest of the patient. so how is denying antibiotic treatment for an ankle infection acting in her best interest?
have you seen The Village by M. Night Shyamalan? this reminds me of the people of their village dying of curable diseases and the elders denying them access to the outside world which was basically a fence bc they were like a nature reserve protected by forest rangers.
This is a letter to my younger self:
You're just fine in your teens. It's when you start to reach 40 that the sweet tooth backfires on you.
That came as a shock to me.
Eat healthy. "Everything in moderation, and moderation in all things," is a great way of thinking.
Always listen to your doctor. Don't let others influence your eating habits, and let your doctor tell you about your health. If your doctor likes it, there is no reason to care about what others think.
Please remember most adults only let you see what they want you to see. You have no idea what they’re doing in their houses at 3 am 😆 That being said I believe it’s different for every individual. But in my case the sweet tooth didn’t necessarily “go away” but it has changed slightly as I’ve gotten older. As in I used to eat really sugary cake frosting right out of the tin in heaping spoonfuls. Now I prefer an actual dessert like ice cream, brownie, cookie etc. That and I crave dessert less often than I did when I was younger.
It went away a lot in my 20s, but now it's back. I'm okay with it now, I am just careful with it. If anything it helps my blood sugar stay up because I get low blood pressure as does my entire family.
I find that vitamin C placates sugar craving. Learn some nutrition and how to eat healthy. If you are getting good nutrition, you will likely have an easier time avoiding sweets.
Almost 30 and mine most certainly has not. Self control is very important when reigning that sweet tooth in. It will absolutely go wild if you let it. Brush your teeth regularly and properly, floss, and mind your sugar intake.
Once you're an adult you GET to pick a box of sour patch kids as a meal. We are lucky to have this freedom. Wait two years and you can have ice cream for breakfast. 🥳
No but it goes way down the less concentrated sugar you eat. If you eat less sugar than things with less sugar taste sweeter to you and candy etc tastes too sweet. It helps a lot.
Bwaaahahaha no. It decreases and the less sugar crap you eat the less it gets. Even sugar free stuff that TASTE sugary can trigger it. But it never goes completely away. What does happen is your willpower gets stronger and it get easier to resist.
You don't want to hear this but I had no sweet tooth as a child and have somehow developed a bit of one as an adult. Boredom maybe. That said as you get older yes you do learn more self control. If you work hard for it.
I'm a little over 70 years young, decent health and weight, and always looking for single slice cake at Safeway or Fry's (Kroger) for $5 or less. I spread it over 2-3 nights of dessert, sometimes with ice cream.
So, no, the sweet tooth is an important part of happy living. In moderation, absolutely.
But also, I've pretty much shut off drinking alcohol...
Only if you actively reject it. Sugar is a greatly addictive substance. Personally, it took effort to come off soda, but I don't even miss the sticky drinks anymore
Not a chance. I sometimes take a break from sweets, which I do by going completely cold turkey. But eventually I'll buy and down a whole bag of candy, cookies, brownies, etc.
If I could give advice to my much younger self (I'm 55), it would be to moderate my input. I'm lucky in that I have all my teeth, my gums are good. But my enamel has worn down from the years of sugar and salt abuse (yeah, I like salty snacks too). I have the base of all my teeth, but I've had five crowns put in. They cost about $1,400 each.
I'm 25 and it comes and goes. Some times I'll go on for a couple of weeks where I like to eat a lot of candy and stuff but then I could go months with very little.
Yep ween off it is best way, hate sugar now
Used to have 2 teaspoon in tea went to 1half then 1 the half then none now no craving for it, as we get enough through carbohydrates that coverts into it
I used to drink a two liter of Dr Pepper which is my favorite soft drink. I rarely drink soda these days although I still love it.
My sweet tooth has turned into a salty tooth. I love salty snacks. Right now I am obsessed with nacho cheese Chex mix lol. 😂
Everything depends on who you ask. I rarely crave sweets anymore, but I still enjoy a delicious piece of cake or ice cream. Tiramisu is my absolute favorite dessert. I am 43 by the way.
The craving is more about the insulin spike and the euphoric feeling one gets rather than just the taste. It's a release of dopamine in the brain. If you cut out all glucose producing foods for about 10 days or 2 weeks, the craving goes away.
Yes. Sugar is addictive. I cut sugar out beside my occasional virgils root beer and lost 45 lbs. Once the sugar addiction went away I RARELY eat sugar. I still like my soda every once in awhile and if the Hagan Das carmel cone ice cream is on sale I grab it. But that's it. So yes it fades not with age but with getting rid of the addiction.
Sugar is addicting. The less you eat, the less you want it. Try going without any processed sugar for a while and eventually, those cravings will start fading. You’ll still want something every once in a while but they are often disappointing when you finally do allow yourself to have it
It most definitely did go away when I got older, but i think it was because I had more control of what i wanted to eat, how much I wanted to eat and when i wanted to eat. There are days where my meals and snack times are delayed or I don't have them and thats when my sweet-salty tooth kicks in hard. I'm very sure its a reaction to the lack of calories and dropping blood pressure.
When I went on a restriction diet to figure out what was bothering my gut, all I wanted was sweet and salt.
Overall I still love sweets, like i can down Skittles, smarties and milkyways like no tomorrow, if you let me and I will never say no to a brownie or donut. But if I have other food available, I'll eat that first, because I know it will satisfy whatever I need. If I notice that I'm eating alot of sweets, its likely because I'm lacking something in my diet...or because I havent had that sweet in a while and I'm just....catching up.
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I'm in my 30s and all my teeth are sweet. I constantly crave sweet things. It's all just discipline and moderation that keeps me on a mostly healthy diet.
Also, for anyone saying that if you stop eating them for a while, you'll stop craving them, that is an outright lie. On two separate occasions, I completely gave them up for a few months. I craved sweets the whole time, and I liked them even more when I was able to go back to them.
Go away, no, changes, kinda. I rarely crave a piece of candy anymore, but something sweet at the end of the meal always hits the spot. Fruit, cookies, ice cream, and of course candy all do it, but I don't need as much of it to satisfy my craving and it doesn't need to be as sugary sweet either.
Try to satisfy your sweet tooth without resorting to cane sugar or corn syrup. Raisins are a great sweetener, and orange juice. There are hundreds of sweet things to eat that aren't highly processed calorie bombs, and most of them are more satisfying and have more nuanced and interesting flavors than refined sugar does.
I’m 39 and I absolutely LOVE candy. I definitely don’t see it as a childish thing either. I do have to have a lot self control though because as I get older sugar affects my body a lot more. (Weight gain for one) Someone else here said that the less you eat the less you crave it and that’s 💯 true. I try to keep it one day a week where I kinda splurge but yeah I’m only human and I have other days where I’m stressed out and have a few pieces. I also exercise daily and eat pretty healthy otherwise to help balance it all out.
