Craving Carbs

nmagdy2017

Hi All

REALLY NEED HELP
I have been trying to adjust my bad eating habits and loss weight but I remain to be at the same place for so long now.
The reason is basicly carbs. All of a sudden I crave them as an addict and eat A LOT. Mostly late at night but it happens in the morning too.
Any advises to stop this?

OliveGirl128

What are your current stats and what's your weekly weight loss goal/how many calories are you eating a day? Also, if you make your food diary public we can take a look at it.

rakshamv

Eat carbs for breakfast. Have good carbs like quinoa and oats. Make sure you have them in breakfast everyday. Lunch - reduce carb intake. Make is lower. Dinner - no carbs. Start slow. Get carbs off dinner completely. Then, try the same for lunch when you are comfortable with no carb dinners. When we try and take carbs out completely, they come back and bite us just like this. So go slow and do it one meal at a time. Give your body a little time.

dragon_girl26

What sorts of carbs? That's kind of a vague craving. Have you increased your activity recently? How many calories are you eating?

OliveGirl128

rakshamv wrote: »

Eat carbs for breakfast. Have good carbs like quinoa and oats. Make sure you have them in breakfast everyday. Lunch - reduce carb intake. Make is lower. Dinner - no carbs. Start slow. Get carbs off dinner completely. Then, try the same for lunch when you are comfortable with no carb dinners. When we try and take carbs out completely, they come back and bite us just like this. So go slow and do it one meal at a time. Give your body a little time.

Why should the op only eat carbs in the morning? What's wrong with carbs later in the day?

Carbs aren't bad.

deannalfisher

OP - you don't need to cut carbs out of your diet - there is nothing inheritently bad about them, they are just the current "demon" in the weight loss arena - if you want some eat them - I've lost 12lbs and maintaining at my goal weight eating 300+ g a day

jaci66

Carbs are just fine - as long as you eat the proper carbs. Your body needs carbs to function. If you eat the right ones and at each meal, you'll be fine. Trade the junk food for fruits and vegetables that have good carbs.

sijomial

You crave all and every fruit, veg and grain based food?

Sounds like you may be over-restricting but that's a random guess as you haven't given any information about yourself at all.

OliveGirl128

sijomial wrote: »

You crave all and every fruit, veg and grain based food?

Sounds like you may be over-restricting but that's a random guess as you haven't given any information about yourself at all.

This is what I was getting at-saying you're craving carbs is way too general/vague. More likely it's over restricting on calories, causing extreme hunger at night. Op, it would be really helpful if you answered my questions posted above, so we can actually help you.

workingonitbg

I want to lose 10KG in 10 weeks. I have been following the diet plan of no ore than 1500 calories a day and keeping all nutrients in line with the plan. The last two weeks I have reduced the Carbs to below 40 grams per day. I go for a run for 30 minutes each morning and a swim of 45 minutes each afternoon. Now i am 29 days on this program and the result is disappointing. I only lost 1 pound. Something is wrong? Feeling better without the carbs thou

OliveGirl128

workingonitbg wrote: »

I want to lose 10KG in 10 weeks. I have been following the diet plan of no ore than 1500 calories a day and keeping all nutrients in line with the plan. The last two weeks I have reduced the Carbs to below 40 grams per day. I go for a run for 30 minutes each morning and a swim of 45 minutes each afternoon. Now i am 29 days on this program and the result is disappointing. I only lost 1 pound. Something is wrong? Feeling better without the carbs thou

You should start your own thread asking your questions and not hijack op's.

nvmomketo

I found that cutting carbs to quite low levels really helped with my carb cravings. Generally speaking, the more I have, the the more I want.

ndj1979

nmagdy2017 wrote: »

Hi All

REALLY NEED HELP
I have been trying to adjust my bad eating habits and loss weight but I remain to be at the same place for so long now.
The reason is basicly carbs. All of a sudden I crave them as an addict and eat A LOT. Mostly late at night but it happens in the morning too.
Any advises to stop this?

how many total calories per day are you consuming?

ladyhusker39

Carbs satisfy my hunger. When I don't eat enough carbs, I stay hungry all the time. The trick for me is the get mostly nutrient dense carbs and a small portion from empty carbs because they make me feel good and that's important too.

Meelisv

ladyhusker39 wrote: »

Carbs satisfy my hunger. When I don't eat enough carbs, I stay hungry all the time. The trick for me is the get mostly nutrient dense carbs and a small portion from empty carbs because they make me feel good and that's important too.

That's exactly how it works for me too. People are very different.

nmagdy2017

Wow! You are such an amazing community. Thanks for your willingness to help. To answer all the questions:

My calorie intake is 1300 per day
Weight: 73 kg
Height:165 cm
I am trying to reduce carbs in my daily intake so the distribution is:
- 45% protin
- 25% carbs
- 30% fats. (To be honest, I haven't been keen to get healthy fats).

I started noticing the crave with grapes then my main weak point is bread

Rusty740

nmagdy2017 wrote: »

Wow! You are such an amazing community. Thanks for your willingness to help. To answer all the questions:

My calorie intake is 1300 per day
Weight: 73 kg
Height:165 cm
I am trying to reduce carbs in my daily intake so the distribution is:
- 45% protin
- 25% carbs
- 30% fats. (To be honest, I haven't been keen to get healthy fats).

I started noticing the crave with grapes then my main weak point is bread

Looks to me like you just need to decrease protein and eat carbs instead. 25% carbs is very little and you're body's telling you it likes them a lot.

There's nothing wrong with eating carbs, so if eating a few will help you stay on track, by all means have some. The extra protein you are getting really should be helping you feel more satiated all day, but I think less will be fine for you. Why don't you give 35%P/35%C/30%F a try and see how it goes. Eat your protein earlier in the day so it helps for the rest of the day. Also consider upping your total calories to 1500 or so. Your deficit is pretty big.

BTW, craving carbs is normal (especially for women) so don't feel like you're on your own.

Many people using what's called a re-feed meal or day, where the carbs are higher than normal. It is supposed to help. It is not a 'cheat day', so let's not call it that. It's just a day where instead of eating more protein, you'll swap it for mostly carbs. Still eat the same total calories. Two advantages possible, one, for 6 days you can do low carb, knowing you'll have a break at day 7 (or so), and also, carbs are good, they give you energy etc., so having them be high once a week or so will be good for your body.

Jthanmyfitnesspal

nmagdy2017 wrote: »

I am trying to reduce carbs in my daily intake so the distribution is:
- 45% protin
- 25% carbs
- 30% fats. (To be honest, I haven't been keen to get healthy fats).

As you first reduce calories, your body will fight back with hunger and you have to hang tough for a few days. Find activities to distract you and it will get better!

As for macro breakdown: no need to eat more than a gram of protein per kg bodyweight. This might give you 73g of protein, which has about 300kcals, or less than 25% of your daily need. The rest should be high-quality fats and carbs which are your main fuel.

When you eat too much protein, it can leave you hungrier than when you fuel-up properly.

tabithahayes2000

I know the fruit carbs/sugars add up; however, veggies have carbs as well, so my carb levels spike up and if I eat fruit, my sugar goes up(understandably).. Is there a way that MFP can distinguish the good carbs/sugar vs the bad? It kills my percentiles/ graph and makes it appear that I always go over.

Psychgrrl

There are no "bad" carbs. Fruit contains important nutrients including vitamins and fiber.