Sucking Up To The Sugary Sweet Tooth

"Moments like these. You need minties", an awesome ad run by Pascall (confectionary company in New Zealand) makes a compelling point. Sometimes a little bit of sugar (and love) is all it takes to make the cravings (or woes) go away. Not "sucking up" has only one path, and it's a rocket propelled pass to a diet crash. A.k.a. Binging.

Tic tacs are proposition number one to resolving a sweeth tooth. Each delicacy delivers the tiniest of calorie hits but with all the beauty and elegance known only to us as sweetness. Here is where the really magic happens. If you start having a "incy-wincy" sugar delirium or start salivating like a dog and begin to vaporise those missiles faster than a geek on crack playing asteroids, fear not. A full arsenal of missiles will only set you back 80 calories. "Zats some quality bang for your buck."

Teaspoon of sugar (don't laugh, think about it) is proposition number two and it really does the trick too. Directly attacks the problem. Caution is advised: like cigarretes once you start you may not be able to stop. One maximum. Not two. Not three. Not even seventy four.

Technical time. "Errrrrr...errrr. Do-do-do the ro-ro-bot." I couldn't resist. If a lite snack doesn't resolve the cravings, the problem may be deeper. Atkins advises that too low carbohydrate diets, restrict the blood-sugar levels and it will only take minutes after eating before you will feel hungry again. Increase your carbohydrate intake by eating more fruit and vegetables, a sandwich a day keeps the cravings away or cook a starch (make you feel "fuller" for longer) based staple meal such as rice.

For more ideas, try MedicineNet's Ease your cravings for 150 calories or less guide. And of course it wouldn't hurt to search google. May the force be with you on your battle against the binges.