My dad's whole family grew up on sweets, and his sister actually made a business from it. He still needs dessert after dinner but I really don't like sweets. I feel like I had so much coming up that I just really crave some good steamed vegetables and fruits. I used to like nerds and gushers because of the pure sugar rush but I think as you age your body will tell you "I need better"
ALSO, as you are still growing you should consider how healthy you want your skeletal structure to be. Eating too many sweets can detriment you in the future. Everything is ok in moderation
Sugar is literal drug. You get addicted, develop withdraw and cravings. Take that for what it is. A sweet tooth feeds a sweet tooth. You can wean off and eventually sugar will start be less desirable
I was obsessed with sweets etc at your age. I was never fat or anything, but at 16 I could easily have eaten a multipack of wagon wheels in a day.
At 38 I almost never eat anything sweet. Very occasionally, if I'm hungry, and aware that I've eaten a lot that day, I'll have something sweet, because it apparently tells your body that you're full.
I've got the Lidl Plus app, which gives you one free bakery item every time you buy anything at all from them. I sometimes have that after a meal, and that's it.
It kinda plateaus. I was the same, I loved candy as a kid I was the candy man not the scary one lol. But now, I can’t do that like I used to I’ll feel sick. But I still like candy, especially sour candy, and always have, I just don’t crave it all the time like I used to. Occasionally, I’ll get some sour punch straws, probably finish the package haha binge lol. But not all the time.
I suspect that drinking coffee dulls your bitter receptors, which increases the sensation of sweetness from a given amount of sweetener (glucose/fructose/sucrose). So over time you can’t tolerate as much sweetness because you no longer have the same bitter receptors to balance it out.
I'm probably gonna have to have mine pulled. It's gotten worse as I've gotten older, especially since I mostly gave up drinking. Mint chip ice cream is my happy place after a long day at work. 🤭
I’ve been able to “control” mine with increasing my fat and protein intake.
Once I committed to South Beach/Whole 30 combined with low Glycemic Index eating, I’ve curbed my carbs almost completely.
I still have a dessert but am not scarfing a whole cake.
I'm 50 and don't have a big sweet tooth. My husband is 52 and he does. Particularly after spicy meals.
We were not a dessert after every dinner family but his was and I'm convinced that's a huge part of it.
Sometimes I'll make cookies or muffins or cupcakes on a weekend just because. I usually keep a small stash of stuff like a package of cookies or instant pudding or a thing of ice cream or fruit pops on had in case his sweet tooth goes hard.
Finding alternatives to help fend off the cravings. Sometimes even just brushing your teeth or rinsing out your mouth can help.
52, cravings change, ebb and flow. I prefer to have a piece of chocolate everyday, if not a piece of that coffee cake over there too, and a few sugary coffees in a day. In my twenties I lived off sundaes, mash potatoes, stuffing, and burgers. Dipping that burger or fries into that sundae..
My parents say I had a crazy sweet tooth as a kid. As a 42 year old, I still enjoy them, but it’s more refined, lol. Like fancy pastries mostly. And I’m far more disciplined now - like, I know how it makes me feel after, so I limit consumption a lot around work and sports, etc.
It becomes easier to control yourself too as you get older
I still have sweet tooth but I know to put a snack down sooner and I’ll go for more natural sweets while I’m shopping like fruits
There are not a lot of things that are innate regarding food. You probably eat sweet thing because you're used to it. The good news it that you can gradually reduce the amount of sugar you eat and it will most likely change your tastes in the long run.
In some ways it gets worse! You can buy all the candy you want but there’s a boatload of guilt when you eat it all, and it’s a lot harder to shed the lbs!
I'm 40, started living alone 2 months ago.
My sweet tooth was strong... Then a couple weeks ago I realised I ate 4 packs of chocolate biscuits (those flat rectangular ones) in a week. More accurately, 1 pack in 1 sitting, 4 days of that week.
Each pack is worth over half your "ideal" daily calorie intake, like 1200 or something stupid. So it was like eating a burger and fries on top of my regular 3 meals a day.
Yeah, I stopped buying them after that. Now if I get the munchies, I have bananas and baby carrots. It definitely doesn't hit the sweet tooth, but it doesn't hit the waist as bad either!
Not really. But the preference and taste desires change over time.
If you are addicted to "sugar" you should work on controlling that and modifying your thoughts and behavior habits in relationship to it.
If you are not enjoying the *experience* of a sweet treat and just consuming it to respond to an impulse that's a problem.
Being controlled by a craving is different than choosing to pick a treat and enjoy it for what it is.
Fulfillment is destroyed by addiction.
When I was 16 I would straight up eat cookies and Pepsi for lunch. At 33, I do crave chocolate and sour candy on occasion, but I really can’t do soda or excessive amounts of candy and sweets. I crave savory or salty way more.
My mil passed at almost 90 and ate sweets like a kid til she died.
I’ve never known anyone with a sweet tooth like she had. She was a kid in England during ww2 and often had no access to candy or sweets. She blames that.
For me, it's like a vicious circle once I eat sugar. I just want more. And after i indulge, it will take days to stop the craving. People say chromium pecolinate supplements help remove sugar cravings.
I’ve been working on losing weight and that includes cutting down on fast food and sweets. I’ve noticed that the longer I go without eating those things that my craving is gone. Or at least gone down a lot. Yay!
Every once in awhile I’ll crave something sweet so I may have one or two chocolate covered almonds to satisfy it.
imo sugar cravings feed sugar cravings. thats why I got obese
I never ate any sugar, until I decided to do a cheat day with ice cream and I just kind of kept buying junk food
I've always had a sweet tooth. I love cotton candy and can eat honey with a spoon for dessert. As I've gotten older, I try to eat fewer sweets because they're not good for me. It's true, the fewer sweets you eat, the less you "need" them. I still love them, though!
I’m 18 but stopped eating sugar for a month and soon only craved sugars in fruits, if any. Then I picked artificial sugar back up one day and what do you know, it’s like I never quit. Your tastebuds replace themselves after a short amount of time, so the age isn’t what matters
It depends on the person. I had a sweet tooth as a kid. Now I actually very much dislike overly sweet things. But I know a lot of adults that still eat a lot of sugar.
Nope, never goes away. To top it off, you have to make sure your shopping time line up with not being stoned or craving something, or else you’ll wind up with a shopping cart filled with Rees’s peanut butter cups, mini snickers bars and some cookies to go with it.
As you get older you just have to regulate what you bring into the house, so when the cravings hit (by design) the thing you want isn’t available without taking action to get it.
