help...Im eating too much junk food.
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You do know that scientists have done studies regarding vitamin deficiencies and cravings and have found that babies preferred the baby food that was high in a vitamin or mineral that they had a mild nutritional deficiency in, correct? Not to mention that anecdotally, there are probably several people here that can attest to craving certain foods and that craving was related to a vitamin or mineral deficiency. I myself discovered that I had an ongoing magnesium deficiency via a physician visit, and shortly before my visit had been craving avocados for the past month (a food I never ate on a regular basis, or even very much cared for).galgenstrick wrote: »Cravings have no connection to deficiencies in your body.
You should not give bad or misinformed advice if you do not know what you are talking about.
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Obviously no one here has actually looked at the OP'S diary. There is more ice cream, candy bars, whip cream and popcorn than actual food. And you can seriously say this has nothing to do with weight loss. Yeah sure you could probably lose weight if you only consumed 1200 calories of ice cream and candy bars but you would also have diabetes and be dead by the time your 40 years old. The OP asked for help to curb the overcompeling desire to eat junk food. My suggestion is get it out of the house until they're ready.0
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forgtmenot wrote: »livingleanlivingclean wrote: »Yes, yes you are - your diary is terrible!
Why are you turning to the chocolate/icecream etc?
I think you need to plan and prepare some meals, with decent protein, good Fats and a variety of fresh vegies and some fruit. Really ask yourself after eating your planned meal if you need the chocolate or icecream. If you're bored, get out and do something.
Unnecessary
She said it herself.
My question to you was "what was my first QUESTION to her?". Oh.... Perhaps it was "why are you turning to the chocolate and icecream?"... Or did use miss that part?0 -
I have had anemia pretty much my whole life. I rarely crave red meat or anything else that is high in iron. I have to take an iron supplement because I am routinely low in iron. I even track it in mfp to see if I'm getting it naturally and I never hit 100% unless I take a vitamin.
You do know that scientists have done studies regarding vitamin deficiencies and cravings and have found that babies preferred the baby food that was high in a vitamin or mineral that they had a mild nutritional deficiency in, correct? Not to mention that anecdotally, there are probably several people here that can attest to craving certain foods and that craving was related to a vitamin or mineral deficiency. I myself discovered that I had an ongoing magnesium deficiency via a physician visit, and shortly before my visit had been craving avocados for the past month (a food I never ate on a regular basis, or even very much cared for).galgenstrick wrote: »Cravings have no connection to deficiencies in your body.
You should not give bad or misinformed advice if you do not know what you are talking about.
My Internal vitamin deficiency sensor must be permanently broken.0 -
Some people are more out of touch with their body and its needs than others, hence why this forum exists. That is not a criticism, just fact.forgtmenot wrote: »I have had anemia pretty much my whole life. I rarely crave red meat or anything else that is high in iron. My vitamin deficiency sensor must be permanently broken.
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Sugar doesn't cause diabetes.Obviously no one here has actually looked at the OP'S diary. There is more ice cream, candy bars, whip cream and popcorn than actual food. And you can seriously say this has nothing to do with weight loss. Yeah sure you could probably lose weight if you only consumed 1200 calories of ice cream and candy bars but you would also have diabetes and be dead by the time your 40 years old. The OP asked for help to curb the overcompeling desire to eat junk food. My suggestion is get it out of the house until they're ready.
Food type has nothing to do with weight loss, though nutritional balance usually makes us feel better.
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Some people are more out of touch with their body and its needs than others, hence why this forum exists. That is not a criticism, just fact.forgtmenot wrote: »I have had anemia pretty much my whole life. I rarely crave red meat or anything else that is high in iron. My vitamin deficiency sensor must be permanently broken.
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You do know that scientists have done studies regarding vitamin deficiencies and cravings and have found that babies preferred the baby food that was high in a vitamin or mineral that they had a mild nutritional deficiency in, correct? Not to mention that anecdotally, there are probably several people here that can attest to craving certain foods and that craving was related to a vitamin or mineral deficiency. I myself discovered that I had an ongoing magnesium deficiency via a physician visit, and shortly before my visit had been craving avocados for the past month (a food I never ate on a regular basis, or even very much cared for).galgenstrick wrote: »Cravings have no connection to deficiencies in your body.
You should not give bad or misinformed advice if you do not know what you are talking about.
So you're saying I should be craving fruits vegetables and multivitamins to make up for any deficiencies in my body? Why the hell do I crave Cinnabon then?
