Battling that Sweet Tooth

Nothing satisfies me like a good Diet Coke.  I know that the stuff is awful for you, but there is nothing like that aspartame aftertaste that just is so delicious.  Ironically, I enjoy it way more than normal Coca Cola!

I'm also a huuuuuuuuuge fan of anything sweet!  Chocolate, ice cream, candy, pie, cake, you name it, I love it!  I'm not just into normal sweets.  I like weird sweets too, like salted black licorice.  This means that I usually don't have an excuse like, "Oh, I don't really like chocolate," or "Pie really isn't my thing."

This means that I have to find other way to satisfy my sweet cravings.  For a while, I tried using artificial sweeteners like Splenda.  I figured it was way better than aspartame, and it was made from sugar, so it couldn't be all that bad! Little did I know that these artificial sweeteners actually have shown to cause weight gain and they mess with the super lovely bacteria in our guts.

So, in an effort to create the best me I can be, I have cut out all sugar except that which comes from fruits.  I know. Terrifying, isn't it?

However, what I have found is the less sugar I eat, the less sugar I want to eat!  Not going to lie, it has been really hard!  Especially when the food delivery system here in Manhattan is so amazing! A lovely slice of lemon meringue pie is just a click away...

Fruit infused water has probably been my biggest savior.  As many of you know, what we confuse as hunger signals in our bodies are often just misunderstood thirst signals.  With the flavor of strawberries or cucumber and lemon, I am satisfying my thirst and the unwanted cravings that usually accompany it!

It's certainly not a perfect system, and I still have a long way to go.  I know that many of you probably have new years resolutions about being healthier, and I thought I would put my two cents in about what has been helping me!

Do you have any tips or tricks for me?  Tell me in the comments below!

-Fly high, little birds!

xxx