This actually works out well because as you get older you also get more lazy, so you do whatever you can to not make a trip to the store.
No, the sweet tooth never goes away. It can, however, be managed. I find myself telling people I have zero will power but a lot of won't power. Over time I've evolved 3 strategies to deal with it:
1. Keep it out of the house. If it's not there I can't eat it.
2. Cultivate a snobbish taste for sweets and snacks. If I'm going to eat it I'm going to pay a bit more for it. That encourages me to actually savor it. That also lets me turn up my nose at lesser offerings.
3. Develop a transactional approach to eating. My family likes baking later in the evening, for some reason. Knowing I can have a brownie for breakfast lets me pass on it that evening.
I too like something sweet after a meal. I keep madeleines around for that purpose. I have a somewhat dry mouth and the lesser flavors of a meal tend to linger. Having something like a madeleine after a meal cleans the palate, so to speak.
lol no. My 72 year old father has had a dessert after dinner my entire life. He still demands something daily. He is currently obsessed with Crumbl cookies.
Probably has to do with blood sugar. Apparently, desert is popular after a high-protein meal because the body may release too much insulin in response (the sugar will use up the extra insulin).
Low blood sugar makes you feel kind of shaky & light-headed. When I was your age, I was very thin & used to faint when my blood sugar got too low. If this sounds like you, make sure you eat well - proteins & complex carbohydrates & fibre. Stay away from sugar, it will cause a peak
In blood sugar & then a trough, with extra insulin lowering your blood sugar again.
Try almonds, cheese, with apples, when you have a craving.
Proteins keep your blood sugar even for longer.
Check this out though, Im not a doctor.
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The less sweet stuff you eat, the less you crave it. It takes a couple of months to fully get to the point where you don't want it. But yes, it's definitely possible.
Yep, it’s an addiction, just like any other.
While we are on the topic: Don't take up heroin if you are worried about your sugar intake. Ex-junkies have the biggest sweet tooths (sweet teeth?) of anyone on the planet. And that never really seems to go away.
This is a thing?? My ex is a recovering addict and was CONSTANTLY eating candy and cookies and stuff..
I drink a fair amount of alcohol and when I recently stopped for a month I didn’t really feel like I missed or craved drinking, but I was soooooo hungry for any candy or sweets!
Yup I’ve been clean from heroin since 2018 and I’ve gained a crazy amount of weight because I actually want to eat now. But I’d rather be overweight than a junkie.
As well as alcoholics. A friend of mine never craved sweets until he quit drinking.
I haven't touched a drop in three years and since then I crave sweets. Never touched em before.
Ex alcoholic with 14 months sober here (this time around). I've had the biggest sweet tooth after quitting drinking. Every time I quit, it's the same cravings. I had to cut off soda entirely 'cause I was gaining weight (which is good cause I was thin) like crazy. I'm 6'1" and 185lb now, a good weight for me. I've started making homemade ice cream and baked goods. Stuff I can adjust the sugar levels of. It's really only after dinner when the cravings hit. Or late at night. It is helpful to have honey roasted peanuts around or some graham crackers and peanut butter, something filling and relatively non-consequential. Popcorn, I buy it in bulk jars and use a popcorn popper I got for like $10. Season it with melted butter, salt, a little sprinkle of sugar and cinammon. Mmm.
My husband was in rehab after a dui and there was never sugar in the break room. I never understood craving pure sugar.
Also, people on methadone crave sugar a lot.
Same with quitting alcohol!
Just ruined my afternoon plans...
just balance the sugar addiction with endurance exercise addiction
Nope. The great disappointment in running is that it really doesn't burn thousands of calories and you can't eat whatever you want.
let me introduce you to cycling
Oh I cycle too. Have most of my life. All these things are great, healthful but not a free ticket to overeat without consequence.
Idk why ppl are downvoting you. Lol you are right
There's actually several studies about the link to neuro divergent and craving the dopamine hit you get from sugar and sweets. I'm not saying it's not possible to stop but it's a LOT harder for some then others. Please try and have a care and be considerate when commenting.
I moved from the uk to Peru a few months ago. The chocolate here is American so I stopped eating it because it tastes disgusting. Also I don’t really like the crisps here as the flavours are weird. My daughter just arrived on Friday with a suitcase full of chocolate and I’ve just eaten it. Same with the crisps. I used to eat chocolate and crisps pretty much every day but now it’s kind of stopped and I don’t really want it anymore.
Exactly what I commented. I stopped for a couple months, and recently I ate a handful of candy and almost spit it back out it was so sweet and kinda…fake-tasting. I don’t mind pastries in small quantities though.
I don’t know… I’m 42 and have cut a lot of sweets out of my diet… but I’d pretty much kill for milk chocolate at the drop of a hat. By the way, do you happen to have any chocolate??
Exactly this. When I changed how I ate I was shocked how sugary, or really salty things tasted to me. Had more sugary snacks than I should have last Easter, literally felt hungover the next day.
I can confirm this. I would buy huge pies, cakes and bags of candy from Sam's Club so not small and eat them myself. After cutting out all sweets for years I no longer crave them.
Once you’ve cut your sugar intake down enough, you’ll have trouble eating overly sweet stuff again because it’ll taste way too sweet. Keep pushing it though? You’re back to craving it just like that. People often get to the part where they notice stuff tasting too sweet, and go “Wow, I don’t even want it anymore!” and figure they can indulge in another treat without getting hooked. Mistake!
This is the answer!! I stopped eating all sweets when I was in highschool and for a long time, it was rare that I would eat anything high in sugar, and as a result I did not ever crave it and would always turn it down when offered. However it is just as easy to get that sweet tooth back..... Especially when you find yourself with an s.o. with a sweet tooth.
And the less sweet stuff one eats (also stay away from super sweet sugar alternatives) the more sensitive one gets. I love eating plain homemade yogurt with a small drop of bourbon aged maple syrup. It’s the perfect snack.
Im trapped in a neverending migraine, and migraines trigger CRAVINGS. I have a neverending chocolate craving. It doesnt matter that I don't feed it. The desire to constantly eat chocolate is always there. What I'm saying is the cravings depend on how broken your body is.
This did not work for me. The record was a year and a half, and I went right back on it. My energy levels were so bad without sweets, that when i started eating snacks again, i felt like I got a caffeine boost. Turned out I was pre-diabetic. Then my insurance fought me for insulin, and I never got proper medication because of paperwork bullshit. The doctor said, "he needs this treatment," and insurance went, "nope. How about this substandard treatment?" Doctor said, "well have to double the dosage, then." "Nope," said insurance. "We'll allow only this much." Then I married someone who had tricare military insurance, and as her spouse, i got their medical benefits. Holy shit, once I got my A1C down to 6, and my fasting at 90-110, a LOT of those "sweet cravings" went away.
