Need help

tinacline123

any got any good tips for stopping the craving

FatRunningMan1966

Drink water. Eat dark chocolate


If craving is at night, go to bed early

tinacline123

Haaa thank you hassan is dark chocolate not really fatning

Need2Exerc1se

What type of cravings do you have?

Dark chocolate is good for a chocolate craving. It is not a lot less calories than milk chocolate, but for some reason it's often harder to eat a lot of it than it is creamier or more sugary chocolates.

tinacline123

Soon as it hits 7pm I just wanna eat my way threw the fridge ive bin filling in my diary on here today and I still have 800 calories I can eat but I feel like I'm eating loads

diannethegeek

These are my really general tips for hunger:

1. Make sure that your calorie goals are actually set appropriately. Don't skip this step. A lot of people set goals that are too aggressive and then wonder why they're having a hard time. http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/819055/setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets

2. Look for foods higher in protein, fat, and fiber. These help us stay full and more satisfied longer. If you're using MFP's default settings, try to consider protein, fat, and fiber as minimums to reach every day rather than maximums to stay below.

3. Drink plenty of fluids. Some people really do confuse thirst and hunger.

4. Get plenty of rest. This includes sleeping enough and taking rest days from the exercise. Sometimes our bodies look for food when they're exhausted.

5. Play around with your meal timings. Some people do really well on 5-6 small meals a day and others feel like they want to gnaw their own arm off eating like that. Skipping breakfast, eating breakfast, 16:8 fasting, 6 small meals, 3 larger meals, snacks, no snacks, meal timing won't make a big difference to your weight loss, but it may help your hunger levels, mood, concentration, gym performance, etc. throughout the day. Don't be afraid to try a different way and see if it helps.

6. Wait it out. If you know you're eating enough and the other steps above aren't helping, you may just have to wait it out. Our bodies send out hunger signals partially out of habit. If you eat at a certain time every day your body will start to get hungry at that time. The good news is that these signals can be retrained to stop telling you to be hungry all the time. The bad news is that you may just have to be hungry for a little bit while that happens.

7. I also think it's important to remember that there's a habitual component to hunger. This goes along with point #6, but if you eat because you're bored or you're used to eating in front of the TV or in the car or whatever it is, then you can replace those habits with others that are better for you. Things like keeping water on hand to sip instead of snacking or picking up hobbies that keep your hands busy or that get you out of the house more can help out a little while you're retraining your hunger cues. You might need to pay attention to why you're eating/hungry or what you're feeling when you eat and try to replace food with other things, but it can be really beneficial over time.

Need2Exerc1se

tinacline123 wrote: »

Soon as it hits 7pm I just wanna eat my way threw the fridge ive bin filling in my diary on here today and I still have 800 calories I can eat but I feel like I'm eating loads

If you still have 800 calories left, then why not just save 300 or so for a snack at night?

I've always wanted to eat at night, so that's what I do. I typically only eat about 300-500 calories before 8 p.m. Then I eat most of my calories between then and bed. This works for me and I never have night time cravings since I am eating at night.

charis2979

I find plain popcorn helps with cravings. It's VERY low cal, low to no fat and helps with the "munchies". You can have a whole bag and it basically "costs" you nothing.

tinacline123

Awww brilliant thanks a lot guys ive took my self to bed now so I don't eat the furniture☺️so hopefully tomorrow will be a better day