How often? How much?

And what do you eat?

wow great job on the weight loss!!!!!!!!!...
I don't eat it even when I'm not trying to loose weight....If I do eat something sweet it's because of a craving...I did reward myself yesterday for getting to my first mini goal by eating one of those bite sized snickers.....I'm too scared that if I do eat something sweet I'll just gain weight....ahhhhh....I CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO MY GOAL...

I eat desserts ONLY with a meal/protien so they dont pack any real glycemic index punch. If you have lots of protien, then eat a dessert, the dessert is digested slower, so there is not a rush into the blood stream. But even at that, my desserts are very carefully chosen.

I usually have one everyday with lunch. Then once a week with sunday dinner.

In the summer i like:

Those new hostess ho-hos
any 100 calorie pack
light mini brown cows
Grilled peaches with ff cool whip or whipped cream (SO GOOD if your cooking out)
jello mix, 1 cup hot water, mixed with coolwhip and firmed together (if that makes sense...makes a fluffy pie filling)
Low fat version of panna cotta (skim milk custard with honey and berries)

All these are less than 100 cals a serving and really hit that sweet tooth.

I always have something sweet in the evening (and sometimes after lunch, too). Most of the time I eat some dark chocolate, but I've been on a pineapple kick recently--it's very delicious and a few ounces works as lunch 'dessert'. Sometimes I have more decadent dessert treat at night though. I made chocolate mousse the other day. 400 calories a serving! I made room for it in my day's calories, but desserts are something I have to be careful with. I'm a fiend for chocolate and baked goods, and I do actually consider them a necessary part of my diet. I also know that I will get nowhere if I try to desist from desserts. It won't work for me.

I don't crave sweets a lot, but I always keep SF gelatin in the refrigerator, SF pudding, I may add a couple of tbsps. of Cool Whip Free, and dark chocolate(I break a bar into 2 pt.(WW) servings. That usually keeps me satisfied to the point that I don't feel deprived. Oh, I don't want to forget the Hostess 100 cal. pack of chocolate cupcakes, the whole pack of 3 is only 1 pt.

Denise

Yes. It's usually fruit, or fruit with yoghurt, or fruit with yoghurt and muesli, or just yoghurt but I almost always have something sweet. I don't tend to eat it straight after my meals though, I leave a while to digest and then have it as more of a between meals snack. Actually, the one time I don't have dessert is when I'm eating out. If it's something I control I will eat it, but I don't trust myself with restaurant desserts!

Try fat-free cookies from Jamba Juice or fat-free frozen yogurt. Getting dessert out keeps it out of the house, which is always a good thing for me

I usually only eat desserts when I'm out for a treat meal in a restaurant - I don't trust myself with sweet things in the house (like ice cream or dark chocolate). I sometimes eat a biscotti with my coffee in the afternoon, but only if I have the calories for it As a rule, I eat dinner fairly late and I'm not hungry before bedtime. Occasionally, I like the 100 calorie smart pop kettle corn bags or a roasted apple with blueberries. I love sweet things, but I've had such a problem with them in the past that I don't indulge very often.

I do, every night. Sometimes its fruit, but not frequently. For a while, it was individually-portioned ice cream or rainbow sherbet cups. Recently, I've been making my own homemade frozen yogurt, with nonfat yogurt, a combo of 1 pt sugar to 3 pts splenda, pureed fruit, vanilla extract, and fat free half and half. Its goooooooood and since it is made with whole fruit, is way healthier than the packaged stuff.

I eat quite a bit of fruit --cherries and strawberries now!! I only have a small dessert on special occasions like Christmas, my birthday.
Apart from that I have been sugar free for all the time I was losing and now maintaining my weight--about six months.
My husband has ice cream and sometimes desserts in the house but I am not tempted at all.
My one exceptionI used to be to have a tsp( measured) of maple syrup on my oatmeal but these days I am sick of oatmeal and not eating it.
Cookies used to be my downfall. I noticed with the maple syrup I never craved more of it --with sugar products I always craved more and more and more.
I think if I had a really sweet dessert now I would be unable to eat it.
Katie

i agree that the sugar free jell-o always does a good job getting rid of that sweet craving, and it seems to fill me up as well. i also like the 100-calorie kettlecorn, not necessarily as a dessert but just as something good to munch on. i have always had a big sweet tooth, and my problem is that once i start eating a dessert, i just want more and i end up totally overeating. so i think that sometimes it is best to not have desserts in the house so that i dont feel tempted to eat them, and i also watch out having desserts at parties or dinners or wherever you are welcome to have more. but i think that once in a while it is ok to go out for ice cream and treat yourself to whatever you want because sometimes plain old jell-o just doesnt cut it, and i think that resisting the dessert temptations constantly can be tiring and might end up leading to a complete overeating episode.

okay to answer my own question:

Yes! I eat dessert almost every day. I love to bake and I loooove desserts.*sigh*

It does get tricky though because I can have a hard time controlling myself. But it seems like I can handle it pretty well now and I do well with moderation. If I cut out any food or food group that I love, I end up feeling so deprived I go totally off-plan. So it's definitely about balance.

I normally consider my fresh fruit of strawberries, pineapple, watermelon, cantaloupe or peaches as my dessert. I consider my between meal snacks of apple, orange or banana as just a healthy snack. About twice a month, I will share a regular dessert with DH when we are dining out. I try to keep unhealthy sweets out of the house. The exception is one piece of dessert on major Holidays or Family birthdays. I definitely have less cravings for sweets when I just leave them alone.

I also sometimes bake cakes, I just make sure I choose freezable recipes, cut them up and freeze them in individual portions, so that if I want to eat it it has to be as a planned treat, taken out of the freezer and defrosted in advance.

I eat something sweet most nights as my nighttime snack. Usually it's a blue bunny fudgesicle (35 calories). About once a month, I'll make a low calorie dessert (last week I made hungrygirl.com's oreo pie - yum). Other options are sugar free jello, pudding, yogurt or fruit. I rarely eat full calorie desserts, either at restaurants or at home.