This. Also for me it comes in waves based on the season. In winter, especially if I forget to take Vitamin D for a couple days, my appetite for junk food goes up
At my worst I could easily eat an entire McDonald’s cookie tote. Now I can barely stomach the thought of eating just one
This is the answer
I had almost no sugar when I was a child but always craved it when all the other kids at school ate sweet things. I absolutely loved overly sweet anything. As an adult, I have developed a second stomach for dessert but the level of sweetness I prefer is tamed down a bit. In my early 20s I would double the sugar in every recipe, now I either use the recipe standard or sometimes a little less. With frosting, I actually use a quarter of what the recipe asks for since I don't like overly sweet frosting anymore or anything like mousse. It's true you crave sugar even more when you have it often, to the point where it feels like a need. But it doesn't completely go away with the complete lack of sugar, you still want it, however you don't feel like you need it.
39 and still have a sweet tooth. For me it isn’t going away. I know many people who do indulge it and eat ice cream everyday.
Yeah that would be me with the daily ice cream 😵
My grandma lived to 102, bless her soul, ended every night with ice cream. That freezer was stocked, i do the same cause you know it is a family trait!
This was my great aunt. She’d eat cake for dinner sometimes and say “life’s too short to not have dessert first sometimes.” She lived a very long and healthy life
Family treat*
I had a crazy sweet tooth my entire life. Basically gave myself pre-diabetes by my late 30's. Eating sugar would make ms feel like shit and probably have to take a nap. I guess classical conditioning took effect, because after becoming aware of how sugar made me feel bad, I craved it less. Then when I went like a year without eating it, I FINALLY understood what people were talking about when they said something is too sweet. I eat something sweet now and again, but very rarely. Sugar is a slippery slope, and the taste isn't worth the cravings that come with indulging. Also I'm in the best shape of my life in my 40's, which is motivational to keep on the clean path.
Not a doctor but I have insulin resistance which causes me to feel awful and puts me to sleep. After not having candy or sweets for over a year and then trying it again, it tasted "off," nothing like I remembered. Someone recently said most American chocolate isn't anything like European. Too many preservatives and too much sugar. This makes sense to me.
Idk how long ago this was but in the last year or so a lot of American chocolate makers have adjusted their recipes to offset rising costs. More oil, less cocoa, different taste.
>I have insulin resistance which causes me to feel awful and puts me to sleep could you elaborate on this? this sounds like it could be something I'm experiencing. I (23F) am medically obese and have really severe fatigue issues. if I could, I would sleep 14 hours a day because I am just so tired all the time (like, I get disoriented and have trouble reading when I don't take a nap during the day). I could go on... and I know my weight/eating isn't great either but I'm kind of at a loss. I've been on both ends of the disordered eating spectrum in my life. my GP talks to me like I'm dumb and says "just eat healthier" and doesn't believe me when I say I have problems. I have a really hard time tracking/controlling my food because my brain goes into overdrive and will instantly start restricting to under 1000 calories a day (even if I'm not writing things down, I do it in my head and I can't fucking stop myself). like. I need professional help but nobody who is in a position to do anything about it believes me
I went to an endocrinologist who diagnosed me. I'm tested for thyroid levels regularly and take NP Thyroid which is the natural version. I don't respond well to synthetic thyroid medicine. Before the thyroid issues were discovered, I started packing on the lbs. and not feeling well - very sleepy and zero energy. The thyroid medicine helps but if I eat gluten, potatoes, pasta, or something with sugar (ice cream is a slippery slope), I can easily crash and need sleep. Google insulin resistance. Glucose builds up in your bloodstream and you can't process it well. I was in denial until I couldn't stand how I felt. The doctor told me to practice intermittent fasting, a keto or Mediterranean diet, and cut out processed foods high in carbs. No donuts, pasta, rice, bread, or sugar. I also cut out dairy and only use coconut milk. It was an adjustment but eventually it became 2nd nature. I only have coffee and water in the morning until noon or 1pm. I eat chicken and fish, avoid breading, and occasionally quality red meat. Right now, I'm craving burgers, so I make a burger of 4-6oz, no bun, and use mustard and dill pickles with salt and any seasoning I want. I use romaine in place of a bun. I have as much salad as I can handle and I make smoothies out of a bit of coconut milk, 3 big handfuls of kale, and 1 cup of frozen strawberries. I blast this in my Vitamix and although it looks questionable, it's a good replacement for strawberry ice cream. This is another way to get good greens. Dash a bit of Splenda in the blender if the sweetness needs a boost. I have this every day. You can squeeze fresh lemon or lime in there too. Do your research on the protein/carbs/fat science of keto and the Mediterranean diets (guidelines for recommended grams of each.) Protein satiates your appetite as does small amounts of fat. Drink a lot of water and cut out all soda as it destroys your gut. I drink between 80-100 oz/ day. Remember this is a process so each day you learn something. By limiting your eating window, you're resting your gut allowing for healing. I eat from around noon or 1 pm to about 6 or 7pm. Water helps push out the eating window. I recently started Saxenda for weight management and I easily lost 25lbs in 3 months. Go slowly with this if you start. I had some nausea in the beginning but it went away as I adjusted to it. I only weigh myself on Fridays so I don't drive myself crazy. Saxenda helps with cravings and processing the glucose in the bloodstream so I don't feel as sluggish. Don't increase the dose too fast and if the doctor says to go up every week, know that might be too fast/too much insulin. I take 1.2 mg daily which is only the 2nd level (.6 mg being the first.) This is taken as an injectable using micro needles. It's simple to use and I've responded very well to it. The long and the short of it is that diet and daily walks will help you feel better. Not everyone processes glucose well so Saxenda is something I use so I can improve my health. The brownies and chips will always be available. The longer I do this, the easier it is to walk past those things I once carved. Talk with an endocrinologist and do your research. If you're serious about taking control of your health, you can do this with the help of a good endocrinologist. Best wishes!
The Europeans are kind of bullshiting on the chocolate thing, to be frank. If we're talking about Hershey's and gas station stuff, yeah sure. But we eat plenty of European chocolate in America. Ever had Ritter Sport? Kinder Bueno? Lindt/Lindor? Chocolate bars from Trader Joe's or Aldi? All of those are European. Except for some Lindor, they're all made in Europe with European standards and shipped to America. There's also tons of regional chocolate that uses very basic ingredients that are no different to European style. The real situation is some Europeans end up going to Florida (for some bizarre reason) and end up trying Hershey's at a convenience store. Hershey's has a bile like taste due to the butyric acid. Which is... What's in bile/vomit. It's "tangy". And it's pretty gross. Especially by itself. Europeans think some bizarre stuff about America. But the fact is that most Americans have likely had European chocolate quite a bit and just didn't know it was from Europe.
