[yorkietalkjilly]

Probably 3 - 5 times a week and the most common form is my 3 teaspoons of sugar in my Diet Coke. If I do buy a candy bar twice a year or so, I usually eat it in stages over days - not a full candy bar or full piece of cake or even chocolates - just part of it. I used to eat way more sweets but got a lot more health-conscious and now just eat that sort of thing as a very special treat. In the past, I couldn't keep sweets in the house - I would eat them right up! About 8 years ago, that changed and now I can keep anything in the house and it will just stay there. I have chocolate-covered cherries still in the box from Christmas, frozen Hostess cupcakes from last fall or summer in the freezer, sherbet and ice cream so old it needs to be trashed - all uneaten. I have Cadbury Eggs and Peeps waiting for Easter - all waiting but in the past - they would be gone the night I bought them!!!

I used to have a Honey Bun for breakfast quite often but it was tiny, 180 cals. and about 20-something grams of carbs. with barely any glazing. But I was hungry again in 2 hours so gave up on those except one ever so often. Now I just have my cereal or protein bar for breakfast. On Valentine's Day, I had 3 chocolates of 40 calories each. I used to eat 1/2 a box of 80 - 100 calorie chocolates on that day! But I found a company that makes tiny chocolates and they aren't too bad if you need a choc fix. Before and for a year after I had hip surgery, I did have extra milk, soy milk, sherbet and ice cream but it was eaten in place of and besides half a regular meal usually. That's the only way I can keep from gaining weight since I'm not as active - eat less bad stuff. Right now, I am starving for some ice cream since it's been a long, long time since I've had any good old Blue Bell!!! I do still love sweets but no longer crave them as I used to do.