Can I Have A Sweet Fix Everyday Even If I Am A Sugar Addict?

In working with women who wish to lose weight and control their sugar addiction, the main focus is on weight loss. However, I am frequently asked questions like these:
"Can I have a sweet fix everyday?"
"Am I allowed to have a sweet fix if I really need it?"
"If I have a sweet fix, will it negate my weight loss?"
My answer: It depends. I wish there was a really simple answer to any of these questions. But the truth of the matter is, there are so many variables that affects the right decision for each individual.
For example: Let's take a look at Martha and Kate. They both consider themselves to be a sugar addict. Both love, love, love chocolate. But both take a very different approach. Martha plans her chocolate into her day, every day. She buys a bag of individually wrapped Dove chocolates and has one after lunch and one after dinner. That totally satisfies her desires and she can limit it to the 1rnpiece serving.
Kate on the other hand, says she could never do that because she can't stop once she starts. She tries to stay away from chocolate totally. She says about once a month she winds up "giving in" and finds herself binging on something chocolate. She hates herself for not having control and wishes she could live in a world devoid of chocolate so her life could be easier. It has become a vicious cycle and she wishes she could stop.
If this were a case study with Martha and Kate, it appears to be obvious that getting a sweet fix in everyday is certainly possible. And it is. The deciding factor? individual personalities and what drives them. You really have to know yourself and what sets you off.
For Martha, the thought of being deprived of chocolate is so abhorrent that she isrnwilling to limit the portion size. She is satisfied with knowing she will have another piece after the next meal. Whereas Kate is emotionally using chocolate tornsoften her disappointments in life. When things are going good, Kate is able torncontrol her chocolate desires, but when things go awry, she turns to sugar tornsoften the blow. And because it temporarily makes her feel good, she keeps on eating it and winds up overdoing it.
I would suggest Kate have some tootsie roll pops on hand for those emergency situations. They would satisfy the sweet fix she is looking for in a controlled way. One tootsie roll pop is 70 calories and you can make that sucker last a long time. Over time, Kate will be able to learn more behavioral techniques to help her with her sugar cravings.