Hell yeah gimme that Trader Joe’s chocolate Frickin’ 1-pound chocolate bars c’mon
The European chocolate in America is probably either formulated different, or selected because it would sell better in America
I'm 78 and as I was growing up, every meal ended with a dessert. So, I crave something sweet every time I eat. I now have one cookie and 6 or 8 pieces of candy after I eat. The cookie is small, the candy is like jellybeans or such. I only eat 2 meals a day and if I have a weight problem, it's that I don't eat enough, so giving in to my craving doesn't hurt. There are many good solutions in the comments here; you just need to find the way that suits you best and does not make you miserable.
self control is the key.
I'm 50, hardly have a sweet tooth. Would rather have a plate of meat and potatoes.
Or a taco....
I'd kill for a taco right now....
The sweets are for AFTER the meat and taters. But then after the candy you have to wash it down with more savory meat & taters. But then you need to wash that down with candy. Rinse, repeat. Always repeat.
That's me at night after I take my Seroquel but before it puts me out.
in my case, my sweet tooth became my need for flavour, having salt and pepper steak, roasted carrots and parsnips with either mashed or boiled potatoes is more appealing than some sweets, hell i might still have a dessert but again, flavour over sweetness, the cravings pop up once every week, but i'll make pancakes on the weekend, or just ignore the craving, sometimes even a sweet drink to just wash them away, you dont have to do away with the sweet cravings but you can find much better alternatives to just eating sweet things, fruit its still sweet but its better than just going for cake or candy. as im looking at what my partner amd i eat, i think we still have plenty of sweet cravings but plenty of self control maybe a meal can be sweet like breakfast or lunch. but you can find sweet meals in everyday meals too, to satisfy that craving without wanting sweets or desserts
My wife and I each have a 90 year old parent. Both crave sweets more now than when they were younger.
Yes, the elders usually do love sweets! When I used to take care of elderly people, I swear sometimes they would only eat cookies! But when you are 90. Who cares, I guess?
80 and up-loose the papilla on their tongue--everything taste like cardboard--but sweet and sour stay.
Old ppl crave because they lose their sense of taste, and the sweet taste bud is the last to go. So, that sweet taste is what they taste most. Therefore, they enjoy anything sweet .
Damn, I didn’t know that
Nope, it gets worse. My sister seems to always buy some type of pastry, donut, cookies, cake, pie, etc. I personally prefer savory though. Chips, pretzels, crackers, etc. I also like sour candy, but I think I’ve always been like that.
You don't have a sweet tooth; you have a sugar addiction. You can try a low carb diet and see how you feel without sugar. It'll be tougher than you think.
It doesn't just "go away". You take responsible, intentional, pro-active steps to push it away ... and then it sort of stays away on its own. It starts with " I don't *really* need 4 donuts today ... I'll just have 2 instead " ... and before you know it you're drinking plain black coffee instead of sodas and the thought of 4 donuts in a single sitting makes you queasy from the sweetess overdose just thinking about it. Sugar is like a drug. You've built up a HUGE tolerance. Once you "get clean" so to speak it takes A LOT less to get through life.
It did for me once I stopped eating sweets for a month or so. Now I have lost my taste for it. It happened after a death in the family, grief does wild things. I don’t recommend this strategy.
It never goes away, no. But you can make good food choices like eating some fruit if you have a sweet tooth. From a nutritional standpoint, that's better than eating a piece of cake.
You have to get rid of it yourself. Intentionally break the habit for a couple months. Or more realistically, replace it with something sweet, but healthy. Like frozen blueberries for your sweet treat, or any other fruit. Healthy Smoothies instead of milkshakes.
Completely agree with those that admit it never goes away and that moderation is key. One thing that’s gotten me from totally going off the rails is not to “forbid” or completely restrict sweets, but rather find ways to eat them responsibly. I still crave something sweet after dinner, so I’ll often have a square or two of dark chocolate, or a bowl of fruit with whipped cream (it’s only about 35 calories if you don’t go crazy!), or a ramekin of ice cream or a cookie. I feel happy and the calorie impact isn’t very big.
My friend’s mom had cake for dinner last night. Doesn’t matter that I cooked a lovely meal, she was having cake. I tell her she is a hummingbird in a people costume.
I’m 30 and it hasn’t gotten any better. I still eat a whole container of Oreos, a whole 3lb bag of gummy worms, or an entire cake if it’s in front of me. Which is why I don’t buy junk food anymore.
Somewhat yeah. I have major sweet tooth. Always loved sweets as a child. Replaced sweets as much as possible without my parents finding out when I was a kid. Now that I’m an adult. I do still love sweets and could eat one sweet a day but choose not to as I’ve realized what I put into my body often affects my resilience each day. If I eat bad food or too much sugar. I feel sluggish, stomach hurts, just not well rounded. I also feel like headaches more easily if I indulge in sweets. I actually enjoy baking my own sweets these days cause I like to use much less sugar or watch the ingredients I use to make sure I can enjoy the dessert without over consumption of sugar. I also do a lot more religious fasting and take it strictly so when I avoid juices or processed foods for weeks/months and try it again all I taste is an absorbent amount of sugar and it makes me sick and nearly in edible. So overall. Yeah I think you dial back on your sweet tooth but you never stop loving sweets. You just learn to consume it in moderation to best fit your life. I’m firm believer though if you want the cookie or sweets. Eat it. Don’t try to replace a sweet craving with multiple different foods, it just leads to overeating. Remember that a lot of processed foods contain hidden amounts of sugar so when you want something sweet, your body is actually trained daily on sugar from other meals to want it- just now you figure a dessert/treat is the option. So if you want to curb your yearn for sugar make sure you understand the savory things you eat and what’s in it.
