How can you wean yourself off sugar?

"Here are a few smart strategies:

• Imagine victory. Visualize that you're the heroine who easily, happily and gracefully says, 'No, thank you,' to sugar and other energy-sapping substances. At the same time that you 'see yourself free,' picture yourself choosing only nourishing, nurturing foods, beverages and activities. Watch this internal 'movie' at least 10 to 20 times a day, especially first thing in the morning and last thing at night.  
• Be mindful. In the morning, try to take a five-minute to 30-minute breathing break or mindfulness meditation timeout. If you prefer, pray or listen to a creative visualization CD. Before you begin your meals, take a short breathing break. Before you select foods, drinks, substances or activities, ask yourself, 'What does my body, heart and soul really need and crave?' 
• Fill up on the good stuff. Two of your biggest allies can be protein and fiber. Before you go to a party or family gathering, grab a small snack filled with protein and fiber such as some veggies (like cauliflower, broccoli and carrots) or a piece of fruit (such as an apple), along with a hard-boiled egg or a piece of cheese. Choosing foods like these will cut back on your desire for sugar and refined carbs. 
• Delay away cravings. Most of us are pretty darn good at delaying or procrastinating, right? Just promise yourself to delay eating that tempting treat for a certain amount of time, say 10 to 20 minutes. Then, you can delay over and over again, ultimately for hours. Now think ahead to the next morning when you're so relieved and proud of yourself that you didn't cave into your cravings. When you delay (first 15 minutes, then a half hour, then one hour) before eating that cookie, candy bar or brownie that's calling out to you, you begin to detach from your destructive impulses. What's more, when you delay for 10 minutes, then 15 minutes, et cetera, your cravings will subside while you get involved with other things. Then, you'll even be able to put your cravings into proper perspective."

Source: Connie Bennett