Obese and pudding without sugar

[Snacksnacksnack]

Hi, I suppose my aibu is aibu to ask what people have as a sweet evening snack / pudding, that does not contain sugar or sweetners? I'm so bored of just having fruit or fruit with nut butter. I just can't think of anything else - except plain greek yog and fruit. Any suggestions? I've cut out sugar as I'm very overweight (have ptsd and used eating as a coping strategy, have never been overweight before). Any suggestions v v much appreciated! Thanks!

Berries and cream

90% dark choc

Mousse made by whipping up cream, Greek yogurt and sugar free jelly (made with half the amount of water)

Or coffee with a bit of cream

@SallyWD

Wow, what awesome insight and advice

OP are you still hungry after a meal? I had this conversation with my parents years ago and the answer was 'no'. Yet They ALWAYS feel like they had to end a meal with a pudding..

Agree with others - you just need to kick the habit of having of having something sweet after dinner. Having fruit with nut butter is not going to help you lose weight - still full of sugar and a meal in itself. Have a herbal tea.

Another here who just doesn't have dessert.

My husband was 19 stone when we first met.

He had had dessert every meal of his life and it blew his mind that you could have dinner and no dessert.

We now only have it when eating out or if it's a special occasion.

He weighs 12-13 stone.

To all the pudding puritans, if you have a sweet tooth, you have a sweet tooth. Satisfying it healthily is a much better way of losing weight/eating healthily than avoiding something you want. Abstaining isn't in any way healthier. I eat sweet foods whenever I want, which is a lot, and I have a body fat percentage of 22 and a 6 pack.

Dried dates are great as a snack and you can bake with them. I'm currently working my way through a date 'bread pudding' that I made from eggs, milk, dates and a loaf of porridge bread that went wrong. It's very decadent feeling and I'm having it for lunch, breakfast or as a light evening meal. Another option is (successfully baked) porridge bread with whole nut peanutbutter and whole fruit jam. That's so yum. I do a lot of baking and do sugar free brownies made from chickpeas and dates. I make waffles/cake balls from sweet potato, oats and eggs. Or a sweet banana and oat omelette. I serve pretty much all of the above with full fat greek yoghurt and lots of berries. The thing is though that I rarely have them as a dessert and as the meal itself. I might have them for breakfast or my evening meal (with a more regular main meal in the middle of the day.)

I don’t have dessert but I have two rice cakes for a snack. I break them up into small bite size pieces. The salt and vinegar ones I buy have 34 calories per rice cake.
You can get chocolate ones but I’m guessing they will be more calories.

Drink water when you feel hungry too.

Half a tub of strawberries.

Stop the pudding all together, it is a sugar habit and if you can break it it will serve you better in the long run. Push dinner to 6.30 and you should be OK to not eat till breakfast.

Passion fruit with a tiny bit of melted high coco dark chocolate. Add yogurt to bulk out.

OP are you just craving a sweet taste? Could you eat a sweet?

I couldn’t eat daily pudding either, not only would I be huge but it would be cyclical because I’d crave even more sugar generally.

No pudding routines here.

Occasionally I might want something sweet, and a bit of dark chocolate is good for "finishing my appetite off"

Beware of sweetners. There is some evidence that they trigger similar insulin responses to sugar, except they don't get sated. Better to have something natural with a better range of nutrients.

I was desperate for a chocolate fix tonight so I had a bowl of cereal that has choc chips in it.

If you want to cut out sugar you need to cut down on fruit - fruit is full of sugars.

I have a sweet tooth myself so I know it's difficult, but if you want to cut sugar it would be best not to eat dessert at all unless it's a special occasion. I almost never have dessert, although I might have a bit of chocolate of an evening before bed.

FWIW I always have something small and sweet after dinner. I choose to eat smaller portions in general and fewer carbs. It works well for me. Different strokes etc. Cutting out pudding is not the ONLY way to keep healthy.

Glass of wine for me too!

Peanut butter hot chocolate (peanut hottie) is amazing. So sweet, really peanuty and tastes 'naughty' but not too bad calorie wise

Quark mixed with an Options white choc on top of some strawberries. Tastes just like cheesecake (without the biscuit base.)

Gradually start switching to dark chocolate over 70%, Montezuma buttons are truly a lovely treat after dinner(just a few can hit the spot)
I used used to be seriously overweight about a decade ago, it was difficult to change my habits but i took up little extra project to do instead of eating-for example this time of year i start figuring extra bits for Christmas, springtime abit of gardening stuff etc etc. Nothing major, just enough to shift my focus from my need for something sweet.

All the people saying don't eat pudding and sorry don't want to sound mean need to work on their tact!

I found it easier not to have pudding or anything trying to be pudding. I have a herbal tea (lemon + ginger is my fave), go and floss + brush my teeth. By that point I'm distracted and find I'll start doing other self-care like painting my nails, having a bath, or admin/jobs.
I'm out of the habit now but trying to get back into it!