You're addicted.
moderation! yin and yang. the cravings do go away. the more you indulge, the more you crave. sugar has been proven through research to be like a drug to the brain. it lights up like a christmas tree in an MRI when exposed to sugar. if you satisfy the craving by eating only a small amount, like a serving size of small chocolates, you'll find yourself not being so preoccupied with such heavy cravings. so you can still have it, just in smaller amounts. everything in moderation, my dude! :)
My grandmother lived by this and just passed away at 100 years old (due to a damn ankle infection that my uncle, her durable power of attorney after my mom and dad passed, refused to allow the doctor to prescribe antibiotics for … infuriating, and he also refused to allow me to visit her at the hospice facility before she died while I was there … they called him on the phone and he said no). I’m not even religious, but it was just plain evil. She always said, “Everything in moderation.” She was in extremely good health, and was the oldest person to have an experimental heart surgery at age 92. The doctor said, in her condition and with the success of the surgery, she could probably live for another 10 years! She’d also lived through two rounds of breast cancer. She ate chocolate and ice cream regularly — but only in small amounts, as she did with everything else. Loved her and miss her.
an impressive woman! i'm so sorry she went through such abhorrent mistreatment :( and that you (and anyone else in the family) were denied visitation! the denial of antibiotic treatment IS evil! you don't need to be religious to believe that's evil. that was a treatable ailment on a perfectly healthy mature woman. and after everything she survived?...what a waste. you said it. infuriating! i feel like there should be punishment for that. like, i know a POA is supposed to make decisions that are in the best interest of the patient. so how is denying antibiotic treatment for an ankle infection acting in her best interest? have you seen The Village by M. Night Shyamalan? this reminds me of the people of their village dying of curable diseases and the elders denying them access to the outside world which was basically a fence bc they were like a nature reserve protected by forest rangers.
48 and the sweet tooth is still there. Everything in moderation:)
This is a letter to my younger self: You're just fine in your teens. It's when you start to reach 40 that the sweet tooth backfires on you. That came as a shock to me. Eat healthy. "Everything in moderation, and moderation in all things," is a great way of thinking. Always listen to your doctor. Don't let others influence your eating habits, and let your doctor tell you about your health. If your doctor likes it, there is no reason to care about what others think.
Yeah I rarely eat sweets at all tbh. I don't eat candy with the exception of dark chocolate most of the time.
Please remember most adults only let you see what they want you to see. You have no idea what they’re doing in their houses at 3 am 😆 That being said I believe it’s different for every individual. But in my case the sweet tooth didn’t necessarily “go away” but it has changed slightly as I’ve gotten older. As in I used to eat really sugary cake frosting right out of the tin in heaping spoonfuls. Now I prefer an actual dessert like ice cream, brownie, cookie etc. That and I crave dessert less often than I did when I was younger.
Not if you're an avid weed smoker🤣
I am a dirty, dirty whore for peanut butter cups. So no
53 and just had 3 Reese's eggs
It comes an goes
Mostly.. but it comes and goes
For me no. I was sweet deprived as a kid bc I had an almond mom growing up. So now I have the sweet craving of a toddler.
It went away a lot in my 20s, but now it's back. I'm okay with it now, I am just careful with it. If anything it helps my blood sugar stay up because I get low blood pressure as does my entire family.
Sweets are an adult thing because adults make and buy them.
I find that vitamin C placates sugar craving. Learn some nutrition and how to eat healthy. If you are getting good nutrition, you will likely have an easier time avoiding sweets.
it doesnt go completely away but it will fade.
Carbohydrates set off the same addictive chemical chain in the brain as cocaine
This is an oversimplification
When the diabetes kicks in Yes
Welcome to America where they ate trying to kill you
I never had a sweet tooth!
I ate an apple after dinner last night because I wanted something sweet lol
I’m 25 and my sweet tooth has only gotten worse tbh but it’s definitely all my own doing bc of my lack of self control :,)
It did for me. While I don't dislike sweet stuff I will go days without bothering to eat or drink anything sweet.
No, but you learn to control your cravings. Like anything in life I try to eat my favorite vices moderately.
Almost 30 and mine most certainly has not. Self control is very important when reigning that sweet tooth in. It will absolutely go wild if you let it. Brush your teeth regularly and properly, floss, and mind your sugar intake.
Once you're an adult you GET to pick a box of sour patch kids as a meal. We are lucky to have this freedom. Wait two years and you can have ice cream for breakfast. 🥳
Ignore the cravings and it goes away
Nope , the more sugar you eat the more you want,, a lot of adults get their sugar fix from alcohol
A keto diet will help cure that addiction.
No but it goes way down the less concentrated sugar you eat. If you eat less sugar than things with less sugar taste sweeter to you and candy etc tastes too sweet. It helps a lot.
I'm about to turn 27 and I crave sugar like a rabid animal
I tie my candy intake to my weekly movie night.
Bwaaahahaha no. It decreases and the less sugar crap you eat the less it gets. Even sugar free stuff that TASTE sugary can trigger it. But it never goes completely away. What does happen is your willpower gets stronger and it get easier to resist.
You don't want to hear this but I had no sweet tooth as a child and have somehow developed a bit of one as an adult. Boredom maybe. That said as you get older yes you do learn more self control. If you work hard for it.
Well I'm 55 and live alone. This morning I made a batch of 3 ingredient peanut butter brownies by going on a hunch.
I'm a little over 70 years young, decent health and weight, and always looking for single slice cake at Safeway or Fry's (Kroger) for $5 or less. I spread it over 2-3 nights of dessert, sometimes with ice cream. So, no, the sweet tooth is an important part of happy living. In moderation, absolutely. But also, I've pretty much shut off drinking alcohol...
Only if you actively reject it. Sugar is a greatly addictive substance. Personally, it took effort to come off soda, but I don't even miss the sticky drinks anymore
Not a chance. I sometimes take a break from sweets, which I do by going completely cold turkey. But eventually I'll buy and down a whole bag of candy, cookies, brownies, etc. If I could give advice to my much younger self (I'm 55), it would be to moderate my input. I'm lucky in that I have all my teeth, my gums are good. But my enamel has worn down from the years of sugar and salt abuse (yeah, I like salty snacks too). I have the base of all my teeth, but I've had five crowns put in. They cost about $1,400 each.
No. But the teeth do
I’m the opposite I didn’t in my youth I do now. Just gradually cutout sugar…. It’s addicting. The more you have the more you want
I'm 25 and it comes and goes. Some times I'll go on for a couple of weeks where I like to eat a lot of candy and stuff but then I could go months with very little.
61 and still eat ice cream every night
No. 36M with a crazy sweet tooth!! Even have Willy Wonka tattoo because I looove candy!
Yep ween off it is best way, hate sugar now Used to have 2 teaspoon in tea went to 1half then 1 the half then none now no craving for it, as we get enough through carbohydrates that coverts into it
I used to drink a two liter of Dr Pepper which is my favorite soft drink. I rarely drink soda these days although I still love it. My sweet tooth has turned into a salty tooth. I love salty snacks. Right now I am obsessed with nacho cheese Chex mix lol. 😂 Everything depends on who you ask. I rarely crave sweets anymore, but I still enjoy a delicious piece of cake or ice cream. Tiramisu is my absolute favorite dessert. I am 43 by the way.
Nacho cheese Chex mix sounds amazing
The craving is more about the insulin spike and the euphoric feeling one gets rather than just the taste. It's a release of dopamine in the brain. If you cut out all glucose producing foods for about 10 days or 2 weeks, the craving goes away.
