A York Peppermint patty has about the equivalent to 6 1/4 teaspoons of sugar, 1/8 teaspoon of salt and 2 teaspoons of fat. If I would eat one every day I personally would CRAVE MORE starch/sugar/salt/fat ALL DAY LONG.

Now, I understand that many people on this board refuse to give up certain foods, and that is fine by me. Many feel deprived or unsatisfied unless they get their fix on a regular basis, (no matter how small the fix is), and that is also fine by me....to each his/her own. But, often times it's the same people who just can't understand why their weightloss is slow, or why they crave foods, get hungry often and find it difficult to stay within their caloric limits, and well...you just can't have your cake and eat it too. The real truth is, fast and steady weight loss comes most often to the people who give up trigger foods. The people who usually succeed at losing weight more quickly are the ones who are avoiding foods that are non supportive to faster weightloss...

Basically you have 2 choices. Lose weigh slowly and have your daily treats and suffer more cravings or don't eat treats and lose weight more quickly and have less cravings. Either way is the right way for individual preference.

As far as the supplements, trust me, if you think you might not be able to afford cinnamon, then you definitely can't afford Xenadrine pills. They are expensive garbage and should be treated as such! :) IMHO

Yes, I do as well. I'd love to help, Tricon, but it seems you're not actually looking for sensible advice. There's no magic pills, Xenadrine included, that will do more for your body that time/proper nutrition/energy deficits together. I want you to find success and not be frustrated, but that requires making choices that add up to that success. You can choose sugar or certain junk food, it you can't choose it AND expect fast weight loss and hunger management, you know? Something has to give.

After coming back and rereading a bit. I have to say I agree with these ladies.

Cinnamon isn't going to do you a bit of good if you continue to let yourself ride the sugar roller coaster. Not everyone has problems with sugar and starch... but the people who do, don't have a lot of success if they keep making excuses to consume things that don't agree with their bodies.

You can keep making excuses that allow you to fail... or you can try something different, stick with it, and see if you see positive change.

Sure, the York patty might not make you gain 50 lbs overnight... but for certain people (myself included) it would make my entire day completely miserable. Why do that to yourself when there's an easy fix??

Don't eat the junk. Get enough fat, protein, and other essential nutrients. Feed your body what it wants. If your body is not getting what it needs it won't give you what you want.

I've tried it and I still had binges and cravings. I think the only way to do this is with your willpower and commitment.

I really think that you anti-sugar people are jumping to conclusions that can't be justified based on the information we know. I realize that low carb diets have changed a lot of people's lives for the better but others suffer massively without a fair amount of carbs in their diet.

Here is what we know:

Tricon was eating a lot of sugar recently. As in last week.

He has eliminated all but a single york peppermint patty.

Could it be that single patty is causing cravings? Yes, possibly but more likely is the massive decrease in sugar from last week is causing more cravings.

Could it be responsible for stalling weight loss? No. What is much more likely is Tricon (as he mentioned) was simply underestimating the caloric content of the apple fritter he was consuming on a very regular basis.

I'm not anti sugar at all, but I think that if you were to go looking at the "Goal" posts from anyone who has lost weight and kept it off , you would not find one person who says "it was all possible due to Xenadrine." You will see people who struggled, kept going, didn't give up and and listened to their bodies and also felt the physical sensation of hunger and just lived with it.

I went to bed and my stomach felt hungry last night. I'd worked hard at a swim, had fueled well but my body was burning energy to warm me back up and repair my muscles. It wasn't anything that needed to be fixed or solved. It just was.

If you don't want to get rid of the big Peppermint Patty every day, maybe try having 2 small ones at different times of the day. And then switching to just one small one. And then having it only a couple times a week. It's just a habit you've gotten yourself into, you can get yourself out of it too.

Cinnamon helps regulate blood sugar, so it may help with your appetite.

Caffeine is also helpful in suppressing your appetite. Also, it may take a week or two or so to get the hang of things, but if you keep your eating to the designated meal times, you can really get yourself out of the snacking habit pretty quickly.

i read through the thread and honestly your struggles sound like mine lately.

for the first 6months of my weightloss and helthy lifestyle i was doing all the do's and maybe once a week with a small cheat. i didnt feel deprived till holidays came halloween, thanksgiving, christmas, new years, my bday. then for the last six months it was slow a** taper.

first 6months may-end of october- about40lbs
november to now -13lbs
and for the last 4 months ive been struggling with the same 5 dang lbs!

y? for me Ive realised its those things where i stay in calorie for days with junk then explode and eat what i want. (not way over board) but still not good stuff. not healthy stuff. fast food or restauraunts or frozen foods.

the last 4 days i have lost 2.6lbs. why? (also would say some water weight from cheats)

for me I know its giving up those 4pieces of licorice a day. with the tv dinner that low in calories but its tastie and junky. or the choclate cookie snacks that are only 100 cals.

ive finally accepted at least for the time being...
even though something is low in calorie that doesnt mean its going to be a positive affect on my mind body and hunger.

always remember there are valleys and peaks. (i was in a valley for a while)

Heres to hoping and trying to stay true to myself that im climbing upto another peak. :)


also remember we are all here for the same reason. it boils down to hope and support. we're here to help. i know i was taking some peoples advice as judgemental for a while. but really its me being angry at me. i know i was doing other stuff i shouldnt have been. but thats just me and maybe you are different. i just wanted to share my story with you. good luck and i hope you acheive the best!:carrot::carrot: no matte what dont give up! :hug:

I have had this problem recently and I think it had to do with the peanut butter (and the sugar in it) I kept eating to satisfy my cravings. So the more PB I ate, the more cravings I would get. I've been completely fine on my diet for the last 5 months til I started the PB thing :) that pretty much sabotaged me this month :(
But anyhow, my trainer recently mentioned to get chromium picolinate. She said that helps with cravings. I haven't bought any but I have heard before it helps with weight loss. Good luck!

I think that every person has to lose weight in the way that is best for them and if you want to try a pill and give yourself a daily treat then that is your right. :) I have never had luck with appetite suppressants. But YOU might.