I'm afraid you're misinformed on the research.0 -
I'm not misinformed, you're misinterpreting what I'm saying. You're craving Cinnabon because you're addicted to sugar. Your statement is like asking why crack addicts crave crack cocaine.galgenstrick wrote: »So you're saying I should be craving fruits vegetables and multivitamins to make up for any deficiencies in my body? Why the hell do I crave Cinnabon then?
I'm afraid you're misinformed on the research.
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mwebster11 wrote: »Ive been eating candy bars and frozen yogurt(chocolate) for the past two weeks.its putting me well over my calorie goal of 1200.any suggestions on how to stop binging like that?I've been on a weight loss journey for four and a half months,and I lost twenty lbs.I don't want to gain any back,but I've been craving chocolate a lot.any suggestions????
Based on your diary and your goal of 1200, I would say you must be incredibly hungry. I would follow the suggestions to lower your goal to .5 pounds per week and then try to incorporate more filling foods that will give you more bang for your buck, so to speak. You can still have a little candy or a popsicle as a snack, that's fine. But you can also try other sweet things that might fill you up more. A couple of bananas would fill you up more in the morning for about the same calories as the Snickers. Greek yogurt with fruit is good, too.0 -
This is bull.
I'm not misinformed, you're misinterpreting what I'm saying. You're craving Cinnabon because you're addicted to sugar. Your statement is like asking why crack addicts crave crack cocaine.galgenstrick wrote: »So you're saying I should be craving fruits vegetables and multivitamins to make up for any deficiencies in my body? Why the hell do I crave Cinnabon then?
I'm afraid you're misinformed on the research.
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Did you miss the part where I didn't care what your first question to her was? Or do you honestly think it is relevant to the conversation?livingleanlivingclean wrote: »forgtmenot wrote: »livingleanlivingclean wrote: »Yes, yes you are - your diary is terrible!
Why are you turning to the chocolate/icecream etc?
I think you need to plan and prepare some meals, with decent protein, good Fats and a variety of fresh vegies and some fruit. Really ask yourself after eating your planned meal if you need the chocolate or icecream. If you're bored, get out and do something.
Unnecessary
She said it herself.
My question to you was "what was my first QUESTION to her?". Oh.... Perhaps it was "why are you turning to the chocolate and icecream?"... Or did use miss that part?0 -
Sugar doesn't cause diabetes.Obviously no one here has actually looked at the OP'S diary. There is more ice cream, candy bars, whip cream and popcorn than actual food. And you can seriously say this has nothing to do with weight loss. Yeah sure you could probably lose weight if you only consumed 1200 calories of ice cream and candy bars but you would also have diabetes and be dead by the time your 40 years old. The OP asked for help to curb the overcompeling desire to eat junk food. My suggestion is get it out of the house until they're ready.
Food type has nothing to do with weight loss, though nutritional balance usually makes us feel better.
Again, has anyone bothered to look at her diary? Eating 1200 calories of crap is still crap and is not a good solution to long term weight loss.0 -
I'm not misinformed, you're misinterpreting what I'm saying. You're craving Cinnabon because you're addicted to sugar. Your statement is like asking why crack addicts crave crack cocaine.galgenstrick wrote: »So you're saying I should be craving fruits vegetables and multivitamins to make up for any deficiencies in my body? Why the hell do I crave Cinnabon then?
I'm afraid you're misinformed on the research.
I'm not addicted to sugar.... And you're using a poor analogy. Sorry but the brain is going to crave things that have nothing to do with nutritional deficiencies. And to extrapolate a certain mineral deficiency out of 100s of cravings people get in a day cannot be studied with any controlled experiment.0 -
You're genetically programmed to crave protein, fat, and sugar. But sugar is the only one that has addictive properties.What? Craving a Cinnamon means you're addicted to sugar? So if I crave a Porterhouse steak am I addicted to protein and fat? Comparing it to a Crack addict??? Sorry that that's a stretch. There is a world of difference.
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Oh dear...goodbye thread.0
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You're on the internet, even if you do not have access to an academic search engine you can look up these studies yourself.galgenstrick wrote: »I'm not addicted to sugar.... And you're using a poor analogy. Sorry but the brain is going to crave things that have nothing to do with nutritional deficiencies. And to extrapolate a certain mineral deficiency out of 100s of cravings people get in a day cannot be studied with any controlled experiment.
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I'm not misinformed, you're misinterpreting what I'm saying. You're craving Cinnabon because you're addicted to sugar. Your statement is like asking why crack addicts crave crack cocaine.galgenstrick wrote: »So you're saying I should be craving fruits vegetables and multivitamins to make up for any deficiencies in my body? Why the hell do I crave Cinnabon then?
I'm afraid you're misinformed on the research.
Because sugar and crack are the same...
Known by who? And post real sources, not hippie naturopathic woo0 -
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