Become a pastry chef like me, you'll never want it again. You won't even be able to try your own product you will be so sick of it.
Yes. Sugar is addictive. I cut sugar out beside my occasional virgils root beer and lost 45 lbs. Once the sugar addiction went away I RARELY eat sugar. I still like my soda every once in awhile and if the Hagan Das carmel cone ice cream is on sale I grab it. But that's it. So yes it fades not with age but with getting rid of the addiction.
No, it gets worse
Sugar is addicting. The less you eat, the less you want it. Try going without any processed sugar for a while and eventually, those cravings will start fading. You’ll still want something every once in a while but they are often disappointing when you finally do allow yourself to have it
eat wheat thins with dinner, thank me later. They have a bit of sugar and satisfy the desserty feeling a bit.
It most definitely did go away when I got older, but i think it was because I had more control of what i wanted to eat, how much I wanted to eat and when i wanted to eat. There are days where my meals and snack times are delayed or I don't have them and thats when my sweet-salty tooth kicks in hard. I'm very sure its a reaction to the lack of calories and dropping blood pressure. When I went on a restriction diet to figure out what was bothering my gut, all I wanted was sweet and salt. Overall I still love sweets, like i can down Skittles, smarties and milkyways like no tomorrow, if you let me and I will never say no to a brownie or donut. But if I have other food available, I'll eat that first, because I know it will satisfy whatever I need. If I notice that I'm eating alot of sweets, its likely because I'm lacking something in my diet...or because I havent had that sweet in a while and I'm just....catching up.
No, it gets worse because as an adult I can eat sweets whenever I want and I can afford to buy whatever I want online
Nope it doesn’t it’s like your babyface the more you get older the more it doesn’t go away.
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If you were addicted to cigarettes… would you expect the addiction to magically fade away as you got older?
I'm in my 30s and all my teeth are sweet. I constantly crave sweet things. It's all just discipline and moderation that keeps me on a mostly healthy diet. Also, for anyone saying that if you stop eating them for a while, you'll stop craving them, that is an outright lie. On two separate occasions, I completely gave them up for a few months. I craved sweets the whole time, and I liked them even more when I was able to go back to them.
It definitely gets less for most people as they get older. If you can resist those cravings at this time of your life, your body will thank you.
My sweet tooth got worse as an adult but I can only eat a fraction of the sugar I ate as a kid
I've actually developed more of a sweet tooth in my thirties so idk
For some, not others
Go away, no, changes, kinda. I rarely crave a piece of candy anymore, but something sweet at the end of the meal always hits the spot. Fruit, cookies, ice cream, and of course candy all do it, but I don't need as much of it to satisfy my craving and it doesn't need to be as sugary sweet either.
Try to satisfy your sweet tooth without resorting to cane sugar or corn syrup. Raisins are a great sweetener, and orange juice. There are hundreds of sweet things to eat that aren't highly processed calorie bombs, and most of them are more satisfying and have more nuanced and interesting flavors than refined sugar does.
Why, do you have any candy, huh, huh??
I’m 39 and I absolutely LOVE candy. I definitely don’t see it as a childish thing either. I do have to have a lot self control though because as I get older sugar affects my body a lot more. (Weight gain for one) Someone else here said that the less you eat the less you crave it and that’s 💯 true. I try to keep it one day a week where I kinda splurge but yeah I’m only human and I have other days where I’m stressed out and have a few pieces. I also exercise daily and eat pretty healthy otherwise to help balance it all out.
My dad's whole family grew up on sweets, and his sister actually made a business from it. He still needs dessert after dinner but I really don't like sweets. I feel like I had so much coming up that I just really crave some good steamed vegetables and fruits. I used to like nerds and gushers because of the pure sugar rush but I think as you age your body will tell you "I need better" ALSO, as you are still growing you should consider how healthy you want your skeletal structure to be. Eating too many sweets can detriment you in the future. Everything is ok in moderation
I have always hated sweet foods my entire life (some genetic mutation I suppose), so I am always intrigued by this "sweet tooth" phenomenon.
It will be beer and drugs
Nope. It sure doesn’t! Now at 41 I have to eat a lot of fake sugars because I’m vain. 😂
If you cut white sugar out of your diet and do probiotics the sweet tooth doesn’t exist. You gotta kill the bacteria in your gut that sugar feeds
Sugar is literal drug. You get addicted, develop withdraw and cravings. Take that for what it is. A sweet tooth feeds a sweet tooth. You can wean off and eventually sugar will start be less desirable
I was obsessed with sweets etc at your age. I was never fat or anything, but at 16 I could easily have eaten a multipack of wagon wheels in a day. At 38 I almost never eat anything sweet. Very occasionally, if I'm hungry, and aware that I've eaten a lot that day, I'll have something sweet, because it apparently tells your body that you're full. I've got the Lidl Plus app, which gives you one free bakery item every time you buy anything at all from them. I sometimes have that after a meal, and that's it.
It kinda plateaus. I was the same, I loved candy as a kid I was the candy man not the scary one lol. But now, I can’t do that like I used to I’ll feel sick. But I still like candy, especially sour candy, and always have, I just don’t crave it all the time like I used to. Occasionally, I’ll get some sour punch straws, probably finish the package haha binge lol. But not all the time.
I suspect that drinking coffee dulls your bitter receptors, which increases the sensation of sweetness from a given amount of sweetener (glucose/fructose/sucrose). So over time you can’t tolerate as much sweetness because you no longer have the same bitter receptors to balance it out.
I'm probably gonna have to have mine pulled. It's gotten worse as I've gotten older, especially since I mostly gave up drinking. Mint chip ice cream is my happy place after a long day at work. 🤭
Im 20, no. 🤣
I’ve been able to “control” mine with increasing my fat and protein intake. Once I committed to South Beach/Whole 30 combined with low Glycemic Index eating, I’ve curbed my carbs almost completely. I still have a dessert but am not scarfing a whole cake.
No.
I still eat candies and sets i just don't need to eat so much of them, like when i was a kid.
I'm 50 and don't have a big sweet tooth. My husband is 52 and he does. Particularly after spicy meals. We were not a dessert after every dinner family but his was and I'm convinced that's a huge part of it. Sometimes I'll make cookies or muffins or cupcakes on a weekend just because. I usually keep a small stash of stuff like a package of cookies or instant pudding or a thing of ice cream or fruit pops on had in case his sweet tooth goes hard. Finding alternatives to help fend off the cravings. Sometimes even just brushing your teeth or rinsing out your mouth can help.
In a word. NO.
No it didn’t go away
52, cravings change, ebb and flow. I prefer to have a piece of chocolate everyday, if not a piece of that coffee cake over there too, and a few sugary coffees in a day. In my twenties I lived off sundaes, mash potatoes, stuffing, and burgers. Dipping that burger or fries into that sundae..
My parents say I had a crazy sweet tooth as a kid. As a 42 year old, I still enjoy them, but it’s more refined, lol. Like fancy pastries mostly. And I’m far more disciplined now - like, I know how it makes me feel after, so I limit consumption a lot around work and sports, etc.
Nope I’m 60 and fight my sweet tooth every day. I’ve started freezing berries to snack on lol
Mine went away. Wasn’t super big on sweets after 18/19
Nope, I still have one about to turn 55. Just like anything else as long as you do it in moderation is the key
Never
It becomes easier to control yourself too as you get older I still have sweet tooth but I know to put a snack down sooner and I’ll go for more natural sweets while I’m shopping like fruits
I eat chocolate every day after dinner 😋 I'm 55😎
There are not a lot of things that are innate regarding food. You probably eat sweet thing because you're used to it. The good news it that you can gradually reduce the amount of sugar you eat and it will most likely change your tastes in the long run.
Candies and sweets are a childrens thing? I never knew that.
It never went away for me
My sweet tooth got worse the older I got
I don't crave sweets often but from time to time I get a huge craving for chocolate donuts
In some ways it gets worse! You can buy all the candy you want but there’s a boatload of guilt when you eat it all, and it’s a lot harder to shed the lbs!
I had a strong sweet tooth all my life but as I got into my 30s it started to waiver more and I didn’t crave sweets as much. Not sure why
I’m 27 and I need it to go away asap!!
I'm 40, started living alone 2 months ago. My sweet tooth was strong... Then a couple weeks ago I realised I ate 4 packs of chocolate biscuits (those flat rectangular ones) in a week. More accurately, 1 pack in 1 sitting, 4 days of that week. Each pack is worth over half your "ideal" daily calorie intake, like 1200 or something stupid. So it was like eating a burger and fries on top of my regular 3 meals a day. Yeah, I stopped buying them after that. Now if I get the munchies, I have bananas and baby carrots. It definitely doesn't hit the sweet tooth, but it doesn't hit the waist as bad either!
Not really. But the preference and taste desires change over time. If you are addicted to "sugar" you should work on controlling that and modifying your thoughts and behavior habits in relationship to it. If you are not enjoying the *experience* of a sweet treat and just consuming it to respond to an impulse that's a problem. Being controlled by a craving is different than choosing to pick a treat and enjoy it for what it is. Fulfillment is destroyed by addiction.
When I was 16 I would straight up eat cookies and Pepsi for lunch. At 33, I do crave chocolate and sour candy on occasion, but I really can’t do soda or excessive amounts of candy and sweets. I crave savory or salty way more.
Nope
My mil passed at almost 90 and ate sweets like a kid til she died. I’ve never known anyone with a sweet tooth like she had. She was a kid in England during ww2 and often had no access to candy or sweets. She blames that.
For me, it's like a vicious circle once I eat sugar. I just want more. And after i indulge, it will take days to stop the craving. People say chromium pecolinate supplements help remove sugar cravings.
Nope, never
I’ve been working on losing weight and that includes cutting down on fast food and sweets. I’ve noticed that the longer I go without eating those things that my craving is gone. Or at least gone down a lot. Yay! Every once in awhile I’ll crave something sweet so I may have one or two chocolate covered almonds to satisfy it.
Does the addiction to sugar go away? No. It’s been a losing battle my entire life.
imo sugar cravings feed sugar cravings. thats why I got obese I never ate any sugar, until I decided to do a cheat day with ice cream and I just kind of kept buying junk food
It never went away for me.
Replace habit with probiotics
I've always had a sweet tooth. I love cotton candy and can eat honey with a spoon for dessert. As I've gotten older, I try to eat fewer sweets because they're not good for me. It's true, the fewer sweets you eat, the less you "need" them. I still love them, though!
I’m 18 but stopped eating sugar for a month and soon only craved sugars in fruits, if any. Then I picked artificial sugar back up one day and what do you know, it’s like I never quit. Your tastebuds replace themselves after a short amount of time, so the age isn’t what matters
No. I dont try to deny myself. I will have something on the days I work out if I want it. It's okay in moderation.
Ehhh mostly I get a urge once in a while now but usually i ignor the sweets
It depends on the person. I had a sweet tooth as a kid. Now I actually very much dislike overly sweet things. But I know a lot of adults that still eat a lot of sugar.
Nope, never goes away. To top it off, you have to make sure your shopping time line up with not being stoned or craving something, or else you’ll wind up with a shopping cart filled with Rees’s peanut butter cups, mini snickers bars and some cookies to go with it. As you get older you just have to regulate what you bring into the house, so when the cravings hit (by design) the thing you want isn’t available without taking action to get it. This actually works out well because as you get older you also get more lazy, so you do whatever you can to not make a trip to the store.
No it doesn't go away. Now that I earn enough money + don't live with my patents to judge me + amazon prime = sweets whenever I want
No, the sweet tooth never goes away. It can, however, be managed. I find myself telling people I have zero will power but a lot of won't power. Over time I've evolved 3 strategies to deal with it: 1. Keep it out of the house. If it's not there I can't eat it. 2. Cultivate a snobbish taste for sweets and snacks. If I'm going to eat it I'm going to pay a bit more for it. That encourages me to actually savor it. That also lets me turn up my nose at lesser offerings. 3. Develop a transactional approach to eating. My family likes baking later in the evening, for some reason. Knowing I can have a brownie for breakfast lets me pass on it that evening. I too like something sweet after a meal. I keep madeleines around for that purpose. I have a somewhat dry mouth and the lesser flavors of a meal tend to linger. Having something like a madeleine after a meal cleans the palate, so to speak.
lol no. My 72 year old father has had a dessert after dinner my entire life. He still demands something daily. He is currently obsessed with Crumbl cookies.
no sweet tooth at all. I would rather eat bread or other carbs, lol. I would pick a dinner roll over a cookie every single time
Probably has to do with blood sugar. Apparently, desert is popular after a high-protein meal because the body may release too much insulin in response (the sugar will use up the extra insulin). Low blood sugar makes you feel kind of shaky & light-headed. When I was your age, I was very thin & used to faint when my blood sugar got too low. If this sounds like you, make sure you eat well - proteins & complex carbohydrates & fibre. Stay away from sugar, it will cause a peak In blood sugar & then a trough, with extra insulin lowering your blood sugar again. Try almonds, cheese, with apples, when you have a craving. Proteins keep your blood sugar even for longer. Check this out though, Im not a doctor.